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Here are some pictures from the very interesting The Guardian photo article about uses of buildings roofs in different cities through the word. How interesting! Roof of City Hall, Chicago (USA), “green” roof Photograph: Diane Cook And Len Jenshel/Getty Images/National
“A very interesting way to hear about Frank Lloyd Wright point of view about architecture, modern cities and modern architecture practice! ““Any man who really has faith in himself will be dubbed arrogant by his fellows” – Frank Lloyd Wright
Internet serendipity… I must add FACEBOOK serendipity! I discovered this city planning/community life revival turned website, by this article about the necessity to re-think our western ways of transport for a better life environment and community. If the author doesn’t offer
This can seem a silly question: Art having a social role? What’s the relevance of such a question? Is it its role to have “a role”? And social in more! We can also add “why on earth ART does need to
I wish you an inspiring, full of good surprises, open mind and discovers of the others and their cultures. I sincerely hope that 2016 will be more human and more peaceful but for this, we need also to take an
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Emily Allchurch is one of these artists that, you discover by the chance of an exhibition in an enchanted museum (in my case the Manchester Art Gallery) and her work strikes you so much that it was not only a
This question can seem strange, especially on a cultural magazine but when you see some talks about the BBC from the new British Minister of Culture (or the French one who is just a joke, as every one before her since
This month, I wish sharing with you the vision of the director of National Museums Liverpool, Dr David Fleming OBE. Indeed, this month, on the MOOC pateform “Future Learn”, is starting a MOOC in cooperatin with the University of Leicester and
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Introduction This month, I introduce you Tanja Praske, the lively scientific collaborator in the Bavarian Castles Direction. Polyglot and open, the over-active Tanja is a key person in the German museogeeks group but furthermore to understand how involve visitors and
Is the fight only for the winners? Does it worth to fight for ever a still-dead-end or give up is also an acceptble solution for us and by the society? Every searcher (especially the PhD students and, more cruelly, job
On these really sad times full of murderers, awful bloody attacks and dangerous stupid gangsters, it is not unusual to bury dead but this 26 March, Britain innovated by a RE-burial. The dead? Richard III. Historic background: “The skeleton of
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, launched “Busk in London” with the aim to protect and encourage busking in the street. But, when you read thoroughly the “official guidelines for busking in London” they tell us another story…. What says “the
Tweet walk – The English landscape gardens of Nymphenburg Palace Park “The Bavarian Palace Department, together with the Kulturkonsorten, invite you to take part in a tweet walk on 19 April 2015! We’ll be looking for typical features of English
The institution: “The Broad is a new contemporary art museum being built by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. The museum, which is designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, will open to the
By Simon Stephens, 09.03.15, Article published in museumsassociation.org “The University of Leicester has unveiled the world’s first museum studies Massive Open Online Course (Mooc) in partnership with National Museums Liverpool (NML). Moocs are online courses aimed at unlimited participation and
By Geraldine Kendall, 09.03.15, Article from the museumsassociation.org “Museums in England generate £2.64bn of income a year and employ almost 40,000 people, according to a report published last week by Arts Council England (ACE). Drawing on evidence from three financial
What could be the exact definition of “destroying culture”? I mean, we all have ideas or pictures in mind of the lack of culture (from the “no more culture nowadays!” with a quavering voice or “Culture is in loss in our
This website is really an interesting idea: group all the cultural products sold in (worldly famous) Museums shops online, on this website, Shop at the Museum! It could seem obvious but, finally, nobody made it before! For the moment, the website
Those who are interested about web marketing are with, no doubt, aware about this fact: Facebook stopped its organic reach during this January. The “common” of users already suffered this algorithm changes when they realized that their timelines were now
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Introduction Kashif Nadim Chaudry is a based-Nottingham artist specialised in textiles (thread, fabric) shaping. Born in Nottingham, in a Punjabi origin family and graduating at Goldsmiths College in London, Nadim plays with origins, identities and influences. Your studio is in this
This beginning of year, the new musical place in Paris, the Philharmonie de Paris, opened with a serie of special concerts for its opening. The beauty in it? Videos were captured and are accessible on their website! Enjoy them! (More
New rubric in cliophile: a press review! We all are reading many pages and are syndicated to different flows but too many things to read. The idea is simple: through my readings and websites serendipity travel, I am having finding
Introduction I had the pleasure to meet Greame Denton on Chilwell Road, during the 2014 Oxjam Music Festival in Beeston, Nottingham. I was caught by his presentation of his beers, “from the notebook” beer producing company, in particular because of
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