"After deep consideration and reflection, the Black Heritage Society of #Washington State, the Washington State #Jewish Historical Society, and the Wing Luke #Museum have, in solidarity, agreed to proceed with the Confronting Hate Together exhibit," the museum said.
The exhibit will include additional content on its creation. the initial public reaction and more, according to the museum."
"Seventy of these acrylic #paintings are the subject of a new exhibition titled “(post) #JEWISH… #Shtetl Opatów Through the Eyes of Mayer Kirshenblatt” at Warsaw’s POLIN #Museum of the #History of #Polish#Jews.
Kirshenblatt painted from memory: the synagogue, men washing in the mikvah ritual bathhouse, the cemetery, townspeople, school scenes including a pupil being flogged by a teacher, an illicit cigarette factory, the illegal slaughter of a cow, bagel sellers, a water-carrier, circus performers.
There were no forbidden subjects. One painting depicts a visibly pregnant bride at her wedding, and another features the town’s two prostitutes, Jaźdka and Świderka."
Installation of our new 'Discovering Dinosaurs' gallery has begun, beginning with wall graphics that hint at what dinosaur specimens will be installed later. And we're constructing a base below our T. rex skeleton.
In June, a group of 20 ten-year-olds are doing a school project on #fabrics and #culturalHeritage. And I'm learning something new: together with our boss, a former teacher, and the president of the association, I'm in charge of the morning in our #museum. He will give a guided tour, and we women will teach #collages (topic: nature) using #fabric and #paper. I'm preparing a treasure chest with material for feeling textures and paper butterflies. Every child can take treasures and exchange them.
We're the official Mastodon page for the USS Albacore Museum!
The USS ALBACORE (AGSS 569) is an experimental #submarine built in 1953. Designed with an innovative teardrop hull form, she serves as the prototype for all modern-day submarines in the #USNavy. In 1986 she was dry-locked at #AlbacorePark and was officially opened to the public!
Come take a tour and visit our #museum, gift shop, and memorial garden dedicated to those lost at sea. We look forward to meeting you!
Neoliberal economics is killing the arts
By Tim Lutton, originally published by Red Pepper May 28, 2024
"...As a society, we must resist art-as-capital, where it is reduced to pure exchange value in a market of commodities. There, any politically-charged and counter-hegemonic content is rendered powerless, constituted as a stable harmonisation of the dominant socio-political order and drowning out all contradictions.
...In the present era, the tendency towards total marketisation of artistic production accompanies perpetual austerity and an atomised rentier economy that is shrinking public and social life. Without a rupture from neoliberal capitalism in general, the means to make new, generative and disruptive art disappears, and much else that is meaningful in our lives will follow after. The rest is silence."
👤 Unknown author, 18th century
🏛️ Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro ・ Coimbra, Portugal
This is a very rare piece, both in its relatively naturalistic serpentine form, and in its being earthenware. It is from Coimbra, but difficult to date precisely. The arrangement of the snake scales is reminiscent of the bead motif typically us(...) #portugal#museum#art
Seriously, who thought live bees and honey lollipops in a museum was a good idea?
"Museums are reflections of everything we’ve created and accomplished up until now on this planet. These are really giant selfies. While researching museums, I heard literally hundreds of stories from museum lovers, museum curators, and tourists. Here are my top 10 weirdest and most fascinating museum stories..."
👤 Maria Keil, 1955
🏛️ National Azulejo Museum ・ Lisbon, Portugal
Maria Keil (b. 1914 – d. 2012) developed a vast oeuvre in painting, illustration, engraving, tapestry and azulejos. As far these last are concerned she made a name by being the first Portuguese artist to give azulejos a modern look, based on th(...) #portugal#museum#azulejo
👤 João José Vaz, 1790/1850
🏛️ National Museum Soares dos Reis ・ Porto, Portugal
José João Vaz belongs to the first generation of Portuguese naturalist painters and now famous Grupo do Leão. He was one of the key exponents of the naturalist movement and an avid painter of marinas. #portugal#museum#art
"Smiling Girl, a Courtesan, Holding an Obscene Image."
One of my favorite paintings, seen at St Louis Art Museum during a recent visit. Just love the expression on her face, and the humanity embodied in her presence. An oil painting on canvas by Gerard van Honthorst, created in 1625.
Thank you so much to those who have signed up to support the SDF Computer Museum with a BOOTSTRAP membership. We still have gift items available to those who join and if you've not gotten yours it is going out in tomorrow mail. Looking forward to our announcement and events in late June and July!
A shot from our local museum. Avoncroft Museum has a collection of buildings from around the area that have been transferred and rebuilt, brick by brick. #avoncroftmuseum#wheel#museum#building
TO Acorn News: "The Acorn is giving away free passes to the Reagan Library Star Wars exhibit & tix to Circus Vargas while supplies last. Stop by our new office at 29800 Agoura Road, Ste. 103 in Agoura Hills from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., say hello, and pick yours up! (Closed Memorial Day, limit 4 tix)" #VenturaCounty#StarWars#museum#circus#toacorn
Hello, Myth Lovers! To celebrate International #MuseumDay, we'd love to see your posts about #museums! Which museums have great mythological art? Which are your favourite artifacts? Do you have a favourite #museum? Where have you seen an amazing work of art related to mythology? Use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts!
Some of the aircraft on show at the superb Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum. The museum occupies the control tower and surrounding area of what was once RAF Dumfries, two miles north-east of the centre of Dumfries. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dumfries/aviationmuseum/index.html
One of my favorite museums in the world is the Villa Giulia in Rome. It houses the National Etruscan Museum. It falls outside most quick tour routes, and it is a lovely, peaceful, elegant museum with a very rich collection.
See the pretty vases below, with various mythological scenes :) Recongize them?
One of my favorite museums is The Ringling Museum of Art in Florida. This photo shows one of the fountains in the museum's central courtyard, which displays recreations of notable statues from the Classical, Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical periods. #MythologyMonday