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Museums
as knowledge gateways for Nubian culture
Museums are one of the main instruments to keep record of the culture
of Nubia and transmit it to new generations. Although Nubia is today
divided between Egypt and Sudan, its Heritage should be presented
as a whole to keep the identity of the area. This will be done by
developing synergies between the Nubia Museum in Aswan and the National
Museum of Khartoum, which will share training in the field of conservation,
seminars, exhibitions and educational material. The cooperation
between the two museums also includes the creation of the future
Nubia Museum of Wadi Halfa situated in Sudan, at the Egyptian border
and only 30 km south of the world famous site of Abu Simbel. This
museum will complement the Nubia Museum of Aswan by presenting Sudanese
Nubia artifacts as well as the living Nubian culture, still striving
in Sudan.
UNESCO. Office in Cairo. Newsletter. Publicated:
19-03-2008
Opening
of the Christian Gallery at the National Museum of Khartoum
50 years after its creation, the Christian Gallery of Khartoum National
Museum has changed its display. The new gallery today arranged in
a thematic organization shows more clearly the history of Christianity
in Nubia. Numerous important and beautiful pieces kept until now
in the storerooms are displayed to the visitors for the first time.
The Sudanese authorities opened the gallery on February 14, 2008.
UNESCO. Office in Cairo. Newsletter. Publicated:
19-03-2008
Ixchel
museum awarded with the Prize Queen Sofía for Conservation
The 2007 International award Queen Sofía for conserving and
restoring Cultural heritage, in the category of Intangible heritage
was awarded to the Association of Friends of the Ixchel Museum in
Guatemala, for their outstanding work for the defense, documentation,
recovery of crafts and conservation of the Mayan textile traditions
in Guatemala. The award consists of US$ 44,000. The jury supported
the candidacy of the museum, for "the role played in the maintenance
of the traditions that contribute to the integration of all the
Guatemalans and to the fight against the exclusion".
Guatemala Newspaper. News. Culture. Publicated:
11-03-2008
The
OCIM Newsletter – Summary of n 115
On the occasion of the launch of the first issue 2008 of the OCIM
Newsletter, the team of the OCIM is glad to send you their best
wishes and start with you a new year of exploration and support
of the life of museums. The contributions presented here are arranged
once again around two great axes that include the missions of museums:
conservation and dissemination.
OCIM. Actions. OCIM Newsletter. Publicated:
11-3-2008
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Babylon
Exhibition from 14 March to 2 June 2008. Musée du Louvre
(France)
For the first time assembling works from all over the world, this
exhibition seeks to reconcile Babylon’s history with its legend.
It explores the various stages in the foundation of the ancient
city and the extent of its influence, as well as the way in which
the Babylonian myth grew out of its historical reality. (...)
Musée du Louvre. Exhibitions. Publicated:
6-3-2008
MuseumGraphy
– MuseoLogy
In order to accompany professionals and future professionals, the
Institute Denis Diderot of the University of Bourgogne proposes
an information platform, presentations of its activities, links
to its suggestions (exhibitions, museums, books or seminars). This
platform allows exchanges in the field of museology and museumgraphy
and to keep updated with the specialty of museum science of the
University of Bourgogne, aimed at young professionals as well as
to professionals as continuous training (…)
University of Bourgogne. Publicated: 5-3-2008 |
