Tag Archives: Museums

Military History Museum – review

Posted on October 23, 2011 by admin

Daniel Libeskind’s visceral redesign for Dresden’s Military History Museum has as striking an effect on the exhibits inside as on the facade itself Continue reading →

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Museum of Liverpool – review

Posted on July 24, 2011 by admin

It’s part of a world heritage site, but the showy Museum of Liverpool fails to complement the city’s proud past Continue reading →

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Works by Van Gogh and Hockney mark London gallery’s 200th birthday

Posted on March 1, 2011 by admin

Twelve paintings that ‘would knock your socks off at 50 paces’ feature in Dulwich Picture Gallery’s anniversary celebrations Continue reading →

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European Museum of the Year Award 2011

Posted on September 10, 2010 by admin

For more information please write to Françoise McClafferty, EMF Trust Secretary, at f.mcclafferty@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk.
or visit European Museum Forum official website
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Gormley’s fourth plinth antics are no match for the National Gallery

Posted on July 29, 2010 by admin

All talk and no show, Antony Gormley’s pointless human relay is not the main art event in Trafalgar Square Continue reading →

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What’s the big idea behind the Pompidou-Metz?

Posted on July 22, 2010 by admin

The legendary Paris gallery now has a regional outpost. Will it live up to the name? Jonathan Glancey takes a high-speed train to find out. Continue reading →

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Daunting, dazzling – and doomed

Posted on July 10, 2010 by admin

Why have painters been so drawn to the Tower of Babel? Jonathan Jones finds the answer in an eerie, compelling show about Babylon, the ancient city where it once stood In pictures: Take a look around Babylon Continue reading →

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Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills

Posted on July 8, 2010 by admin

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

Posted on June 4, 2010 by admin

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

Posted on May 21, 2010 by admin

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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