A
museum inspiring rapture of the deep
Gaze upon a sunken ship on the actual shipwreck site? The concept
is in development. Several projects for underwater museums are likely
to materialize in the next few years
UNESCO. Servicios en línea. France. Publication Date:
23-04-2007
A
Day at the Mali National Museum
Like many other African institutions, Mali’s National Museum
is confronting the controversial issue of reclaiming works held
in countries of the North. It has taken a wider view of the question,
encompassing the fight against looting and illicit trafficking of
cultural goods.
UNESCO. Servicios en línea. France. Publication Date:
23-04-2007
Samoa:
Collections in exile, awaiting better times
While many museums in the South are demanding the return of pieces
held by institutions in the North, the national museum of Samoa
stands out as an exception. As long as conditions are not met to
house its collections properly, this small establishment prefers
to have its works safeguarded abroad.
UNESCO. Servicios en línea. France. Publication Date:
20-04-2007
Afghanistan’s
Cultural Treasures Return from Exile
Housed for seven years in the Museum-in-Exile in Switzerland, the
collection Afghan cultural artefacts has returned in its place of
origin: the National Museum of Afghanistan. But efforts are still
needed to return a museum plundered and devastated by war to its
ancient glory.
UNESCO. Servicios en línea. France. Publication Date:
20-04-2007
“We
mustn’t fixate on the property of works as an issue”.
An interview with Neil Macgregor, British Museum
Neil MacGregor has headed the British Museum since 2002. In the
midst of current controversy over accords signed between the United
Arab Emirates and various American and European museums, he returns
to the concept of the universal museum.
UNESCO. Servicios en línea. France. Publication Date:
20-04-2007
Museums:
A debate about universality
Increasingly seen not only as big business, but also as formidable
machines for promoting mass culture major Western museums are starting
to go global.
UNESCO. Servicios en línea. France. Publication Date:
20-04-2007
Bordeaux
presents its new botanical museum
On the occasion of the week of sustainable development, the city
of Bordeaux has presented its new botanical museum conceived to
present the diversity of the world of plants, but also to defend
a better management of the natural resources.
Actu-environnement. News. France. Date of publication : 19-04-2007
The
UNESCO Courier Nº 3-2007. A guided tour of museums
Who said that the museums were dusty places reserved for enlightened
amateurs? Certainly not the millions of exhibition visitors, whose
numbers increase each year. The passionate reactions to new projects
launched by museums in Atlanta (USA), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
and Venice (Italy) also speak to the newsworthiness of this institution.
UNESCO. Servicios en línea. France. Publication Date:
18-04-2007 |
