Node Center for Curatorial Studies’ Post

What can heritage institutions learn from (international) best practices regarding the ‘decolonization’ of museums? And what role can contemporary artistic practices take in these processes? Delve into these complex theoretical and practical questions in our new release 'The Future of the Dutch Colonial Past', where the very design of the book is a strategy of decolonization. The book is read backwards, questionning dominant forms of knowledge sharing. Read a sample, and order your copy here! https://lnkd.in/eXcmvt66

MAATurities is a programme designed for adult and senior audiences, where contemporary themes are explored through artistic discourses featured in the museum's exhibition programme. By fostering open dialogue between different generations and life experiences, the theoretical (online) and theoretical-practical (in-person at the museum) sessions serve as forums for debating and questioning the world around us. We recognise that the languages of contemporary art can sometimes create barriers for the public, yet we also acknowledge that no other period in art history has required such active spectator participation. These encounters have evolved into more than just enriching teatime moments to discuss art; they have become opportunities for human connection, friendship, and a means to escape the challenges of ageing. https://lnkd.in/d-CPnZyF Programme and photo by Fabricia Valente.

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Semester 03 MUSEUM DESIGN (War memorial ) Brief - To design a museum for the memory of the fallen warriors Concept CONFLICT An expressed struggle between at least two interdeoendent partes who perceive incompatible goals,scarce resources,and interference from the othr party in achieving ther goals. The design evolved from a conflict between two parties The edges shows emotion of the soldies. The central axis represents the two parties involved in the conflict on either side of it.

https://lnkd.in/eKWj4_RA The average private museum has 1,600 artworks, according to a 2023 report by the University of Amsterdam. Titled “Beyond the Global Boom: Private Art Museums in the 21st Century,” the publication identifies 446 institutions specializing in modern and contemporary art founded by private individuals with limited or no public funding. About 80 percent of them were established this century, according to the report. Germany leads the global count, with 60 such institutions, followed by the U.S. (59), and South Korea (50). China established 30 such entities in just nine years, the study says.

Keeping a museum sparkling clean isn't just about dusting off exhibits. It's ensuring each artwork shines & stories remain untold, unhindered. Making history look as good as new, day after day. #ArtCare #schoolcleaningservices #restaurantcleaningservice #specialeventcleaning

Worth the wait: _Understanding Use: Objects in Museums of Science and Technology_, ed. Tim Boon et al. (Open Access). In which Alison Boyle, James Inglis, Louis Volkmer and I show in our chapter, 'The Immaterial Turn?' that despite curatorial hand-wringing, museum objects tend not to feature in high-impact peer-reviewed history of science and history of technology journals. Rather, we show, they are important for a range of other communities of practice and outputs. https://lnkd.in/e4awmvGr

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I have seen many cases where museums and archives are curating their collections based on current political views. Leaving the politics behind the next obstacle is our documentation system. As Tehmina Goskar puts it: “the architecture of museum documentation is designed to forget, remodel, smooth out, and misremember”. And, this is mirrored into digital interfaces which can restrict the data collection even more.

Museums can be a bit coy about their own institutional histories, and not all of them are very good and documenting themselves. Here's my story of how I reconstructed a history of Museum of Cornish Life using its historic catalogues, and what this says not just about the institution, but also about the effect of professional procedures. Museums Will Forget: Critical Approaches to Catalog-Centered Historical Research https://lnkd.in/eDaASf_k