"The bill would remove criminal exemptions for #schools, public #libraries, and #museums that distribute or display 'obscene matter' to a minor...
The incredibly short piece of legislation gives no indication of how the new rules would affect paintings or sculptures that feature nude figures, or books that include descriptions or definitions of sexual conduct."
This exquisite collaboration between artist Auriea Harvey and curator Regina Harsanyi is a gift to anyone who wants to learn more about digital art. Unwrapping it reveals virtuoso lessons in Internet art, emulation, 3-D scanning, indie video games, and augmented reality
Every Museum Director’s office needs a stained glass window based on particle tracks in a bubble chamber. Thanks to Peter Mackenzie for the loan! #stainedglass#museums#NewZealand
John La Rose was born in Trinidad and was a poet, essayist, publisher, filmmaker, trade unionist, and cultural and political activist. In 1966, with his partner, Sarah White, he set up one of the first Black British bookshops in the UK, New Beacon Books. His wide-ranging contribution to the struggle for racial equality and social justice, as well as cultural change, is unparalleled in the history of the black experience in Britain.
'Designed to connect the institutions collection like never before with researchers, both locally and globally, schools and community, the current 3D catalogue explores 50+ objects spanning the Guan Di Temple, scrimshaws, Tasmanian bird nests and more.'
Brazilian #museums join the #Fediverse: "From a [#digitalmemory] #publicpolicy standpoint, creating an online social environment for disseminating information that is independent of centralized platforms is crucial for the sustainable functioning of information and knowledge networks of public interest."
This is pretty remarkable from a Swedish perspective. Moesgaard Museum is one of Denmark's two biggest archaeological museums. When they exhibit metal detector finds, they will sometimes invite the detectorist to a photo studio, take a really good portrait, and display it prominently along with the detectorist's name and her finds!
US copyright law doesn't allow enough leeway for emulation, so I joined Harvard Law School, Software Preservation Network, and Library Copyright Alliance in arguing for a DMCA exemption to expand access to copyrighted tech for education and preservation.
I found this corner for contemplation in the Huntarian.
Exhibitions can sometimes be an overloading sensory experience, so quiet reflection spaces with comfortable seating are a great idea.
Pairing it with related reading material is an added bonus for those who like to dig deeper
The Trembling Museum
Hunterian Art Gallery
2 December 2023-19 May 2024
Is it time to say so long to sushi, and later to laverbread?
Scientists plan ‘seaweed breakthrough’ to restore threatened species.
Seaweeds play a vital role in the modern world, but their existence is under threat.
As climate change, disease and invasive species puts the algae under pressure, an international team of scientists has just started work on a project to protect and restore seaweed stocks
Finland’s largest art museum, the Athenaeum, has changed the nationality of the artist Ilya Repin from Russian to Ukrainian following a campaign from Ukrainians for the institution to recognize his true heritage
The medieval world was a much more diverse place than it is often given credit for.
Kick off Black History Month by meeting the Black knight of the round table and exploring artworks that show a diverse Middle Ages: https://gty.art/3usrcj4
Senator Pushes #Museums to Return “Stolen” Native American Remains and Belongings
In a #Senate floor speech that centered America’s colonial history, Brian Schatz said institutions have a moral obligation to comply with federal #repatriation law. He demanded urgent action.
Locals in the historic Fort Worth neighborhood were interested in the proposed Juneteenth museum ... but what they really needed was a grocery store, a health clinic and a pharmacy. Architects and civic leaders worked together to make the new site a part of the community.
Sparked by its exhibit "Wampum: Beads of Diplomacy," the McCord Museum in Montreal is organizing "Around Wampum: Histories and Perspectives Symposium" on February 22-23. It's both in-person and online, in French and English (with simultaneous translation) and features an excellent slate of speakers. Definitely worth checking out. @histodons
The Three Graces will be taking a trip from London to the National Museum in Edinburgh soon.
Many people don’t know that the V&A and the National Galleries of Scotland co-own this famous sculpture and that it rotates between the two locations every seven years. #sculpture#museums#Scotland