"(I've also posted this reply to MaNexus - copied here)
This article was briefly discussed on the CAN-talk list, but didn't provoke anywhere near as much discussion as I thought it would. I think the article challenges a lot of assumptions…"
what will the museum of the future be like?
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Social History exhibitions - trophies or reflections of the meaning of Australia
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Regan Forrest Jun 25, 2010.
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Social History exhibitions - trophies or reflections of the meaning of Australia
Are social history exhibitions in our museums still collections of trophies without reference to their past and what they have to tell us about Australia and Australians?(Crossposted on MANexus and on desgriffin.com) In the June 2010 issue of the magazine The Monthly, Amanda Lohrey has an article “The Absent Heart” about Australian museums. It is critical of several social history exhibitions in some major museums. The essay deserves a response from relevant sections of the museum community.…See More
Des Griffin replied to Angelina Russo's discussion Changes to ning - a possible way forward - please give us your feedback!
"Why not fold the whole project into MANexus? Is there really any fundamental difference between the content and membership here and MANexus. I know that Museum 3.0 has people involved who are not members of Museums Australia but that is hardly an…"
Lynda Kelly commented on Des Griffin's blog post No Title
"Thnx Des - great post. I'm also wondering what museums are doing and think that even some commentary on Copenhagen may be a starter for example. I have asked this question separately of us all in a new discussion."
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Des Griffin replied to Lynda Kelly's discussion Big themes for 2010
"In relation to the advocacy issue dealt with on the Australian Museum website and the paper by Walter G. Lehmann, it is important for the Australian situation to be taken into account. There are significant differences from the situation in the USA…"
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"I hope you will find some interest in Percipio
I will be happy to answer
Regards"
Des Griffin replied to Rachael Coghlan's discussion What inspired you from Falk and Dierking's Canberra seminar?
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Are Museums Relevant or Irrelevant
At a recently started "blogroll" (as opposed to sausage roll) on the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi site entitled "Are Museums Irrelevant?" Robert R. Janes commences a discussion of his book, "Museums in a Troubled World: Renewal, Irrelevance or Collapse" (London: Routledge, May, 2009)".
Some strong claims are made by Janes and the respondents including the usual suspects, some of whom no doubt would want to peddle… Continue
Some strong claims are made by Janes and the respondents including the usual suspects, some of whom no doubt would want to peddle… Continue
Posted on May 28, 2009 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments
Twittering
Fans of this habit might like to check out recent commentaries by Maureen Dowd in the New York Times 21 April and Lucy Kellaway on the Financial Times blog site for April 26. Dowd enraged a number of twitterers when she went and interviewed the founders and asserted she would "rather be tied up to stakes in the Kalahari Desert, have honey poured over me and red ants eat out my eyes than open a Twitter account".
Posted on May 7, 2009 at 6:37pm — 5 Comments
Museums and the present financial crisis - article by Adrian Ellis
New York Arts consultant Adrian Ellis reviews the recession and US museums in Issue 200 of 11 March of the Art Newspaper and discusses how to compensate for the loss of philanthropic, endowment and visitor incomes. Here are some quotes from the article; I think they merit careful consideration.
“The global recession that we have entered will not just knock the froth off things; it will permanently reconfigure the cultural landscape. This may happen more slowly and the events… Continue
“The global recession that we have entered will not just knock the froth off things; it will permanently reconfigure the cultural landscape. This may happen more slowly and the events… Continue
Posted on April 11, 2009 at 6:24pm — 3 Comments
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- At 3:59am on October 27, 2009,
yves apeloig said… - I hope you will find some interest in Percipio
I will be happy to answer
Regards
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