40 years ago today, history was made with the grand opening of the ‘Te Maori’ exhibition at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on September 10, 1984. Featuring 174 taonga from various museums and iwi, the exhibition drew over 70,000 visitors in its first week alone. Te Maori was an international success, touring four U.S. cities with Māori kaitiaki accompanying the taonga at every stop. The exhibition marked a pivotal moment, not only in the way museums presented cultural artefacts but also in the reclamation of Māori narratives. Created by Māori, for Māori, it sparked a cultural renaissance, offering the world a window into indigenous history, stories, and identity.
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Napoleonic cultural heritage is the topic of this full day symposium that shall bring together cultural heritage institutions, museums and battlefields as sites of memory. I shall be chairing Session 1, with some of Europe’s top museums in conversation, guided by these two purposely chosen questions. The first - Who owns Napoleonic heritage, what memory or memories does it represent and for whom do museums conserve, present and interpret it? The second - Is there a European narrative in Napoleonic history and, if so, how can museums reconcile that with the national narrative they usually engage with? By asking such broad questions we shall hopefully be engaging in more deeper ways with the European dimension of cultural heritage and consensual curation as a tool to reach this goal. If you are interested, do reach out on email contact@napoleoncities.eu
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Great days are coming for the Pool-Billiards industry. More and more organizations value billiards higher than ever before and investments increase year after year. The World Billiards Museum in Yushan, China highlights the culture that every player knew about but most people who hadn’t had the chance to engage more with billiards, didn’t! Take a look at the video and let me know what you think in the comments section. *If you were looking for the right moment to invest in pool-billiards, that would be now. #billiards #pool
This is the World Billiards Museum. It is located in Yushan County, Jiangxi Province, China, covering an area of 13,500 square meters and a construction area of 7,000 square meters. It is the largest billiards cultural exhibition facility in the world Enjoy
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Today is International Museum Day and we celebrate it from the Museo del Merletto (Lace Museum) in #Burano, Venice,where to discover this ancient and fascinating art. We have dedicated one of our tours to lace and embroidery, find out more in the comments. #discoverItaly #internationalmuseumday
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The Maritime Museum of Barcelona While the Barcelona Maritime Museum houses a fascinating collection of maritime history, it fell short of my expectations in comparison to other museums such as the Hamburg Museum, Newport Museum or the Edinburgh Museum. The signage was confusing, and the arrangement of exhibits lacked coherence, detracting from the overall experience. These issues were significant enough for me to note them in the museum’s feedback notebook. #MaritimeMuseumBarcelona #MuseumExperience #HistoryInSight #SignageConfusion #ExhibitArrangement #VisitorFeedback #MuseumCritique #CulturalExpectations #NavigationalChallenges #HeritagePreservation #MuseumJourney #HistoricalInsights #MaritimeCollection #MuseumStandards #VisitorExperience #FeedbackMatters #ImprovementNeeded #CulturalComparison #barcelona #ExpectationVsReality #MuseumVisit @MaritimeMuseumBCN MuseumViews @CulturalHeritage @MuseumCritics @VisitorVoices @motto.panah
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#NewArticle Museographic narrating of dissonant heritage in Tianjin’s former international concessions Maria Gravari-Barbas, Sandra Guinand, Yue Lu & Chensi Shen Concessions—defined as the urban elements built by Western powers while ‘occupying’ various parts of the Chinese territory—have recently been granted heritage status by the Chinese national and local authorities. However, in many respects, they are ‘dissonant’ heritage sites since they are the result of the several-decade-long ‘colonial’ presence in Tianjin of nine foreign powers. The aim of this study is to understand how former international concessions are featured in museums and interpretation centres in present-day Tianjin. https://lnkd.in/e6mdmK5M
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"Happy International Museum Day, art and history enthusiasts! Today, let's embark on a journey through the corridors of culture, imagination, and knowledge. 🌍✨ Museums are not just buildings filled with artifacts; they're portals to different worlds, eras, and perspectives. Let's keep exploring, discovering, and preserving the wonders of our shared heritage. 🏛️💫 #InternationalMuseumDay #MuseumMagic #ExploreLearnDiscover #digitalproworld #digitalproworldenterprises"
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