Author: Jemma Jarman

This article was first published by Nootti. The Lenin Museum will be closed on Nov 3, 2024 and Nootti, the Museum of Finnish-Russian Relations will open on Feb 15, 2025. Finland is closing the Lenin Museum in Tampere, which has been operating for 78 years. According to the Museum’s director, Kalle Kallio, the decision is […]

Read More… from Finland’s Lenin Museum to close and be replaced by a new museum of Russian relations

This article was first published by ABC Australia news. A planned restructure of the South Australian Museum has been put on hold by the state government, amid protests and concerns about its future direction. The proposed “reimagining” of the museum received public backlash and concern about research and projects, as well as the repatriation of First Nations […]

Read More… from South Australian Museum restructure on hold as state government launches review

This article was first published by The Guardian. Firefighters at Copenhagen’s historic former stock exchange have been battling a huge blaze that has engulfed the 17th-century building’s roof, toppled its distinctive spire and threatened one of Denmark’s most valuable art collections. “We are witnessing a terrible spectacle. The Bourse is on fire,” the Chamber of Commerce, which […]

Read More… from Artworks carried to safety as fire blazes at Copenhagen’s old stock exchange

The Academy Museum in Los Angeles opens a new exhibition in May, focussed on Jewish film-makers. Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital traces the history of filmmaking in Los Angeles back to its roots at the beginning of the 20th century, illustrating how and why the city became a global epicentre of cinema. […]

Read More… from Oscars Museum to launch a new exhibition about Jewish film-makers