July 2010
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A picture and 1,000 words: Post-modern native art →
Like the mermaid or siren on a ship this mask calls out. The eyes are deep, dark, haunting. The cherry red lips are protruding, perhaps almost whispering. The red nostrils flare out. The eyes pierce. Black lines adorn the cheeks.
“The work was a forgery. Science proved it. And so there it hangs in the show, on...”
– Michael Kimmelman on the “Fakes” show in London. (via hydeordie)
Top 10 attractions you didn’t know existed →
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Museums Now blogs about her museum collaboration... →
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Quick question… has anyone else noticed this museum people/knitting correlation? Why do so many museos handcraft and knit?
Is it just that people of our generation (20/30s) are more handcrafty in general? I’ve heard that put forward by another one of my knitting friends. Maybe we’ve romanticised the idea of making our own stuff to the point that we’re...
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Museums Now blogs about her museum collaboration... →
Quick question… has anyone else noticed this museum people/knitting correlation? Why do so many museos handcraft and knit?
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Iraq's Modern Art Museum →
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In 110 degree temperatures and with barely enough electricity for lighting, the custodians of Iraq’s Museum of Modern Art do what they can to stop their heritage from melting away.
Sadly I don’t know if I c an embed this video in Tumblr.
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Art and politics →
“Entirely unbeknownst to me (I’m terribly out of date with happenings in my home town), the (once feted) Ipswich Art School building has reopened as a gallery of contemporary art with a loan from the Saatchi Gallery. Which is a really good thing. But something in this report from the BBC particularly struck me: the Councillor’s comment that ‘There’s very little...
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Festival of British Archaeology - 17th July - 1st... →
Described on the homepage as “the annual extravaganza of heritage events organised by British Archaeology.” Amazing how exciting I find those words!
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Tales of Things: A project looking at the... →
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Listen online: BBC Radio 4's "Making History"... →
According to the Daily Telegraph shortly after the recent budget, the amount of money available from the government for cultural heritage and the arts is set to be slashed by 33% - and 33% of £1.5billion doesn’t pay for very much.
So are we at the end of what Tony Blair once described as a ‘golden age for museums’, or will digital technology - like that used so ...
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International Museum of Women →
The mission of I.M.O.W. is to value the lives of women around the world.
I.M.O.W. is a groundbreaking social change museum that inspires global action, connects people across borders and transforms hearts and minds by amplifying the voices of women worldwide through global online exhibitions, history, the arts and cultural programs that educate, create dialogue and build community. With...
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Appeal launched to secure first British portrait... →
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Update on empowering new immigrants through art →
Guest post is by Patricia Lannes, Director of Education at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor, New York. Demographic Transformation and the Future of Museums briefly profiles NCMA’s work with new immigrants. Patricia provides an update on NCMA’s recent CALTA pilot institute.
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shellvetica: When my two loves combine: history... →
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I have made silly proclamations of love regarding Google Maps. Actually, it probably happens at least once a day. This takes my love to a new level. Historypin users submit vintage photos of a particular place and they can contribute a story regarding the location or any tidbits of related…
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June 2010
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