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

As the Titanic’s 100th anniversary rolls around on 15 April, a slew of events is planned and a lot of money has been parked on our perpetual interest Continue reading

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9/11 anniversary: lockdown as New York is able to prepare to mark this fateful day

Citizens heed mayor’s advice to keep calm as terrorism alert brings grim reminders of 2001 Continue reading

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Museum of East Asian Art Celebrates Hanoi’s 1000th Birthday

Since opening its doors to the public in 1993, the Museum of East Asian Art has been a beacon of East Asian art and culture in the west of England and houses one of the most remarkable collections of art from this part of the world in the United Kingdom. The Museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm, Sundays from 12noon until 5pm and 10am to 5pm most bank holiday Mondays. Continue reading

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European Museum of the Year Award 2011

For more information please write to Françoise McClafferty, EMF Trust Secretary, at [email protected].
or visit European Museum Forum official website
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How the National Gallery uses science to spot fakes and masterpieces

Infrared and electron microscopes help determine a genuine Raphael, as new exhibition shows Continue reading

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Vincent Van Gogh’s poppies still missing

The work, measuring 30cm by 30cm (1ft by 1ft), depicts yellow and red flowers and resembles a scene painted by the French artist Adolphe Monticelli, whose work deeply affected the young Vincent Van Gogh. The Monticelli painting also is part of the Khalil collection. Continue reading

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Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills

Over the past seven years, the national dialogue around 21st century skills has reached critical mass in national competitiveness, workforce development, and K-12 education circles. This discussion has developed as the needs and nature of the workforce have undergone dramatic shifts, as shown in the next table. Continue reading

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Germany’s Ozeaneum is the European Museum of the Year

The Kenneth Hudson Award
This is a new award in honour of the internationally reknowned museologist and journalist, founder of the European Museum Forum. The first Kenneth Hudson Award went to the Museum of Contraception and Abortion in Vienna, Austria. It was felt that the achievement of this museum contributed significantly to the development of the public quality of museums . Continue reading

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Narratives of Community: Museums and Ethnicity

This book showcases contemporary museums as spaces of dialogue, collaboration, reclamation and storytelling. It acknowledges the radical efforts many museums and communities make to actively engage with and overthrow existing misconceptions, on the important subject of race and ethnicity. Continue reading

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Museum experiences that change visitors

Transformational experiences seem to happen if we discard old ways of thinking and provide new opportunities for individuals to invent personal knowledge and explore new ideas and concepts. Creating challenges in which people can discover the interconnectedness of ideas are important to personal change Continue reading

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