Museums

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• Google to Put Iraqi Artifacts Online

  
  NYT > Global Home — Authority: 151
  Google’s chief executive said his company would create a virtual copy of the collections of Iraq’s National Museum and make the images available online by early 2010.
  15 hours ago

• New children’s exhibit on medieval scriptoria, now at the Getty

  
  Medieval Material Culture Blog — Authority: 133
  “The Medieval Scriptorium,” which “presents medieval manuscripts from the Getty’s collection and focuses on the working method of medieval artists,” is at the The Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, through February 14.
  16 hours ago

• Weird Science

  
  Architextures — Authority: 92
  Although the purpose of this blog was always intended to be personal reflections on the arts, I wouldnt normally go so far as this, to the point of it sounding like a journal. But the day I went to see the Kandinsky show at the Guggenheim, I had to check to make sure there wasnt a full moon (there wasnt). The entire ...
  18 hours ago

• Design Museum Holon Set to Open Early Next Year

  
  mediabistro.com: UnBeige — Authority: 544
  It might not be directly affiliated, but with a name so general, theres sure to be no hard feelings. The Design Museum Holon in Israel has announced that they will finally be opening the doors of their magnificent new building , designed by friend of the Design Museum in the UK, Ron Arad , at the end of ...
  18 hours ago

• The skeleton that the Page Museum doesnt want you to see

  
  Culture Monster — Authority: 713
  You could call it the skeleton in the Page Museums closet. For years, the George C. Page Museum in Los Angeles has housed a 9,000-year-old set of bones that is said to be the only human remains recovered from the Rancho La Brea area, which is famous for its prehistorical tar pits. A cast of the skull was on display ...
  18 hours ago

• Where to Meet a Fire Fighter and Learn about Fire Safety in New York City

  
  Mommy Poppins - Get more out of NYC with kids - — Authority: 430
  My daughter who is 7 years old had an educational workshop about fire safety at her after school program. Im interested in taking her to a real fire house to help bring his lesson home. Do you know of any? — Yolanda Its great to teach our children about fire safety and Ive always found the firemen at our local ...
  22 hours ago

• Cozi Teams Up with MWV, Naverus Acquired by GE, Bio Architecture Lab Raises $8M, & More Seattle-Area Deals News

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 704
  Roundup , deals , VC Gregory T. Huang wrote: It was a fairly busy week for deals heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. The Northwest saw some action across aviation, alternative fuels, wireless, software, and biotech. —Kent, WA-based Naverus was acquired by GE Aviation , an operating unit of General ...
  23 hours ago

• Frozen Rates at Hotel Soho Barcelona

  
  NN Experiences - Nuez i Navarro Hotels Blog. — Authority: 124
  Hotel Soho Barcelona announces that the weather forecast for December and January is -20º. Winter promotion at Hotel Soho Barcelona Save 20% on all reservations staying a minimum of 4 nights. Rates will be dropping down to discount levels never seen before in the city, so take advantage of this offer for ...
  23 hours ago

• Openings: “Inside Out, Outside In” @ Museu de Arte de São Paulo

  
  Arrested Motion — Authority: 613
  Last week, the fantastic “Inside Out, Outside In” group show at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) opened its doors showcasing work from six Brazilian street artists Titi Freak, Zezão, Stephan Doitschinoff, Ramon Martins, Carlos Dias and Daniel Melim . Luckily, our correspondent Layla K was on hand ...
  1 day ago

• More on the Miami Museum

  
  Art Market Monitor — Authority: 446
  TheNY Times’s Nicholas Ouroussoff unpacks the Miami Museum of Art and asks the eternal question: why can’t anyone design a great museum? The team’s recently unveiled design for the Miami Art Museum is likely to ignite the debate all over again. Some architects no doubt will snipe that it looks too safe, ...
  1 day ago

• "Ufizzi in a Touch" Brings Cover Flow to Renaissance Masterpieces [Art]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 892
  The central guideline of museum going has long been "do not touch." Soon, the Ufizzi will flip that rule on its head by allowing visitors to flick and pinch their way through the museums works of art. The Ufizzi Galley, a museum in Florence boasting one of the worlds most famous collections of Renaissance art, is ...
  1 day ago

• "Ufizzi in a Touch" Brings Cover Flow to Renaissance Masterpieces [Art]

  
  F-Default — Authority: 542
      The central guideline of museum going has long been “do not touch.” Soon, the Ufizzi will flip that rule on its head by allowing visitors to flick and pinch their way through the museum’s works of art. Read more: "Ufizzi in a Touch" Brings Cover Flow to Renaissance Masterpieces [Art]
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• "Uffizi in a Touch" Brings Cover Flow to Renaissance Masterpieces [Art]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 892
  The central guideline of museum going has long been "do not touch." Soon, the Uffizi will flip that rule on its head by allowing visitors to flick and pinch their way through the museums works of art. The Uffizi Galley, a museum in Florence boasting one of the worlds most famous collections of Renaissance art, is ...
  1 day ago

• Semi-random thoughts

  
  caprice's glob — Authority: 118
  ● www.weather.com almost always seems to show at least a 10% chance of precipitation. I consider this a classic CYA--no one can complain if it does happen to rain.● "Losing your tuna" should be a euphemism for something. One of my Facebook friends suggested it should mean having female-to-male gender surgery.● ...
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• Polar Express to arrive at Infantry Museum

  
  Big Movie Zone Blog — Authority: 141
  Starting this Friday the 27th, the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center at Patriot Park presents — The Polar Express - in 3D Imax! In addition, Santa will arrive on Saturday at 10am to greet children of all ages! The Polar Express will run through out the Holiday and Santa will have a holiday schedule too! ...
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• Casey Jones – Saves Passengers In Historical Train Wreck

  
  Naked News — Authority: 174
  In in63 somewhere in southeast Missouri, a legend was born to Frank and Ann Jones. John Luther Jones was the oldest of five children blessing Frank and Ann
  1 day ago

• Fossil Hunter turns Museum Curator

  
  SEAArch - The Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog — Authority: 127
  This Jakarta Post story features the head of the Mahameru Museum in Blora, Java and the story of how he became a trader in fossils and antiquities into its eventual protector as the head of a museum, as well as the challenges he faces in keeping the museum collections intact. Gatot Pranoto: Fossil hunter ...
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• Museum Exhibitions and The Book

  
  Bad at Sports — Authority: 557
  I’m fascinated (alas, only from afar) by the Louvre’s Special Guest program and in particular with its use of acclaimed novelists as guest curators. (I’ve posted on this program before, here ). The Louvre has featured Toni Morrison in this capacity in the past; right now, the novelist and semiotician Umberto ...
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• Tim Burton at MoMA

  
  Looking Around — Authority: 602
  The director Tim Burton doesnt just make enchantingly loony movies like Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Batman and The Nightmare Before Christmas. He also makes enchantingly loony paintings and drawings, which hes been scribbling away at since his suitably alienated childhood in Burbank, California. This week the ...
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• Colonial Williamsburg Opens 18th Century Coffeehouse

  
  Jetsettersblog — Authority: 160
  More than 200 years since Americans gathered to discuss political and social issues in an authentic 18th century coffeehouse, Colonial Williamsburg formally dedicates the R. Charlton Coffeehouse, the Historic Area’s newest exhibition building and the first major reconstruction on Duke of Gloucester Street in more ...
  1 day ago

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