Tag: νέα

Fire in Aberdeen Museum destroys Kurt Cobain artefacts

This past Saturday, June 9, a fire broke out at the Aberdeen Museum of History in Washington state. The museum had housed various Kurt Cobain artefacts, including a couch he slept on, photographs, and more. The fire destroyed most of the museum’s main and second floors, but archivists hope to salvage thousands of documents,…
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14th June 2018
Black Panther film sparks debate about African art restitution

The British Museum says it welcomes discussion raised by the film as it explores how to handle African objects in its own collection. Black Panther, the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is taking the box office by storm, raking in more than $700 million in ticket sales in just its first 12 days;…
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9th May 2018
Sanitation Worker Built Collection of 40,000 Objects Found in Trash

When he was around nine or ten years old, Nelson Molina watched his mother fix the family’s toaster. She heated a butter knife on the stove until it was red hot and used it to rewire the broken appliance. “We couldn’t buy another toaster,” Molina told Artsy, matter of factly. So, his mother fixed it.…
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25th April 2018
Developing VR experiences for cultural institutions

The Vive Studios program will fund and develop VR experiences for cultural institutions. Whether examining a priceless collection of ancient treasures or exploring an exhibit of historic war artifacts, museums have always provided an exceptional way to preserve and educate the public. But now institutions are aiming to make museum experiences more interactive and…
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25th November 2017
Yves Saint Laurent Museum opens in Marrakesh

Fashion lovers are flocking to the new Yves Saint Laurent museum in Marrakesh, the sunny Moroccan city beloved by the late designer, who was born and grew up in neighbouring Algeria. The new attraction has opened its doors just three weeks after a museum dedicated to the fashion pioneer was inaugurated in Paris. Situated next…
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17th November 2017
Van Gogh Alive in Athens

Van Gogh Alive – The Experience will stretch the definition of the word ‘exhibition’ as it stimulates the senses and opens the mind. And there’s no need to worry about the kids getting bored – the exhibition caters perfectly to both young and old. Traditions of tiptoeing through unnervingly silent galleries and viewing paintings from…
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15th November 2017
LEGO House opens its doors to the public

Located in the company’s hometown of Billund, Denmark, the highly anticipated LEGO House recently opened its doors to the public. Designed by BIG, the building appears as 21 stacked LEGO bricks topped with colorful terraces that denote the different creative learning areas inside. The experiential center has both paid and free areas, and includes three restaurants and a…
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3rd November 2017
Darwin’s long-lost beetle specimen found in museum dusty drawers

Millions of animals unknown to science languish in the world’s natural history collections. Just open a forgotten cupboard and you could find a new species. A COUPLE of years ago, Stylianos Chatzimanolis received a box of insects in the post. The package came from London’s Natural History Museum: Chatzimanolis was updating the classification of an…
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28th October 2017