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𝐍𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐡, 𝐀𝐦 𝐈 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐) The video 𝘈𝘮 𝘐 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘈𝘵 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 is based on a narrative that is written in parallel with several visits to different zoos and zoologies in Palestine, Switzerland and Egypt. The film is under a larger umbrella that contains different works that range between video, video installation, Novel and performance, in which each of these episodes deal with the concept of the museum from a different perspective. The video deals with the construction of the zoo and its historical relation to the museum, and the relation between museums and cemeteries. Where the three of these components are related to the discipline of history and uses a similar aesthetics in the display of the history representation. The video is on view as part of the group project 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴: 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, on loop in the exhibition space this week, from Wednesday 9 to Sunday 13 October. de Appel is open between 2-8pm. More info about the program: https://lnkd.in/edWmgTqk

🌌✨ Exploring the Intersection of Art, Culture, and Nature: The Northern Lights at Beacon Ranch ✨🌌 Last evening at Beacon Ranch offered more than just a night under the stars; it provided a canvas for one of nature’s most spectacular displays — the Northern Lights. This rare sighting inspired me to create a short video that not only captures the beauty of the aurora borealis but also explores its profound spiritual significance across various cultures. Why This Matters in Our Work: As professionals, we often seek to understand and convey complex concepts in compelling ways. This project allowed me to blend art with cultural anthropology, offering a narrative that goes beyond the visual to touch on universal human experiences and beliefs. It’s a reminder of how interconnected our work can be with global phenomena and cultural narratives. Watch and Reflect: I invite you to watch this 90-second video and consider how natural wonders like the Northern Lights can influence and inspire your professional and personal journeys. https://lnkd.in/gK8Z7qkp Your Thoughts: How do natural phenomena influence or find a place in your professional work? Have you ever embarked on a project inspired by something as universally awe-inspiring as the Northern Lights? 👥 Please Like, Share, and Comment if you find this blend of art, science, and culture as fascinating as I do. #NorthernLights #CulturalInsights #ProfessionalCreativity #BeaconRanchStudio #ArtisticInterpretation #LeadershipInArt

Hello Friends, Sibuku's Mobile Museum is introducing Mano (knowledge) Mbwami (Kingship). Here are three key ideas about Mano Mbwami; Blending Old and New Ideas: Mano Mbwami integrates traditional wisdom with contemporary thought to help us understand and use our cultural heritage effectively. Guiding Future Generations: This way of thinking aims to shape the goals of Africa's future generations by leveraging our cultural traditions to inform our ambitions for the next 25 years. Combining Art Narratives: Mano Mbwami draws from modern art's storytelling, postmodern art's questioning, and metamodern art's synthesis, though its complexity can sometimes hinder practical application.

From the Museum & Library Collection Collapsible drinking cup with U.S. Seal Time Period: Between 1914 and 1918 Physical Description: 1 cup, 1 lid : metal ; 8 x 8 x 5 cm The cup base and lid are circular and shape and made of an unknown metal that is silver and brown in places. The lid bears an appliqué of the United States Seal, this includes… https://bit.ly/4bHIutc #History,#PMMLHistory

  The Mayas are more a cultural and historical mystery than a vast field of knowledge. We know less than we can even imagine about them. Where did they come from? What language did they speak before coming to Mesoamerica? What were their beliefs before arriving in Yucatan? They brought with them cacao, chocolate, writing, mathematics, extremely advanced calendars, phenomenal knowledge about stars, planets and the cosmos. They even brought with them a vigesimal counting system with the mathematics going along with it, including the equivalent of our zero (that we borrowed from the Arabs in the 17th century) that enabled them to count up to the infinite.   The most remarkable achievement is that they managed to merge phenomenal art with the glyphic writing system of theirs. We know the glyphs were works of art, for one, and a syllabary phonetic writing system, for two. For a very long time the second aspect was rejected, particularly by Sir Eric Thompson. Luckily this untruth was rejected after his death, with a little bit of disregard before his death. The glyphs were not flat symbolic of items and purely artistic, like some kind of secondary if not superfluous decoration. The colonizing Spaniards considered that decoration as diabolical and they burned and destroyed all the books and artifacts that carried such artistic representations of Maya reality and such glyphs that could only be the language of the devil.   Imagine how surprised I was when I discovered this catalogue of an exhibition at the MET Museum of Art in New York. They provide some images of the glyphs, and even some sentences written with them. But they systematically ignore the glyphs, transliterate the sentences and words into Latin-transliterated Maya, and simply work and speculate on these transliterations and their translations into English. They lose all the richness of meaning and beauty of the glyphs. In other words, they terminate, bring to a final end the destructive work of the Spaniards, the culturicide of the Mayas and the Maya culture and civilization. My full study (about 15,000 words, only in English) is available on Medium.com, at https://lnkd.in/gS5wDNwm

For more than 150 years, generations of Assyriologists — experts in the study of cuneiform and the cultures that used it — have taken up the quest to piece together a complete version of the poem known now as the Epic of Gilgamesh. There are as many as half a million clay tablets housed in the Mesopotamian collections of various world museums and universities, along with many more tablet fragments. But since there are so few experts in cuneiform, many of these writings are unread and many more are unpublished. So there are gaps in modern understanding both of the poem and Mesopotamian writing in general. Now, an artificial intelligence project called Fragmentarium is helping to fill some of these gaps. So far, A.I. has helped researchers discover new segments of Gilgamesh as well as hundreds of missing words and lines from other works. https://lnkd.in/g2PptNNy

Are you based in the United States near the USC? The USC Pacific Asia Museum may be worth a visit to review for the JPH. As a museum dedicated entirely to the Pacific Asia world, USC PAM is uniquely positioned to help expand visitors’ understanding of historical and cultural contexts of the artworks displayed in our galleries and special exhibitions. Our museum focuses on representation of the incredible diversity of Asia and the Pacific Islands and their diasporas in each of our special exhibitions. Through object selection, didactics, and further contextual elements, the goal of our exhibitions is to instill curiosity and create meaningful insight for visitors to see the complexity of Asian art and culture and to connect to the contexts and meanings behind the artworks displayed. Because of this effort, visitors have the opportunity to expand their understanding of an incredibly important, yet often misunderstood, part of the world. Visitors also have the opportunity to find connections to their own unique experiences and interests by exploring our museum’s offerings> https://buff.ly/3Xo4BAb If you would like to write a review of an exhibition here, or another like it, contact the Journal of Pacific History Media, Film and Exhibitions Editors Chris Ballard and Leah Lui-Chivizhe, at editorial[@]jphinc.com.au to arrange a review submission. Note: unsolicited reviews are not submitted by the JPH. #Exhibition #Review #Pacific #PacificHistory #History #TuesdayTips

A lesson for modern museums: A far better way to compensate for past mistakes is to educate people with historical and scientific information, rather than patronizing them with mythology masquerading as fact.

https://lnkd.in/gf-iJtsb Sermersuaq: The Last Ice Project The Last Ice is art as activism, an inspiring international art collaboration in a time of an awakening. It will be an international expedition, multi-dimensional sculptural installation, film, and radio documentary. In the Greenlandic language ancient glacial ice is called ‘Sermersuaq’. The project seeks to shed light on a profound truth: The Greenland glaciers and ice sheets are melting. The vanishing of the ice is changing lives everywhere on the planet. We seek to reveal the imagination and ideals that humanity needs to keep the world a habitable place.

Gaining Ascendance| by Ibiye Olamilekan Through vibrant digital creations, Ibiyemi channels his Yoruba heritage and the spiritual wisdom passed down through generations, offering a visual narrative that is both deeply personal and universally relatable. The exhibition is anchored by three series: "The Valley of the Shadow of Death," "Mind Power," and "Levitating," each illustrating the artist's journey through personal and universal struggles towards enlightenment and ascension. Available on Foundation 🔗🔽 https://lnkd.in/eA8pYQEn