Tag: Τέχνη

  • Fire in Aberdeen Museum destroys Kurt Cobain artefacts

    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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  • Sanitation Worker Built Collection of 40,000 Objects Found in Trash

    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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  • Developing VR experiences for cultural institutions

    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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