Tag: Museum
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A Rainy Day at the British Museum
The British Museum is an iconic- and controversial- tourist attraction. Naomi Wallace explores the issues surrounding it in this fiction piece.
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All that Glitters is Gold: Museology and the Mask of Agamemnon
Written by Tristan Craig. The excavations of Mycenae from 1876 have been the subject of controversy for over a hundred years. A so-called ‘Mask of Agamemnon’ was discovered, but it’s origins are still questioned, and the methods of excavation remain under scrutiny.
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Diversities in Curatorial Practice
Written by Simone Witney. How do we assign ethical value to the objects we display in museums? Examining our relationship with historical objects and artwork, this article shines a light on the role of the curator, and how curatorial intentions can be misinterpreted.
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Photography: A Victorian Sensation at the National Museum of Scotland
‘Meet the pioneers of photography and discover how the Victorian craze for the photograph transformed the way we capture images today and mirrors our own modern-day fascination for recording the world around us.’ This summary attached to Photography: A Victorian Sensation’s website says it all. The exhibition tackles several aspects of the photography’s development in the…
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