Tag: culture

  • New definition of term “museums” sparks debate

    New definition of term “museums” sparks debate

    The International Council of Museums (ICOM) will vote on a new definition of museums in September 2019. The proposed change includes language about “social justice, global equality and planetary wellbeing.” Critics say the text is too political for most museums to employ. Do you agree? The new definition: Museums are democratising, inclusive and polyphonic spaces…

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  • Voynich manuscript code unlocked by academic

    Voynich manuscript code unlocked by academic

    A medieval manuscript which countless scholars including Alan Turing had been unable to decode has been deciphered by an academic at Bristol University. The Voynich manuscript is a handwritten and illustrated text carbon-dated to the mid-15th Century. The document is housed in the Beinecke Library at Yale University in the USA. Dr Gerard Cheshire said:…

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