The Universal Museum – a valid model for the 21st century? Introduction In October 2002‚ the International Group of Organisers of Largescale Exhibitions‚ also known as the Bizot Group — a forum comprising directors of 40 of the world’s major museums and galleries — gathered in Munich for their annual informal discussion.1 The meeting was convened specifically to address the problem of how to confront the growing number of requests for repatriation of objects from ‘universal’ museums and in particular
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of news about Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) drew my attention. It said that this nonprofit museum suffered decreasing investment and donation since the worldwide financial crisis in 2008; indeed‚ it lost about 18% money. It is no doubt that the great power of financial crisis damages the development of nonprofit museums‚ which rely on the endowments and donations from the individuals‚ institutions‚ government‚ etc. There may be some negative expectation on the future of nonprofit museums because of the
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Although the Orlando Art Museum was the last Cultural place I visited it was definitely my favorite. The insane art fixtures and sculptures I saw left me baffled at what I thought art really was. I always saw art as something sort of boring‚ and I wasn’t all that excited for visiting this art museum. But after this my opinion about art definitely changed completely and I would love to visit more museums like this one. A lot of paintings and sculptures caught my eye while visiting. The Painting
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spaces remain available for the 2016 Pioneer School at Century Village Museum. Reservations should be immediately made to be assured of participation in this year’s program that begins on Monday‚ July 11‚ 2016. Continuing one of the area’s longest-standing traditions‚ the Geauga County Historical Society is pleased offer its 44th Annual Pioneer School. This program will take place on the grounds of Century Village Museum‚ in Burton‚ Ohio‚ during the week of July 11-15‚ 2016‚ mornings and early
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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum believes a total estimate of 6‚673‚900 non-Jewish people were persecuted and murdered at the hands of the Nazis due to the Nazi policies and Hitler’s orders. Many people believe that the Jews were the only race that suffered during the Holocaust and the reign of Hitler‚ but this is not the case. Non-Jewish people also suffered hardship during this time period‚ almost as much as the Jews themselves endured. The number of casualties they had surpasses those
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Nowaday in modern society there are a large number of museums and galleries‚ which help to provide essencial functions of education and entertainment to the public. However some people think they are of less importance now as citizens can achieve the same purpose on the Interne. Personally I do not agree with such views. Certainly we can almost search all information from the Internet‚ yet all we retrieve is just pictures and texts. While in a museum‚ one see real objects‚ such as a Chinese ancient
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The Kennedy Museum of Art is the university museum at Ohio University in Athens‚ Ohio. The Museum is known for their Southwest Native American Collection that comprises extensively on weavings‚ jewelry‚ and silverwork from the cultures of the Diné (Navajo)‚ Zuni‚ and Hopi peoples‚ respectably. Additionally‚ the collections include a renowned print and photo collection‚ 20th century American art‚ and a notable African art collection. Together the staff executes exhibitions to be used as pedagogical
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In the Folk Museum The concept of belonging The Museum A museum is a place of past. A folk museum celebrates the lives and lifestyle of a bygone era. This particular ‘folk museum’ is displaying the culture and life of the early Australians. The persona feels disconnected from the experience – the almost deathly scene betrays his‚ and others‚ lack of interest. Through the use of imagery‚ the poet sets a cold‚ stale‚ dark and a silent place and this highlights the persona’s feeling of not belonging
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Digital (in) Museums The project is structured as a subjective analysis over the “state of the art” of digital applications in museums and exhibition. First‚ it will investigate the concept of adding value‚ though digital supports‚ to traditional observations of artworks. In a
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GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM BILBAO Bilbao—today one of the top tourist destinations in Europe—was such a backwater in the 1990s that‚ according to Gehry‚ the 265‚000-square-foot museum‚ beside the Nervión River‚ went up almost unnoticed by the press. That only contributed to the drop-dead impact it created with its unveiling. “I like to work under the radar as much as I can. It’s been harder since I’ve gotten notorious‚” says Gehry. The first photos of the near-complete structure‚ which resembles a gargantuan
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