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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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