Sein Innovationsgeist ist bis heute Vorbild: Joseph von Fraunhofers historische Glashütte wiedereröffnet

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Sein Innovationsgeist ist bis heute Vorbild: Joseph von Fraunhofers historische Glashütte wiedereröffnet "Deutschland steht vor großen Herausforderungen: In der Forschung zählt das Land zur Weltspitze, doch viele Innovationen erreichen den Markt noch zu langsam. Joseph von Fraunhofer zeigte schon vor mehr als 200 Jahren, wie sich der Forschungstransfer beschleunigen lässt: Als Handwerker, Forscher und Unternehmer verband er wissenschaftliche Erkenntnis mit praktischer Anwendung. Ihrem Namensgeber zu Ehren eröffnete die Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft dessen historische Glashütte in Benediktbeuern heute mit hochrangigen Gästen aus Politik, Forschung und Gesellschaft wieder."

Gaza’s Lost History on Display in a major international exhibition in Turin

This could be an interesting exhibition! However, from the article below I get the impression this is a pro Palestine (PLO/PNA) political statement, perhaps worse with antisemitic undertones!

"The project is a collaboration between Fondazione Merz, Turin’s Museo Egizio, and Geneva’s Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (MAH), with the support of the State of Palestine. It brings together around eighty archaeological artifacts dating from the Bronze Age to the Ottoman period, placing them in dialogue with works by seven contemporary Palestinian and international artists. Together, the institutions frame the exhibition as both a scholarly undertaking and a public reflection on memory, identity, and responsibility. ...

For years, the name Gaza has been associated almost exclusively with bombardment, siege, hunger, and ruin [???]. The Turin exhibition seeks to recover a much longer, nuanced history. ..."

"... The project brings together a selection of over eighty archaeological finds from the MAH – Musée d’art et d’histoire of Geneva on behalf of the State of Palestine and the Egyptian Museum of Turin – dating from the Bronze Age to the Ottoman period – and works by contemporary Palestinian and international artists Samaa Emad, Mirna Bamieh, Khalil Rabah, Vivien Sansour, Wael Shawky, Dima Srouji and Akram Zaatari. ..."

Gaza’s Lost History on Display in Turin - by Giovanni Vigna "A major exhibition at Fondazione Merz explores Gaza's ancient Mediterranean identity through archaeology, art, and archival photography, recovering a cultural memory often eclipsed by war."

GAZA, the future has an ancient heart (original news release)

An iron age statuette of a woman with a tambourine, from between 800 and 601 BC, discovered in Gaza. (Source)

The exhibition in Turin includes ancient artefacts found in Gaza and new work from artists across the Levant.

Head with pointed cap, from approximately the 5th century BCE, discovered in Gaza.

Is this art Celtic? It’s complicated. A new Celtic Art exhibition

This could be an interesting exhibition!

"... The Harvard Art Museums are sharing these artistic contributions in a new, first-of-its-kind exhibition called “Celtic Art Across the Ages,” which explores the objects created by those labeled “Celts” from the Iron Age to the early medieval period, as well as from the Celtic Revival of the late 19th and early 20th century and even more recent time periods. ..."

"... The first major exhibition on this topic to take place in the United States, Celtic Art Across the Ages offers an unprecedented opportunity to explore masterful metalwork, including exquisitely decorated weaponry, jewelry, and horse and chariot trappings of the first millennium BCE Iron Age and early medieval times, all brought to light through archaeological discoveries of the last 200 years. See how imagery transformed under Roman rule, and trace the revival of Celtic art and identities in the modern era. ..."

Is this art Celtic? It’s complicated. — Harvard Gazette "New Harvard Art Museums exhibition aims to upend expectations as it explores history, complexity of group of diverse peoples"

Celtic Art Across the Ages

Sandstone Head from 450–380 B.C.E., found in Germany.

The “Dea Artio group,” a second-century C.E. bronze sculpture from Switzerland.

The pony cap as it would have been worn by a horse.

Ethiopia’s Adwa Victory Memorial becomes a symbol of national pride

Good news!

Grand Egyptian Museum has grand opening after 3 decades of construction and more than $1 billion

Recommendable! A gigantic museum!

"... The GEM is one of the largest museums in the world, and the largest dedicated to a single civilization: ancient Egypt. Its subject matter spans some 7,000 years, from prehistory to the end of the Greek and Roman eras around 400 A.D. ...

The GEM has 12 primary exhibition halls, covering about 194,000 square feet.

The number of artifacts on display has nearly doubled initial expectations thanks to Egypt's wealth of antiquities, with officials saying about 100,000 items will be housed in the halls. ...

The museum's triangular architecture radiates outward from its entrance toward the three main pyramids of Giza, aligning perfectly with their positions. Its walls and sloping ceilings follow the same lines, rising toward the pyramids' highest points, but not exceeding the height of the ancient structures, out of respect for their builders. ..."

Grand Egyptian Museum has grand opening after 3 decades and more than $1 billion - CBS News

In front of the main entrance stands the imposing 53-foot-high Hanging Obelisk, the only such structure in the world.

Pharaoh Ramses II statue’s epic journey to Egypt’s Grand Museum

Recommendable!

The Magical Flute exhibition at Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix

This could be a nice exhibition!

"Experience the enduring impact of the world’s first wind instrument in The Magical Flute: Beauty, Enchantment, and Power. Explore more than 100 remarkable flutes from the dawn of music to the present day and celebrate the resounding influence of the flute on cultures from around the world. Discover how people across history have used flutes of all forms, shapes, sizes, and materials to express the rich human experience. ...

See rare and historic flutes such as a bone flute made around 8,000 years ago by people of the Xinglongwa culture of China, an exquisite bamboo hitoyogiri made for 14th-century Japanese emperor Go-Daigo, and crystal flutes owned by Napoleon and Louis Bonaparte. The exhibition also features instruments owned and played by internationally renowned musicians such as American jazz flutist Herbie Mann, Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai, and Northern Irish classical flutist Sir James Galway. ..."

The Magical Flute - Musical Instrument Museum "Beauty, Enchantment, and Power" opening on November 11

Made by the Wayana people of Suriname, kiyapok were traditionally played in pairs. This rare example is made from bamboo and intricately painted. 

This paixiao panpipe from China’s Qing dynasty is shaped like a phoenix’s wings, painted in red and gold, and decorated with dragons.

This ornately decorated Rudall & Rose ivory flute from 19th-century England is embellished with carved floral motifs and gold keys.

Egypt reopens Africa's sole and world's second oldest agriculture museum

Recommendable! Beyond pyramids and mummies! China donated a whole exhibition of Chinese artifacts to this museum!

Does Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum have to return old specimen to Native Americans?

These specimen were collected a very long time ago as I suspect!

The ideology of racism at work! When political correctness goes to far!

What about the grandfather rule?

"... The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the oldest private medical society in the U.S. and the group that oversees the Museum, released an official human remains policy earlier this month. The policy, the product of a two-year-long “Postmortem Project” to review the collection and speak with communities implicated within it, outlines ethical guidelines for the museum going forward. Key points include that the museum will aim to add context and biographical details to more of its specimens and that further human remains will only be accepted if donated by a living person or offered by their descendants.

The museum will also work to reverse the lasting effects of medical racism [???] by returning specimens to communities that may not have given their consent in the medical process or acquisition of remains. This includes Native American communities, to whom roughly 50 museum specimens are connected and may be returned in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. ..."

From the Human Remains Policy:

"... 1.5 Indigenous Americans

1.5A Repatriation of materials associated with Indigenous Americans will be conducted in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Pub. L. 101-601, 25 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq., 104 Stat. 3048 (1990). ..."

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Mütter Matters (College of Physicians of Philadelphia news release)

Cultural landmark in Nigeria gives a glimpse of Yoruba art and tradition

Recommendable!

Tatreez: The Ancient Art of Palestinian Embroidery | Fashion Unpicked (Victoria and Albert Museum)

Recommendable! However, this video by V & A is a political statement in support of the state of Palestine (just listen to the last two minutes of the video)

Welcome to the The Frick Collection!

Very recommendable!

A museum in Utah sold a 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossil for $26 million at Sotheby's auction

Not bad! What will this museum do with all that extra money?

"A museum in Utah sold the 150-million-year-old fossil of their juvenile ceratosaurus dinosaur—one of only four fossils of the species ever discovered—for $26 million at auction"

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A juvenile specimen of Ceratosaurus nasicornis, one four Ceratosaurus skeletons are known to exist, will be on view at a Sotheby’s exhibition starting in July

Egypt’s $1 Billion Marvel: Arts24's exclusive look inside the Grand Egyptian Museum

Very recommendable! Breathtaking! The largest indoor museum in the world.

Uncensored Annegret Soltau—Eine Retrospektive | Jetzt im Städel

Empfehlenswert!

City of Others: Asian Artists in Paris, 1920s-1940s | National Gallery Singapore

This could be an interesting exhibition!

"City of Others: Asian Artists in Paris, 1920s-1940s is a groundbreaking exhibition that examines the art history of Paris from Asian perspectives. The exhibition compares the experiences of Asian artists in Paris during a dynamic period of time, featuring works by artists such as Foujita Tsuguharu, Georgette Chen, Lê Phổ, Liu Kang, Pai Un-soung, Itakulla Kanae, Hamanaka Katsu, and more!

Hundreds of artists from Asia were active in Paris in the 1920s-40s. City of Others will show the work of over 90 different artists who either lived, worked or exhibited there during this period. ..."

City of Others: Asian Artists in Paris, 1920s-1940s | National Gallery Singapore

Credits: Nikkei Asia newsletter

Inside the transformation of the Frick Collection after a $200 million rennovation

Recommendable!

Israel's magnificent new Museum of Tolerance is opening its doors to the public

Israelis worldwide are tested every day by antisemitism and enmity!

"The newly opened Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem resembles a bridge or a dove with outstretched wings, representing its founders’ vision of promoting unity, dignity and respect among Jews and people of all faiths. 

Conceived as the Israeli counterpart of the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles developed by the LA-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, the 150,000-square-foot glass-and-stone museum ironically sparked controversies from the time ground was broken in April 2004. 

The project hit snags including the discovery of a 1,000-year-old Muslim cemetery under the building site, which had been a parking lot. Ensuing protests, plan changes, a Supreme Court case and the reinterring of remains led to lengthy delays and a final price tag more than double the original estimate. 

Renowned architect Frank Gehry, whose (also controversial) design was approved in 2002, pulled out of the project eight years later. The current building was designed by Israeli architects Bracha and Michael Chyutin, who also later left the project. ..."

Israel's magnificent new Museum of Tolerance is a study in just that  - ISRAEL21c "Dogged by controversy from the start, the Museum of Tolerance is finally opening its doors to the public, though the finished museum still isn’t quite up to full speed."

Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem

Looks more like an opera house or grand piano to me! Just kidding!

Museum staircase

Preserving the dead: Meet the Singapore museum curator who collects roadkill for research

What a job! But you never know what you find!

Museum visit as medication in Switzerland

Does my constant craving for art and history qualify me for a prescription? 😊

"A Swiss town is launching a new medical intervention for its residents: Free tickets to the museum.

The town of Neuchâtel has initiated a two-year pilot project covering the costs of “museum prescriptions” ordered by doctors who believe patients could benefit from a jaunt in the town’s four museums.

Fact-based (and artifact-based) medicine: The project is based on a 2019 WHO report that found the arts can bolster mental health and lower the risk of cognitive decline.

There are also physical benefits, say doctors who have issued scripts to patients who need more physical activity out of the house. 

So far: ~500 prescriptions have been distributed in the town of 46,000, and town leaders hope to expand the program. ..."

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Aerial view of Neuchâtel