Tag: Museums
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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
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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Wes Anderson curates Vienna’s Art History Museum
In 2012, the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna initiated a new series of exhibitions for which remarkable creative individuals are invited to present their own personal selections of objects drawn from the museum’s historical collections. The third instalment of the series, has been selected and curated by the filmmaker Wes Anderson and his partner, the writer and…
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Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page loans tapestries to Tate Britain
The founder of Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, says he was “influenced” by the work of influential 19th Century artist, Edward Burne-Jones. The legendary guitarist has loaned huge tapestries of the Holy Grail to Tate Britain for a new exhibition focusing on Burne-Jones’ work. The exhibition features more than 150 works by the Pre-Raphaelite artist. …
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Tactile object-based learning with Museum in a Box
The Museum in a Box helps museums increase access to their collections through tactile object-based learning, simple tech, and audio responses to interaction. Museum in a Box puts museum collections and expert knowledge into your hands, wherever you are in the world. They have built an innovative update on the old idea of a museum handling…
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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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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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Léon Wuidar’s Typographic Forms at White Cube
During the 1980s and 1990s, Léon Wuidar’s interest in typographic forms and the rhythm of language fed into works featuring colourful abstract forms. These can also be seen in Wuidar’s numerous sketchbooks and notebooks, several of which are included in Léon Wuidar’s exhibition — on display at White Cube Bermondsey until 1 July 2018. Wuidar…
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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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British Motor Museum overview
Explore the world’s largest collection of Historic British cars. With over 300 classic cars on display, free tours and interactive family activities, there is plenty to keep everyone entertained. Walk along the Time Road, a century of motoring history beginning in 1896 and experience how motoring has changed: the roads, the cars and even the…
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Yayoi Kusama Museum opens in Tokyo
A museum celebrating the work of the Japanese artist known as the ‘queen of polka dots’ has opened in Tokyo. Yayoi Kusama’s career has spanned more than seven decades. Her work commands some of the highest prices of any living female artist. Kusama’s work is based in conceptual art and shows some attributes of feminism,…
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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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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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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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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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‘David Bowie is’ travels to Brooklyn for final show
Organized with unprecedented access to David Bowie’s personal archive, this exhibition explores the creative process of an artist whose sustained reinventions, innovative collaborations, and bold characterizations revolutionized the way we see music, inspiring people to shape their own identities while challenging social traditions. David Bowie is has been touring globally for the past five years…
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Science Fiction: A Journey into the Unknown
Two years on from the Digital Revolution exhibition, the Onassis Cultural Centre joins forces once again with London’s Barbican Centre for a new show: Science Fiction: A Journey into the Unknown (9 Oct 2017 – 14 Jan 2018), which explores science fiction’s long-standing influence on the full range of contemporary culture. Get ready…
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Unlocking the stories behind the art
Through the Smartify free app, users can unlock the stories behind art and create a digital personal art collection. Smartify has now partnered with some of the world’s most popular museums. Love visiting art galleries but hate not knowing the stories behind the artworks? Wish you could carry your favourite art with you, and…
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![Onassis Cultural Centre [Gallery Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4345/37342505885_f01ccff599_b.jpg "Onassis Cultural Centre [Gallery Profile]")
Onassis Cultural Centre [Gallery Profile]
Where: Athens (107-109, Syngrou Ave) In a few words: The Onassis Cultural Centre in Athens is a cultural space which hosts events and actions across the whole spectrum of the arts from theatre, dance, music, cinema and the visual arts to digital and hybrid art and the written word. Why: Also known as…
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![Jewish Museum of Greece [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4242/35622167541_0729ac45ab_b.jpg "Jewish Museum of Greece [Museum Profile]")
Jewish Museum of Greece [Museum Profile]
Where: 39 Nikis St, Athens In a few words: Established in 1977, the Jewish Museum of Greece is committed to researching, studying and preserving the culture of Greek Jews, its vast collection testifying to more than 23 centuries of Jewish presence in Greece. Why: Housing objects pre-dating WWII, salvaged from surviving Greek (Romaniote…
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![Contemporary Greek Art Institute [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4239/34766353230_867f7375fd_b.jpg "Contemporary Greek Art Institute [Museum Profile]")
Contemporary Greek Art Institute [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (9a Valaoritou St) In a few words: The Contemporary Greek Art Institute is a non-profit organisation whose aim is to document the course of art in Greece from 1945 to the present. Why: The Contemporary Greek Art Institute was established in 2009 by members of the Nees Morfes Art Gallery in collaboration with art…
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![Theocharakis Foundation [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4271/35012178905_45f22cb991_b.jpg "Theocharakis Foundation [Museum Profile]")
Theocharakis Foundation [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (9 Vasilissis Sofias Ave & Merlin St) In a few words: The Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music organises regular temporary exhibitions focusing on an interdisciplinary dialogue between music and the visual arts. Why: Situated next to the Greek parliament building, the Theocharakis Foundation aims to encourage the public…
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![War Museum [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4245/34847436556_c997fe7b71_b.jpg "War Museum [Museum Profile]")
War Museum [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (Vasilissis Sofias St & 2 Rizari St) In a few words: The War Museum of Greece exhibits the history of war in the southern Balkan peninsula, its collection including weapons from the Stone Age to Classic Antiquity and from the Eastern Roman Empire era up to the Second World War. Why: The War Museum of…
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![Frissiras Museum [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4246/34682240712_8211097392_b.jpg "Frissiras Museum [Museum Profile]")
Frissiras Museum [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (3 & 7 Monis Asteriou St) In a few words: Frissiras Museum’s collections, made up exclusively of works centered on two axes: the human form and its representation, include paintings, designs, sculptures and engravings from renowned European and Greek artists. Why: The Frissiras Museum houses the private collection of its founder, Vlassis Frissiras. The attorney/art collector started…
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![Atopos Gallery [Gallery Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4160/34701263816_516a675598_b.jpg "Atopos Gallery [Gallery Profile]")
Atopos Gallery [Gallery Profile]
Where: Athens (72 Salaminos St) In a few words: Atopos Contemporary Visual Culture Gallery has instigated a residency programme, held in its headquarters in Athens, as well as a series of collaborative projects, which aim to observe and assist in a supportive way the progress of invited young contemporary artists. Why: Atopos collaborates and co-produces projects…
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![The Breeder Gallery [Gallery Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4178/34581636001_eeeca7d35b_b.jpg "The Breeder Gallery [Gallery Profile]")
The Breeder Gallery [Gallery Profile]
Where: Athens (Iasonos 45) In a few words: Seeking to promote a select group of emerging Greek artists on the global arena, The Breeder gallery represents artists whose mixed media works blur the boundaries between architecture, writing, curating and the internet. Why: Housed in an old ice cream factory, The Breeder gallery is one…
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![Numismatic Museum [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4183/34606315136_8fe74d85cc_b.jpg "Numismatic Museum [Museum Profile]")
Numismatic Museum [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (12 Panepistimiou St) In a few words: The Numismatic Museum holds a prominent position among the museums of its kind worldwide. The museum’s collection includes more than 600,000 coins from the Greek region dating from the 6th century BCE to the present, providing a valuable source of knowledge for the economic, social and artistic history of…
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![Athens City Museum [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4166/34567435436_40b74d0ae5_b.jpg "Athens City Museum [Museum Profile]")
Athens City Museum [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (5 Ioannou Paparrigopoulou St, Klauthmōnos Square) In a few words: The Museum of the City of Athens showcases artifacts from Athens’ modern history — such as King Otto’s original throne room — from the time the city became modern Greece’s capital in 1834 until the present. Why: The museum houses King…
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![National Historical Museum [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4165/33727890194_cb4a9e9f43_b.jpg "National Historical Museum [Museum Profile]")
National Historical Museum [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (Old Parliament House, 11 Stadiou St) In a few words: The National Historical Museum, Athens is located in the original Old Parliament House of Greece and narrates the modern history of the country: from the Greek War of Independence to the creation of an independent state. Why: Τhe permanent exhibition of…
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![Byzantine and Christian Museum [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4180/34530987625_ca7247b53a_b.jpg "Byzantine and Christian Museum [Museum Profile]")
Byzantine and Christian Museum [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (22 Vasilissis Sofias Ave) In a few words: Based in Athens, the Byzantine and Christian Museum’s collection focuses on religious artefacts of the Early Christian, Eastern Roman Empire and medieval periods of the southern Balkan peninsula, as well as other regions that were conquered by the Eastern Roman Empire. Why: The Byzantine and Christian Museum’s not only exhibits religious…
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![Mentis Textile Centre [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4193/34373460831_6f0eb021a2_b.jpg "Mentis Textile Centre [Museum Profile]")
Mentis Textile Centre [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (6 Polifimou St, Petralona) In a few words: The Mentis centre for the preservation of traditional textile techniques includes all the merchandise and equipment of the Mentis fibre manufactory, one of the oldest commercial fibre processing plants and producers of passementerie in Greece. Why: For over one-and-a-half century, the products of…
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![Vorres Contemporary Art Museum [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4160/34467839665_b20176d623_b.jpg "Vorres Contemporary Art Museum [Museum Profile]")
Vorres Contemporary Art Museum [Museum Profile]
Where: Peania (Parodos Diadochou Konstantinou) In a few words: Vorres Contemporary Art Museum’s collection of 20th century Greek contemporary art is considered one of the largest in Greece. Beyond the Vorres Contemporary Art Museum, visitors can also explore the Vorres Folk Art Museum‘s massive Greek folk art collection. Why: The Vorres Contemporary Art Museum’s grounds…
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Vorres Folk Art Museum [Museum Profile]
Where: Peania (Parodos Diadochou Konstantinou) In a few words: The Vorres Folk Art Museum’s massive collection is considered today as an essential unit of Greece’s traditional folk art institutions. Visitors can also visit the Vorres Contemporary Art Museum on the same grounds and experience the foundation’s collection of 20th century Greek contemporary art. Why:…
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![Benaki Museum Pireos 138 Annexe [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4158/34066943240_58880ba59f_b.jpg "Benaki Museum Pireos 138 Annexe [Museum Profile]")
Benaki Museum Pireos 138 Annexe [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (138 Pireos St) In a few words: The Pireos 138 Annexe of the Benaki Museum is housed in a former industrial building and hosts contemporary visual arts, cultural and historical exhibitions, major international shows, and musical performances in the courtyard. The museum has a renovated café and an excellent gift shop. Why:…
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Museum of Islamic Art [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (12 Dipilou St) In a few words: Organised by the Benaki Museum, the Museum of Islamic Art’s collection includes examples of Islamic art from as far as India, Persia, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, the Middle East, Arabia, Egypt, North Africa, Sicily and Spain and ranks among the most important in the world. Why: Museum…
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![National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4182/33592281073_fb3974a706_b.jpg "National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) [Museum Profile]")
National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (Kallirois Ave and Amvrosiou Frantzi St) In a few words: The National Museum of Contemporary Art (also known as EMST) is the sole national institution in Athens focused only on collecting and exhibiting contemporary Greek and international art. Why: A pivotal aspect of the EMST’s artistic policy is the enhancement and…
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![National Archaeological Museum [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4165/34227779502_d30de35f0d_b.jpg "National Archaeological Museum [Museum Profile]")
National Archaeological Museum [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (44, 28is Oktovriou St) In a few words: The National Archaeological Museum in Athens houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations around Greece from prehistory to late antiquity. It is considered one of the greatest museums in the world and contains the richest collection of artifacts from Greek antiquity worldwide. …
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![Τhe Museum of Cycladic Art [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4187/34227031291_9244d8bd82_b.jpg "Τhe Museum of Cycladic Art [Museum Profile]")
Τhe Museum of Cycladic Art [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (Vasilissis Sofias Ave & 1 Irodotou St) In a few words: Τhe Museum of Cycladic Art is dedicated to the study and promotion of ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus, with special emphasis on Cycladic Art of the 3rd millennium BC. The museum exhibits acquisitions obtained either through direct purchases or through donations…
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![Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika Gallery [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2808/34343832525_79c5b8a357_b.jpg "Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika Gallery [Museum Profile]")
Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika Gallery [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (3 Kriezotou St) In a few words: Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas was a leading modernist painter, sculptor, engraver, writer and academic. During his youth he was exposed in Paris to the avant-garde European artistic trends and he gained recognition as the leading Greek cubist artist. His house is a typical example of interwar Athenian architecture. The mansion…
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![Benaki Museum [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2831/34303058756_2e8cc89592_b.jpg "Benaki Museum [Museum Profile]")
Benaki Museum [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (Koumpari St 1 & Vasilissis Sofias) In a few words: Benaki Museum’s main building houses works of art from prehistoric to modern times focusing on Greek culture over the span of the country’s history, as well as an extensive collection of Chinese, Coptic and pre-Columbian art; beyond the above, the foundation hosts…
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![Children’s Art Museum [Museum Profile]](;https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2805/34213369451_b0fa0c15f6_b.jpg "Children’s Art Museum [Museum Profile]")
Children’s Art Museum [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (9 Kodrou St, Plaka) In a few words: The Museum of Children’s Art is one of very few museums worldwide that exhibits exclusively drawings and three dimensional artworks created by children 5 to 14 years old. It is addressed to children and adults, parents, teachers, artists, scientists, researchers and those interested in children’s…
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The Acropolis Museum [Museum Profile]
Where: Athens (Dionysiou Areopagitou foot-walk) In a few words: The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens, including all the sculptures that were originally part of the temple of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. Why: The Acropolis Museum showcases priceless artefacts…
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Museum aims to inspire the next generation of scientists
The newly renovated child-friendly Experimentarium aims to inspire the next generation of scientists and inventors via its new hands-on learning space. The project first opened in 1991 but has been reopened recently after undergoing massive renovation. The center is filled with 16 interactive exhibits which teach visitors about the technology. The museum is also home to an interactive…
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Experimentarium science centre’s new helical staircase
In Denmark, an inspiring reiteration of the Experimentarium science centre has just opened and its show piece is a massive staircase. It is one of the finest modern examples of a helical staircase, which differs from a spiral staircase in that it does not have a newel (a supporting central post) and handrails are built on both…
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