McCord
museum: 135.000 images of the historical and cultural inheritance
of Canada, in free access.
McCord museum continues its effort of digitalization and of documentation
of its collections and access gives to it free and in a bilingual
way. The bank D ? images comprises from now on 135.000 entries,
including 2.200 with description. It is about the one of the most
important collections of images on line in Canada.
Thot/Cursus. News of distance learning.
References. Publicated: 06-09-2007
MUSIS
- Advanced training course for museum work 2007/08
In September 2007 MUSIS, the Styrian Museum Association, starts
with the newly conceived advanced training course for museum work.
It offers an increase and diffusion of
knowledge and imparts practical abilities to all central areas of
the museum work. Starting from generally valid museological considerations,
all those areas of internal museum work are covered that represent
a solid base for a visitor-oriented approach.
Verein MUSIS. News. Course. Austria. Publicated:
03-09-2007
Digitalization
of the Nubian Heritage documents
To prevent rare books and documents of the Documentation Center
of the Nubia Museum in Aswan from deterioration, they will be digitalized.
Thus they will be safeguarded and will contribute to Nubian Heritage
promotion, the audience being able to access the collection through
the internet.
The UNESCO Cairo Office. Culture Unit Newsletter.
Egypt. Publicated: 28-08-2007
The
International Slavery Museum, Liverpool United Kingdom
On August 23rd, 2007 National Museums Liverpool will inaugurate
the International Slavery Museum. In line with the Liverpool City
Council’s 1999 unreversed apology for its involvement in the
European slave trade, the city once again aims to demonstrate its
committment to shedding light on the slave trade by creating the
world’s first permanent museum devoted to the transatlantic
slave trade.
UNESCO. Culture. The Slave Route Program.
Publicated: 05-09-2007
Reinvent
museums - museums in Africa, Africa in the museum
Many museums have become places of sociability, alive and attractive,
but increasingle they approach the laws of the market. Are Museums
going to become enterprises? Africa is not alien of the present
revolution of museums. A generation of competent and decided professionals
work to improve the consideration, the conservation and the valuation
of the material and immaterial heritages in their country, region
or continent.
Africultures. La revue. Nº 70. Réinventer
les musées. Publication: 27-08-2007
Museums
of music - bridges between tangible and the intangible
Like most of objects of art related to the immaterial heritage,
the musical instruments extend their physical form to become cultural
symbols of a period, a place and a group of individuals.
ICOM. Ressources. Catalogue des publications.
France. Publication: 27-08-2007
Exhibition
"Year of Celts 2007. La Tène. Research - Questions -
Answers "
Until 24 February 2008, The Schwab museum, Bienne, SUISSE. The Celt
site of La Tène is an abundant source of stories, truths
and opinions. What happened 2200 years ago there? 150 years after
the discovery of the site and 100 years after the first scientific
excavations, it is the moment to make a balance, to consider new
questions and to dare to answer them.
Ville de Bienne. Culture. Schwab Museum.
Switzerland. Publication: 27-08-2007 |
