Museum Talk Title: After the French Revolution: Transforming Entertainment in Public Space 26th April, 2023, 1400-1530 The French Revolution of 1789 swept away the social structures and political institutions which had ordered life in Paris for centuries. For Parisians, the expansion of space was a common experience of the change brought about by the Revolution. […]
This article was first published by TRT World. A vast treasure of cultural riches was jolted by the “disaster of the century”. The country is now healing its wounds and also caring for this heritage.With eyes wide open, the bust of Hittite King Suppiluliuma watched on as a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Türkiye. And […]
“Ornament is not only produced by criminals; it itself commits a crime,” So said architect and designer Adolf Loos in his 1910 lecture-turned-essay “Ornament and Crime,” where he described the effort in designing and creating ornaments as superfluous and wasteful and helped to set the stage for the minimalist, stripped-down forms that would shape modern […]
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ICOM’s Working Group on Sustainability (WGS) is organising a webinar on 21 April 2023 at 13:30 CEST to present the framework Action Plan for a Committee-driven approach to sustainable development. The session will be an opportunity to discover and exchange about the 2030 Action Plan, a tool to accompany the implementation of a sustainability strategy […]
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This article was first published by STV News. The Burrell Collection is marking its one year anniversary after reopening following a major £68m refurbishment in 2022. The world-class museum, located within Glasgow’s Pollok Country Park, has welcomed over 600,000 people since reopening on March 29 last year. The redesign was created in collaboration with over […]
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This article was originally written in German and adapted by John Silk. The museum in Berlin is intended to commemorate hundreds of thousands of often nameless people who fled Germany to escape the Nazis. Until its scheduled opening in 2026, a workshop invites visitors to help in its design. It can sometimes take an agonizingly […]
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This article was first published by Museums + Heritage Advisor. Work will now begin on installation of its exhibitions, objects and interactives as the museum shares first photos. Upcoming Blackpool museum Showtown, which describes itself as “the museum of fun and entertainment”, has revealed the first photos of its interior ahead of a planned opening […]
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This year, due to natural rotation, a number of positions are becoming vacant on the Board of Trustees of ICOM UK (ICOM UK Committee). We are therefore inviting nominations from the ICOM UK membership. We are looking to add to the existing mix of skills on our dynamic and ambitious Committee, and applications are particularly […]
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NEMO’s commitment to the climate continues in 2023 with a second report that will help museums in their sustainable transition. The report will map climate related policies addressing museums in the 27 member states of the European Union. It will include a practical guide that museums can refer to when utilizing and implementing climate related policies […]
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