Watch out! This year the Titanic disaster is about to wash over us again

Posted on June 7, 2013 by European Order
Lіkе many іn my gеnеrаtіоn I fіrѕt came аcrоѕѕ the Τіtаnіc'ѕ second оffіcеr, Charles Ηеrbеrt Lightoller, іn a cіnеmа in thе late 1950ѕ.

Α Titanic model оn display аt thе Intrepid Sea, Air аnd Space Museum іn New York.

Anniversaries approach uѕ lіkе waves tо watchers оn thе shore. Dickens, born 7 February 1812, іѕ already foaming up thе beach. Captain Scott, died 29 March 1912, follows аѕ а roller that’s yet tо curve аnd form а white cap. Τhе Queen, whose diamond jubilee wіll bе celebrated іn June, іѕ still gathering height аnd strength far оut tо sea. Τhе media loves а gооd anniversary – by turning history іntо news, аn anniversary legitimises interesting excursions іntо thе past. Τhе trouble nоw іѕ thаt nobody knows where tо stop. Τhе coverage comes crashing іn excessively. Already wе hаvе more Dickens thаn wе knоw whаt tо dо with; by thе end оf June, whіch оf uѕ won’t bе Queened-out? Continue reading →

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Digital library displaying world on a website

Posted on May 17, 2013 by European Order

It isn’t every library that shows ancient Chinese manuscripts alongsiostcards of Sarah hardt, falling apart Iraqi newspapers near maps from the ” New World “, and Rabelais originals near the voice recording of the 101-year-old former slave named Fountain Hughes.

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Scottish National Portrait Gallery – review

Posted on April 26, 2013 by European Order

The Large Guy, just up in the coal mine, looks fit to burst with mirth. Tewhaven fishwife, er candy striped skirt, presents a triumphantly empty basket. Within the factory, the 19th-century cloth weavers pause using their labors prior to the camera’s protracted gaze, however the child within the Glasgow slum cannot keep so still. He leaves a trace of themself, just a little shivering ghost peeping from a entrance in Close, No 46, Saltmarket.

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Old master paintings worth £100m given to Britain – with strings attached

Posted on April 5, 2013 by European Order

Sir Denis MahonA collection of 57 old masters worth around £100m – some bought for as little as £100 apiece in the mid-20th century – are to be formally given to the nation, with strings attached. If any attempt is made by the host museum to charge for admission; or any item from their collection is put up for sale, the Art Fund, the charity that is donating them, can take them back.

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Quentin Blake drawings auctioned to raise money for illustration museum

Posted on March 30, 2013 by European Order

Original drawings from the creators of some of the best loved children’s books of all time, including Quentin Blake and Eric Carle, have gone on public display for the first time before an auction at Sotheby’s on Thursday to raise funds for a permanent £6.5m museum of illustration in London.

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European Museum of the Year Award 2011

Posted on March 12, 2013 by European Order

The European Museum Forum is inviting European museums to take part in the competition for the European Museum of the Year Award 2011 (EMYA 2011). The Award was established in 1977 and is the most prestigious of its kind in Europe. It will be presented for 34th time in 2011. Throughout these years, EMYA has been a dynamic tool for the recognition of innovation, excellence and public quality in museums. It helped to explore the changes in the European museum field and it served as an instrument of international networking, bringing together the most advanced projects and people in the museum profession.

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How the National Gallery uses science to spot fakes and masterpieces

Posted on March 10, 2013 by European Order

On the lower floor of thtional Gallery, in mind from the museumagnificent Italian collection, there’s a little picture of the mother who’s handing carnations towards the baby on her behalf lap. The shades from the painting, although a lot more than five centuries old, are wealthy and luminous. The materials from the woman’s dress are thoroughly folded as the tracery of veil round her mind is portrayed with breathtaking skill.

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Vincent Van Gogh’s poppies still missing

Posted on March 8, 2013 by European Order

A Van Gogh painting wo (£32m) stoleom aeum in Cair still mng, despite reviews it had been retrieved several hours following a robbery.

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Zaha Hadid tipped to win Stirling prize for architecture

Posted on March 6, 2013 by European Order

Zaha Hadid, the Iraq-bish architect e avgarde desigave battto win acceptance inside the Uk, was last evening expected since the favorite to win the country’s top architecture award for just about any sinuous museum of twenty-first century art in Rome the Royal Institute of British Designers regards as her best building yet.

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Gormley’s fourth plinth antics are no match for the National Gallery

Posted on March 4, 2013 by European Order

The busker as you’re watching National Gallery features a marionette of John Lennon that he’s jiggling with time to Beatles hits. Just a little crowd has collected. It’s bigger, really, in comparison to audience – virtually zero – that presently congregates around the person searching in the plinth near to the Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing.

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