The Marquis of Santillana. Words and images

Curated by Joan Molina, Head of the Department of Spanish Gothic Painting at the Museo Nacional del Prado, and in collaboration with the Biblioteca Nacional de España, this exhibition outlines, for the first time, a joint presentation of a group of paintings and manuscripts commissioned by the Marqués de Santillana complemented with other works by Jorge Inglés –his favorite painter– and a series of codices owned by some contemporary figures who shared the hobbies of the Castilian nobleman. It is possible to approach it thanks to the presence of the Altarpiece of Los Gozos in the Prado, a deposit of the XIX Duke of the Infantado, Íñigo de Arteaga y Martín. In homage to Javier Docampo and Fernando Villaseñor, the exhibited works will cover the cultural and aesthetic interests of the Marquis of Santillana, a fundamental character in the development of Castilian language and an innovative artistic promoter of the 15th century.

Prado Museum

10/4/2022-1/8/2023

Museum

The Marquis of Santillana. Words and images
10/4/2022-1/8/2023
Prado Museum
Spain
Museum
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The Suomenlinna Toy Museum

The identity of the Suomenlinna Toy Museum is to be an old timey collection museum: here the visitor gets to admire the beautiful and extraordinary artefacts, wonder at the changing times and reflect on their grandparents’ lives. This is not a playground or a children’s culture centre, those you can find in Helsinki City Museum and Espoo. Our target group is nostalgics, hungry for the romance of bygone times, irrespective of age or gender. The Toy Museum was started by an artist and antique dealer Piippa Tandefelt, and is now being continued by her daughter Petra Tandefelt since 2003. The collection, like the museum, is private and 100% self-sufficient.

Suomenlinna Toy Museum

permanent

Museum

The Suomenlinna Toy Museum
permanent
Suomenlinna Toy Museum
Finland
Museum
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History of Switzerland

The 1,000-m2 Swiss history exhibition depicts how Switzerland came to be over a period of 550 years. The tour through the centuries begins in the late Middle Ages and ends with the challenges facing democratic institutions in the present. The exhibition illustrates the journey from a confederation of states to a federal state as a struggle for identity. In addition, it crosses a time boundary that is often considered taboo for historical museums: It dares to examine contemporary history.

National Museum Zurich

Permanent

Museum

History of Switzerland
Permanent
National Museum Zurich
Swiss
Museum
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Paul McCarthy: Bunkhouse

We are currently working on the construction and registration of Paul McCarthy's 'Bunkhouse' (1996). 'Bunkhouse' was purchased in 2020 and its manual is no less than 62 pages long. Due to the large size of this artwork, it has never been thoroughly examined by our collection staff. They will be inspecting all parts, down to the smallest detail, and put the work together in its entirety. Is the artwork in good condition? Have all parts been registered? With this life-size artwork, Paul McCarthy (1945) refers to the wooden huts with bunk beds where young cowboys spend the night during high season in the American West. With this provocative but humorous scene, the American artist explores the cliché idea of the macho cowboy. McCarthy’s work is often contrarian, sexually explicit and politically charged. He is also the maker of the ‘Santa Claus’ statue, popularly known as the ‘Buttplug Gnome’, a Rotterdam icon located on Eendrachtsplein.

Boijmans Van Beuningen

23 may t/m 15 october

Museum

Paul McCarthy: Bunkhouse
23 may t/m 15 october
Boijmans Van Beuningen
Netherlands
Museum
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MAZÉ MENDES - RECORTES DE UM LUGAR

A exposição “Recortes de Um Lugar”, da artista paranaense Mazé Mendes, será apresentada no Museu Oscar Niemeyer (MON), a partir de 19 de agosto, na Sala 7. A curadoria é de Rosemeire Odahara Graça. A mostra reúne pinturas da sua produção recente, fotografias e documentos. As obras permitirão ao visitante estabelecer um diálogo entre seus mais novos trabalhos, produzidos a partir de 2019, e o caminho criativo que a artista desenvolve desde o final da década de 1970. Mazé Mendes é graduada pela Faculdade de Belas Artes do Paraná e pós-graduada em Arte-Educação pela Faculdade de Artes do Paraná. Tem participado ativamente de vários certames artísticos desde o final dos anos 1970, com centenas de exposições coletivas e individuais no Brasil e no Exterior. Suas obras fazem parte de acervos institucionais e privados, entre eles: Museu Oscar Niemeyer (MON), Museu de Arte Contemporânea do Paraná (MAC), Museu Municipal de Arte (MuMA), Museu da Universidade Federal do Paraná (MusA-UFPR), Museu de Arte do Rio Grande do Sul (MARGS), Museu da Gravura Cidade de Curitiba, Museu Universitário PUCPR e acervo da Embap/Unespar.

Museu Oscar Niemeyer

18/08 a 20/11

Museum

MAZÉ MENDES - RECORTES DE UM LUGAR
18/08 a 20/11
Museu Oscar Niemeyer
Brazil
Museum
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SPRING HARVEST FESTIVAL

Immerse yourself in the rich food history of  Vaucluse House at this festive celebration of Spring. Discover the stories behind your food, listen to a range of fascinating talks, watch live food demonstrations, take a tour and browse a selection of stalls featuring Sydney’s finest artisan producers, makers and ready-to-eat gourmet food vendors. Explore the property and hear the stories that reveal its history. Take a peek inside the historic house or simply bring a picnic rug and enjoy the picturesque setting and music by The Guitar Works Trio.

Sydney Living Museum

Sunday 11 September 2022

Museum

SPRING HARVEST FESTIVAL
Sunday 11 September 2022
Sydney Living Museum
Australia
Museum
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Anthropology Collection

National Museum has a vast collection of anthropological artefacts which consist of approximately 8 thousands object of varied material and mediums such as terracotta, textile, Basketry, bone wood, metal, paper, leather, etc. Many antiquities are made of mentioned material and mediums, a few examples of these artefacts are puppets, garments, masks, weapons, utilitarian objects, paintings, adornments, musical instruments etc. have been exhibited in the “Tribal Lifestyle of North-East India” Gallery of National Museum.

National Museum, New Delhi

Permanent

Museum

Anthropology Collection
Permanent
National Museum, New Delhi
India
Museum
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Schausammlung

Die weltbekannte Sammlung des Belvedere: Schlüsselwerke der Wiener Moderne von Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka oder Helene Funke erwarten Sie! Erleben Sie den größten Bestand an Gemälden Ferdinand Georg Waldmüllers und des Wiener Biedermeier neu. Entdecken Sie Glanzstücke österreichischer Kunst des Mittelalters und des Barock – etwa die berühmten „Charakterköpfe“ von F. X. Messerschmidt, face-to-face. Weitere Highlights sind Arbeiten von bedeutenden Künstler*innen wie Claude Monet, Elena Luksch-Makowsky, Vincent van Gogh oder Auguste Rodin im Dialog mit zeitgenössischen Positionen. Die Dauerausstellung im barocken Ambiente des Oberen Belvedere präsentiert österreichische Kunst im Vergleich mit dem Schaffen internationaler Künstler*innen ihrer Zeit – etwa jene des mittelalterlichen Malers Rueland Frueauf d. Ä., der Ikonen der Wiener Moderne Gustav Klimt, Broncia Koller-Pinell, Egon Schiele und Helene Funke oder der Wegbereiter*innen des Expressionismus wie Oskar Kokoschka. Die Schau zeigt Schätze der Sammlung in immer wieder neuen Zusammenstellungen und setzt die Gemälde und Skulpturen in spannende Vergleiche in ihrer Zeit oder der Kunst anderer Epochen.

Belvedere Museum Wien

Permanent

Museum

Schausammlung
Permanent
Belvedere Museum Wien
Austria
Museum
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IMPERIUM ROMANUM. The Roman Empire Through the Lens of Alfred Seiland

At its greatest extent, the Roman Empire comprised an area belonging today to more than 40 countries. You can still see traces of that enormous empire everywhere, from crumbling ruins to impressively well-preserved monuments. The Austrian photographer Alfred Seiland (b. 1952) has been documenting these remains for 15 years. His quirky, colorful photos enjoy international recognition. Get to know the artist and view 150 of his best works in an attractive setting. For young and old alike, Seiland’s photos provide fascinating insights into Roman culture and history.

Gallo Roman Museum

4 june 2022 - 15 january 2023

Museum

IMPERIUM ROMANUM. The Roman Empire Through the Lens of Alfred Seiland
4 june 2022 - 15 january 2023
Gallo Roman Museum
Belgium
Museum
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The Driver Education System

When the first teaching materials and instructional films for teaching in driving schools began to appear in the early 1960s, they often did not reach the teachers, but remained locked away in closets. Jiří Pour, an employee of the then Driving School Directorate, tried to change this unfortunate trend. He initiated the “National Parades of Teaching Materials”, the first of which took place in 1964 in Vyškov. A total of three parades took place. Since then, that is, during the last almost 60 years, only five similar exhibitions have taken place, mostly on a local level, under the care of regional museums. The exhibition at the National Memorial in Vítkov describes the history and development of the Czechoslovak driver education system, not only in the field of teaching aids, but also in the method of drivers’ training, methods, international cooperation, testing. It offers a look into the whole spectrum of this field, often from perspectives hidden from the average driver. In addition, the exhibition is dedicated to the life and work of the aforementioned Jiří Pour, who was undoubtedly one of the greatest figures of the Czechoslovak driver education system and who passed away at a ripe age only recently. Many of the exhibits were his property. The aim of the authors of the exhibition is to bring the experience to both the general public, coming from a general interest in motoring, and driving instructors with professional interest. And then to bring a little nostalgia to everybody. The central installation of the entire exhibition is a “driving school room” with three simulators, which will be available to visitors as part of guided tours. It is also possible to see instructional models of engines, driving school textbooks and driving licences from the entire 20th century here.

Czech National Museum

8. 4. 2022 – 30. 9. 2022

Museum

The Driver Education System
8. 4. 2022 – 30. 9. 2022
Czech National Museum
Czech
Museum
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Hieroglyphs unlocking ancient Egypt

Explore the significant role that goddesses, demons, witches, spirits and saints have played – and continue to play – in shaping our understanding of the world. How do different traditions view femininity? How has female authority been perceived in ancient cultures? For insights, the exhibition looks to divine and demonic figures feared and revered for over 5,000 years. From wisdom, passion and desire, to war, justice and mercy, the diverse expression of female spiritual powers around the world prompts us to reflect on how we perceive femininity and gender identity today. Worship of Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes, reveals how her destructive capacity is venerated alongside her ability to create. The Buddhist bodhisattva of compassion, who transcends gender and is visualised in male form in Tibet and female in China and Japan, uncovers the importance of gender fluidity in some spiritual traditions. And the terrifying Hindu goddess Kali, depicted in art carrying a severed head and bloodied sword, is honoured as the Great Mother and liberator from fear and ignorance. Enhanced by engagement with contemporary worshippers, faith communities and insights from high-profile collaborators Bonnie Greer, Mary Beard, Elizabeth Day, Rabia Siddique and Deborah Frances-White, the exhibition considers the influence of female spiritual power and what femininity means today. Bringing together sculptures, sacred objects and artworks from the ancient world to today, and from six continents, the exhibition highlights the many faces of feminine power – ferocious, beautiful, creative or hell-bent – and its seismic influence throughout time.

British Museum

13 Oct 2022 - 19 Feb 2023

Museum

Hieroglyphs unlocking ancient Egypt
13 Oct 2022 - 19 Feb 2023
British Museum
United Kingdom
Museum
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BULGARIAN LANDS UNDER OTTOMAN RULE AND STRUGGLES FOR NATIONAL LIBERATION

After half a century of struggle against the Ottomans, in 1396 the Bulgarian lands finally fell to the conqueror. Bulgarians refused to tolerate the deprivation of their rights, as indicated by the constant unrest and uprisings. After the failed 1408 uprising of Konstantin and Fruzhin – the heirs apparent to the throne, Bulgarians offered support to the army of the Polish-Hungarian King Vladislav III Yagiellon and the Transylvanian Voivode Janos Hunyadi during their campaigns in Bulgaria of 1443 and 1444, and took part in the decisive Battle of Varna, on November 10, 1444. Within a century, three uprisings erupted: the First Tarnovo (1598), the Second Tarnovo (1686), and the Chiprovtsi Uprising (1688). Already in the first decades of the Ottoman rule, the indigenous form of unyielding resistance against infringements on the personal, family, religious, and national honour and dignity – the hajduk movement was securely established. In the 1860s, the combat expertise from the centuries of armed struggles was re-articulated in terms of ideology, military tactics, and politics. The transition from a spontaneous political fights to an organized national liberation movement became associated with the name and work of Georgi Sava Rakovski. The First Bulgarian Legion (1862), founded by him, took part in the siege and in the fights for the capture of the Belgrade Fortress. By their weapons, accoutrements, outfit, and tactical skills, the cheta [local term for band] of Panayot Hitov and Filip Totyu, of Hadzhi Dimitar and Stefan Karadzha, and many more came close to the requisites of regular armies. At the end of 1869, in Bucharest were laid the foundations of a new governing body of the Bulgarian national liberation movement – the Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee (BRCC), headed by Lyuben Karavelov. Vasil Levski was its most prolific member, who in less than three years set up a vast network of revolutionary committees, known as Internal Revolutionary Organization (IRO), which primed the populace for fight. While the preparation for the impending uprising were still in progress, Vasil Levski, a.k.a. the ‘Apostle of Freedom’, was seized, tried, and on February 19, 1873, near Sofia, executed by hanging. His Internal Revolutionary Organization was a new stage in the evolution of the movement for Bulgarian national liberation. The aggravation of the Eastern Crisis in the summer of 1875, galvanized the members of the BRCC and the revolutionary committees in the Bulgarian lands. At the end of 1875, the Bulgarian revolutionaries Stefan Stambolov, Panayot Volov, Stoyan Zaimov, Nicola Obretenov, Georgi Benkovski, and many more, decided to organize an uprising for the spring of 1876. The lands were divided into four revolutionary regions. The uprising erupted in April of 1876. In the violent suppression by the Ottoman authorities were massacred more than 30 000 Bulgarian men, women and children; 80 settlements were set on fire; further 200 – ransacked. The international community was outraged. More than 3000 articles in close to 200 newspapers called for support to the Bulgarian cause. Their authors were notable politicians, writers, and academics from all over the world: Giuseppe Garibaldi, Otto von Bismarck, William Gladstone, Charles Darwin, Konstantin Jirecek, Lev Tolstoy, Ivan Turgenev, Dmitri Mendeleev, etc.

National Museum of Military History

Permanent

Museum

BULGARIAN LANDS UNDER OTTOMAN RULE AND STRUGGLES FOR NATIONAL LIBERATION
Permanent
National Museum of Military History
Bulgaria
Museum
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022

Each year, aspiring photographers of all ages and skill levels submit tens of thousands of images in the annual international Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Organized by the Natural History Museum in London, UK, over one hundred remarkable images from this year's competition — the best of the best — will be on view at ROM this fall. Experience our world in vivid detail and see some of the most extraordinary species in ways you never imagined. Each photograph is back lit, providing exquisite quality and depth. Through the camera's lens, viewers become witnesses to the lives animals live and the challenges they face. Emotive, surprising glimpses of life on our planet are showcased through exceptional talent, technical expertise, and the perfectly captured moment.

Royal Ontario Museum

Opens November 12, 2022

Museum

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022
Opens November 12, 2022
Royal Ontario Museum
Canada
Museum
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RICHARD PRINCE

A cool and central figure of American ‘The Pictures Generation’, Richard Prince often uses banal images from our entertainment and consumption culture, which he twists and transforms in a way where the ordinary is "uplifted" into something both strange and seductive. Shown in the series Louisiana on Paper, supported by C.L. Davids Fond og Samling Richard Prince (b. 1949) stands as a cool and central figure in what was named ‘The Pictures Generation’ in the US around 1980. Here a new generation of artists emerged in opposition to the image-denying tendencies of the 1970s, with Jeff Koons as an exponent who would gain widespread fame. With his more subtle and understated approach, Richard Prince, on the other hand, has in many ways remained an artist’s artist – highly admired by e.g. Arthur Jafa and Alex Da Corte. In his work, Prince highlights the marginal and banal aspects of society: jokes, photographs, advertisements, idol worship and other forms of “everyday cult”. He manages to identify and sample visual codes and finely tune them so that they become seductive and strange despite their banality. Richard Prince (b. 1949) has an expert eye for how grand themes imperceptibly seep into and out of everything that surrounds us – relations in the workplace and between generations, the present vis-à-vis mythical time and more. Delving into the collective unconscious, “normality as special effect” seems a fitting label to pin on Prince’s work. His art has a singularly odd glow, both sexy and baroque.

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

17.11.22 - 10.4.23

Museum

RICHARD PRINCE
17.11.22 - 10.4.23
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Denmark
Museum
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Pio Clementino Museum

The nucleus of the pontifical collections of classical sculpture dates back to the original collection of pope Julius II (1503-1513) which was housed in the Cortile delle Statue (today the Octagonal Court). During the second half of the 18th century the pontifical collections were enormously expanded both as a result of excavations being carried out in Rome and Lazio, and by donations from collectors and antiquaries. The influence of Enlightenment thinking resulted in the inauguration of a museum in the modern sense, open to the public and explicitly charged with the task of safeguarding antique works of art, and promoting the study and understanding of them. The Museum is called Pio Clementino after the two popes who oversaw its foundation, Clement XIV Ganganelli (1769-1774) and Pius VI Braschi (1775-1799). The museum fills several large exhibition halls which were obtained by adapting pre-existing rooms with new constructions both within and adjacent to the small Belvedere Palace of Innocent VIII (1484-92). Antique sculpture was brought here and ancient roman pieces have often had their missing parts completely restored. The neo-classical architecture was realised under the direction of Alessandro Dori, Michelangelo Simonetti, and Giuseppe Camporese and embellished by the work of a large number of painters and decorators. With the Treaty of Tolentino (1797) the Papal States were forced to give up the principal masterpieces in the Museum to Napoleon and they were transported to Paris. Much later, following the defeat of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna (1815), and thanks to the diplomatic efforts of Antonio Canova, the greater part of the works were recovered.

Vatican Museums

permanent

Museum

Pio Clementino Museum
permanent
Vatican Museums
Italia
Museum
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Astana Tombs : A House of Eternity

The Astana tombs (阿斯塔那古墳) are located 35 kilometers southeast of Turpan City in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, close to the ruins of the ancient city of Gaochang (高昌故城). These tombs were constructed as a cemetery for the ruling class starting around the 3rd century and continuing through the late 8th century. Over 400 tombs have been discovered to date. The early 20th century expeditions headed by the Western powers to the Silk Road and numerous excavations conducted by the Xinjiang Museum in China since 1959 led to a discovery of a wide variety of tomb furnishings in very good condition, including paintings of Fuxi and Nüwa, figurines, pottery, and documents. This exhibition aims to present the research results on 85 artifacts excavated from the Astana tombs that had been collected by the Otani (大谷) expedition in the early 20th century and currently housed at the National Museum of Korea. The pottery vessels and wooden trays used as funerary objects were identified as a set based on the data available at the time of their acquisition. A figurine of warrior riding a horse has been restored by rejoining fragments. The methods used in its production have been analyzed through a CT scan. The displayed objects arranged according to the layout of a tomb well demonstrate the characteristics of Astana tombs built and adorned as a home for eternity. we hope that this exhibition will provide an opportunity to appreciate and better understand the wishes of the people of the time for a sustained life after death.

National Museum of Korea

Jul-16-2022 ~ Jul-15-2023

Museum

Astana Tombs : A House of Eternity
Jul-16-2022 ~ Jul-15-2023
National Museum of Korea
Korea
Museum
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Evolved Museum: the former Belgian Consulate

Nam-Seoul Museum of Art is a branch of Seoul Museum of Art located in Namhyeon-dong Gwanak-gu, the southernmost part of Seoul. The building previously housed the Belgian Consulate and was designated as a cultural property. With over 100 years of rich history, the building itself possesses artistic value.In order to promulgate its history and value, SeMA presents a permanent exhibition of its architectural archive, titled Evolved Museum: the former Belgian Consulate. The exhibition reframes parts of the previous exhibition held in 2015, SeMA Modern History Project: Evolved Museum: the former Belgian Consulate.

Nam-Seoul Museum of Art

Permanent

Museum

Evolved Museum: the former Belgian Consulate
Permanent
Nam-Seoul Museum of Art
Korea
Museum
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Mesopotamia: Great Cultural Innovations, Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The National Museum of Korea (Director-General: YOON Sung Yong) has recently established the Mesopotamian Gallery within its Permanent Exhibition Hall and is presenting an exhibition entitled Mesopotamia: Great Cultural Innovations, Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This marks the first exhibition on Mesopotamian civilization to be hosted by a national museum in Korea. As the first long-term exhibition in Korea to showcase Mesopotamian cultural heritage, the exhibition was co-organized with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States, which possesses a world-class collection of Mesopotamian artifacts. The exhibition will run for a year and a half, from July 22, 2022 to January 28, 2024. Mesopotamia: Great Cultural Innovations, Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the third special themed exhibition to be presented at the National Museum of Korea following the Egypt Gallery, which was in operation from 2019 to 2022, and the World Ceramics Gallery, which has been in operation since 2021. The new Mesopotamian Gallery was established in accordance with the museum’s annual management plan for its World Art Gallery to provide visitors with opportunities to explore cultures around the world in its Permanent Exhibition Hall. Mesopotamia was the first civilization in human history to develop and apply a form of writing, which it used to pass down its accomplishments in philosophy and science to later generations. It provided a foundation for the development of human civilization and created a lasting impact, even on the contemporary world. However, it has not been subjected to the same level of attention as some other ancient civilizations, such as in Egypt, so its achievements have been less well-known. In this light, the exhibition introduces the major achievements of Mesopotamian civilization with a focus on script, seals, religion, and portraiture so that visitors can enjoy the exhibition without professional background knowledge. The exhibition is comprised of three sections. The first, entitled “Cultural Innovation,” begins with the birth of cities. It presents a seal and a bowl that hint at Mesopotamia’s development of a hierarchical society headed by priests and government officials as labor became divided and goods were collected and redistributed through the temples. The invention of cuneiform writing was a definitive cultural innovation of the Mesopotamian people. The script was used to record details of trade and business transactions, develop abstract concepts, and systematically organize knowledge of the surrounding world. Cylindrical seals were also invented around the same time. The exhibition presents thirteen clay cuneiform tablets and eleven seals. In order to vividly convey the joys and sorrows of the ancient Mesopotamians that were densely recorded on these small clay tablets, a kiosk providing interpretations and explanations of each tablet has been installed. Also introduced in this section are the major deities, temple architecture, and ritual practices of the Mesopotamian world as represented by ritual items and images of gods. Constructing huge temples and the diverse artworks inside them was also a part of the cultural innovations of the Mesopotamians. The second section, entitled “Art and Identity,” presents various works expressing individual identity. The abovementioned seals were carved with designs of the particular god worshipped by the seal owner along with inscriptions as a means to indicate identity. The accessories excavated from the Royal Tombs of Ur demonstrate how they were crafted with a careful selection of forms and materials, including imported materials of high value, in order to reflect the social status of the wearer or provide the deceased with strength upon reaching the underworld. Mesopotamian figurative sculptures are highly similar in appearance because their creators did not attempt to document individual characteristics but rather combined ideal attributes considered suitable to the status and achievements of the subject when creating human statues. The statues of the rulers Gudea and Ur-Namma have inscriptions carved into the body revealing whose likeness it is, demonstrating the complementary relationship between text and image. The Cuneiform Cylinder with Inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II demonstrates that written records of the military and religious achievements of a ruler were as important as portraiture. The third section, entitled “The Age of Empires,” presents art from the two major Mesopotamian empires, the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911–612 BCE) and the Neo-Babylonian Empire (626–539 BCE). These two empires that emerged in the latter half of Mesopotamian civilization left a significant legacy as much from their artistic endeavors as their wars of conquest or advanced governance. The Neo-Assyrian Empire was renowned for the beautiful stone relief scultures adorning the interior of the palace. Among them, Foreign Groom in a Tributary Procession captures a scene from the time using sophisticated carving techniques, while others such as Assyrian Soldier Conducting Captives across the Water reveal the belief of the people of the time in sculpture’s power to represent reality. The Neo-Babylonian Empire took the region’s millennial brick-making tradition to a higher level in the construction of buildings in the capital city of Babylon that were marvels of the world at the time. Two Panels with Striding Lions that lined the Processional Way from the Ishtar Gate, the best-known architecture of ancient Mesopotamia, are displayed in this section. The exhibition ends with a display of decorative bricks that remind visitors how simple yet versatile bricks provided the foundation for all the achievements of Mesopotamian civilization. The exhibition presents four videos that facilitate visitors’ understanding of the exhibits. In the first section is a video demonstrating how to make a modern impression of a cylinder seal (with one of the seals on display) and another about the seal with a detailed explanation provided by a Met curator. The second section features a video of stories about the Mesopotamian civilization shared by Dr. Kim Benzel, Curator in Charge of the Ancient Near Eastern Art Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which loaned the exhibits. In the video room, a huge cube-screen video on the worldview of Mesopotamian civilization and its artistic achievements welcomes visitors. The Mesopotamian people diligently recorded their stories in great detail on palm-sized clay tablets. Their stories are highly detailed and surprisingly similar to those of the people of the present and therefore easy to identify with despite the thousands of intervening years. At the end of the cube video are QR codes that leads to a story of joys and sorrows connecting visitors with a far distant fellow human. This exhibition presenting the cultural heritage of ancient Mesopotamia, which can be difficult to encounter in person not only in Korea but anywhere in the world, will provide an opportunity to explore the cultural innovations, advanced technology, and profound thoughts left behind by the people of the Mesopotamian world, which established itself as a defining point in human history. Admission to the exhibition is free of charge.

National Museum of Korea

Jul-22-2022 ~ Jan-28-2024

Museum

Mesopotamia: Great Cultural Innovations, Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Jul-22-2022 ~ Jan-28-2024
National Museum of Korea
Korea
Museum
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Irish Antiquities Division Collections

The collections, archives and displays of the Irish Antiquities Division are housed mainly in the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology. This Division has a staff of eight, including a Keeper, five Assistant Keepers, Senior Technical Assistant and Clerical Officer.

National Museum of Ireland

Permanent

Museum

Irish Antiquities Division Collections
Permanent
National Museum of Ireland
Ireland
Museum
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1918⁠–⁠1938: First Czechoslovak Republic

The permanent exhibition on the third floor of the Trade Fair Palace was created on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia. Based on the collections of the National Gallery Prague, complemented with loans from institutions and private collections, the exhibition introduces the rich and cosmopolitan art scene in the young independent Czechoslovakia between 1918 and 1938. The new exhibition of the National Gallery’s collections presents rich artistic activities of the young state in 1918⁠–⁠1938. Besides the paintings by prominent Czech, Slovak, Czech-German and Carpathian-Russian artists (Václav Špála, Josef Čapek, Jindřich Štyrský, Toyen etc.), are also shown the artworks from the National Gallery’s French collection (by Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, Henri Rousseau, Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh and others). The exhibition is interdisciplinary, presenting not only visual artworks but also other cultural forms that flourished during the first republic, such as book illustrations, design, graphic design, etc. Using art topography, it shows the diversity of the art production and the lively cultural scene of the period. The exhibition presents the art of the first republic through the eyes of a 1920s and 1930s art goer and introduces prominent galleries, art clubs and institutions, as well as the important cultural centres of the young state. It primarily concentrates on Prague as an art centre with lively exhibition activity that focused not only on local artists but also on the most progressive names from all around Europe. However, the exhibition also addresses other centres such as Brno, Zlín, Bratislava, Košice and Uzhgorod. The curators partly reconstruct important exhibitions that were held in these centres during the first republic period (the exhibition of the Tvrdošíjní group, the Exhibition of Contemporary Culture in Brno, Poesie 32, the First Exhibition of Surrealists in Czechoslovakia). The exhibition introduces important cultural events of the period and emphasizes the first republic's cosmopolitan and multinational character. This approach aims not only to show with historical accuracy how wealthy and diverse the culture of the young state was but also offer inspiration for the present where the lack of historical knowledge often results in xenophobic attitudes. The permanent exhibition is accompanied by an extensive educational program.

National Gallery Prague

Permanent

Museum

1918⁠–⁠1938: First Czechoslovak Republic
Permanent
National Gallery Prague
Czech
Museum
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Roman London AD 50-410

Discover how Londinium came to life and what daily life was like for Romans in the city 2,000 years ago The Romans built the city where London now stands, bridging the Thames and creating Londinium. From around AD 50 to 410, this was the largest city in Britannia and a vital international port.

Museum of London

Permanent

Museum

Roman London AD 50-410
Permanent
Museum of London
The United Kingdom
Museum
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What’s Cooking? Jewish Culinary Culture – new temporary exhibition

Culinary culture is a vital element of the Jewish identity—while enhancing the sense of belonging to a community, it testifies to Jewish distinctiveness. Shaped over millennia in different locations all across the globe, it has remained very diverse until today. That is why the tale about Jewish food is simultaneously a tale about Jewish religion, culture and history. "What’s Cooking? Jewish Culinary Culture" exhibition takes you on a journey across time and space. We present the diversity of traditions and dishes consumed by Jews residing in the diaspora over the centuries. We demonstrate how certain dishes and products became widespread as a result of numerous migrations, from the Middle Ages to the great waves of migration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. We show the religious foundation which holds Jewish cuisine together—the rules of kashrut which inform the way certain dishes are prepared, as well as breaking away from that tradition today and rediscovering culinary roots. We also encourage our visitors to take a moment to reflect after viewing the four sculptures by Anna Królikiewicz produced especially for the POLIN Museum exposition. By inviting you to come to the Museum and visit the exhibition, we encourage you to join us in seeking an answer to the question: what is Jewish cuisine? While discovering the link between potato pancakes and latkes, gołąbki with holishkes, cholent and adafina; while finding out why the New Yorkers regard pickled ghurkins and borscht as Jewish dishes, we acquaint ourselves with the richness of Jewish culinary culture.

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

11.03-12.12.2022

Museum

What’s Cooking? Jewish Culinary Culture – new temporary exhibition
11.03-12.12.2022
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Poland
Museum
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Věra Čáslavská

On the occasion of the day one of our greatest sports legends, Věra Čáslavská, would have been 80 years old, the National Museum has prepared an exhibition that will you to her life and sporting career. In addition to unique photographs, you will have the opportunity to see for the first time the most complete collection of her medals and awards, both the Olympic ones from Tokyo and Mexico, as well as a number of those from World and European Championships or national championships, and also many other awards she received during her lifetime, including the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun. You will also be able to see many other personal items, such as her wedding dress or the national team uniform from the Olympic Games in Mexico, or a censored edition of the book Cesta na Olymp with the author’s handwritten postscript. Most of the exhibits on display come from the estate of Věra Čáslavská and Věra Čáslavská Foundation. The photographs were borrowed from private collections and from the Czech Olympic Committee, which keeps a collection of photographs by photographer Karel Novák. The International Olympic Committee also lent film footage and several photographs.

Czech National Museum

6. 5. 2022 – 30. 9. 2022

Museum

Věra Čáslavská
6. 5. 2022 – 30. 9. 2022
Czech National Museum
Czech
Museum
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Colección Reina del Cerro

En la década de 1920 se obtuvieron los primeros datos de un santuario o adoratorio de altura en el nevado de Chuscha a unos 5.468 metros de altura en cercanías de la serranía de Cajón o Quilmes, ubicado en el departamento de Cafayate, al sur de la provincia de Salta. Es aquí en donde los lugareños, encuentran y extraen mediante el uso de dinamita, la ofrenda de una niña en un posible contexto de Capacocha. A partir de ese momento, y hasta su llegada al MAAM, el cuerpo y los objetos que lo acompañaban sufrieron una serie de eventualidades a lo largo de 82 años.

Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montana

Permanent

Museum

Colección Reina del Cerro
Permanent
Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montana
Argentina
Museum
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INSTANTLY! VIENNA STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

Vienna's street life in fascinating, never-before-seen photos: The exhibition "Instantly! Vienna Street Photography" traverses the city’s pictorial history. Most of the works come from the photo collection of the Wien Museum, which showcases its vast holdings like never before. The focus of the exhibit is the developing gaze on big city life, from the 1860s to the present. In addition to iconic images of Vienna that capture decisive moments in urban life, the show presents numerous never-before-exhibited or published photographs that bring the city’s everyday life as well as the lives of its inhabitants to the fore: impressive street scenes, intimate snapshots, and fleeting glimpses of urban life. The exhibit shows how the medium of photography functioned in the creation and dissemination of new urban vistas. In this way, the images also tell the story of a rapidly changing metropolis. They capture the hustle and bustle on streets, squares, and markets, uncover unexpected encounters, and document moments of indolence and pleasure. All in all, the exhibition paints a new portrait of the metropolis on the Danube, inviting visitors on an exciting pictorial journey from early urban photography to the Instagram aesthetics of the present.­ Instagram Photo Contest #Augenblick2022, accompanying the exhibition “Instantly! Vienna Street Photography” Moments, instants, snapshots! Which places are Instagramers in Vienna interested in, which street scenes do they show on the net? The focus of the new photo contest is the city as a place of encounters, emotions and for playing with reflections, light and shadow. Whether in color or black and white, with a camera or smartphone, edited or not – you are invited: Take part in the Wien Museum's Instagram contest and post Viennese Street Photography with the hashtag #Augenblick2022 until June 19, 2022 ! A selection of the entries will be presented in the exhibition and rewarded with two free tickets each. For the best three images, there will be an additional award of a catalog and a high-quality print. In the jury are Alexander Zalokar @a_l_x_ender and Philipp Mohnberg @philipp_mberg, two passionate street photographers. In fall 2020, they founded the platform Wienerblicke @wienerblicke, where they regularly present photographers from Vienna. Also part of the jury are Wolfgang Breyscha as community manager for Instagramers Austria @igersaustria.at and Kilian Prader for Igers Vienna @igersvienna, as well as Christine Koblitz and Frauke Kreutler for the Wien Museum.

Wien Museum

19 May 2022 to 23 October 2022

Museum

INSTANTLY! VIENNA STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
19 May 2022 to 23 October 2022
Wien Museum
Austria
Museum
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Every Day at the Museum Guards Present Their Favourite Works

The exhibition intervention „Jeden Tag im Museum“ (Every Day at the Museum) presents the favourite works of the security staff working at the Kulturforum, in Dahlem, in Köpenick and on the Museumsinsel Berlin. Hardly anyone spends as much time with the objects at the museums as the security staff. Day in and day out, they protect the works, welcome visitors and develop quite individual relationships with the collections. Coming from the most diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of interests and experiences, they each have their own emotional, everyday view of the works. These views open multiple perspectives, which we would like to share with you in this presentation. In the comments she made in reference to an ancient statue of a boy, Daniela Böttcher, head of security at the Altes Museum, stressed: “I’ve always had the feeling that the little boy needs to be taken by the hand and protected.” “Oil on canvas ‒ those are just materials. But the artist uses these materials to create a soul”, remarked Gerard Janssen, an employee at the Information counter at the Gemäldegalerie (Old Master Paintings), while looking at a portrait by Velázquez. “It reminds me of my home, formerly Yugoslavia, because such objects continue to be used there even now”, Amela Jusufovic explained while viewing a Sicilian cart at the Museum Europäischer Kulturen (Museum of European Cultures). The presentation allows many visitors to become aware of various personal insights and emotional ties to the works that they would have missed.

Altes Museum

17.06.2022 to 08.01.2023

Museum

Every Day at the Museum Guards Present Their Favourite Works
17.06.2022 to 08.01.2023
Altes Museum
Germany
Museum
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Open Storage for Art

This October, the Daejeon Museum of Art (DMA) will be opening the doors of DMA Open Storage. As its name suggests, the Open Storage is a type of “small-art museum” in and of itself that makes artworks in storage, to which access is traditionally strictly controlled, available at all times for public viewing. Contrary to the traditional storage space of an art museum, which is closed off and exists for the purpose of keeping the items in the museum’s collection not currently on display at optimal temperature and humidity levels for artwork preservation, open storage is designed to accommodate visitors. In short, it is both a storage facility and a place that gives the general public an opportunity to see museum items up-close. Depending on the extent to which it is made visitor-accessible, open storage is sometimes called “visible storage.” The DMA’s Open Storage will give visitors the most proactive viewing experience possible by permitting them to get physically close to the shelves and racks that hold the artworks.

Daejeon Museum of Art

2022-10-04 ~ 2023-03-31

Museum

Open Storage for Art
2022-10-04 ~ 2023-03-31
Daejeon Museum of Art
Korea
Museum
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Gérard Garouste

The retrospective dedicated to Gérard Garouste, one of the greatest contemporary French painters and proponent of uncompromising figuration, brings together 120 major paintings, often in very large format, and presents installations, sculptures and graphic works by the artist. It allows visitors to apprehend the full richness of the unclassifiable career of Gérard Garouste, "the restless", whose life of study, but also of madness, and enigmatic oeuvre mutually inspire one another in a fascinating dialogue.

Centre Pompidou

7 September, 2022 – 2 January, 2023

Museum

Gérard Garouste
7 September, 2022 – 2 January, 2023
Centre Pompidou
France
Museum
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Automobile Pavilion

Here at the Automobile Pavilion, Toyota’s automobile manufacturing is shown from various angles. The pavilion floor looks just like a whole automobile factory placed in a huge sports arena. The exhibition consists of four zones: The Initial Period of the Automobile Business, Automobile Development Through the Decades, Automobile Technology, Production Technology, and Who was Kiichiro Toyoda ?. You will see many images, button-operated actual working machines, and cross-cut models, so enjoy yourselves using all your senses by watching the motions and listening to the sounds.

Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

permanent

Museum

Automobile Pavilion
permanent
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
Japan
Museum
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Ancient China

Ancient China is a permanent exhibition of the National Museum of China. Following the dynastic sequence, it charts Chinese history over eight periods from prehistoric times to the Ming and Qing dynasties. On display are priceless objects that present a comprehensive review of the nation’s political, economic, cultural and social development as well as China's foreign relations in different historical periods. The exhibition focuses on the continuous progress of Chinese civilization and the historical course of building a multiethnic country. It also illustrates the Chinese people's outstanding achievements and their contributions to human civilization.

National Museum of China

permanent

Museum

Ancient China
permanent
National Museum of China
China
Museum
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Archaeology of the Land of Israel

The land of Israel has been the home of peoples of different cultures and beliefs for some one and a half million years. It is to these people and their cultures that the exhibition galleries of the Archaeology Wing is dedicated, serving as primary showcase to the rich and fascinating local archaeological heritage. The display takes the visitor on a journey of unparalleled depth into the historical course of ancient Israel; the birthplace of the Bible, and the cradle of the three monotheistic religions; from prehistoric times - to the beginning of the Ottoman period.

Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Permanent

Museum

Archaeology of the Land of Israel
Permanent
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Israel
Museum
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London before London 450,000 BC – AD 50

Discover the story of London before the city was even built London before London explores the rich lives of the people living in the Lower Thames Valley from around 450,000 BC until the creation of the Roman city of Londinium around AD 50.

Museum of London

Permanent

Museum

London before London 450,000 BC – AD 50
Permanent
Museum of London
The United Kingdom
Museum
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Flower Union

“The people of Europe can convert their vision into reality only if they feel linked and motivated by what I would call a European consciousness. A profound awareness that they are all Europeans together. A deep feeling of unity, albeit unity in diversity. A profound awareness of their thousand-year-old common history and spiritual tradition. Europe is made up mainly of small nations, whose history is mutually linked by thousands of threads which together form the finished fabric.” Václav Havel, acceptance speech after receiving the Erasmus Prize, March 1986 As a part of this year’s Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union, nine young Czech artists and designers created decorations for two buildings in Brussels. These artists decided to use their work to express the values that the European Union embodies for them and which they believe it should continue to embody in the future. They also tried to highlight the idea of Europeanism rather than to simply present the Czech Republic as one of the member states. Their collective project, as well as their individual endeavours, are linked by the concept of a community of plants sharing a single piece of soil, thus also stressing the environmental agenda, which will reverberate strongly during the Czech Presidency.

National Gallery Prague

12/7 2022—1/1 2023

Museum

Flower Union
12/7 2022—1/1 2023
National Gallery Prague
Czech
Museum
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Medieval London AD 410-1558

From the collapse of the Roman city to the accession of Queen Elizabeth I – what was life like in Medieval London? Medieval London was destroyed by invaders, racked by famine, fire and disease, and torn apart by religious and political controversy. But it grew to become one of the wealthiest and most important cities in Europe. Discover the story of London in the middle ages through the collections in our Medieval gallery.

Museum of London

Permanent

Museum

Medieval London AD 410-1558
Permanent
Museum of London
The United Kingdom
Museum
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Evidence Soundwalk Collective & Patti Smith

"Evidence" is an audio and visual montage that traverses the work of Arthur Rimbaud, Antonin Artaud and René Daumal in their journeys to new horizons. Stimulated by these metaphysical voyages, the musical and sound composition of Perfect Vision is the starting point for this new multidisciplinary exhibition, collectively designed by Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith for the Centre Pompidou.

Centre Pompidou

20 October, 2022 – 23 january, 2023

Museum

Evidence Soundwalk Collective & Patti Smith
20 October, 2022 – 23 january, 2023
Centre Pompidou
France
Museum
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IM BLICK: Georg Eisler

Alltag auf den Straßen Wiens, gewalttätige Ausschreitungen in Belfast, Trubel auf einem Bahnhof, Tanzende in einem Club – für die Inhalte seiner Bilder ließ sich der Wiener Künstler Georg Eisler unmittelbar vom Leben inspirieren. Persönliche Tage- und Arbeitsbücher geben Aufschluss über sein Ringen, diese prägenden Eindrücke spontan und ungezwungen auf der Leinwand festzuhalten. Wie nachhaltig und intensiv ihm das gelang, zeigt diese Im Blick-Ausstellung im Oberen Belvedere. In Kooperation mit dem Georg und Alice Eisler-Fonds für bildende Künstler und Komponisten wird seit Anfang 2018 im Belvedere an einem Werkverzeichnis des Künstlers gearbeitet. Kuratiert von Kerstin Jesse.

Belvedere Museum Wien

8. April 2022 - 25. September 2022

Museum

IM BLICK: Georg Eisler
8. April 2022 - 25. September 2022
Belvedere Museum Wien
Austria
Museum
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Islamic Cultures

The Museum für Islamische Kunst (Museum for Islamic Art) is situated in the south wing of the Pergamonmuseum. Its permanent exhibition showcases the architecture and material culture of Islamic peoples and societies from the 8th to the 19th century. The works of art originate from the vast area stretching from Spain to India. The collection's main focus is on Western Asia and Egypt. This presentation bring history to life, allowing audiences are able to walk around and through the architecture: the most famous pieces include the stone façade from the caliph’s Mshatta palace (Jordan, ca. 740 AD), the decorative stucco walls from dwellings and palaces in the caliph’s city of Samarra (Iraq, 9th century), prayer niches (Iran, Turkey, 13th century), the wooden ceiling from a domed tower in the Alhambra (Spain, 14th century), and the Aleppo Room, with its vibrantly painted wall panelling (Syria, 1600). There is simply no other collection like it! Together with objects from residential dwellings, palaces and mosques, these items paint a fascinating picture of the remarkable cultures that created them. On display are standout pieces from 1,400 years of ceramics, intricate ivory and wood carvings, elaborately designed vessels made of metal and glass, or (in temporary exhibitions) incredibly detailed miniature paintings and the elegant strokes of Arabic and Persian calligraphy. The artworks are testament to transcultural and multi-religious contexts, as well as products of cultural exchange between regions, something which forms the foundations of our contemporary world. The objects in the collection originate from the legal partage agreements pertaining to archaeological excavations, from acquisitions, and from the trading of luxury objects that was common practice from the Middle Ages on – as is the case, for example, with the striking carpets and objects in ivory, which have been admired in Europe for centuries. Even if our objects do not come directly from colonial contexts or other forms of unjust acquisition, we thoroughly investigate any question marks about the provenance of the objects.

Pergamonmuseum

Permanent

Museum

Islamic Cultures
Permanent
Pergamonmuseum
Germany
Museum
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150 immaculate cars from more than 100 years of motoring

150 immaculate cars from more than 100 years of motoring Nelson Classic Car Museum (NCCM) is the best place to see more than 150 cars in immaculate condition. From our little 1908 Renault AX, to classics of the 1950s including Vauxhalls, Triumphs and Cadillacs, through to the exquisite mastery of Jaguar and Ferrari, our Museum is the place to marvel and admire an incredible collection of iconic cars. Come and relive your own memories of your grandad’s car, your first car and your dream car!

Nelson classiccar museum

permanent

Museum

150 immaculate cars from more than 100 years of motoring
permanent
Nelson classiccar museum
New Zealand
Museum
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Being Jain Art and Culture of an Indian Religion

After almost 50 years, Jainism is set to return to the Rietberg Museum in an exhibition that offers a new take on the religion. On display from the museum’s own collection and on loan from India will be lavishly illuminated manuscripts and imposing sculptures that reveal Jain ideas and ideals that evolved over many centuries. The exhibition also examines contemporary practices among this small, but economically influential religious community that is found around the world, yet is hardly known outside India. Furthermore, the exhibition will explore the contribution that the living tradition of Jainism with its long and varied history can make to resolve the fundamental challenges the world faces today: climate change, rampant consumerism, ethnic and religious intolerance, and social inequality. Combining masterpieces of Jain art and short films on Jain practices as well as discussions with Jains from all spheres of life – religious leaders and laypersons active in business, culture, and politics – this exhibition promises insights into the particular lifestyle fostered by Jainism. Visitors are encouraged to engage with new ideas, reflections, and discussions about what good, healthy, and sustainable living can look like. In collaboration with the Center for Religious Studies, Ruhr-University Bochum and Green Barbet Ltd., Bangalore Supported by the Parrotia Foundation, Arham Foundation, Swiss Re, Max Kohler Stiftung, Start Worldwide Group

Museum Rietburg

18/NOV/22 TO 30/APR/23

Museum

Being Jain Art and Culture of an Indian Religion
18/NOV/22 TO 30/APR/23
Museum Rietburg
Swiss
Museum
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Lebensnah

Ist alles realistisch, was lebensnah scheint? Was fasziniert Betrachter*innen an der detailgetreuen Wiedergabe der Realität? Jedes Abbild der Wirklichkeit kann in der bildenden Kunst generell als realistisch bezeichnet werden. Dennoch: Durch die Fokussierung auf bestimmte Inhalte will realistische Malerei – im Gegensatz zum Naturalismus, dessen Maßstab die äußere Richtigkeit ist – tiefer liegende Wahrheiten vermitteln. Die neue Sonderschau im Oberen Belvedere präsentiert mit Lebensnah realistische Werke aus einem Zeitraum von einhundert Jahren.

Belvedere Museum Wien

18. März 2022 - 1. November 2022

Museum

Lebensnah
18. März 2022 - 1. November 2022
Belvedere Museum Wien
Austria
Museum
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Collection of Mycenaean Antiquities

The Mycenaean world (1600-1100 BC) developed in Greece, which has always served as a bridge between the East and the West. Its impact stretched from Asia Minor, the Near East and Egypt to the Western Mediterranean and North-western Europe. It is traditionally believed that its bearers, the Greek-speaking Achaeans, settled in Greece in around 2000 BC. The inception of the Mycenaean civilization that was called after its largest centre, Mycenae in the Peloponnese, was marked by the rise of groups of warrior kings who maintained relations with the already advanced Minoan civilization of Crete. A vivid picture of the wealth of the early Mycenaean Period is unveiled in the royal shaft graves of Mycenae (Grave Circles A and B of Mycenae), dated to the 16th century BC, with the valuable grave goods, symbols of social status and office that formed the basis for Homer’s golden Mycenae.

National Archaeological Museum

Permanent

Museum

Collection of Mycenaean Antiquities
Permanent
National Archaeological Museum
Greece
Museum
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THE COLD GAZE – GERMANY IN THE 1920S

Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome! A sweeping journey through the roaring and explosive 1920s in the Weimar Republic. Centre stage, the significant movement of "Neue Sachlichkeit" and its sober realism – ranging from the harsh and satirical to the razor-sharp, almost clinical. Sharing the limelight: groundbreaking photographer August Sander. The exhibition is organized in collaboration with Centre Pompidou, Paris. Crises and turbulence, but also a period of wild and violent artistic innovation. After the First World War, German society during the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) experienced years of deep poverty and political unrest, but also a short-lived flourishing of democracy and a strong culture of freedom. The period, which came to an abrupt end with the Nazi takeover in 1933, was characterized by both euphoric creation and a constant sense of impending dissolution. A “fragile” state that translated into a rich and varied cultural life.

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

14.10.22 - 19.2.23

Museum

THE COLD GAZE – GERMANY IN THE 1920S
14.10.22 - 19.2.23
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Denmark
Museum
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FORA DAS SOMBRAS

MON apresenta exposição “Fora das Sombras: Novas Gerações do Feminino na Arte Contemporânea” Será inaugurada no dia 18 de agosto, na Sala 11 do Museu Oscar Niemeyer (MON), a exposição “Fora das Sombras: Novas Gerações do Feminino na Arte Contemporânea”. A mostra reúne a produção recente de 40 artistas mulheres do Rio Grande do Sul, com curadoria de Ana Zavadil. Por meio de um conjunto de obras, muitas inéditas, essas potentes artistas questionam a situação da mulher numa história da arte dominada pelos homens. A resistência é expressada pelo processo criativo de cada uma delas, formando um conjunto inquietante e questionador. São 140 obras de diversas técnicas. O modelo curatorial de exibição das obras é o modelo labiríntico, sem seguir cronologia, deixando o visitante livre para escolher o seu caminho dentro da sala expositiva. Faz parte da proposta provocar questões que possam ampliar as pesquisas individuais produzidas pelas artistas. Os trabalhos apresentados constituem fonte de resistência e poder dentro do cenário vigente da produção das artistas, muitas com um caráter feminista. A arte deve potencializar a militância artística coletiva pela busca de respeito, igualdade e diversidade, buscando romper valores do sistema patriarcal, bem como reconhecer a qualidade da obra de artistas mulheres e o seu lugar na sociedade.

Museu Oscar Niemeyer

11 18/08 a 27/11

Museum

FORA DAS SOMBRAS
11 18/08 a 27/11
Museu Oscar Niemeyer
Brazil
Museum
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Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear

At a moment of unprecedented creativity in men's fashion, this exhibition explores how designers, tailors and artists – and their clients and sitters – have constructed and performed masculinity, and unpicked it at the seams.

V&A South Kingston

On now until Sunday, 6 November 2022

Museum

Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear
On now until Sunday, 6 November 2022
V&A South Kingston
United Kingdom
Museum
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Feminine power the divine to the demonic

Explore the significant role that goddesses, demons, witches, spirits and saints have played – and continue to play – in shaping our understanding of the world. How do different traditions view femininity? How has female authority been perceived in ancient cultures? For insights, the exhibition looks to divine and demonic figures feared and revered for over 5,000 years. From wisdom, passion and desire, to war, justice and mercy, the diverse expression of female spiritual powers around the world prompts us to reflect on how we perceive femininity and gender identity today. Worship of Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes, reveals how her destructive capacity is venerated alongside her ability to create. The Buddhist bodhisattva of compassion, who transcends gender and is visualised in male form in Tibet and female in China and Japan, uncovers the importance of gender fluidity in some spiritual traditions. And the terrifying Hindu goddess Kali, depicted in art carrying a severed head and bloodied sword, is honoured as the Great Mother and liberator from fear and ignorance. Enhanced by engagement with contemporary worshippers, faith communities and insights from high-profile collaborators Bonnie Greer, Mary Beard, Elizabeth Day, Rabia Siddique and Deborah Frances-White, the exhibition considers the influence of female spiritual power and what femininity means today. Bringing together sculptures, sacred objects and artworks from the ancient world to today, and from six continents, the exhibition highlights the many faces of feminine power – ferocious, beautiful, creative or hell-bent – and its seismic influence throughout time.

British Museum

17 Feb 2022 - 17 Jul 2022

Museum

Feminine power the divine to the demonic
17 Feb 2022 - 17 Jul 2022
British Museum
United Kingdom
Museum
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Forever Jade Chinese Jade Miniatures from Four Millennia

Softly translucent with a matte lustre, silky smooth to the touch yet harder than steel, created by nature and crafted by the human hand – no other material was as beloved in China as jade. This fascinating stone – in China, jade primarily refers to nephrite ­– comes in subtle shades ranging from milky white to pink and green to almost black. Its hardness and toughness pose the greatest challenges to artisans. Only by grinding it with quartz sand can jade be brought into shape, and only through days of polishing does it reveal its magical lustre. All the more impressive is the fineness and richness of detail in Chinese jade objects. The exhibition invites visitors to discover jade miniatures from the museum's collection. The small sculptures, many only a few centimetres in size, only reveal their full charm upon closer inspection. The figurines are accompanied by large-format photographs by the Zurich photographer Felix Streuli. His images bring the objects to life, unveil their spirit, and reveal minute details. The magnificent pictures, themselves works of art, form a wonderful ensemble with the jade figures. Jade has been closely associated with power and status in China since earliest times. Emblems of rank made of jade were part of court etiquette as early as the 1st millennium BC. At the same time, the material itself was fascinating. No other stone was so robust and resistant, so hard and durable. Hence, jade was also ascribed a protective function. People wore jade amulets in this world and the beyond to ward off evil forces and keep demons at bay. From the 10th century onwards, archaic jades became popular collectibles. Among members of the learned upper class, it soon became fashionable to own a personal collection of antique pieces. New forms of jade objects also gained favour. In particular, objects for a literati's desk such as wrist rests, water containers used in painting and calligraphy, and animal figures as paperweights became popular. The allure of jade peaked in the 18th century. In their designs, artisans skilfully exploited the material’s natural qualities such as changing hues or the presence of inclusions. Objects were crafted in the shape of animals and plants in all variations and combinations, with the carvers’ imagination knowing no bounds, and their designs revealing breath-taking delicacy.

Museum Rietburg

26/AUG/22 TO 22/JAN/23

Museum

Forever Jade Chinese Jade Miniatures from Four Millennia
26/AUG/22 TO 22/JAN/23
Museum Rietburg
Swiss
Museum
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Stroje Leonarda da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci se ve svém životě věnoval umění, vědě i technice. Nebylo výjimkou, že jedno podmiňovalo druhé. Výstava v Technickém muzeu v Brně se zaměřuje zejména na jeho technické vynálezy. Je známo například to, že Leonardo na základě pozorování ptáků vytvořil jejich podrobné studie a podle nich pak navrhl plány na sestrojení létajících strojů. Jeho deníky obsahují taktéž vynálezy vojenského charakteru, předměty denní potřeby (kalkulačka, vrtačka) a mnoho dalšího. Výstava s názvem Stroje Leonarda da Vinci nabízí výběr více než padesáti modelů da Vinciho strojů, které vytvořili italští řemeslníci přesně podle jeho plánů a návrhů. Funkčnost některých z nich si mohou návštěvníci vyzkoušet (např. zvedák, kuličkové ložisko, setrvačník, zrcadlová komora), ostatní stroje si zájemci mohou zblízka prohlédnout. Sem patří třeba otočný jeřáb, parní dělo, samohybný vozík (automobil). Kromě uvedených modelů výstava nabízí i reprodukce slavných da Vinciho obrazů, jako je Mona Lisa, Poslední večeře, Dáma s hranostajem a další. To vše doplní informační panely a audiovizuální projekce. K výstavě je připravena i online interaktivní hra, která je přístupná široké veřejnosti a nabízí cestu za poznáním mnoha rozmanitých profesí a tváří mistra Leonarda da Vinci. Hru spustíte přímo ve výstavě, kde si načtete do mobilu označený QR kód. Hra je zdarma, hesla ani registrace nejsou potřeba. Výstavu pořádá Technické muzeum v Brně ve spolupráci s produkční společností ARANEUS. Foto z výstavy, ©Technické muzeum v Brně

Technical Museum in Brno

8. 3. – 31. 12. 2022

Museum

Stroje Leonarda da Vinci
8. 3. – 31. 12. 2022
Technical Museum in Brno
Czech
Museum
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The other Renaissance. Spanish Artists in Naples in the early Cinquecento

Organized by the Museo Nacional del Prado and the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples, the exhibition aims to illustrate a very fruitful but largely unknown chapter of European Renaissance culture: the short period of about thirty years, roughly from 1504 to 1535, during which we witness the transition from Southern Spain and Italy to what Vasari called "the modern manner", the great art based on the revolution carried out by Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo. The novelties elaborated in the pontifical capital were immediately received and reinterpreted in Naples, which in those years became Spanish (1504). Here, the great artists of the first generation of the Iberian Renaissance –Pedro Fernández, Bartolomé Ordóñez, Diego de Siloe, Pedro Machuca, and perhaps also Alonso Berruguete– were able to take their first solid professional steps, creating some works of great importance. The exhibition, curated by Andrea Zezza, Associate Professor, Dipartimento di Lettere e Beni Culturali, Università degli Studi della Campania, and Riccardo Naldi, Professore, Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia, Università degli Studi Napoli «L'Orientale», aims to attract the public’s attention on this brief but happy phase, highlighting the high quality of the artistic creations and their cosmopolitan character, together with the decisive role played by Spanish artists. The basis of the expositions display is the conviction that this flourishing phase saw a very close connection between painting and sculpture. The comparison between the two “sister arts”, one of the most frequent themes in the theory and practice of Renaissance art, finds in fact in Naples a particularly fertile ground for the elaboration of models that contributed to the definition, in the first Cinquecento, from a particular Iberian declension of the Renaissance language and, in Naples, from an autonomous local school, with clearly identifiable stylistic characteristics. Exhibition organized by the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid and the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples. With the sponsorship of the Fundación BBVA.

Prado Museum

10/18/2022-1/29/2023

Museum

The other Renaissance. Spanish Artists in Naples in the early Cinquecento
10/18/2022-1/29/2023
Prado Museum
Spain
Museum
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Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature

This family friendly exhibition takes visitors on a journey to discover Potter's life as a scientist and conservationist and explores the places and animals that inspired her most beloved characters. In collaboration with the National Trust.

V&A South Kingston

On now until Sunday, 8 January 2023

Museum

Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature
On now until Sunday, 8 January 2023
V&A South Kingston
United Kingdom
Museum
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Všechno jde, i když trochu jinak

FacebookTwitter Všechno jde, i když trochu jinak Komorní výstava „Všechno jde, i když trochu jinak“ přiblíží od 7. 6. 2022 historii i současnost Společnosti pro ranou péči, pobočka Brno. Tato společnost, původně pod názvem Tyflopedická poradna při České unii nevidomých a slabozrakých, si letos připomíná 45. výročí svého založení. Tak dlouho již pomáhá rodinám s dětmi se zrakovým a kombinovaným postižením. S historií společnosti návštěvníky podrobně seznamují tři informační panely i leták vydaný k této příležitosti. Komorní výstava provází návštěvníky i vývojem pomůcek pro děti se zrakovým postižením. „Před třiceti lety speciální hračky a pomůcky v zahraničí existovaly, ale nebyly dostupné na našem trhu. Hledali jsme proto náhrady, vyráběli vlastní verze na míru a pracovali s tím, co bylo dostupné, ať už to byla stará vojenská baterka, ručně pletený maňásek či třásně z kazetového magnetofonu,“ přibližuje práci tyflopedických poradkyň v počátcích péče o děti se zrakovým hendikepem Lucie Špuláková. Výstava ukazuje i pomůcky, které nestárnou a využívaly se dříve i v současnosti, ať už to jsou desky s korálky, hmatové knížky, míčky s rolničkou či bubínek. Mezi exponáty návštěvníci naleznou pomůcky vyrobené na míru (spinery, tvary a obrázky na suchý zip či magnet, pexesa, pomůcky na grafomotoriku, IQ kostka, stimulační kašpárek), ale i testy pro vyšetření zraku (Hiding Heidy test či LEA Symbols Test a další). Zájemci o tuto problematiku se rovněž seznámí s pomůckami pro zrakovou stimulaci jako je matoucí plocha s drahokamy, světelná deska s obrázky nebo kniha s nahloučením. Výstavu, která se nachází v expozici Kultura nevidomých TMB, připravilo Oddělení dokumentace slepecké historie Technického muzea v Brně pod vedením Mgr. Elišky Hluší ve spolupráci se Společností pro ranou péči, pobočka Brno.

Technical Museum in Brno

7. 6. 2022 – 28. 3. 2023

Museum

Všechno jde, i když trochu jinak
7. 6. 2022 – 28. 3. 2023
Technical Museum in Brno
Czech
Museum
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FROM NEANDERTHAL TO GALLO-ROMAN

Discover the fascinating story of mankind in our region, from prehistoric times to the end of the Roman age. Neanderthals, the first farmers, Celts, Gallo-Romans and Germanic tribes: they all left their mark. Travel through time We display over 2000 objects, including many masterpieces, in a contemporary and atmospheric presentation that reveals their full beauty. Films, models and lifelike figures in synthetic resin also transport you to those bygone times. This also makes the exhibition particularly attractive for children. One thing is certain: a visit to this exhibition is bound to inspire an enduring passion for the distant past. And you’ll probably see the present with new eyes, too. We display objects from everyday life: flint tools used by the Neanderthals, earthenware pots from the first agricultural societies, stylish tableware from Roman times... Many objects illustrate important social changes. For example, bronze swords demonstrate the emergence of an elite in the Iron Age. A unique hoard of gold coins speaks of the conquest of our region by the Roman general Julius Caesar. Our core collection proves that Roman culture also took root in our region. There are impressive architectural fragments, elegant pieces of jewellery and a wide range of Roman statues of gods and Roman pottery. The wealth of artifacts from tumulus graves also appeals to the imagination. The exhibition is perfectly suited for a visit with children. There are educational films, models and lifelike figures in synthetic resin. Interactive applications provide a playful way to discover the past. Be sure to pick up the child-friendly audio guide on arrival. Archaeologist ‘Bob the Digger’ talks enthusiastically about his love for the past. He guides children to the most fascinating objects, introducing them to the world in which our ancestors lived. Bob also takes them behind the scenes at the museum where fun quiz questions will inspire kids to learn more - like: Who are the specialists he works with? Which pieces were his own finds? Kids are guaranteed a fascinating experience, from start to finish.

Gallo Roman Museum

Permanent

Museum

FROM NEANDERTHAL TO GALLO-ROMAN
Permanent
Gallo Roman Museum
Belgium
Museum
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Alice Neel

Crossing the periods of triumphant abstraction, pop art, minimal art and conceptual art, American artist Alice Neel (1900-1984) was a free and independent woman who went against the tide of the avant-gardes of the time, an icon of militant feminism and a precursor of an intersectional approach. The exhibition is divided into two parts structured freely around the notions of class and gender struggle and highlights the great acuity with which Alice Neel portrayed the different strata of American society. In total, some 75 paintings and drawings are on display.

Centre Pompidou

5 October, 2022 – 16 January, 2023

Museum

Alice Neel
5 October, 2022 – 16 January, 2023
Centre Pompidou
France
Museum
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Architecture of Antiquity Market Gate of Miletus

The Pergamonmuseum is home to one of the world’s largest collections of the architecture of antiquity. The Market Gate of Miletus was erected around 100 AD as an opulent gateway between two plazas squares. Measuring almost 29 metres across and 17 metres high, it is the only monument to have been fully re-installed reconstructed in the Pergamonmuseum, and alongside the Pergamon Altar, is the most important monument in the Antikensammlung. In addition to this marble gateway, there are other monuments on exhibit dating to the period between the 1st and 3rd centuries of the Roman Empire AD. They originate from various regions of the Roman Empire, from Italy to Syria. On display are architectural reconstructions, individual architectural components elements (oder: pieces), mosaics and sculptures. These include structural elements and reconstructions of temples in Baalbek (in present-day Lebanon) and Sia (southern Syria), parts of a circular tomb from Falerii (Italy), along with relief friezes and a seated statue of the emperor Trajan, from Rome. A large number of the architectural pieces on exhibit were uncovered more than 100 years ago in the cities of Pergamon and Miletus in Asia Minor, during excavations carried out by the Royal Museums, and acquired for the Berlin museums through partage official division of finds. The same goes for a large mosaic in the centre of the hall, which depicts the musician Orpheus on a rock, surrounded by tamed animals. It once adorned the dining room of a private house in Miletus. Refurbishment and Restoration Work Due to on-going refurbishment and restoration work, only certain sections of the collection of the Pergamonmuseum are currently open to the public. The room of Roman architecture, however, featuring the famous Market Gate of Miletus, remains open.

Pergamonmuseum

Permanent

Museum

Architecture of Antiquity Market Gate of Miletus
Permanent
Pergamonmuseum
Germany
Museum
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Sculptures and Medals

Our collection preserves the most prized works of 19th- and 20th-century Hungarian sculpture along with coins, medals and plaques by Hungarian masters from the 19th to 21st centuries. In addition, it contains wax and plaster copies replacing original artworks, as well as coin works made by contemporary artists. Our holdings comprise some ten thousand items. The most outstanding works are displayed at our permanent exhibition.

National Gallery of Hungary

Permanent

Museum

Sculptures and Medals
Permanent
National Gallery of Hungary
Hungary
Museum
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TERRA NOVA. 70 YEARS OF THE SIEMENSSTRASSE SETTLEMENT IN FLORIDSDORF

The Siemensstraße settlement (1950–54) in Floridsdorf is one of the outstanding examples of social housing and urban development in post-war Vienna. It was highly respected internationally and is now a designated cultural heritage site. At the time of its construction, the settlement was the largest municipal housing complex in Vienna, with over 1700 apartments. After the Second World War, the housing shortage in Vienna was dramatic. Over 86,000 apartments were destroyed or unusable. As an important industrial location, Floridsdorf was particularly affected. To quickly cover the most urgent housing needs, the city initiated a so-called rapid construction project in addition to the regular residential construction program. By 1954, about 4,000 additional apartments had been built. Many of the more than 1,700 apartments were designed as so-called duplex apartments, small apartments (approx. 30m²), which could later be combined without great technical effort. In keeping with the demands of social urban planning, which aimed to separate work, living and recreation, the settlement was built in the immediate vicinity of the large Floridsdorf industrial plants, featuring generous open and green spaces. In addition, Siemensstrasse offered the residents a rich infrastructure, such as a community center, kindergarten, children's outdoor pool, bathhouse, and a series of stores. The architect Franz Schuster (1892–1972) planned the housing project according to the "New Neighborhood" concept originating in the Anglo-American realm. This was intended to enable residents to live private lives while taking different needs into account. Separate building and apartment types were designed for families, single people, war invalids and the elderly, such as the "Heimstätte für alte Menschen". Franz Schuster had already built in Red Vienna (with Franz Schacherl, he designed the settlement "Am Wasserturm", X., 1923–1924; with, among others, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky and Adolf Loos the "Otto Haas-Hof" in the XX. ,1924–1926) as well as the Montessori Kindergarten on Rudolfsplatz (I., 1929–31). In 1926, he moved to Frankfurt, where he worked as an associate of Ernst May in one of the centers of architectural modernism in Europe. In 1937, he was appointed to the School of Applied Arts in Vienna as the successor to Josef Hoffmann. In 1938, he served the National Socialists’ planning agenda and participated, among other things, in the planning of the demolition of Leopoldstadt. Alas, this did not hinder his career after 1945. He retained his position as professor and played a decisive role in the reconstruction of Vienna. In addition to the Per Albin Hansson settlement (X., 1947–51, together with Eugen Wörle and Stefan Simony, among others) and the special kindergarten "Schweizer Spende" (XV.), the Siemensstrasse settlement was one of his major works during this period. The exhibition "Terra Nova - 70 Years of Siemensstrasse Settlement" explores the strengths of social urban planning and the concept of the New Neighborhood. It was conceived in close cooperation with contemporary witnesses and tells about the living culture and everyday life of the 1950s. It can be seen in a duplex apartment at Scottgasse 5. A cooperation of Wien Museum, Wohnpartner Team 21 and the Referat Wohnbauforschung und internationale Beziehungen

Wien Museum

from October 9, 2020

Museum

TERRA NOVA. 70 YEARS OF THE SIEMENSSTRASSE SETTLEMENT IN FLORIDSDORF
from October 9, 2020
Wien Museum
Austria
Museum
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URBAN CULTURES STREET ART AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE

Under the heading Karlsplatz Open Air the construction fence at the Wien Museum will, once again, become a canvas for street art during the summer. With its multiple possible uses, today’s Karlsplatz is the inspiration for the artists’ often site-specific art. People stop for a snack on Karlsplatz, they stroll there, they skateboard there. Along with events and festivals, cultural interventions and demonstrations also take place, ranging from demonstrations against Covid measures to the Fridays for Future demonstrations. Just last year, “party zone during lockdown” was added to the square’s list of uses, but was controversially banned. Urban Cultures If the focus of the Urban Natures construction fence exhibition in 2021 was on the interface between buildings and greenery, the theme in 2022 is public space and its users. “Public” is usually defined as a place where different people, cultures, and needs meet, not always smoothly. It’s a place for encounter, discourse, participation. It’s also the idea of accessibility to all under the same conditions. But does this ideal correspond to reality? And just who is actually meant by “everyone”? Who is present and welcome in public space? Who helps to shape it? Whose needs and voices are brought into focus in a process that also displaces others in the desire for a more conflict-free ambience? These are questions that are closely linked to the original protest culture of graffiti and street art. After all, it is precisely these artists who claim spaces for themselves and question existing power and ownership structures concerning public participation and communication.

Wien Museum

9 June 2022 to 2 October 2022

Museum

URBAN CULTURES STREET ART AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE
9 June 2022 to 2 October 2022
Wien Museum
Austria
Museum
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Art and Industry Collections

Collections pertaining to the decorative arts and history are maintained by curators in the Art and Industrial Division. Their role is to collect, manage, and preserve Ireland’s heritage in the decorative and applied arts, as well as its political, economic, military and social history. The primary aim is to promote a wider understanding of Ireland’s cultural heritage and to highlight the country’s contribution to European decorative arts and in a broader international context.

National Museum of Ireland

Permanent

Museum

Art and Industry Collections
Permanent
National Museum of Ireland
Ireland
Museum
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Te Taiao | Nature

I am nature, nature is me You’re the explorer in our Te Taiao Nature exhibition zone. Celebrate Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique natural environment – and get ready for our future as kaitiaki. MāoriMātauranga Māori meets science in these interactive exhibitions about our weird and wonderful wildlife, our shaky land, and the innovative ways we’re protecting our natural taonga.

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa

permanent

Museum

Te Taiao | Nature
permanent
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa
New Zealand
Museum
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A magic carpet ride through history

Many children dream of travelling back in time. In the new family exhibition ‘A Magic Carpet ride through history’ at the National Museum Zurich, we make this dream come true! Spread over three separate spaces, visitors can explore the topics ‘Orient’, ‘Seafaring’ and ‘Railways’, with plenty of hands-on fun. In an Arabian palace, on the deck of a large sailing ship and in a vintage railway carriage, young Museum visitors can really get a feel for these momentous eras in global history. The exhibition combines learning with activities designed specially for children. The exquisitely designed backdrop provides space for imaginations to run free at the Museum, and the beautiful original objects are important witnesses to these epochs in the cultural history of our world. For families with children aged 4 and over.

National Museum Zurich

Permanent

Museum

A magic carpet ride through history
Permanent
National Museum Zurich
Swiss
Museum
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PETER THE GREAT. JOURNEYS TO EUROPE

Russian Academy of Sciences Library, State Tretiakov Gallery, State Darwin Museum, State Historical Museum, State Museum and Heritage Site 'Peterhof', Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, State Russian Museum, State Hermitage, Historical and Documentary Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, The Moscow Kremlin Museums, Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography named after Peter the Great (Kunstkammer) of Russian Academy of Sciences, 'Kuskovo' Estate Museum, Pereslavl-Zalessky State Historical, Architectural and Art Museum and Heritage Site, Russian State Library, Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents, Serpukhov History and Art Museum Dish “Minerva and Putti” The Moscow Kremlin Museums participate in the new exhibition project of the State Historical Museum 'Peter the Great. Journeys to Europe'. Peter the Great's personal knowledge of Western Europe became a significant factor in the development of Russia, which comprehensively borrowed the advanced experience of European countries in science and technology, art and education, manufacturing, military affairs, and shipbuilding. The Russian Tsar made contacts with Western Europe on the principles of respect for the national interests of his state and equality with the other great powers. Peter the Great's journeys to West European countries clearly demonstrate how military triumphs and the development of productive forces helped to establish Russia's authority and expand its foreign policy and economic ties. The Kremlin collection contains significant artefacts directly related to Peter the Great’s personality. These include the Tsar's regalia, arms, pieces of clothing, diplomatic gifts presented to him, and various utensils that served him in everyday life. The exhibition will show thirty-two unique objects from the Moscow Kremlin Museums’ collection. Those are ambassadorial gifts from King Charles XII of Sweden, sent before the beginning of the Great Northern War; swords and broadswords of commanders and personal bodyguards of the Swedish king, which became trophies of the Russian army, including those from the Battle of Poltava; the officer badges of the famous Preobrazhensky and Semyonovsky Guards Regiments, as well as the goldkey of Riga presented at the capitulation of the city to the commander of the Russian army, Field Marshal General Count Boris Petrovich Sheremetev.

Moscow Kremlin Museum

8 JUNE – 13 NOVEMBER 2022

Museum

PETER THE GREAT. JOURNEYS TO EUROPE
8 JUNE – 13 NOVEMBER 2022
Moscow Kremlin Museum
Russia
Museum
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ALEX DA CORTE MR. REMEMBER

An overwhelming, visual experience, this exhibition is the largest to date in Europe with international art-star Alex Da Corte. He works with painting, sculpture, installation and video, often appearing in disguise in his films, taking on iconic figures such as Popeye or the Statue of Liberty. Exhibition supported by the C.L. David Foundation. Alex Da Corte (b. 1980) conquers spaces with color in the interesection between design and visuel culture. Louisiana’s exhibition is the first in-depth presentation of the Venezuelan-American artist’s works in Europe. A mix of both early and completely new works in a totally overpowering scenography, conceived by the artist, with specially designed floors, brightly colored walls, neon lights and characteristic scents – all in all like stepping into a parallel reality. The exhibition presents a number of Da Corte's large film installations, which include references to a wealth of popular cultural phenomena such as rapper Eminem and The Muppets. In addition, a number of sculptural works, paintings and drawings are displayed to provide a full overview of Da Corte's artistic practice.

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

14.7.22 - 8.1.23

Museum

ALEX DA CORTE MR. REMEMBER
14.7.22 - 8.1.23
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Denmark
Museum
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BULGARIAN LANDS UNDER OTTOMAN RULE AND STRUGGLES FOR NATIONAL LIBERATION

The Thracians are the oldest and largest ethnic group on the Balkans since the fourth millennium BC. Warlike and daring, the Thracians had perfected the art of war and were recognized as superb warriors. Invited and favoured allies to many of their ancient neighbours, they gave the world Orpheus and the great leader of the oppressed slaves – Spartacus. In the fifth century BC, the Thracians founded the kingdom of the Odrysai. Thracian material culture’s contacts with that of Classical Greece and the Roman Empire had provided striking masterpieces to our national treasury. In the seventh century AD, the agile cavalry of the proto-Bulgarians, led by Khan Asparukh, entered into a robust war alliance with the infantry of the Slav peoples, permanently settled in the lands south of the Danube River. One of the first European Medieval states – Bulgaria, was founded. The victorious wars against the Byzantine Empire, the Arabs, the Avars, etc. invaders, expanded the country’s territory and raised it to a primary power in the European South-East. History remembers the Bulgarian rulers Krum, Simeon the Great, and Samuil, not only as wise statesmen, but also as extraordinary military leaders. The Battle of Varbitsa Pass of 811; Byzantian defeat of 917 at Achelous River; the unsurpassed by its strategic plan and execution war of 986, advanced European art of war. The Tarnovo Uprising of 1185–1187, led by the bolyars [Bulgarian noblemen] Asen and Petar, restored Bulgarian statehood and marked the onset of a political and military growth. New fortifications were built; all typical to the period branches of the military were set up – light and heavy cavalry and infantry, siege engine crews, and a navy. Offence emerges as the primary strategic measure. Bulgarian state borders on three seas – the Black, the Aegean, and the Adriatic Sea. In the Battle of Adrianople of 1205, Tsar Kaloyan triumphed over the never before defeated army of the Western European knights-crusaders. After the victory against the Despot of Epirus, Theodore Komnenos in 1230, the Bulgarian monarch Ivan Asen II proudly proclaimed himself “Tsar of Bulgarians and Byzantians”. The armed resistance of the Bulgarian and the rest of the Balkan peoples at the end of the fourteenth century had decisive role in thwarting Ottoman invasion in Europe.

National Museum of Military History

Permanent

Museum

BULGARIAN LANDS UNDER OTTOMAN RULE AND STRUGGLES FOR NATIONAL LIBERATION
Permanent
National Museum of Military History
Bulgaria
Museum
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Colección Llullaillaco

La colección inicial del Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña se origina a partir de los hallazgos realizados por una expedición científica que, en el mes de marzo de 1999, ascendió al volcán Llullaillaco, ubicado en el Departamento Los Andes, Salta, Argentina. En esa expedición, se produjo el descubrimiento de tres niños junto a un importante ajuar, compuesto por elementos confeccionados en distintos materiales que fueron ofrendados a los dioses en el contexto de la ceremonia incaica conocida como Capacocha.

Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montana

Permanent

Museum

Colección Llullaillaco
Permanent
Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montana
Argentina
Museum
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Marcel Duchamp Prize 2022

Established in 2000 to showcase the vibrancy of the French art scene, the Marcel Duchamp Prize rewards and promotes the most representative artists of their generation internationally. For its 22nd edition, the four nominees are Giulia Andreani, Iván Argote, Mimosa Echard and Philippe Decrauzat.

Centre Pompidou

5 October, 2022 – 2 January, 2023

Museum

Marcel Duchamp Prize 2022
5 October, 2022 – 2 January, 2023
Centre Pompidou
France
Museum
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Pathways of Art How Objects Get to the Museum

Since 1952, the Museum Rietberg has brought together unique art made by the world’s very different cultures – but how did it get here? What routes did it take? What modifications in material and changes in meaning did it undergo on its travels? The exhibition Pathways of Art traces these routes and shows across some 20 stations who was involved in the trade and respective acquisitions and who owned the works before they entered the museum. Its focus, then, is on the question of provenance, that is, the objects’ stories of origin, with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Closely linked with these object biographies comes a rich variety of encounters and connections between individuals, institutions, and even countries that the exhibition seeks to examine more closely. An important aspect concerns the mode in which works were presented, along with the issue of aestheticization and musealization. Central to this is the question of how an object comes to be seen as art. The exhibition additionally considers the different types of knowledge associated with a work of art: what type of understanding inscribes itself into a work, how is it transmitted, modified, and reconstructed? The exhibition considers all these and other aspects. With its critical examination of the origins of its collection, the Museum Rietberg seeks to contribute to a debate of public interest about the approach it takes to its collections and their historical background. The extensive and illustrated catalogue, published by Scheidegger & Spiess in English and German, in which twenty authors explore the museum's collections from different perspectives serves as a reader to the exhibition. Ed. Esther Tisa Francini, with the collaboration of Sarah Csernay, paperback, approx. 440 pages, 200 colour and 50 b/w illustrations, CHF 39, available on site and via shop.rietberg.ch

Museum Rietburg

17/JUN/22 TO 25/JUN/23

Museum

Pathways of Art How Objects Get to the Museum
17/JUN/22 TO 25/JUN/23
Museum Rietburg
Swiss
Museum
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The collection

The exhibition showcases more than 7,000 exhibits from the Museum’s own collection, highlighting Swiss artistry and craftsmanship over a period of about 1,000 years. The exhibition spaces themselves are important witnesses to contemporary history, and tie in with the objects displayed to create a historically dense atmosphere that allows visitors to immerse themselves deeply in the past.

National Museum Zurich

Permanent

Museum

The collection
Permanent
National Museum Zurich
Swiss
Museum
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Uusi aika

Test your knowledge of design. Finnish design achieved world renown at the Milan Triennials of the early 1950s. ”A New Age” is a web exhibition listing the main designers, manufacturers and products of the so-called golden age of Finnish design of the 1950s and 1960s.

Design Museum

permanent

Museum

Uusi aika
permanent
Design Museum
Finland
Museum
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Sigalit Landau: The Burning Sea

For twenty years, Sigalit Landau has made art – both monumental and profoundly intimate – at the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Inspired by this primal place, Landau creates works of great beauty that address fragile dualities: life and death, injury and healing, destruction and hope. The Burning Sea presents a selection of Landau’s Dead Sea artworks of the last two decades, from glittering salt-encrusted sculptures through video works and photographs. The exhibition also premieres a new video trilogy that relates to her idea of building a bridge over the lake, a project that has engaged Landau for many years, first emerging in her memorable installation at the 2011 Venice Biennale, which is represented here for the first time in Israel.

Israel Museum, Jerusalem

October 6 2022 - June 17 2023

Museum

Sigalit Landau: The Burning Sea
October 6 2022 - June 17 2023
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Israel
Museum
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Nature like you've never seen it before Discover the natural world in all its wonder and diversity at the newly redesigned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, where remarkable photographs illustrate the precious beauty of our planet. The redesigned exhibition space positions the photographs among short videos, quotes from jury members and photographers as well as insights from Museum scientists which invite you to explore how human actions continue to shape the natural world. Continue your journey online and discover the planet-positive actions you can take to protect the places and species in the photographs.

The Natural History Museum

14 October 2022 - 2 July 2023

Museum

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
14 October 2022 - 2 July 2023
The Natural History Museum
The United Kingdom
Museum
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Danish and Nordic Art 1750-1900

Let yourself be taken back to the birth of Danish art and the upheavel of the 1800’s in the realistic Golden Age and the Modern Breakthrough. Through 400 paintings spread out in 24 rooms the most significant collection of Danish art expands itself in a parade of Danish champions like Nicolai Abildgaard, C.W. Eckersberg, Jens Juel, L.A. Ring, P.S. Krøyer, Christen Købke and Vilhelm Hammershøi. 150 years of Danish and Nordic art We unfold the broad strokes in Danish and Nordic art through 150 years and offer up a historic overview, topical themes and focus on artists of particular significance. At the same time we cast a light on some of the more overlooked chapters in Danish art history. Thank you Thank you to The Obel Family Foundation and A.P. Møller and Wife Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers foundation for supporting the exhibition.

Statens Museum for Kunst National Gallery of Denmark

Permanent exhibition with works from SMK's collection

Museum

Danish and Nordic Art 1750-1900
Permanent exhibition with works from SMK's collection
Statens Museum for Kunst National Gallery of Denmark
Denmark
Museum
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The Paper Sculpture Manual

Although we remain socially distanced from many of our loved ones and neighboring communities during this exceptional time, art remains a powerful source of inspiration and connection that can bring people together—even remotely. The Cincinnati Art Museum along with the Independent Curators International (ICI) invite our global digital community to create and collaborate with The Paper Sculpture Manual, a downloadable, printable, and shareable manual to take you away from your screens and recreate art experiences in domestic spaces. These shareable designs from The Paper Sculpture Show, a traveling exhibition in 2003-2007, feature three-dimensional paper sculptures designed by twenty-nine international artists and artist collaboratives that are meant to be assembled by you, the visitor. Don’t have access to a printer? That’s okay! We encourage participators to assemble their favorite pieces into paper sculptures using whatever readily accessible materials are at their disposal. Repurposing and transforming magazines, old newspapers, books, and cardboard boxes and containers is, in part, the ethos of this exhibition—bringing new meaning to an existing form, giving depth and dimension to a flat surface. The Paper Sculpture Show raises many questions: Who is the author of these three-dimensional objects, the artists who designed them, or the visitors who assemble them at home? Which is the original and which the copy? Instead of providing answers, The Paper Sculpture Show suggests flexible definitions of a work of art that accommodate the variety of creative practices that now constitute contemporary art and culture. Now the question is: what are YOU going to make? Create one or all twenty-nine. Be sure to tag us on social media using #papersculpturemanual, so we can follow along! Each paper sculpture measures 10 x 12 3/4 inches and will require no more than four sheets of paper, along with a limited set of tools including: scissors, tape, and glue for assembly. Stay tuned for more exciting content here and on our Facebook Group, CAM Connect, as we take a special look at our permanent collection through the expressive and dimensional medium of paper.

Cincinnati Art Museum

Now–TBD • Online

Museum

The Paper Sculpture Manual
Now–TBD • Online
Cincinnati Art Museum
United States
Museum
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Василий Чекрыгин

Расширенная экспозиция произведений Василия Чекрыгина знакомит с наследием гениального графика начала ХХ века. Впервые перед публикой предстанут 20 шедевров из серии «Воскрешение мертвых» (1921–1922), знаменующей заключительный этап творческой эволюции мастера. На излете 1920 года Чекрыгин знакомится с книгой «Философия общего дела» Николая Фёдоровича Фёдорова и, потрясенный, решает отныне посвятить себя фёдоровской идее преодоления смерти. За короткий срок художник исполняет большой цикл рисунков и ряд живописных произведений, непосредственно связанных с учением Фёдорова. Все они посвящены мистическому «претворению плоти в дух» — объединению материального и духовного. Графическими средствами Чекрыгин добивается впечатления прозрачности и эфемерности телесного начала, преображающегося в потоках света.

Tretyakov Gallery

16 июня 2022 — 30 октября 2022

Museum

Василий Чекрыгин
16 июня 2022 — 30 октября 2022
Tretyakov Gallery
Russia
Museum
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Hall of the Cosmos

Covering a total area of 1,600 square metres, the "Hall of the Cosmos" and "Hall of Space Exploration" feature around a hundred exhibits of which about 70 per cent are of interactive design. With the aid of interesting hands-on exhibits coupled with vivid lighting effects and environmental decorations, the exhibition introduces astronomy and space science in an engaging way.

Hong Kong Space Museum

Permanent

Museum

Hall of the Cosmos
Permanent
Hong Kong Space Museum
Hongkong
Museum
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Mystical Encounters Sufis, Kings and Yogini in Indian Miniature Painting

This special presentation in the Pergamonmuseum’s Buchkunstkabinett shines a light on ascetic traditions practised by various religions on the Indian subcontinent from the 16th to the 18th century. Selected examples from albums of Indian miniature painting illustrate the cultural and religious diversity of the ascetics, Sufis and yoginis. This exhibition showcases the diverse cultural practices of the ascetics on the Indian subcontinent, as well as their social significance and power. It also illustrates how intricately these rites and practices are interwoven across religious lines, and how they have mutually enriched and influenced each other through exchange. Courtly Depictions of Ascetics From the 16th century onwards, depictions of ascetics were very popular at the courts of the Mughal emperors and Deccan sultans of the Indian subcontinent. This exhibition features images from illuminated manuscripts and albums that testify to a rich mystical tradition. They expand the general understanding of the various ascetic sects of sannyasins, yogis, Sufis and fakirs that shaped the Indian subcontinent’s socio-cultural landscape. The diverse religious and ethnic affiliations within the Indian empire made it necessary for Muslim rulers to secure the support of these social groups. Through the favour of the ascetics (who were worshipped by the major faiths and ethnic groups), the emperors and sultans gained religious legitimacy. Combining the Earthly and the Spiritual Many believed that ascetics (whether Muslims or Hindus) were able to attain a multitude of supernatural powers through their spiritual practices, and to transcend the boundary between the earthly and the spiritual. Secular rulers legitimised their spiritual authority by developing close relationships with holy men and women, profiting from their prestige and power. The ascetics, for their part, often intervened in worldly and political affairs. Ascetics as Ideal Lovers It is not only the spiritual lives of ascetics that are featured in visual representations; ascetics also appear as key figures in illustrated love stories, where they are depicted as ideal lovers. Rulers who wanted to adopt the spiritual charisma of these ascetics had themselves portrayed interacting with them or sometimes even staged themselves as royal ascetics. On the other hand, ascetics presented themselves as exalted rulers, highlighting their privileged status within the social order. Portraits of Women Portraits of yogini (the female embodiment of yogic power) and ascetic women became popular in the 18th century. In these depictions, ascetic women transcend the boundaries between human and superhuman strength and worldly and spiritual love. The yoginis are depicted as goddesses or as women who attain supernatural powers but retain their human form. In addition, there are also depictions of princesses dressed as yoginis, expressing the ideal of self-sacrifice for love. The yoginis appear in the images as having equal power and influence to men in their spiritual pursuits.

Pergamonmuseum

16.09.2022 to 04.12.2022

Museum

Mystical Encounters Sufis, Kings and Yogini in Indian Miniature Painting
16.09.2022 to 04.12.2022
Pergamonmuseum
Germany
Museum
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Outdoor Sculptures

The outdoor displays are the Hakone Open-Air Museum’s greatest attraction. Passing through the tunnel at the entrance to the museum grounds, a garden art museum framed by a clear blue sky and the green mountains of Hakone leaps into view as the visitor’s eyes adjust to the sunlight. Sculptures set amid a garden of natural Hakone beauty quietly welcome the visitor to the world of art.

THE HAKONE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM

permanent

Museum

Outdoor Sculptures
permanent
THE HAKONE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM
Japan
Museum
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Anne Frank and Switzerland

The diary of Anne Frank is world famous. It’s less well known that the journey to global publication began in Switzerland. While Anne, her sister and her mother were killed in the concentration camp, Anne’s father was the only family member to survive the Holocaust. Otto Frank moved to live with his sister in Basel in the 1950s. From there, he made it his task to share his daughter’s diary with the world whilst preserving her message on humanity and tolerance for the coming generations. In collaboration with Anne Frank Fonds, Basel, and Familie Frank Zentrum im Jüdischen Museum Frankfurt

National Museum Zurich

9 June - 6 November 2022

Museum

Anne Frank and Switzerland
9 June - 6 November 2022
National Museum Zurich
Swiss
Museum
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Baroque

Baroque is more than a matter of style. This cultural epoch, between 1580 and 1780, was a time of enormous contrasts: opulence and innovation on the one hand, death and crises on the other. Ongoing religious wars and the opening up of global trade networks resulted in power gains and cultural exchange, but there was also famine and exploitation. Switzerland played its part in all this radical change: Swiss architects designed major works throughout Europe, Swiss artists and scientists were part of international networks, clothing and interiors reflected the culture of the French court, and the worldwide circulation of products and knowledge had life-changing impacts. The exhibition presents beautiful objects from Baroque architecture, garden culture, fashion and art, focusing on the historical context of these items in order to illuminate this creative epoch in all its glorious ambiguity.

National Museum Zurich

16 September 2022 - 15 January 2023

Museum

Baroque
16 September 2022 - 15 January 2023
National Museum Zurich
Swiss
Museum
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Métis Memories of Residential Schools: A Testament to the Strength of the Métis

Métis Memories of Residential Schools: A Testament to the Strength of the Métis will be open to the public July 28, 2022 in the Community Corridor at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. This is the first official installation in this new community‐inspired space, which shares important human rights stories and perspectives. The Community Corridor is located in The Forks North Portage Partnership Classroom Lobby on the main level and can be viewed free of charge. Project statement from the Métis Memories team Residential schools, industrial schools, and day schools have had a long‐lasting impact on Métis communities. However, Métis experiences have consistently been left out of Canada’s national narratives, including limited recognition of the harms caused by colonial schooling systems (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Final Report, 2015). Influential Métis scholars are working to relay the authentic history of the Métis to counteract a biased historical account that has resulted in racism and misunderstandings about the Métis. The involvement of Métis peoples in national initiatives honours the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Métis Memories of Residential Schools, A Testament to the Strength of the Métis - will open in a new tabMétis Memories of Residential Schools, A Testament to the Strength of the Métis shares 24 impactful stories about this neglected chapter in Canadian history. This project honours the unique experiences and Métis survivors and families in colonial schooling systems and showcases authentic Métis community voices in an ethical and collaborative way. It invites viewers to engage in a deeper understanding of the injustices brought to all First Peoples in Canada. The original paintings are displayed at Métis Crossing - will open in a new tabMétis Crossing in northern Alberta. Funding for this initiative was provided by the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Métis Nation of Alberta.

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

July 28, 2022 to January 13, 2023

Museum

Métis Memories of Residential Schools: A Testament to the Strength of the Métis
July 28, 2022 to January 13, 2023
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Canada
Museum
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FROM PEPINOT TO PAW PATROL®

FEAST YOUR EYES! Explore 70 years of Canadian children’s television. In addition to numerous clips from everyone’s favourite shows, From Pepinot to PAW Patrol® – Television of Our Childhoods features original costumes, puppets and more. A must-see exhibition for anyone, from the very young to the young at heart.

Canadian Museum of History

UNTIL SEP 1, 2023

Museum

FROM PEPINOT TO PAW PATROL®
UNTIL SEP 1, 2023
Canadian Museum of History
Canada
Museum
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Israeli Art

The Israeli Art galleries present the works of artists from the beginning of the twentieth century until today. Israeli art has always found itself pulled in two conflicting directions; the need to address what was happening outside, and the desire to focus on the autonomous concerns of art itself, of material, method, and definition. Moreover, it has always developed in a complex context of socio-political tension, war, and bloodshed, a context in which it is impossible to separate everyday individual life from the historical and the mythical.

Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Permanent

Museum

Israeli Art
Permanent
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Israel
Museum
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Wheels, races, glory

Since its invention, the bicycle, known in Switzerland as the velo, has also been used in sport. Switzerland has achieved great things in the sport of cycling. The country has not only won numerous world titles and Olympic victories, but also devised other disciplines such as cycle ball. The exhibition journeys through various cycling disciplines: from road race time trials, to cross-country through mud and snow, and even the acrobatics of artistic cycling.

National Museum Zurich

15 July - 16 October 2022

Museum

Wheels, races, glory
15 July - 16 October 2022
National Museum Zurich
Swiss
Museum
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Otherland

The exhibition ‘Otherland’, opening in the National Museum in Helsinki in the spring 2021, is an independent exhibition on its own but it also completes the otherwise updated permanent exhibition and has a connection to the other two parts of it, namely the Prehistory and the Story of Finland. The Otherland exhibition depicts an era when Finland did not yet exist as a nation. Otherland describes how the idea of being Finnish was born – and how it was constructed. This exhibition is about people and changes, and it shows the region’s international and diverse past from the 11th century through the times of Swedish and Russian rule up to the early days of Finland’s independence. The exhibition focuses on three main aspects: Humanity, Faith and We as Part of the World.

The National Museum of Finland

permanent

Museum

Otherland
permanent
The National Museum of Finland
Finland
Museum
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THE CORONATION MANTLE

One matchless treasure held by the Hungarian National Museum is the mantle that used to be worn by Hungarian monarchs at their coronation; it is a garment that King Stephen I (St. Stephen of Hungary) and his wife Gisela of Bavaria had made in 1031. The mantle was originally a bell-shaped, one-piece chasuble; it was altered to make a mantle later on. According to the inscription embroidered on it, the chasuble was made on the instructions of King Stephen I (r. 997–1038) and his consort Gisela and was presented by them to the Church of the Virgin Mary in Székesfehérvár in 1031

Hungarian National Museum

Permanent

Museum

THE CORONATION MANTLE
Permanent
Hungarian National Museum
Hungary
Museum
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1796⁠–⁠1918: Art of the Long Century

The exhibition 1796⁠–⁠1918: Art of the Long Century purposefully and naturally connects Czech and international art. Unlike the preceding permanent exhibitions at the National Gallery Prague, the artworks on display do not include any loans from other museums and galleries filling the gaps in the collections. The project does not seek to present another art historical review and re-codify key artworks produced in the Czech Lands in the 19th century. Such approach necessarily neglects the works, which were purchased for or donated to the National Gallery Prague from other European regions and also had a major influence on the local situation and development on the art scene. Instead, the exhibition shows what the National Gallery Prague has amassed in the course of its more than 220-year-long history in the broad context. Therefore, the artists are naturally represented in an uneven manner ⁠–⁠ with compact and representative sets on one hand, and more or less haphazardly acquired or occasional acquisitions on the other. The resulting selection shows more than 450 artworks by 150 artists in three major chapters: Man, The World and Ideas. The exhibition presents painting as well as sculpture. Free sculpture is accompanied by paintings. Public sculpture forms a separate section paraphrasing three basic themes in the sections of Architecture, Monument and Tombstone with respect to a selected approach and availability of the exhibits. Therefore, the artists of different art opinions and very different generations can be seen at the exhibition side by side, such as Josef Mánes next to Pablo Picasso, Josef Navrátil next to Bohumil Kubišta or Antonio Canova next to Franz von Stuck. The exhibition’s thematic division made it possible to subdivide it into many small subgroups of artworks representing independent sections ranging from self-portraits, family and official portraits to paintings of cafés, lively city boulevards, spring landscapes, mountain lakes or artworks with religious or mythological themes. There are two exhibitions creatively working with the 19th-century visual media, which depart from the plan to present only the artworks from the NGP collections. While the exhibition architect Jiří Příhoda used the film material supplied by the National Gallery Prague in his three-channel projection, the designers’ team of the graphic Studio Najbrt created an impressive collage of posters loaned by the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, the National Theatre Archives and the Military History Institute Prague. The two genuinely contemporary interventions are based on the exhibition’s fundamental idea ⁠–⁠ to outline the world of 19th-century man. They became the project’s integral part and evidence of the inspirational character of the artistic legacy of the long century for the 21st-century society. The exhibition 1796⁠–⁠1918: Art of the Long Century from the NGP collections understands the so-called “long century” in a different way than usual. The difference lies in the dates ⁠–⁠ its beginning is not linked with the events of the French Revolution, but with the birth of the Society of the Patriotic Friends of the Arts on February 5, 1796 in Prague, whose activities were of major importance for the development of fine arts in the Czech Lands. It was the year when the first public premises acquainting the visitors with major artworks of local and European art were opened. The Society of the Patriotic Friends of the Arts’ another significant undertaking was the establishment of the Academy of Fine Arts three years later. Prague thus became a place, which could appear on the art map more often in the following decades as a city that responded in an increasingly dynamic way to new stimuli from abroad. The central European region acquired another major cultural centre. It was the collection of the Picture Gallery of the Society of the Patriotic Friends of the Arts that became a core of the collections of today’s National Gallery Prague. In 1902, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria founded the Modern Gallery, whose acquisitions were of key importance for the rich and variegated character of the art collection in the first half of the 20th century. The purchase of the French art collection by the Czechoslovak state in 1923 was also a major undertaking. The period under examination actually covers three centuries, including the last one. The contemporary relationship to the 19th-century history, however, is often ambivalent ⁠–⁠ close as well as detached. The society and culture, including art, of that time went through significant changes, which often have a major impact on the present, too. On the other hand, 19th-century man would not understand today’s compelling and pointed debates on gender or environmental problems. Yet, there are questions that the long century society has come up with. That is why there are attempts today to see art history or “read” the art of the past in a different way. All of this is characterized by a certain departure from the traditional national artistic and art historical schools. In this respect, we find ourselves in the midst of an unusually fruitful and inspirational debate facilitating a radical change in the telling of the “story of arts”. The exhibition includes two small graphic cabinets presenting the rich exhibits of the Collection of Prints and Drawings from the period under examination.

National Gallery Prague

Permanent

Museum

1796⁠–⁠1918: Art of the Long Century
Permanent
National Gallery Prague
Czech
Museum
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Around the World in 80 Days

The exhibition Around the World in 80 Days revisits the work of the French writer Jules Verne (1828–1905). Jules Verne has been well known in the Czech cultural environment since the 19th century and his books are popular and published to this day. Although Jules Verne is regarded as one of the founders of the science fiction genre, novels with this theme form only part of his extensive oeuvre. In his time, he became famous mainly for his social novels. The 1873 novel Around the World in 80 Days, which also provided the name to the entire exhibition, is not a science fiction novel, either. Its main motif is the foolish wager of an English gentleman, invented as if in passing while debating over a newspaper in a London club. In the subsequent journey around the world, which must be accomplished in a specific time, technology, although historical, plays a key role. The visitor of the exhibition follows the fictional characters of Verne’s novel on their journey around the world and, through collection objects, photographic and graphic reproductions, infographics and texts, learns about the real places where the novel takes place, in a historical context. The opening section presents the society of the end of the 19th century in terms of geopolitical situation and technical development, which enabled the rapid development of international transport. This is followed by individual “stops” around the world – Egypt, India, Singapore, China, Japan and the United States. Each region is represented by typical traditional objects in contrast with the changes brought by modern times and the phenomena that have influenced the world since the 19th century: the development of railways and shipping, the importance of the Suez Canal, colonialism and the changing relationship with indigenous ethnic groups. A separate part of the exhibition is dedicated to the character of the writer Jules Verne and his work. There are also examples of French and Czech editions of Verne’s novels, including the oldest ones. The exhibition also presents some art inspired by Jules Verne's work, whether in the form of artistic sculptures by Jaroslav Róna or paper models by Ladislav Badalec. The exhibition also includes an escape room based on Verne’s novel.

Czech National Museum

22. 4. 2022 – 31. 12. 2022

Museum

Around the World in 80 Days
22. 4. 2022 – 31. 12. 2022
Czech National Museum
Czech
Museum
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BAROQUE

Sensuality and strong emotions! The major autumn exhibition of 2023 tells the story of the European Baroque – a tale full of vigour and excitement. The Baroque was a time of change where religion is challenged and philosophy and science take on new significance. A period where the idea of life as a theatre takes hold: we humans are just actors on the stage of life.

Statens Museum for Kunst National Gallery of Denmark

27 May - 23 November 2023

Museum

BAROQUE
27 May - 23 November 2023
Statens Museum for Kunst National Gallery of Denmark
Denmark
Museum
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Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War

Te Papa has joined forces with Weta Workshop to create an exhibition like no other. This ground-breaking exhibition tells the story of the Gallipoli campaign in World War I through the eyes and words of eight ordinary New Zealanders who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances.

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa

18 Apr 2015 – 25 Apr 2025

Museum

Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War
18 Apr 2015 – 25 Apr 2025
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa
New Zealand
Museum
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Around us a sea of fire. The fate of Jewish civilians during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising exhibition

It’s human to fear, it’s human to suffer, it’s human to oppose evil. In 2023, we invite you to an exhibition which we organize in cooperation with the Holocaust Research Center to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The remaining inhabitants of the ghetto, approximately 50,000 'civilian' Jews spent many weeks hiding in shelters and bunkers. Against the despair, loneliness, starvation, thirst and fear, they fought for each and every 'day, hour, minute.' Their quiet resistance was just as important as the resistance of those with guns in their hands. They remained 'invisible' for many days - they hid underground and thus refused to comply to German orders. It is precisely their story - the story of the 'invisible' ones - that we want to retell in the exhibition. We will show what a daily life in a bunker was like, the conditions in the shelters and hideouts, the people who shared them and how they coped with their daily routines and basic physiological needs. We will try to recreate the 'physical' reality of being confined to a bunker: the darkness, the heat coming from burning buildings, the deficit of space and air, the sounds that were often the only way to find out what was happening on the ground level. We will focus on the relations developing between the people who hid together, on their feelings and emotions. On one hand - conflicts, fear, panic attacks, lack of hope, the feeling of being abandoned, of the world’s indifference, of a life forsaken. On the other hand - the craving for love and intimacy, the urge to act and take responsibility for others. The lust for life, the will to save oneself and one’s nearest and dearest, building a community whose members supported and protected one another were a way to oppose evil, too. The exhibition will be based on the testimonies of Jews who hid in the bunkers both in the ghetto area and on the 'Aryan' side. Since all the objects and keepsakes were destroyed and burnt, words acquire a special role in the exhibition. Not only do they convey the feelings and experiences of their authors, but they also constitute a unique testimony, often the only tangible trace left behind by those who perished in the ghetto.

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

24.02-20.11.2023

Museum

Around us a sea of fire. The fate of Jewish civilians during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising exhibition
24.02-20.11.2023
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Poland
Museum
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Neighboring Cultures

Since ancient times neighboring cultures exerted their influence on the land of Israel, located at the crossroads between them. The galleries, devoted to the neighboring cultures, offer the visitor a broad historical and cultural overview of the region, revealing the fascinating range of relations between the Land of Israel, and its neighbors.

Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Permanent

Museum

Neighboring Cultures
Permanent
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Israel
Museum
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Splendid Sleighs

In the 17th and 18th centuries, sleigh rides were mostly a treat enjoyed by wealthy families. Following the example of the royal courts of Europe, these privileged groups had themselves transported through the winter landscape in magnificent conveyances. Appearance was every bit as important as the outing itself, because these sleighs were one thing above all: a symbol of status. The contraptions were ornamented with heraldic animals, scenic views of various locations or family insignia, and were a lavish and colourful tribute to their owners. Representing an alternative world to the established order, the mythological figures and animals are spectacular. The National Museum holds a unique collection of magnificent sleighs, and for the first time these vehicles will be on display in this format in the Landesmuseum’s Hall of Fame.

National Museum Zurich

22 July 2022 - 2 April 2023

Museum

Splendid Sleighs
22 July 2022 - 2 April 2023
National Museum Zurich
Swiss
Museum
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Kent Monkman: Being Legendary

Curated by Cree artist Kent Monkman, Being Legendary presents an installation of new original paintings by the artist alongside objects from ROM’s collections. Interpreted by Monkman’s shape-shifting, time-travelling, gender-fluid alter ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, the exhibition depicts how deeply Indigenous knowledge is embedded in the lands of Turtle Island. Cree and other Indigenous peoples have carried this knowledge in stories, songs, and artworks since time immemorial. Through the power of storytelling, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle reframes the forced interruptions of the colonial project on Turtle Island and honours leaders in the community who shine a light forward for future generations. Being Legendary is inspired by objects in the Museum’s permanent collections. The artist acknowledges the support of ROM in realizing the exhibition.

Royal Ontario Museum

Opens October 8, 2022

Museum

Kent Monkman: Being Legendary
Opens October 8, 2022
Royal Ontario Museum
Canada
Museum
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Quantity and Quality The World of Greek Terracottas

For many centuries, figurines were made of fired clay in ancient Greece and beyond. Until recently, researchers regarded these clay figures as cheap, mass-produced goods of no great significance because of the material used to make them and their small size. And yet, these colourfully painted figures possessed the most startling, lifelike appearance. Today, however, it has been revealed that they always had an important function in ancient daily life. The exhibition Quantity and Quality at the Altes Museum will focus on the contexts in which clay figures were used, and provide new perspectives on this often overlooked medium. In antiquity, clay was one of the most versatile and easiest materials to work with. Figurines made from clay are particularly fascinating because of their bright colours and rich detail, which have often been preserved to a great extent up to this day. Between Mass-Produced Goods and Masterpieces The Antikensammlung is in possession of a large number of often simply designed terracotta objects. With the help of moulds, they could be copied or varied cheaply and easily, which made them affordable for everyday people. But clay figures were also popular among the social elite. This is impressively demonstrated in the figurine known as the Heyl Aphrodite, a true masterpiece of ancient craftsmanship. Diverse Forms – Diverse Functions? A wide variety of themes were captured in clay, from popular myths to bread baking. Terracotta objects were found in many areas of private and public life: in the household, in temples, and also in graves. To this day, researchers are still intensively investigating the function of, and meanings behind, the clay figures in these contexts. Since most of the objects in the museum come from the art trade and their exact place of discovery is often unknown, they have often been excluded from scholarly debates in the past. The World of Greek Clay Figures This exhibition will present examples of the different contexts in which these clay figures were used in ancient Greek society. Visitors will be able to experience the diversity of ancient terracotta figures across a broad temporal and geographical framework. In addition, the exhibition will look at questions pertaining to the production and reception of this genuine “mass medium” of antiquity.

Altes Museum

07.10.2022 to 02.07.2023

Museum

Quantity and Quality The World of Greek Terracottas
07.10.2022 to 02.07.2023
Altes Museum
Germany
Museum
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EVERYDAY, SOMEDAY AND OTHER STORIES

The Stedelijk’s three-part collection presentation has been redesigned with a special focus on theme. Everyday, Someday and Other Stories, traces the evolution of art and design from the 1950s to the 1980s. Artists and designers show it was an era of new opportunities and progress, of mass culture, pop culture and consumption, and of critiquing the established order. Featuring well-known and less familiar works from the collection, the presentation tells different stories from diverse perspectives, and shines a new light on the Stedelijk collection. The collection of 1980–now is on view in Tomorrow is a Different Day. From 10 September, the collection until 1950 will be on view in Yesterday Today. EVERYDAY 'Everyday’ shows how art gradually draws closer to everyday life as artists begin to use mundane materials, actions and events. Sculptor Jackie Winsor works with rope, Bruce Nauman turns simple actions into video work and Stanley Brouwn elevates something as simple as asking for directions to art. Others, like Claes Oldenburg, and Tetsumi Kudo, use ordinary objects. Robert Rauschenberg even works with waste materials. Artists also witness the impact of mass media on perception and stereotyping, apparent in works by Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, Barbara Bloom, and Hans Eijkelboom. SOMEDAY ‘Someday’ captures the idealism of those decades: in Homo Ludens, Constant explores play as a central element in culture and society, Ben d’Armagnac founds a commune that inspires Louwrien Wijers’s poetic word sculptures. Space travel is hugely influential; astronaut William Anders photographed the Earth, creating an emblem of our planet’s vulnerability, and gave flight to a host of Space Age-inspired designs conceived by such creative minds as Václav Cigler, JVC, Wim Crouwel and Peter Ghyczy. Pursuing ideals also meant lashing out at established norms, as shown by the immense wall displaying political protest posters. William Irwin’s photos document Civil Rights marches and anti-Vietnam War demonstrations. Corita Kent, Catholic nun and pop art artist, addresses the same themes in her easy-to-distribute silkscreen prints. Günter Beltzig designs the Floris, a chair to take to sit-in demonstrations. Photos by Maurice Boyer and Pieter Boersma chronicle the squatters’ riots in Amsterdam, while Cor Jaring captures John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the Amsterdam Hilton, promoting world peace in their protest bed-in. The Wild Plakken buttons and Provo magazines epitomise this protest generation’s democratic activism.

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

19 Feb 2022 until 31 Dec 2026

Museum

EVERYDAY, SOMEDAY AND OTHER STORIES
19 Feb 2022 until 31 Dec 2026
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Netherlands
Museum
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THE SPLENDOURS OF UZBEKISTAN'S OASES

This exhibition takes visitors on a fascinating journey to the crossroads of civilisations, in the heart of central Asia, in Uzbekistan, where Samarkand and Bokhara are household names. But many other trading posts in the region brought to light works of art that are now listed as objects of world heritage. A large selection of these masterworks will leave Uzbekistan for the first time and undergo special conservation treatment for the exhibition, including monumental wall paintings from the Ambassadors’ Hall in Samarkand and its surroundings, the pages of one of the oldest monumental Korans from the early days of Islam from Katta Langar, in Sogdiana, and other treasures in gold from Bactria (Dalverzin Tepe), silver, silk, and fine ceramics. The exhibition also showcases several masterpieces from the famous 16th-century miniature paintings of the School of Bukhara. Thanks to exceptional loans from Uzbekistan, and from major European museums, the exhibition encompasses nearly 130 works and invites visitors to embark on a journey through space and time. The riveting tale of 17 centuries sheds light on why this far-flung region near China and India fascinated Alexander the Great and the caliphs of Baghdad, beyond the Iranian world, further east. This hotspot of exchange and cultural flourishing provided a forum where Western and Eastern civilisations could dialogue and mingle harmoniously.

Louvre

23 November 2022 – 6 March 2023

Museum

THE SPLENDOURS OF UZBEKISTAN'S OASES
23 November 2022 – 6 March 2023
Louvre
France
Museum
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150th Anniversary Thematic Exhibition Islamic Ceramics from the TNM Collection

The term “Islamic ceramics” refers to ceramics created mainly in the areas corresponding to present-day Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and Turkey from the 7th century. From the 1910s to the 1940s, the Museum acquired rare examples of Islamic ceramics and further enriched its collection through purchases and donations. For the first time ever, this thematic exhibition presents a comprehensive look at the Museum’s collection of Islamic ceramics.

Tokyo National Museum

October 4, 2022 - January 22, 2023

Museum

150th Anniversary Thematic Exhibition Islamic Ceramics from the TNM Collection
October 4, 2022 - January 22, 2023
Tokyo National Museum
Japan
Museum
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Drawn memories of Albert J. Elen

After more than twenty well-spent years, I am saying farewell to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. The small selection of art works in this room shows the breadth of the acquisitions realised during my curatorship, primarily drawings. When I was studying art history in Leiden in the seventies, I developed a preference for early Italian art. This resulted in a doctoral thesis about the drawing books of Jacopo Bellini and a dissertation about Italian drawing books from the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. In order to be able to reconstruct drawing books that had been torn apart, I specialised in the history of paper, codicology and the science of watermarks. Dutch art also enjoyed considerable attention in the past four decades, with publications about artists such as Stradanus, Rembrandt, Willem van Mieris and Jan Hulswit. After working as curator at the Royal Library and the Netherlands Office for Fine Arts and deputy chief inspector of Cultural Assets at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, I joined the museum at the end of 2002. My third curatorship, the longest and most enjoyable. But everything must, unfortunately, come to an end. With the help of two much-loved ‘old friends’ and seventeen acquisitions, in three cases combined with another work of art from the museum collection, I would like to take you on a personal ‘trip down memory lane’.

Boijmans Van Beuningen

13-05-2022 to 14-08-2022

Museum

Drawn memories of Albert J. Elen
13-05-2022 to 14-08-2022
Boijmans Van Beuningen
Netherlands
Museum
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do it (home)

As many of us across the globe are experiencing social distancing and orders to stay at home, the Cincinnati Art Museum is joining Independent Curators International (ICI) and over 30 art spaces around the world in sharing do it (home). This interactive exhibition, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, provides a set of art-making prompts that can easily be brought to life in your own home. These instructions have been created by contemporary artists, including some who are represented in our permanent collection. According to Obrist, “do it has always been global and local, public and private — spheres of life that for many have coalesced in recent months.” do it (home) will take you away from your screens, and recreate an art experience at home. You are invited to be an active participant by responding to the artists’ prompts, following their lead, and realizing an artwork on their behalf. Some artists will guide you in creating a physical work of art, while others encourage you to reflect on the world around you. When you are ready, share your creation online and make connections with other doers using #doithomeCAM or by sharing on our website using the form below. Artist prompts are available in both English and Spanish. In 1993, Hans Ulrich Obrist together with artists Christian Boltanski and Bertrand Lavier, conceived do it, an exhibition based entirely on artists’ instructions, which could be followed to create temporary art works for the duration of a show. do it has challenged traditional exhibition formats, questioned authorship, and championed art’s ability to exist beyond a single gallery space. Since do it began, many new versions have appeared, including do it (museum), do it (tv), and do it (in school). Over time, do it has grown from 12 to over 400 sets of artists’ instructions, and has been shown in more than 150 art spaces in over 15 countries.

Cincinnati Art Museum

Now–TBD • Online

Museum

do it (home)
Now–TBD • Online
Cincinnati Art Museum
United States
Museum
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WARHOL, OPIE, SHERMAN, KLEIN

The East Wing has been sprinkled with stardust. A quartet of great names – classics as well as contemporary masters – are displayed together giving you the opportunity to meet both Marilyn in multicolour, monochrome masterpieces, iconic self-portraits and a Hollywood diva behind the facade.

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

12.8.22 - 8.1.23

Museum

WARHOL, OPIE, SHERMAN, KLEIN
12.8.22 - 8.1.23
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Denmark
Museum
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Faces of War

What did the war mean for its participants and for those affected indirectly? The exhibition “Faces of War” explains how people from different parts of the world legitimised their participation in wars and war related activities with religious ideology and how they clarified their relationship with Gods and other people through battle and bloodshed, how leaders and monarchs secured their positions using the archetype of a warrior. It also draws attention to the economic aspect of war campaigns. The exhibition dedicates a large space to fighting and its “tools”: weapons and armours. It shows how weapons adapted to the specific natural environment as well as to the techniques and tactics of combat. It also presents weapons that are literally works of art, as well as artistic representations of war. Art is not about cruelty and suffering, it mainly celebrates magnificence, strength and martial arts. The last part of the exhibition is focused on the persistent desire of human societies for peace, the efforts to break free from the cycle of violence, attacks and retaliation. The exhibition features a number of unique objects. There is also a collection of tin soldiers borrowed from the funds of the Army Museum, which demonstrates how the clash of European civilisation and “primitive” war practices fascinated our ancestors – and their children – at the beginning of the 20th century. It also emphasises the fact that a preparation for war remains an important part of children’s games in modern society. Among the most beautiful and most conspicuous exhibited objects is the mask of the Mongolian God of war, which combines the charm of artistic craftsmanship and the reflection of the cruelty of conflicts, pointing out the importance of war in religious ceremonies and its impact on everyday life. A six-part Japanese screen from the 17th century shows scenes from the riots of Hōgen, which took place in 1156 in Kyoto as an attempt to change the order of succession to the imperial throne. The screen shows the liberation of the rebel-controlled imperial palace, the breakthrough of a poorly guarded gate and the panicked escape of the rebellion leaders. Headbands, tomahawks and peace pipes (calumets) of the North American Dakotas come from the collections of Vojta Náprstek, i.e. from the museum's oldest collections. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR SCHOOLS War. Glorified and hated Target group: Lectured programme to the Faces of War exhibition for Primary schools War: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Target group: Lectured programme to the Faces of War exhibition for Secondary schools

Czech National Museum

11. 5. 2021 – 31. 10. 2022

Museum

Faces of War
11. 5. 2021 – 31. 10. 2022
Czech National Museum
Czech
Museum
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Egyptian Antiquities

The ancient Egyptian civilization is the only other major civilization of the Mediterranean, apart from the Greek, displayed at the National Archaeological Museum already since 1890. The enriched redisplay of the collection includes the objects of the previous exhibition (1994-2002) complemented with a significant number of new artefacts which are put on public view for the first time. The exhibits (statues, figurines, stelae, sarcophagi, mummy cases, mummies of animals, vases, funerary caskets , Fayum portraits, jewellery etc.) cover all time periods of the Egyptian civilization. The new exhibition aims at the familiarization of visitors with the daily life of the ancient Egyptians. The artefacts are interpreted based on their use, whereas the burial practices as well as the religion of the ancient Egyptians hold a prominent position in the exhibition. Simultaneously, emphasis is laid on the close ties between the Greek and the Egyptian civilization in antiquity.

National Archaeological Museum

Permanent

Museum

Egyptian Antiquities
Permanent
National Archaeological Museum
Greece
Museum
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French Art 1900-1930

In the summer of 1905 Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and André Derain among others threw themselves into pictorial experiments with ferocious colours and innovative shapes. This became the start of a breathless and revolutionary period in art history. In this exhibition we display a selection of highlights from the museum’s collection of French art from 1900-1930. Rarely exhibited, experimental and provocative In the exhibition you can see very different works by the same artists. Many of the artists in the exhibition tried out different expressions and techniques. Common to the very diverse works is that they attracted vast attention in their time for their striking contributions to how modern art ought to be. The critique rained down on them and some of the artists were accused of daubing. In the exhibition you can experience works such as Matisse’s papercut Zulma, which is very rarely exhibited. On of the world’s finest collections SMK has a unique collection of French art with works by Matisse, Picasso, Braque, Modigliani and Derain. This sensational collection is largely the product of engineer and art collector Johannes Rump. During the 1910’s and in the beginning of the 1920’s he gathered one of the finest collections of works by Matisse. A collection he generously donated to the museum in 1928.

Statens Museum for Kunst National Gallery of Denmark

Permanent exhibition with works from SMK's collection

Museum

French Art 1900-1930
Permanent exhibition with works from SMK's collection
Statens Museum for Kunst National Gallery of Denmark
Denmark
Museum
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THINGS

The exhibition Things, authored by Laurence Bertrand Dorléac, proposes a new take on what was long seen as a minor genre, whose name – ‘still life’ – is intriguing in itself. Depictions of things, which date back to prehistoric times, are a wonderful window into history. Artists were the first to take things seriously by recognising their presence, imbuing them with life, glorifying their forms and meanings, their power and charm. They captured the ability of objects to fire our imagination – to make us believe, doubt, dream or act. The exhibition revisits the still-life genre from the perspective of the ongoing dialogue between past and present artists. It sheds new light on our attachment to material things, while covering the history of art from prehistoric axes to Chardin, Manet and the readymades of Marcel Duchamp.

Louvre

12 October 2022 – 23 January 2023

Museum

THINGS
12 October 2022 – 23 January 2023
Louvre
France
Museum
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Zlaté řemeslo

Uměleckořemeslné techniky zlatnictví a příbuzných kovozpracujících oborů od minulosti do současnosti představí od 24. května 2022 v Technickém muzeu v Brně (TMB) nová výstava Zlaté řemeslo. Vznikla v rámci výzkumného projektu specialistů z Oddělení dokumentace vědy a techniky a Metodického centra konzervace TMB pod vedením Ing. Aleny Selucké, náměstkyně ředitele, a ve spolupráci s akad. soch. Andrejem Šumberou. Na výstavě se podílely partnerské instituce, zejména Uměleckoprůmyslové museum v Praze, Moravská galerie v Brně, Moravské zemské muzeum a Národní památkový ústav. Zlato, stříbro a měď se řadí mezi nejstarší kovy, které se člověk naučil zpracovávat. Vyráběl z nich předměty určené k ozdobě těla či oděvu, k vykonávání magických a náboženských rituálů nebo k reprezentaci svého majitele. Poznával jejich výjmečné vlastnosti, následně i postupy získávání dalších kovů z rud a jejich vzájemné slévání pro získání slitin zcela nových možností. Kovy se staly základem technologického i kulturního rozkvětu civilizací a ovlivnily rozvoj nejrůznějších řemesel a oborů lidské činnosti. Právě zlatnictví patří mezi starověká řemesla založená na zručnosti a tvůrčí invenci řemeslníků přeměňujících beztvarou hmotu v unikátní dílo pomocí rozmanitých postupů a úkonů, ale i nástrojů či nářadí, které se mnohdy používají dodnes. Zlatnickými technikami v širších souvislostech se v posledních letech intenzivně zabývají odborníci v Technickém muzeu v Brně. Jejich záměrem je vyzdvihnout do popředí význam uměleckořemeslné praxe využívající manuální obratnosti, znalosti tradičních materiálů a technik, které jsou předávány napříč generacemi. Idea, že tajemství zlatých pokladů spočívá ve znalosti a umění jejich tvorby, je mottem vepsaným do celého konceptu výstavy. „Naší snahou je zachytit překotně mizející podstatu uměleckořemeslných postupů a uchovat ji pro budoucí generace”, říká úvodem Alena Selucká, spoluautorka výstavy. Její tým konzervátorů a restaurátorů pečuje o to, aby se díla našich předků co nejdéle zachovala a nepodléhala zubu času. K tomu je potřeba znalosti původních historických technik, které musí být během restaurování správně popsány a veškeré zásahy musí být s nimi kompatibilní. S výrobními a výzdobnými technikami seznámíme návštěvníky výstavy formou videozáznamů (lití, tepání a cizelování, fasování drahých kamenů, různé zdobné techniky tauzování), ale i širokého spektra nářadí, pomůcek i strojů, kovových materiálů a samotných replik historických artefaktů. Do prostředí historické zlatnické dílny se přeneseme díky autentickému mobiliáři a vybavení, které Technické muzeum v Brně získalo do svých sbírek od významného brněnského zlatnického mistra Jiřího Drlíka. Ten stál u zrodu uměleckého šperkařství v Československu od první poloviny 60. let a výrazně ovlivnil jeho podobu. Díla Jiřího Drlíka jsou zastoupena v českých i světových muzejních sbírkách. Výstava Zlaté řemeslo prezentuje Drlíkovu zlatnickou práci prostřednictvím šperků zapůjčených z Moravské galerie v Brně. Rozmanitost zlatnické produkce a její proměny za posledních více než dva tisíce let mohou návštěvníci obdivovat na celé řadě jedinečných předmětů zapůjčených z fondů pražského Uměleckoprůmyslového musea, Moravské galerie a Moravského zemského muzea, jakou jsou například filigránem a granulací zdobené zlaté šperky z doby Velké Moravy, unikáty z Karlštejnského pokladu, zlatá bohatě zdobená výbava z hrobového nálezu germánského velmože z lokality Cézavy-Blučina či přenosný relikviářový oltářík z karlovského období. Výstava zahrnuje široké spektrum zlatnické práce: ozdoby těla a oděvu, luxusní předměty osobní potřeby jako neceséry, hodinky i rozměrnější díla pro reprezentativní účely. Své místo zde mají i šperky považované za typicky „české“, tedy s českým granátem, vltavíny a perličkami z českých řek, ale i díla z litiny nebo moderních materiálů. Pro školy všech typů včetně odborných či specializovaných na oblast kulturního dědictví, konzervování a restaurování jsou připraveny komentované prohlídky a programy navazující na expozice Ulička řemesel a Kultura nevidomých v TMB. Mimo školní programy si mohou díky aktivitám v interaktivním koutku malí i velcí návštěvníci přímo ve výstavě kdykoliv vyzkoušet, jak si navrhnout a vyrobit jednoduchý šperk. Nevidomí návštěvníci prozkoumají relikviář sv. Maura prostřednictvím interaktivního haptického modelu v měřítku 1 : 1 zapůjčeného z bečovského edukačního pracoviště. Seznámí se hmatem nejen s detaily povrchu relikviáře, ale také zjistí, jaké relikvie se skrývají v jeho útrobách, stejně jako tomu je u jeho originálu. Výstavu Zlaté řemeslo nabídne Technické muzeum v Brně do 18. září 2022. Výstava Zlaté řemeslo je výstupem výzkumného projektu Technického muzea v Brně „Uměleckořemeslné techniky zlatnictví – identifikace, ochrana a zpřístupnění“ podpořeného z programu Ministerstva kultury ČR NAKI II (id. kód DG20P02OVV023).

Technical Museum in Brno

24. 5. 2022 – 18. 9. 2022

Museum

Zlaté řemeslo
24. 5. 2022 – 18. 9. 2022
Technical Museum in Brno
Czech
Museum
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Henry Mosler Behind the Scenes: In Celebration of the Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial

Henry Mosler (1841–1920) achieved an international reputation in the late nineteenth century for narrative paintings rich in detail. Born in Prussia to a Jewish family that settled in Cincinnati, the artist won success at the Salon exhibitions in Paris for paintings depicting the rituals of daily life in Brittany. Drawn from the extensive collection of the artist’s work at the Cincinnati Art Museum, with a few select loans, this exhibition relates Mosler’s journey and takes a close look at how he developed his paintings through studies across media. Learn more about how Cincinnati celebrates the 200th anniversary of the city’s Jewish community with an exciting roster of events throughout the region at jewishcincy200.org.

Cincinnati Art Museum

June 10–September 4, 2022 • Galleries 124 and 125

Museum

Henry Mosler Behind the Scenes: In Celebration of the Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial
June 10–September 4, 2022 • Galleries 124 and 125
Cincinnati Art Museum
United States
Museum
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RESTORATION OF THE BULGARIAN ARMY

The Bulgarian Volunteer Corps became the core of the established by order No 1 of 15 July 1878 Bulgarian Territorial Army. The latter was built up as a standing army on the principle of conscription and featured four branches: infantry, artillery, cavalry, and sapper troops. In August of 1879, was formed the Navy. The Bulgarian Territorial Army could not meet the 84 750 men goal, and at the end of 1878, its strength was just 31 400 men. For the education of the future officers, in November of 1878, in Sofia opened the Military School, which enrolled 255 junkers [cadets], and further 132 were sent to military schools in Russia. In Veliko Tarnovo opened the Training Battalion, for NCOs, as well as military schools for medical assistants in Sofia, Plovdiv, Veliko Tarnovo, and Tatar Pazardzhik (today – Pazardzhik). On 5 July 1879, within the first Bulgarian government was constituted the Ministry of War, the highest military administrative institution in Bulgaria, ensuring the defence of state sovereignty, national independence, and the country’s territorial integrity. On 17 December 1879, “The Provisional Rules of the Bulgarian Troops” came into force, which served as first law of the armed forces. Every Bulgarian citizen between 21 and 40 was subject to military service. The troops were manned on territorial principle.

National Museum of Military History

Permanent

Museum

RESTORATION OF THE BULGARIAN ARMY
Permanent
National Museum of Military History
Bulgaria
Museum
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Colección Teruel

Parte de esta colección arqueológica se encuentra en las salas temporales del museo, compuesta por piezas cerámicas, objetos de calabazas, líticos, cuentas de collar, pinzas y restos óseos. Fue donada al Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña por la familia Teruel en el año 2005, y a través de sus relatos se pudo constatar que en la década de 1980 la propiedad pertenecía a Humberto Hedro Teruel, quien junto a Rodolfo Bravo realizaron excavaciones en un contexto arqueológico correspondiente probablemente a una tumba. La misma se ubicaba sobre una lomada de la finca Bella Brisa ubicada en el paraje Corralito, departamento San Carlos (Valle Calchaquí sur) Salta, donde se observaba un círculo de rocas del cual se obtuvieron los objetos asociados a restos esqueletarios de un individuo.

Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montana

Permanent

Museum

Colección Teruel
Permanent
Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montana
Argentina
Museum
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Deep Space Concert: Gerald Peter Project - Incremental Changes

Das Gerald Peter Project ist ein genre-übergreifendes, konzeptionelles Musik-Projekt mit dem Hauptprotagonisten Gerald Peter als Keyboarder, Pianist & Komponist, sowie Visual Programer und dem vielseitigen und versierten Schlagzeuger Aaron Thier. Präsentiert wird das neue Album Incremental Changes, Pt. 2 mit Geralds Kompositionen, an denen er mehrere Jahre gearbeitet hat. Diese erzählen, inspiriert von sukzessiven Lebenswandlungen („Incremental Changes“), eine musikalische Geschichte, bei der verschiedene Stilelemente aus progressivem Rock, Jazz, neoklassischer, cineastischer sowie elektronischer Musik fusioniert werden.  Die von Gerald Peter selbst entwickelten Instrument–gesteuerten Visualisierungen sind in die Live Show integriert und machen damit das Gerald Peter Project zu einem multimedialen und musikalischen Gesamterlebnis.

ARS ELECTRONICA

September 2022, 19:30–21:00

Museum

Deep Space Concert: Gerald Peter Project - Incremental Changes
September 2022, 19:30–21:00
ARS ELECTRONICA
Austria
Museum
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Canadian Modern

Do you recognize Canadian design around you? Canada's modern design and craft movement has been a dynamic part of the country's narrative from the early 20th century right up to today. Step into the latest ROM-original exhibition and explore Canada's innovative and lasting contributions to modern design and craft. From Clairtone's Project G Stereo to Fluevog footwear, this exhibition showcases one hundred examples of culturally significant, limited-edition and mass-produced objects designed and crafted in Canada, and the stories of insight, experimentation, and innovation behind them. Inspired by everything from pop culture and the Swinging Sixties to Canada's natural landscape and the Space Race, Canadian innovation was embraced by global markets, putting the country's designs on the world stage, where many of them continue to hold a place — and function — today. Whether it's fashion, furniture, jewellery, electronics, or ceramics, each object tells a story — some new, some nostalgic — and this exhibition invites visitors to take a fresh look at these everyday objects. Designers including Alfred Sung, Michael Massie, Hugh Spencer, Jeremy Laing, Jeff Goodman, Karin Jones, Michael Fortune, and Daphne Odjig are represented. Interviews, advertising, and digital media in the exhibition provide greater context by highlighting vision, production, and functionality. Canadian Modern places an important ROM collection front and centre, and offers an engaging lens through which to examine and appreciate Canada's unique place in the modern design and craft movement.

Royal Ontario Museum

Opens December 3, 2022

Museum

Canadian Modern
Opens December 3, 2022
Royal Ontario Museum
Canada
Museum
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TOMORROW IS A DIFFERENT DAY

Tomorrow is a Different Day spotlights art and design from the collection, from 1980 to the present, by international artists and designers who are helping to shape the changes of today and tomorrow. They challenge the status quo and offer alternative perspectives. The presentation of art and design from 1950–1980 is on view in Everyday, Someday and Other Stories. From 10 September, the collection until 1950 will be on view in Yesterday Today.

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

10 Jul 2021 until 31 Dec 2025

Museum

TOMORROW IS A DIFFERENT DAY
10 Jul 2021 until 31 Dec 2025
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Netherlands
Museum
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The Mysterious Village

Title The Mysterious Village Period August 17, 2022 ~ October 11, 2022 Venue Special ExhibitionⅠ, NFMK Seoul <The Mysterious Village> is an exhibition of immersive digital videos of various deities in old folktales. Gods have always been with people and listened to their wishes for peace, health, good harvest, and big catch. The roles of gods and deities such as Jangseung (Village Guardian Posts), Sotdae (Sacred Poles), Sansin (Mountain God), Gasin (Household Deities) that protect a home, the Ten Dukes and Jeoseungsaja (Messenger of the Afterworld) associated with death, and Yongsin (Dragon God) and Dokkaebi (Goblin) related to the people's livelihood are vividly expressed by utilizing a variety of visual technologies and sound effects, as well as people's wishes contained in them. We invite you to where magical stories unfold: the village of gods. We hope that this special allows visitors to have a fun time with gods, who have always been around.

National Fork Museum of Korea

August 17, 2022 ~ October 11, 2022

Museum

The Mysterious Village
August 17, 2022 ~ October 11, 2022
National Fork Museum of Korea
Korea
Museum
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Story of Finland

Never before has the story of Finland’s independent years been told in such a touching way. The exhibition will play at the heartstrings of both Finns and visitors from abroad. It has been put together by film director Juho Kuosmanen, cultural multitalent Kaarina Hazard, historian Teemu Keskisarja and set designer Kari Kankaanpää, to name a few. Finland’s recent history is a mingling of light and deep shadows. The exhibition takes a bold new look at the wounds left by wars and the struggle for independence. But it also brims with joy for the 100-year-old Finland, which has managed to grow into a country of democracy, equality and wellbeing, and pokes loving fun at the nation’s little peculiarities – Finns are a weird but happy bunch! We are a people who love the Moomins, the Ball Chair, children’s waterproof overalls, heavy metal music and sauna.

The National Museum of Finland

permanent

Museum

Story of Finland
permanent
The National Museum of Finland
Finland
Museum
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Old Masters II

The Old Masters II exhibition a follow-up to the Old Masters permanent exhibition located in the opposite Schwarzenberg palace. Both exhibitions complement each other to form a coherent whole, while presenting magnificent artwork in different contexts. The new exhibition in the Sternberg palace follows the historical tradition of exhibiting masterpieces in this building, which was used in 1811⁠–⁠1871 as a seat of the Society of Patriotic Friends of the Arts, the predecessor of today’s National Gallery Prague. This time, artwork will be exhibited in the context of centres of art and their mutual connections. Old Masters II represent the best of the unique collections of NGP and its partners ⁠–⁠ e.g. a rare collection of Russian Christian icons preserved in Prague, presenting an extraordinary personality of their collector, Nikodim P. Kondakov. The exhibition also shows a unique collection of Italian paintings of the 14th and 15th centuries gathered mostly by Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. It is the largest collection of the co-called Italian primitive school preserved outside of Italy and it explores artistic creations in Italian cities of Siena, Florence, Venice or Padua. The collection of early Italian art is complemented by Renaissance and Baroque paintings (Alessandro Allori, Jacopo Bassano, Luca Giordano). There are also extraordinary collections of Dutch and Flemish painting of the 15th to 18th centuries with the main focus on the art of Antwerp, Amsterdam, Utrecht and Leyden (Herri met de Bles, Pieter II. Brueghel, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Rachel Ruysch, Gerard Ter Borch, Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy). The altar with The Crucifixion by Hans Raphon is a rare piece. It is the only fully preserved retable of the Passion of the Christ in public collections in the Czech Republic. Central European works of art are represented by the collection of Nuremberg art and selected solitary works from the territory of today’s Germany, in particular from the important trading and artistic region of Rhineland dating back to the 15th to 18th centuries (Hans Baldung Grien, Hans Dürer). The exhibition also displays works of art of German and Austrian lands created in the 17th and 18th centuries (Georg Flegel, Paul Troger, Johann Carl Loth, Johann Michael Rottmayr). A smaller collection of French and Spanish art of the 17th and 18th centuries is remarkable for the significance and quality of exhibited solitary pieces (Charles Mellin, Pierre Mignard, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo). Curators: Martina Jandlová Sošková, Olga Kotková, Lucie Němečková

National Gallery Prague

Permanent

Museum

Old Masters II
Permanent
National Gallery Prague
Czech
Museum
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Riding the Olympic Wave

The Olympic Games echo and sometimes anticipate the trends and aspirations of society, constantly riding these new waves. As such, six new sports and disciplines have been added to the programme of the Summer Games: 3x3 Basketball, BMX Freestyle, breaking, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing. “Riding the Olympic Wave” explores this evolution and presents these six sports and disciplines, together with their respective social, cultural and artistic contexts.

The Olympic Museum

17 MARCH 2022 - 5 MARCH 2023

Museum

Riding the Olympic Wave
17 MARCH 2022 - 5 MARCH 2023
The Olympic Museum
Canada
Museum
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Embroidered Gardens Ottoman Textiles from the Borg Collection

This special presentation in the Pergamonmuseum’s book art cabinet affords a glimpse into one of the strands in the rich textile tradition of the Ottoman Empire: alongside carpets and woven fabrics, lesser-known embroideries also played a major role in this tradition, predominantly in domestic contexts in urban areas. These pieces formed part of the dowry of every young woman and were cared for like treasures. This exhibition showcases towels, serviettes and sashes from the 16th to the 19th century from the Borg Collection. These exquisite works were generally produced in domestic settings, though a number of the particularly intricate embroideries were produced in workshops by professional embroiderers. Embroideries with Prestige The embroideries were made on a rectangular frame on four legs, in front of which the embroiderers would sit on the floor. Finely woven fabrics made of silk, linen and cotton were used to make the works. The embroidery threads were coloured with natural dyes and were usually made of silk, and were sometimes embellished with silver or gold thread. Usually, a border was embroidered on the shorter ends of the fabric. The embroideries are so finely wrought that they look identical from both sides, meaning there is no front and back. We can assume that these fine towels and serviettes have never been used. What is certain, though, is that their primary role was as part of a bride’s dowry, and they would have been placed on display in this function. Tradition and Variation The motifs, patterns and techniques of these embroideries were passed down over centuries. Nevertheless, it is possible to identify trends and fashions alongside these traditional forms of ornamentation. For example, from the 18th century onwards, we see an increased use of European and Chinese designs and embroidery techniques. Looking at the motifs, a strong preference for flowers and depictions of flora becomes apparent. A pronounced interest in these forms can be discerned as far back as the 16th century in Ottoman art, and can be found on almost all materials and in various techniques, be it tiles from Iznik, velvet from Bursa or the miniature painting of Ottoman book arts. In the embroideries, however, these forms are interpreted more freely, sometimes diverging dramatically from the classical courtly style of the Ottoman Empire. At the same time though, we can also make out regional techniques and motifs.

Pergamonmuseum

16.12.2022 to 16.04.2023

Museum

Embroidered Gardens Ottoman Textiles from the Borg Collection
16.12.2022 to 16.04.2023
Pergamonmuseum
Germany
Museum
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When the Stars Shine

The exhibition When the Stars Shine commemorates well-known and famous, but also almost forgotten stars of Czech theatre of the last two centuries. Through the best and most interesting items from the collections of the History of Theatre department of the National Museum, the exhibition shows the vicissitudes of the position of theatre creators in society over the course of more than two hundred years. The exhibition thus offers the opportunity to see objects from the personal estates of great actors (e.g. Ema Destinnová, Hana Kvapilová, Jindřich Mošna, Oldřich Nový, Adina Mandlová, Svatopluk Beneš, Karel Höger, Vlasta Chramostová, Radovan Lukavský and many others). On display are their jewellery, clothes and fashion accessories, personal and studio photographs, paintings and busts, small artefacts from everyday and artistic life, and remarkable documents. In particular, you can see, for example, Emma Destinnová's jewellery, Oldřich Nový's office, Adina Mandlová's dresses, furniture from Vlasta Chramostová’s living room theatre or Cinderella's magical dress and shoe from the fairy tale Three Gifts for Cinderella. You can also take a look at the Thalia Award given to Josef Abrhám in 2020 or the Czech Lion awarded to Ivan Trojan in the same year. The specific life and artistic stories of several dozen prominent personalities of the Czech Thalia offer a reflection on how great actors influence the life, fashion or aesthetic ideals of their time, what it meant to be famous and respected by the society in different times, and what creative and personal conflicts shaped their life paths. At the same time, the authors of the exhibition do not shy away from controversial topics, such as what the Czech saying that success is unforgivable often means in real life, how power and politics influenced the actors' life and work, and what creative and personal dramas many actors experienced. The exhibition also shows the lesser-known or even unknown facts about how these personalities lived their private lives or what they did outside their profession. The exhibition presents the fates of the stars of the Czech Thalia against the backdrop of their times, pays homage to the art of acting in all its forms and variants, genres and art forms, and above all wants to remind us that all these actors were still just human.

Czech National Museum

13. 12. 2021 – 30. 9. 2022

Museum

When the Stars Shine
13. 12. 2021 – 30. 9. 2022
Czech National Museum
Czech
Museum
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Feast of Lights: Buddhist Hanging Scroll at Sudeoksa Temple

Imagine a day when a large-scale Buddhist hanging scroll (gwaebul in Korean) was being hung outside the main hall at the thousand-year-old Sudeoksa Temple in Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do Province. In front of the main hall, small painted banners that mark the sacred space where the gwaebul hangs are fluttering in the wind. A wide array of offerings are piled up in front of the hall. Brilliant warm sunlight and gentle breezes sooth the hearts of the people who are waiting for the Buddha they hope soon to encounter. The temple yard reverberates with the chanting of monks’ chanting and seems to swirl with the people’s dearest wishes. The colossal hanging scroll filled with colorful lights unfolds as the colorful cloths tied to the top of the painting cross the blue sky over the main hall. To celebrate Buddha’s Birthday in 2022, the National Museum of Korea is holding its seventeenth gwaebul exhibition, entitled Feast of Light: Buddhist Hanging Scroll at Sudeoksa Temple in Yesan. The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to personally view a gwaebul painting normally stored away at a temple. Facing such a large Buddhist hanging scroll, viewers often experience an inexplicable but intense thrill, even if they are not familiar with Buddhist thinking and doctrine. Although this painting was produced several hundred years ago, the Buddhist world portrayed in the painting still moves viewers’ minds the way it did back then. This exhibition is the first time the gwaebul painting of Sudeoksa Temple in Yesan is being presented together with another treasure of the temple, a lotus pedestal from the Goryeo Dynasty. The lotus pedestal adorned with beautiful designs demonstrates the splendid Buddhist culture of the Goryeo Dynasty. We would like to invite visitors to appreciate the beauty of cultural properties transported from Sudeoksa Temple to the National Museum of Korea.

National Museum of Korea

Apr-13-2022 ~ Oct-16-2022

Museum

Feast of Lights: Buddhist Hanging Scroll at Sudeoksa Temple
Apr-13-2022 ~ Oct-16-2022
National Museum of Korea
Korea
Museum
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CANADIAN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

THE GREAT ADVENTURE The Museum lets your kids travel the world, while enriching their lives and broadening their experience by exploring other cultures. Travel the world together on the colourful Pakistani bus. Load packages onto a cargo ship. Visit homes in India, Indonesia and Mexico. Get creative with crafts in the family Studio. WE TAKE YOUR HEALTH CONCERNS SERIOUSLY We’re keeping you safe with timed entry, reduced capacity limits, a new “look-and-find passport” with stickers, updated activities, and enhanced cleaning measures.

Canadian Museum of History

Now Open

Museum

CANADIAN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
Now Open
Canadian Museum of History
Canada
Museum
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Famous Czech Composers

Step into the light room and enter the music of the four big names. Thanks to the unique synergy of light and music, you will feel even the smallest sound details of Smetana’s Vltava, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”, Janáček’s Sinfonietta and Bohuslav Martinů’s Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani. The unique stories of the four composers will be brought to you in an attractive large-format novella in pictures, which will allow you to experience the most important moments of the artists’ lives together with them. The original exhibits presented at the exhibition have been selected with utmost care. They include personal items that the composers wore and touched, but also objects of rare value, such as awards for their music. Some of them are on display for the very first time. Among the real gems of incalculable value are the authors’ manuscripts of four remarkable pieces. The road takes you through the acoustic landscape of the four composers. You will dive into an intimate mosaic of exceptional as well as everyday motifs and a diverse selection of composition. Listening to them will allow you to better understand the environment in which the composers lived, the inspirations and experiences that had a major impact on their thinking and creative process. We will also show you various approaches to the staging of four famous operas: Smetana’s The Bartered Bride, Dvořák’s Rusalka, Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen and Martinů’s Juliette. You will also see original costumes from productions of these operas. The walk through the world of music will end in the light room where it all started and where you will have a chance to revisit the unique beauty of the music authored by these extraordinary composers with the newly acquired knowledge.

Czech National Museum

3. 11. 2020 – 31. 12. 2022

Museum

Famous Czech Composers
3. 11. 2020 – 31. 12. 2022
Czech National Museum
Czech
Museum
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MOA Museum of Art Collection Part III

The Museum’s collection comprises works of art from Japan, China, and other Asian countries, each exemplary of a significant epoch in art history of Japan. It was formed for the main part by our founder Okada Mokichi (1882-1955) and encompasses a wide range of outstanding artworks of historical significance as well as of aesthetic excellence, ranging from paintings and calligraphic works to sculpture, handicraft, and beyond. The final part of this year-long exhibition program highlights tea utensils, artworks representing the Rinpa school, and Buddhist paintings. Among them are masterpieces with the protected cultural heritage designation, including the Pair of Tea Bowls by Nonomura Ninsei, the illustrated handscroll The Tale of Princess Jōruri by Iwasa Matabei, and Mandala of Kichijoten (Srimahadevi), as well as the painting by Ogata Kōrin, The Empress Akikonomu. Enjoy a journey into the world of Japanese and East Asian art imbued with elegance and artistic finesse.

MOA Museum of Art

2022.10.28 - 2022.12.11

Museum

MOA Museum of Art Collection Part III
2022.10.28 - 2022.12.11
MOA Museum of Art
Japan
Museum
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Painting Collection

The National Museum has nearly 17,000 paintings, representing all important styles of Indian miniatures. It is one of the largest collections of miniature paintings in the country. The Miniature painting tradition has been a key form of Indian painting apart from murals, cloth paintings and paintings on wood. Among miniature paintings, the main schools have been- the Deccani (from the South), Mughal (Spanning Central and North India), Rajasthani (West India) and Pahari (From the hills of the North).

National Museum, New Delhi

Permanent

Museum

Painting Collection
Permanent
National Museum, New Delhi
India
Museum
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Dippy Returns: The Nation's Favourite Dinosaur

Dippy, the nation's favourite dinosaur, is back for a short visit. Dippy was the first Diplodocus (DIP-low-DOCK-us) to go on display anywhere in the world when it was gifted to the Museum in 1905. It quickly became a star, capturing hearts and imaginations. Dippy then left the Museum in 2017 to complete a whirlwind tour of the UK. Throughout the journey, Dippy witnessed the changing state of nature and how the UK's biodiversity is in sharp decline. Dippy's tour also gave us a much-needed reminder of the joy we can find in our local landscapes - from embracing the quiet of a woodland to noticing birdsong in a busy park. Now you can experience Dippy's memories of nature throughout the UK and see how different communities are connecting with it.

The Natural History Museum

Now open until 2 January 2023

Museum

Dippy Returns: The Nation's Favourite Dinosaur
Now open until 2 January 2023
The Natural History Museum
The United Kingdom
Museum
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Unrealised Sydney

Share this page on TwitterShare this page on FacebookEmail this page MUSEUM OF SYDNEY Unrealised Sydney presents a fascinating insight into the future of our city as it was imagined in the past. The imagined city precedes the built city. Ideas for new buildings and precincts can reveal much about the time of their conception: economic drivers, politics, technological change, and prevailing views on society, environment and design. Cities evolve as a dialogue between the possible and the actual, with change often contested. Many visions are left behind, unrealised, ghostly reminders of the city that might have been. Guest curated by Robert Freestone, Unrealised Sydney explores the genesis of, and community responses to, bold and sometimes misguided design proposals by governments and the private sector for redeveloping some strategic sites in and around the CBD in the second half of the 20th century. Though never realised, these schemes – shown through a range of plans, designs, models, sketches and documentary footage – form a rich part of the story that is Sydney. These decades saw shifting ideas about architectural and urban design, heritage, and democratic governance. Controversial urban renewal projects raised stark questions about global versus local priorities and private versus public interests. The processes of reimagination and renewal continue apace. As we continually refashion our cities for the future, what can we learn from past unrealised visions? Accompanying the exhibition is Realise, an interactive experience developed in collaboration with media producers Junior Major. Visitors modify precincts in Tallawoladah / The Rocks, considering factors such as environmental sustainability, liveability and productivity – then see them brought to life in the gallery. Daily screenings of the 1978 documentary Woolloomooloo will take place at 2pm in the Warrane Theatre, Museum of Sydney, courtesy National Film and Sound Archive © Bower Bird Films.

Sydney Living Museum

Saturday 6 August 2022 - Sunday 13 November 2022

Museum

Unrealised Sydney
Saturday 6 August 2022 - Sunday 13 November 2022
Sydney Living Museum
Australia
Museum
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Picasso and his Time

With more than 120 works by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), the Museum Berggruen provides a sweeping overview of Picasso's career and development as an artist. On display are several key works, such as his famous picture of the seated harlequin from his Rose Period, an impressive detail study for Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, as well as numerous portraits of Dora Maar. The collection also focuses on the work of Paul Klee (1879-1940). Henri Matisse (1869-­1954) and Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) are also represented, particularly with works from their later periods. And in addition, the museum presents selected works by Georges Braque, Henri Laurens, and Paul Cézanne.

Museum Berggruen

Permanent

Museum

Picasso and his Time
Permanent
Museum Berggruen
Germany
Museum
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Danish and International Art after 1900

Modern art from the 20th century and the very latest contemporary art now fills the exhibition rooms of SMK’s white building, offering a wide-ranging display of the main movements within Danish art. The exhibition includes rooms focusing on major individual figures, on collective movements, and on important works and trends from the international art scene of the period. Move through time – the long corridor is a timeline You can now experience a large number of new artworks in our exhibition rooms dedicated to the museum’s collection of contemporary art. With generous funding from the New Carlsberg Foundation, SMK has purchased 104 new works of art. With this substantial acquisition, the museum wishes to increase its focus on Danish contemporary art. Move through time – the long corridor is a timeline The long walkway extending through the building acts like a kind of timeline. As you move through the large exhibition rooms facing the Østre Anlæg park you also move chronologically through a sequence of art from the early 20th century to the present day. Overview and immersion The large exhibition rooms offer visitors the chance to orient themselves and get an overview of art from the early 20th century to the present day. Each room presents a specific period. The smaller rooms on the other side of the corridor offer visitors the opportunity to focus on tendencies, groupings, artists or particular issues.

Statens Museum for Kunst National Gallery of Denmark

Permanent exhibition with art works from SMK's collection

Museum

Danish and International Art after 1900
Permanent exhibition with art works from SMK's collection
Statens Museum for Kunst National Gallery of Denmark
Denmark
Museum
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AFRICA FASHION

Spanning iconic mid-20th century to contemporary creatives through photographs, textiles, music and the visual arts, Africa Fashion explores the vitality and global impact of a fashion scene as dynamic and varied as the continent itself.

V&A South Kingston

On now until Sunday, 16 April 2023

Museum

AFRICA FASHION
On now until Sunday, 16 April 2023
V&A South Kingston
United Kingdom
Museum
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16TH-CENTURY BOLOGNESE DRAWINGS IN THE LOUVRE COLLECTIONS

This exhibition accompanies the publication of volume 12 of the Inventaire Général des Dessins Italiens, devoted to 16th-century Bolognese drawings in the Louvre collections. It presents drawings produced by Bologna-born artists or those who made the city their adopted home, all active before the arrival of the Carracci family. A selection of forty-four sheets shines a light on the evolution of Bolognese drawing all throughout the 16th century by featuring major artists as well as lesser-known, albeit prolific, figures. A new way of drawing, refined and elegant, sometimes bordering on the whimsical, came about in the early years of the Cinquecento, in the workshops of Francesco Francia, Peregrino da Cesena, Marcantonio Raimondi and Amico Aspertini. Lesser-known artists such as Innocenzo da Imola, Bagnacavallo, Biagio Pupini and Girolamo da Treviso, active between about 1515 and 1550 and steeped in classical and Raphaelesque culture, contributed to the gradual creation of a new style featuring the dramatic effects of shading and light, paving the way to a modern style. About mid-century, Pellegrino Tibaldi brought a new monumental language to Bologna from Rome, inspired by Michelangelo and featuring a calligraphic refinement owing much to Perino del Vaga. Then, during the second half of the 16th-century, Prospero Fontana, Lorenzo Sabatini and Orazio Samacchini, after having made a name for themselves in the decoration of several palaces, exported their style to a number of cities neighbouring Bologna, then Rome and its surroundings, when they were called to work for the Bolognese pope Gregory XIII. The exhibition also presents the drawings of Bartolomeo Passerotti, the most influential artist of the Bolognese school, who imposed his new analytical approach to the natural world, foreshadowing the artistic language of the generation to come.

Louvre

22 September 2022 – 16 January 2023

Museum

16TH-CENTURY BOLOGNESE DRAWINGS IN THE LOUVRE COLLECTIONS
22 September 2022 – 16 January 2023
Louvre
France
Museum
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Domiziano Imperatore. Odio e amore

The exhibition dedicated at Domiziano, the last emperor of the gens Flavia, loved and hated in life as well as in death, describes the complex and the conflicts of this figure and his empire. On display are almost 100 works from some of the most important international and Italian museums. The new exhibition location of the Musei Capitolini, Villa Caffarelli, hosts a major exhibition of Roman archaeology. The exhibition Domiziano imperatore. Odio e amore is co-produced by the Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali and the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden of the Dutch city of Leiden; it is therefore the result of a cultural agreement with an international dimension. Wim Weijland, Nathalie de Haan, Eric M. Moormann, Aurora Raimondi Cominesi and Claire Stocks conceived and curated the exhibition God on Earth. Emperor Domitian, hosted in Leiden from 17 December 2021 to 22 May 2022, in which the Sovrintendenza Capitolina participated with important loans. In continuity with it and taking over part of the scientific project and loans, the Sovrintendenza Capitolina has developed in the new exhibition a different articulation of the story and exhibition itinerary also thanks to the addition of new works. The choice of exhibition venue was also significant, in a place that was strongly linked to the emperor and luxuriously restored by him after the fire of 80 AD: the Tempio di Giove Capitolino, on whose foundations Villa Caffarelli was built.

Musei Capitolini

13/07/2022 - 29/01/2023

Museum

Domiziano Imperatore. Odio e amore
13/07/2022 - 29/01/2023
Musei Capitolini
Italia
Museum
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Highlights from the Museum’s Collection

A display of highlights from the museum’s collection is now on view in the Depot. Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is a working building and visitors were able to follow the construction. This is a test set-up in preparation for a larger exhibition later this year. Normally, the masterpieces from the collection are on display in the museum’s galleries. But because the museum building is currently closed for renovation, we are showing a selection of highlights in the Depot. For the first time since the museum closed in May 2019, fourteen paintings, including masterpieces by Bosch, Bruegel, Rembrandt, Kandinsky, Munch, Van Gogh, Van Dongen and Basquiat, will be on display in the Depot (A3.08 – Gallery I) from 7 April to 14 August.

Boijmans Van Beuningen

Thursday 7 April - Monday 3 April

Museum

Highlights from the Museum’s Collection
Thursday 7 April - Monday 3 April
Boijmans Van Beuningen
Netherlands
Museum
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The Best Features of The Hong Kong Story

"The Hong Kong Story" permanent exhibition was opened in 2001. It took audiences on a journey through 400 million years of historical space-time to gain an in-depth understanding of Hong Kong's history and culture. The Hong Kong Museum of History is currently undergoing a comprehensive renovation for the permanent exhibition. Before the new permanent exhibition is launched, we organise "Recreating a Classic: The Best Features of The Hong Kong Story" exhibition to showcase the essence of "The Hong Kong Story". Featuring about 460 sets of selected exhibits and 210 photos, the exhibition is composed of five sections including prehistoric Hong Kong and historical development, folk culture in Hong Kong, cession of Hong Kong and early growth of the city, Japanese occupation, modern metropolis and concludes with the return to the motherland in 1997.

Hong Kong Museum of History

Permanent

Museum

The Best Features of The Hong Kong Story
Permanent
Hong Kong Museum of History
Hongkong
Museum
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Ancient Worlds. Greeks, Etruscans and Romans

The permanent exhibition of this world-famous collection gives visitors the chance to immerse themselves in the cultural history of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans. The display – which is divided up chronologically and thematically – presents some of the key works of classical art, such as the bronze statue known as the Praying Boy, the so-called Berlin Goddess, and outstanding portraits of Caesar and Cleopatra. The architectural epicentre of the display is formed by the rotunda, designed after the Pantheon in Rome, and adorned with statues of Roman deities. Myth and Everyday Life On the main floor, diverse objects in all media and from all genres explore themes such as the “Heroic Age” in early Greece from 1000 to 700 BC and the world of Greek mythology with its moving and dramatic episodes, but also look at everyday life in the classical metropolis of Athens. The display sheds light on the important role of theatre in Greek culture (something that continues to have an influence today), and on the many facets of life in the cities and in the courts of the rulers in the Hellenic era after Alexander the Great, with the stark social contrasts that characterised this time. Italia Antiqua The upper floor depicts the rise of the civilisation of the Etruscans in Italy. A broad spectrum of objects provides an overview of their urban civilization, their religious beliefs, their international contacts throughout the Mediterranean region, and their highly specialised arts and crafts. This section is followed by the world of the Roman Empire, with the section “Life and Death in Rome”, with a recreation of lavish Roman dwellings in “Roman Villas: A Life of Luxury”. In “Rome – Faces of the Empire”, stone sculptures, portraits on coins, delicate, small-format gem reliefs and painted portraits allow audiences to come face to face with the families of Roman emperors and citizens alike.

Altes Museum

Permanent

Museum

Ancient Worlds. Greeks, Etruscans and Romans
Permanent
Altes Museum
Germany
Museum
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The woodpecking factory Victorian illustrations by the Brothers Dalziel

But the craftspeople (affectionately known as 'woodpeckers') who engraved such illustrations after designs by John Tenniel and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, to illustrate iconic writings by Lewis Carroll, Christina Rossetti, Charles Dickens and others, are too frequently forgotten. This intriguing new display highlights over 50 works engraved on wood by the Brothers Dalziel firm, illustrating literary and commercial work published throughout the Victorian period. In 1913 the British Museum acquired the firm's entire company archive of 54,000 proof wood engravings, now catalogued as part of the Dalziel Project(Opens in new window) in partnership with the University of Sussex. It investigates the vast body of visual art produced by the Brothers Dalziel for everything from popular novels to commercial adverts, global exhibitions and journalism. Wood engraving revolutionised the mass production of images in the Victorian era. Established in 1839, the Brothers Dalziel (one of whom was a sister – Margaret – a talented senior engraver) became the most successful wood-engraving company in Britain, employing dozens of engravers. The Brothers Dalziel had enormous cultural power in Victorian Britain, shaping the way people visualised art, goods and ideas. Mostly the engravers made images after designs by draughtspeople, including major artists such as Frederic Leighton and John Everett Millais, and it's these artists who were widely credited and remembered. However, the process was collaborative and the skill of the 'peckers' was considerable.

British Museum

17 May 2022 - 4 Sep 2022

Museum

The woodpecking factory Victorian illustrations by the Brothers Dalziel
17 May 2022 - 4 Sep 2022
British Museum
United Kingdom
Museum
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Archaic Acropolis Gallery

The first floor’s eastern and southern sections are devoted to the Acropolis during the Archaic period (700-480 BC) – an Acropolis different from the one of Classical times, which we know so well today, but of equal magnificence with impressive temples and numerous dedicatory offerings. Natural light coming through the large windows and down from skylights in the roof creates the feeling of an open space and evokes the open-air atmosphere of the sanctuary on the Acropolis, where the ancient sculptures displayed here were originally erected.

Acropolis Museum

Permanent

Museum

Archaic Acropolis Gallery
Permanent
Acropolis Museum
Greece
Museum
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Cursus Honorum. The government of Rome before Caesar

Four male and one female voice perform the republican period and reveal the nature of the political activities of the ancient Roman Republic. Part of the project La Roma della Repubblica. Il racconto dell'Archeologia, the exhibition is dedicated at the public charges of the members of the republican age, the cursus honorum, a basic part of the political life in the ancient Rome. The main characters in this tale are five anonymous figures portrayed by the five statues that provide an exceptional storytelling experience: four of them are male figures, with the addition of a different voice, a female figure, representing a reality that is usually not present in a society dominated by the men. Their role is to introduce the public to the monuments with historical and symbolic importance that celebrate the great war achievements, with others that describe the roles related to the administration of the city and the construction of the political importance of the people and their families. Thanks to these unusual guide-books, at the visitors will be reminded about war and conquests that were important moments in the history of the Roman Empire's development: the first naval victory over Carthage in Milazzo's sea, remembered by the Colonna Rostrata erected in honour of the consul Gaius Duilius. This event and others are portrayed by three travertine portrait statuae from the middle 1st century B.C., already in Villa Celimontana, wearing the pallium, the robe that was used to be placed over the tunica. The ius imaginum, the right to conserve in the house the portraits of their ancestors to be exhibited during funerals and on special public events, at the first exclusive to the aristocracy and extended in the 4th century B.C. also at the common people when they had access to the government offices, is instead narrated by the famous "Togato Barberini" (from the name of the collection it comes from). The majestic marble statue, dating back to the first quarter of the 1st century A.D., provides some unique evidence of the system that families holding the power implemented, using the celebrity and the reputation of their ancestors. The figura femminile voice, which is part of a Gruppo funerario con fanciulla made from marble from Lunigiana and dating from around the middle of the first century B.C., provides the introduction to the funeral monuments, in particular the sarcophagi from the sepolcro della gens Cornelia, a very unusual archaeological example of an ancient republican tomb. The exhibition, on the roads leaving out of Rome, of the architectural features and paintings of the family tombs was another element in displaying the power that had been obtained.

Musei Capitolini

24/03/2022 - 23/04/2023

Museum

Cursus Honorum. The government of Rome before Caesar
24/03/2022 - 23/04/2023
Musei Capitolini
Italia
Museum
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The Buddhist Art in Japan: Collection from Tokyo National Museum

Buddhist arts in Japan has evolved into a wide variety of forms since the sixth century. In the early years of its development, sculptures were produced under the direct influence of models from China and Korea. However, by the ninth century (during the Heian period), a distinctive Buddhist culture had begun to develop in Japan. In particular, Esoteric Buddhism centering around Mahavairocana Buddha and Pure Land Buddhism revolving around Amitabha Buddha flourished. Moreover, the syncretism of Buddhism and Shintoism, the indigenous religious beliefs of Japan, provides a distinct facet to Japanese Buddhist culture unique compared to Chinese and Korean versions. This exhibition presents Buddhist sculptures embodying the three prominent features of Japanese Buddhist faith: the flourishing of Esoteric Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism and the syncretism between Buddhist and Shinto beliefs. Those sculptures are in the collection of Tokyo National Museum. It is an outcome of the ongoing exchanges and partnership taking place between National Museum of Korea and Tokyo National Museum.

National Museum of Korea

Apr-05-2022 ~ Oct-09-2023

Museum

The Buddhist Art in Japan: Collection from Tokyo National Museum
Apr-05-2022 ~ Oct-09-2023
National Museum of Korea
Korea
Museum
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Carl Bloch

In the spring of 2023, SMK will present the largest exhibition to date featuring Danish artist Carl Bloch (1834– 1890). A unique opportunity to discover or rediscover the phenomenon that is Carl Bloch – a spectacular artist who suffered a rapid fall from superstar to object of scorn. Fall of a superstar Few Danish artists have suffered the same fate as Carl Bloch. In his own day he was famous and highly acclaimed, but after his death he was largely written out of art history and his pictures put in storage. Critics claimed that his art was outdated. He was not modern in the ‘right’ way. Still, audiences continued to stand by Bloch. His virtuoso technique and ability to tell a story never lost its ability to fascinate, and to this day his In a Roman Osteria remains SMK’s most popular work of art. Explore Bloch’s impressive life’s work With this new, major exhibition, SMK presents Carl Bloch as an artist poised between the Danish Golden Age from which he was rounded and the modern, fragmented world dawning around the time of his death. In the exhibition you will find a large selection of Bloch’s paintings: religious images, sentimental and comic scenes, a budding realism, history paintings and much more. Carl Bloch did it all. Join us as SMK takes a fresh look at the story of one of Danish art’s most celebrated artists and invites you to delve into his impressive life’s work.

Statens Museum for Kunst National Gallery of Denmark

11 February 2023 - 29 May 2023

Museum

Carl Bloch
11 February 2023 - 29 May 2023
Statens Museum for Kunst National Gallery of Denmark
Denmark
Museum
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Kunhee Lee Collection Special Exhibition

Gwangju Museum of Art is holding the exhibition 《Lee Kun-hee Collection Special Exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Korean Art: The Scent of People, Remains as Art》. This exhibition was prepared as part of a regional tour program of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Lee Kun-Hee, and through this exhibition, the late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-Hee reflected on the meaning of donation and focused on artists representing the history of Korean modern and contemporary art. I want to illuminate the flow and value of art. In April 2021, 23,283 pieces of cultural assets and art pieces collected by the late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee were donated to local art museums, including the National Museum of Korea and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. Chairman Lee Kun-hee's donation last year is the largest donation of cultural assets and artworks in Korean history, and it shows the social value and meaning of sharing. The Lee Kun-hee Collection contains many works of masters who occupy an important place in the history of Korean modern and contemporary art, and thus has great significance and value in art history. In this exhibition, Lee Jung-seop, who represents Korean modern and contemporary art, presents works from the Lee Kun-hee collection owned by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (50 pieces), Daegu Art Museum (7 pieces), Jeonnam Museum of Art (6 pieces), and Gwangju Museum of Art (30 pieces). It consists of 93 works by 45 artists including Park Soo-geun and Kim Whan-ki.

Gwangju Museum of Art

2022.10.04 ~ 2022.11.27

Museum

Kunhee Lee Collection Special Exhibition
2022.10.04 ~ 2022.11.27
Gwangju Museum of Art
Korea
Museum
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Dream and Trauma Reopening of the Carpet Rooms in the Museum für Islamische Kunst

It is impossible to imagine the cultural history of Europe without the carpets and tapestries produced by Islamic cultures. They attest to the continual cultural dialogue between Europe and the Near and Middle East, and form a particular focus in the permanent exhibition of the Museum für Islamische Kunst. Through a redesign of the exhibition rooms, these vivid carpets and tapestries now invite guests to experience the origins and history of the collection with all their senses, and to catch a glimpse of current work being carried out on the carpets. The exhibition features some of the oldest pieces in the collection, originating from the estate of the founder of the museum, Wilhelm von Bode. His interest in Islamic art as an independent art form that was equal to that of Europe was the original impetus for this collection, which even today remains a rarity, including carpets and tapestries from present-day Turkey, Iran and the Caucasus. Carpet Fragments from 1945 For the first time, this exhibition displays textiles that were damaged by fire during the hail of bombs that rained down on Berlin in 1945. The destruction of important Persian carpets in that year was a heavy loss for the collection. One of the fragments featured is the Persian carpet from the sixteenth century that in 1904 was assigned the inventory number “I.1”, identifying it as the first work of art in the collection. Another highly characteristic item is the Caucasian dragon rug from the sixteenth century, which exhibits burn damage over its entire length of six metres. A fragrance station with a specially created scent redolent of charred wool, fire bombs and chemicals makes the losses of this era palpable to the visitor. And with models that teach weaving techniques, visitors are able to get a first hand experience of how these fabrics are formed. The measures employed to preserve the carpet and tapestry collection in the post-war era will be juxtaposed with today’s efforts, which conform to the current ethics of conservation and scientific and scholarly demands.

Pergamonmuseum

Permanent

Museum

Dream and Trauma Reopening of the Carpet Rooms in the Museum für Islamische Kunst
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Pergamonmuseum
Germany
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Familienwochenende: Wie viel Technik bin ich?

Wo Mensch und Maschine symbiotisch miteinander verschmelzen, Assistenzsysteme und Hardware im Alltag unverzichtbar sind, wird Technologie zum zweiten Körper. Es geht längst nicht mehr nur um Unterstützung, sondern auch um Erweiterung unserer körperlichen Fähigkeiten, wenn Technik zu elektronisch-sensorischen Fühlern unserer Umwelt wird. Für manche Menschen ist es Lifestyle, für andere notwendiger Support. Von Exoskeletten und Prothetik bis zu Assistenz und Empowerment: wir wollen eine bessere Welt für alle!

ARS ELECTRONICA

September 2022, 10:00–17:00

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Familienwochenende: Wie viel Technik bin ich?
September 2022, 10:00–17:00
ARS ELECTRONICA
Austria
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Old Masters

The permanent exhibition Old Masters in the Schwarzenberg Palace presents selected key artworks from the Collection of Old Masters (Hans von Aachen, Petr Brandl, Matthias Bernard Braun, Lucas Cranach, Adriaen de Vries, Albrecht Dürer, El Greco, Francisco José Goya, Hans Holbein, Jan Gossaert, also known as Jan Mabuse, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jusepe de Ribera, Peter Paul Rubens, Bartholomaeus Spranger, Karel Škréta, Simon Vouet, Michael Leopold Willmann and others). The display concentrates on the period between the 16th and 18th centuries and the pre-Renaissance tendencies in Gothic and Antiquity art as inspirational stimuli for Renaissance and Baroque art. The exhibition is conceived as a dialogue of the national and international impulses, influences and changes in the spirit of the dialectic of forms, styles and motifs. In dramaturgical terms, the display reflects the narrative aspects of European art from the Antiquity to the Enlightenment, as well as the historical context and timelessness of the masterpieces in an innovative installation. The original entrance to the Schwarzenberg Palace from Hradčanské Square via the courtyard is restored. Three rooms on the ground floor are reserved for occasional exhibitions of artefacts from the National Gallery’s collections and two will serve for the Graphic Cabinets. Author and Curator: Marius Winzeler Collaborators: Tomáš Hladík, Martina Jandlová Sošková, Olga Kotková, Lucie Němečková, Andrea Steckerová, Marcela Vondráčková Architects: AP Atelier ⁠–⁠ Josef Pleskot, Norbert Schmidt, Eva Vopátková Graphic Designers: Studio Najbrt ⁠–⁠ Zuzana Lednická, Jakub Spurný The permanent exhibition Old Masters is held under the auspices of the Minister of Culture Lubomír Zaorálek.

National Gallery Prague

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Old Masters
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National Gallery Prague
Czech
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art, history, archeology and ethnography collections

The Museum makes its art, history, archeology and ethnography collections available to the public in seventeen rooms that account for the political and cultural history of the country. Due to the comprehensive renovation of the exhibition spaces of the National Museum of Colombia, during your visit you will find some rooms closed due to assembly processes. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

National Museum of Colombia

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art, history, archeology and ethnography collections
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National Museum of Colombia
Colombia
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RUSSО-TURKISH WAR(1877 - 1878)

In the autumn of 1876, was founded an international commission of inquiry in the atrocities committed in the suppression of the uprising of April of 1876. The efforts of the Great Powers to resolve the Bulgarian Question by diplomatic means failed. Russia demonstrated in no uncertain terms Her desire to seek resolution through war. Steps were made to neutralize Austria-Hungary and the Great Britain. Romania agreed to join in the campaign with a 40 000 strong army and a free passage for the Russian troops. The Russo-Turkish war was declared on 12 April 1877, at Kishinev, through a manifesto signed by Emperor Alexander II. After a successful preparation, in the first hours of 27 June 1877, 14 Infantry Division of General M.I. Dragomirov crossed the Danube River at Svishtov and entered Bulgarian territory. The Russian Danube Army was divided into three detachments: Front, Eastern and Western. The Front Detachment, of about 12 000 men under command of General Iosif Gurko, was tasked with liberating the settlements in Central North Bulgaria and entering South Bulgaria. To the Front Detachment was attached the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps of 12 battalions with a total strength of 12 634 men. It was formed by order No. 40 /14 April 1877 of the Supreme Commander of the Russian Army. On 6 May 1877, the Corps was sworn in and awarded its battle flag. As its chief was assigned Gen. Nikolai Stoletov.

National Museum of Military History

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RUSSО-TURKISH WAR(1877 - 1878)
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National Museum of Military History
Bulgaria
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Drawing attention emerging British artists

Emerging artists are taking the medium of drawing in new directions – using innovative approaches, methods and media. This exhibition spans a wide range of techniques and practices, including drawings using make-up on face wipes by Sin Wai Kin fka Victoria Sin, and a drawing made with chalk collected from the White Cliffs of Dover by Josephine Baker. The exhibition includes artists who have lived, studied or worked in the UK. Several artists show how drawing, often considered a quiet or private medium, can be used to protest injustice. Catherine Anyango Grünewald has described the time and labour invested in her monumental drawings as a 'direct homage' to their subjects, often the victims of institutional crimes, while the painstaking detail of Irish artist Miriam de Búrca's drawings of clods of earth from cilliní – the unmarked graves of those deemed unfit for Christian burial – force us to confront an uncomfortable history. Over 20 new acquisitions will be shown for the first time alongside some of the most celebrated works from the Museum's collection by the likes of Andy Warhol, Käthe Kollwitz, Odilon Redon, Mary Delany and Michelangelo, demonstrating their continuities with the existing collection, and their relationships to historical traditions of drawing. These artists include some of the youngest ever collected by the Museum during their lifetime, and represent some of the most exciting up-and-coming names in the field of contemporary drawing. Please note the exhibition contains several works addressing themes of racial and sexual violence.

British Museum

17 Mar 2022 - 28 Aug 2022

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Drawing attention emerging British artists
17 Mar 2022 - 28 Aug 2022
British Museum
United Kingdom
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Passions and Prayers From the Collection of Eva and Konrad Seitz

Strong colours, clear geometrical forms, and patterns ranging from graceful to luxurious are the hallmarks of miniature paintings from the Indian region of Bundelkhand. Located south of the cities of Delhi and Agra, the princely courts of Orchha, Datia, and Panna produced exceptional masterpieces of Indian art that offer thorough insights into the practices and stylistic development of artists reacting to the region's cultural and political trends over the course of three hundred years until the 19th century. Eva and Konrad Seitz have now donated their Bundelkhand miniatures to the Rietberg Museum. The only museum outside India to be so endowed, the Rietberg Museum can now devote an exhibition to the remarkable story of this unique collection. In their choice of subjects, Bundelkhand artists focused largely on the classic themes of Indian art: they depicted events of sacred texts and passages of love poetry in regional languages. Their works peerlessly blended the Hindu ideal of devotion (bhakti) and aesthetic sensibility. Always uppermost in the minds of artists was Indian art theory's pre-eminent concept of rasa (taste, essence, flavour, juice) and the question of how to convey it to those viewing their paintings. Four series of images produced in the late 16th century mark the start of our story of painting in Bundelkhand. Artists initially proved receptive to the early influences of Mughal art. Political disputes with the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan prompted a return to the initial style, however. With the breakdown of authority in Orchha, artistic production diverged into two contrasting styles: based on early painting, an expressive and ornamental style involving imaginative eccentric compositions evolved in Orchha. By contrast, in Datia, where the political elite had sought exile, the influence of Mughal painting intensified, and artists increasingly portrayed scenes from Sanskrit poetry. This gave rise to the unique combination of Mughal-influenced figures and abstract backgrounds that is characteristic of the Bundelkhand style. For decades, it was assumed that these paintings were the work of itinerant artist families around Malwa (south-east of Rajasthan). In his two-volume study titled “Orchha, Datia, Panna: Miniaturen von den rajputischen Höfen Bundelkhands 1580 – 1820”, and on the basis of his own extensive collection, Konrad Seitz in 2015 demonstrated not only that the so-called “School of Malwa” had its geographical source elsewhere – namely in the workshops of the courts of Bundelkhand – but also that it should be dated a generation or so earlier. Our exhibition sets out to illustrate how such art-historical attributions and categories arise and can change. For the occasion, Konrad Seitz’s study is to be re-issued in a revised and expanded edition in English. The author’s research and the Bundelkhand miniatures donated by him and his wife Eva will be presented to the public for the first time in this exhibition at the Rietberg Museum.

Museum Rietburg

5/MAY/22 TO 30/OCT/22

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Passions and Prayers From the Collection of Eva and Konrad Seitz
5/MAY/22 TO 30/OCT/22
Museum Rietburg
Swiss
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TIEMPO DE REVOLUCIÓN

A series of objects and images of the crucial period that goes from 1808 to 1824 in the Río de la Plata is presented . Special attention is paid to changing the symbols: the Napoleonic eagles, the Hispanic lion, the blue and white flag, the cap of freedom and the Inca sun. You can also see very outstanding pieces such as the petition of May 25, 1810, the coat of arms of the Assembly of the Year XIII, the regulation of freedmen of 1813, the impressive Tarja de Potosí, the inkwell with which independence was signed in Tucumán and objects linked to the participation of different social sectors in the revolution.

Museo Histórico Nacional

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TIEMPO DE REVOLUCIÓN
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Museo Histórico Nacional
Argentina
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Sculpture Collection

The National Archaeological Museum houses the largest and one of the most significant collections of sculpture of Greek antiquity worldwide, dating from the 7th century BC to the 5th century AD. The formation of the collection was initiated in 1829 with the foundation of the museum on Aegina, whereas later it included marble and stone sculptures from the public archaeological collections of Athens, from excavations and acquisitions of the Archaeological Society at Athens as well as from other regions of the Greek world. The Collection comprises approximately 17.000 works, of which 1.000 are on display in Rooms 7-34 on the ground floor of the building, in the atrium and the Room of the Cypriot Collection, in Room 64 on the upper floor, whereas those sculptures in storage are accessible to researchers. Individual sculptures are also exhibited in the Egyptian Collection, the Vase Collection and the Stathatos Collection.

National Archaeological Museum

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Sculpture Collection
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National Archaeological Museum
Greece
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European Art 1300-1800

Andrea Mantegna, Tiziano Vecellio, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt van Rijn. Explore some of art history’s absolute masters from the middle ages to the Enlightenment. More than 500 years of European art The exhibition provides an overview of 500 years worth of art and invites you to delve into art and tales of Europe. Geographically the exhibition spreads out all over the continent with highlights from Dutch, Flemish, Italian, French, Spanish and German art. Denmark’s oldest collection of art The exhibition offers up painting, miniatures, sculptures, drawings and graphical works from the museums collection of older European art. The collection is the eldest in Denmark and has it’s roots in the private collections of the country’s kings.

Statens Museum for Kunst National Gallery of Denmark

Permanent exhibition with works from SMK's collection

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European Art 1300-1800
Permanent exhibition with works from SMK's collection
Statens Museum for Kunst National Gallery of Denmark
Denmark
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