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Marseille museum a bridge between Mediterranean cultures France 24, 4 June 2013
MARSEILLE, FRANCE - "The Museum of Civilisations from Europe and the Mediterranean, which opens Friday in Marseille, aims to represent European and Mediterranean cultures of both past and present. The square building sheathed in a layer of glimmering concrete faces the sea, a footbridge connecting it to the nearby 12th-century monument known as the Fort Saint-Jean. The structure designed by prestigious architect Rudy Ricciotti will house Marseille’s latest and highly buzzed-about attraction: The Museum of Civilisations from Europe and the Mediterranean (MuCEM), set to open on June 7." [see also Le MUCEM ou le symbole de la métamorphose marseillaise, Blouin art info, 19 Juin 2013; Rudy Ricciotti Architecte’s J4 MuCEM completes with elaborate double facade, World Architectural News, 24 June 2013; Bruno Suzzarelli, président du MuCEM : "Je suis un commis voyageur", Le Monde, 3 Juin 2013; Le MuCEM inauguré, concrétisation d’un projet vieux de plus de 10 ans, Le Moniteur, 3 Juin 2013; MuCEM: visite guidée du joyau de Marseille-Provence 2013, Télérama, 4 Juin 2013]
Rales family unveils plans for major new Glenstone museum in Potomac The Washington Post, 24 June 2013
POTOMAC, MD - "Mitchell and Emily Rales, whose private Glenstone museum on their Potomac estate is considered one of the world’s premier modern art collections, expect to begin construction soon on a 150,000-square-foot building that will display more of their growing number of artworks. In a brief outdoor gathering Monday in a field at Glenstone, the Raleses outlined their expansion plans and said they hope to make what is considered one of the most extraordinary modern art collections in private hands more accessible to the public."
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L'art aborigène à l'honneur sur le toit du Quai Branly Le Monde, 6 Juin 2013
PARIS – "Afin de pouvoir contempler l'œuvre de l'artiste aborigène Lena Nyadbi, les visiteurs devront grimper aux premier ou deuxième étages de la Tour Eiffel. En effet, ce n'est que depuis ce monument parisien qu'ils pourront avoir une vue imprenable sur les 700 m2 du toit de la médiathèque du Musée du quai Branly où est reproduit un détail de l'un des tableaux de cette Australienne septuagénaire, intitulé Dayiwul Lirlmim ("Ecailles de barramundi")."
Dernier tour de piste pour le Pompidou mobile Le Monde, 7 Juin 2013
AUBAGNE, FRANCE – "Fin septembre, le tour de France du Centre Pompidou mobile (CPM) s'arrêtera. La caravane remportera ses Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp, Calder et autres Buren, tirés des collections du musée parisien, après une dernière étape de trois mois à Aubagne (Bouches-du-Rhône), près de Marseille."
Country in jeopardy if Canadians don't know their history, says minister Calgary Herald, 11 June 2013
OTTAWA, ON - "The Conservative government is spending $12 million to promote Canadian history on TV, online and in schools, but critics say it has ignored the plight of federal historic sites and other bodies that have seen their staff and services slashed. Heritage Minister James Moore announced the funding Tuesday at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, soon to become the Canadian Museum of History when a government bill is passed by Parliament. Moore lamented the lack of connection that young people have with their history, saying the country itself is in peril without understanding its past."
Museum of Civilization CEO recognized for bringing integrated 911-service to Ottawa Young activists lobbied to establish service in 1988 Ottawa Citizen, 11 June 2013
OTTAWA, ON — "Mark O’Neill says people are astounded when he tells them the first 911 service call in Ottawa was made in 1988, which was long after most major urban centres in North America had adopted similar programs. Better known today as the president and chief executive of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, O’Neill was a 21-year-old political science student at Carleton University when he became instrumental in a grassroots effort to bring an integrated emergency response system to the region."
COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY MAKES VIBRANT PUBLIC SPACES A 2013-2017 ARTS INVESTMENT PRIORITY Quotes from across the city, including from Councillors: Thompson, Lindsay Luby, Wong-Tam and Milczyn. Release also includes new video announcing major TAC investment in Artreach Toronto BeautifulCity.ca, 12 June 2013
TORONTO, ON - "City Council has unanimously passed an amendment to include art in public spaces as an 2013-2017 investment priority. The amendment to ED 22.3 introduced by Councillor Gary Crawford reads: "Vibrant Public Spaces - A priority is placed on arts programming that enhances and expands shared public spaces for all Torontonians and visitors to enjoy. Free and accessible programs that help to create a sense of place, help expand freedom of expression, spark community ownership of public spaces and encourage healthy, active living are particularly valuable. The overall objective of this priority is to create a cityscape that is more reflective of Toronto's vibrant cultural mix and where a diversity of voices are welcome in shaping public spaces." "
Canadian Heritage, 14 June 2013
WINNIPEG, MB - "The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, today announced a partnership agreement between The Manitoba Museum and the future Canadian Museum of History. This is the second in a series of partnership agreements that will allow the new Canadian Museum of History to fulfill its mandate.“Through this partnership, Canadians will have greater access to their history and heritage,” said Minister Moore. “Canada has many great museums that showcase particular aspects of our country’s history—those collections are of interest for people across the country. As we are heading towards Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017, Canadians want to learn more about the achievements and accomplishments that have shaped our great country.” "
Guatemalan partnership to ‘break long silence,’ says CMHR president Metro, 20 June 2013
WINNIPEG, MB - "Winnipeg’s Canadian Museum for Human Rights has partnered with a Guatemalan organization that is building its own memorial to the human rights violations in the small central American nation. Stuart Murray, president and CEO of the CMHR, signed a memorandum of understanding with the chair of Memorial Para la Concordia, Julio Solorzano Foppa, on Wednesday following a panel discussion at the University of Winnipeg.“We want to help break the long silence surrounding human rights atrocities,” said Murray."
Cités de la gastronomie : un réseau pour ne fâcher personne Le Journal des Arts, 20 Juin 2013
PARIS – "Le lancement officiel du réseau des Cités de la Gastronomie valide les projets de Rungis, Tours, Dijon et Lyon finalement qualifiée. Une sélection très politique qui mise un peu facilement sur la mutualisation d’un réseau."
Bouygues remporte le contrat de la Cité musicale sur l’île Seguin Le Journal des Arts, 25 Juin 2013
NANTERRE, FRANCE – "Le groupement mené par Bouygues bâtiment Ile-de-France avec l’architecte Shigeru Ban, a été choisi pour l’aménagement de la Cité musicale de l’île Seguin."
3D, réalité augmentée et application mobile pour revivre le Jour J Club Innovation et Culture France, 25 Juin 2013
PARIS – "Lier le passé au présent en superposant le virtuel au réel … tel est l’objectif de l’application Arromanches 1944 qui permet -grâce à la réalité augmentée de découvrir les plages du débarquement et de revivre le Jour J. Cette application gratuite a été développé en collaboration avec le musée du Débarquement d’Arromanches et le centre Juno Beach. "
Record de fréquentation pour le Louvre en 2012 Libération, 26 Juin 2013
PARIS – "Selon une étude de l’Office du tourisme de Paris, les principaux musées et monuments de la capitale ont vu leur fréquentation grimper de +1,2 % entre 2011 et 2012. "
Musées et Toile, les relations vertueuses Le Monde, 26 Juin 2013
PARIS – "Dans le magasin d'applications Apple, on trouve l'audioguide du Musée du Louvre. Sur le site du Rijksmuseum d'Amsterdam, on peut choisir un détail de son œuvre préférée – le pot de la laitière, un arbre de Ruisdael – et en faire le motif d'un tee-shirt, on y est même encouragé par la très sophistiquée application My Rijksstudio. "
Retour sur la pose de la 1ère pierre de la Cité des civilisations du vin Newsletter Cité des Civilisation du Vin, 26 Juin 2013
BORDEAUX, FRANCE – "Les travaux de construction de la Cité des civilisations du vin vont bientôt commencer. Autour de la filiale GTM Bâtiment Aquitaine, les équipes du groupe VINCI commenceront le chantier dès le mois de septembre, après avoir finalisé les dernières études techniques nécessaires. Profitant du salon international VINEXPO, la Ville de Bordeaux, maître d'ouvrage, a décidé d'organiser la cérémonie de pose de la 1ère pierre."
Friends of the American Latino Museum Releases Video Featuring Latino Icons supporting campaign Politico, 27 June 2013
WAHINGTON, DC - "The campaign to build an American Latino Museum in our nation’s capital just got a boost from some major star power. The Friends of the American Latino Museum (FRIENDS) released a video featuring Eva Longoria, Rita Moreno, Prince Royce, Chita Rivera, Maria Cardona and Mario Lopez endorsing the project. Congress is currently considering the Smithsonian American Latino Museum Act which would designate the Arts & Industries Building on the National Mall for the museum."
Museums
Se documenter sur l’électricité OCIM, 3 juin 2013
MULHOUSE, FRANCE – "Le centre de documentation du musée EDF-Électropolis – entièrement rénové grâce au soutien de la Région Alsace, de Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération et du mécénat d’EDF – est de nouveau accessible au public et aux chercheurs depuis la fin de l’année 2012."
Un musée d’histoire urbaine aménagé dans une ancienne gare Le Moniteur, 3 Juin 2013
SURESNES, FRANCE – "Inauguré le 7 juin, le Musée d’histoire urbaine et sociale (MUS) de Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine) est installé dans l’ancienne gare «Suresnes-Longchamp» (1889), réhabilitée, transformée et agrandie par l’équipe d’architectes Encore Heureux, associée à AAVP. "
BruDirect.com, 2 June 2013
BRUNEI - "Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam officially opened the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Museum yesterday during the 52nd RBAF anniversary celebrations. The museum, located at the Bolkiah Garrison, exhibits a variety of military equipment, and provides visitors with background information on the RBAF as well as events that have taken place over the course of its 52-year history."
Museum's revamp to get business on board The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 June 2013
AUSTRALIA - "The Australian National Maritime Museum will turn to the private sector to try and realise a major revamp of its exhibition space. Its director, Kevin Sumption, has set out plans to ''bring water into the museum'' by building exhibits that reach out to its 14 floating vessels in Darling Harbour. The museum will seek to complete the first stage - a new pavilion to tell the stories of its submarine, HMAS Onslow, and destroyer HMAS Vampire - in time for the Anzac centenary in 2015."
Sector responds to public attitude research Museums Association, 4 June 2013
UK - "The Museums Association (MA) has produced a video with sector responses to the independent research by BritainThinks into public attitudes to the purposes of museums. BritainThinks has also produced a toolkit to stimulate discussions within individual museums based on the research. The research showed a high level of public trust in museums, but also threw up a number of responses from the public that appeared to conflict with current sector thinking, particular in relation to the social impacts of museums."
Toy Museum Set to Travel in Brazil The Rio Times, June 4, 2013
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – "The exhibit of handmade Brazilian toys “Brinquedos que moram nos sonhos” (Toys that live in dreams), just closed in Salvador and was a great success with more than 80,000 visitors. Next the exhibition is planning to have the toy collection tour Brazil with stops in Recife, Brasília and Rio de Janeiro soon. The exhibition opened in December last year in Salvador in the Art Museum of Bahia (Museu de Arte da Bahia), and included around 2,000 pieces divided into eight themed rooms from the collection of passionate toy collector David Glat."
The Five Biggest Challenges of Building a Film Museum Cartoon Brew, 4 June 2013
USA - "Every decade or so, there is talk of an animation museum in the United States, and while none has ever been built, two new museums on the horizon promise to be a pretty big deal for the film and animation communities. The Lucas Cultural Arts Museum and the Academy Museum will hopefully be two huge steps forward in the preservation and public education of filmmaking. These forthcoming institutions also serve as a reminder that film museums present a set of wholly unique challenges for the curators, designers and developers involved."
De l'importance de la scénographie... MuséoGraphie-MuséoLogie, 5 juin 2013
FRANCE – "Etonnant article, au très beau titre : Scènes de musée, paru dans le Cahier spécial Cultures et Idées du Monde du samedi 1er juin à propos de la scénographie d'exposition. On croit rêver en le lisant ! "
Inauguration de la salle des Huit Colonnes du musée de l’Air et de l’Espace Connaissance des Arts, 6 Juin 2013
PARIS – "La salle des Huit Colonnes du musée de l’Art et de l’Espace au Bourget, véritable temple Art Déco dédié à l’aéronautique, a rouvert ses portes au public le 3 juin, après plus d’une année de travaux.
Groundbreaking set for Grammy Museum Mississippi philly.com, 10 June 2013
CLEVELAND, MS — "The Grammy Museum Mississippi expected to open in 2015 will showcase the state's role in developing blues, country and genres that shaped American music. Officials prepared to break ground Tuesday at the planned museum site, located at the south end of the Delta State University golf course, off of Mississippi Highway 8 in Cleveland. The planned museum is scheduled to open in early summer 2015. It will have more than 20,000 square feet and will feature interactive exhibits."
Shakespeare-era Oxford tavern room wins funding BBC, 10 June 2013
OXFORD, UK - "Campaigners hoping to preserve a room in a former inn, believed to have been used by William Shakespeare, have received a cash boost. The Painted Room is all that remains of the Crown Tavern in Cornmarket, Oxford. A £30,000 grant from English Heritage is expected to be used for initial conservation work on the building's structure and the room's original Elizabethan wallpaper. Oxford Preservation Trust hopes the room can become a visitor attraction."
Richard III visitor centre plans unveiled in Leicester BBC, 13 June 2013
LEICESTER, UK - "Plans to open a Richard III museum next to the site where the king's body was found in a car park have been unveiled. It is hoped the £4m centre, called Richard III: Dynasty, Death and Discovery, will bring 100,000 people and £4.5m into Leicester in its first year. A temporary exhibition at the nearby Guildhall has attracted almost 80,000 visitors since opening in February. The remains of the king were discovered last August in a council car park. Leicester City Council bought the 150-year-old former Alderman Newton School last year. It is next to the site of the old Greyfriars Church where archaeologists made their discovery."
Kate Roberts home Cae'r Gors cottage acquired by Cadw BBC, 13 June 2013
WALES, UK - "The childhood home of the author Kate Roberts has been taken over by Wales' heritage body Cadw. Cae'r Gors, a Grade II listed quarryman's cottage in Rhosgadfan, Gwynedd, was restored and turned into a heritage centre in 2007. The writer, who died in 1985 aged 94, was known as the "queen of Welsh language literature", and her work was widely translated. The acquisition means Cadw now has 129 properties on its books."
Plans for new $1bn museum in Baghdad Iraqi tourism ministry to create Grand Museum of Iraq Museums Journal, 19 June 2013
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - "The Iraqi Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is planning a new museum on the site of the former Al-Muthanna airport in the heart of Baghdad. Going under the working title of The Grand Museum of Iraq, it is hoped the museum will display objects currently stored at the National Museum of Iraq alongside new pieces unearthed during archaeological excavations across the country."
Mixed picture for spring visitors Numbers up for Science Museum Group and in Wales but Scotland and Liverpool suffer drops Museums Journal, 21 June 2013
UK - "Unpredictable weather, cuts and strikes have created a mixed picture for visitor figures during the first few months of 2013. Many museums are continuing to increase their popularity, recording significant rises in visitor over spring and the most recent school holiday.”
St. Louis Art Museum debuts $160 million expansion StlToday.com, 23 June 2013
ST, LOUIS, MO - "Located in one of America’s most splendid urban parks, next to one of St. Louis’ grandest structures, the new East Building at the St. Louis Art Museum aspires to be adored on its own terms. White oak floors and a dark polished facade, skylights and concrete coffers – the East Building is both airy and weighty. On June 29, St. Louisans get their first look at the building and the museum’s extensive modern and contemporary art collection. Even director Brent Benjamin is amazed by the experience."
Lee puts mayoral force behind Lucas museum SFGate, Matier & Ross, 24 June 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - "San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has come out swinging in support of George Lucas’ $700 million proposal to house his private art collection in a new cultural museum at the Presidio, and he’s moving fast behind the scenes to line up key other supporters as well. Lee just shot off a letter to Nancy Bechtle, the Presidio Trust chair, calling the “Star Wars” creator’s idea for a self-funded home for his collection of Americana and Hollywood art "a unique opportunity." "
Museum Expands Civil Rights Exhibits Memphis daily News, 24 June 2013
MEMPHIS, TN - "From the hold of a slave ship to a segregated classroom to “freedom song karaoke,” the new elements of the renovated National Civil Rights Museum are taking shape. Officials of the 22-year-old museum updated the first renovation in the history of the museum built on the site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968. They told a group of 20 at an annex building next to the construction site Thursday, June 20, to expect more video elements, updated technology and an “immersion” into the civil rights movement."
How can today's children's museums keep up with today's children? From chew to poo – how one museum is teaching kids about their bodies, and making sure they have a lot of fun learning The Guardian, 28 June 2013
HALIFAX, UK - "There's both an art and a science to creating and sustaining an inspirational children's museum, but the fundamental, indisputable and pervasive principle which underpins any success involves placing the child at the centre of the experience. And if there's one thing children the world over love to do, it's play. So following this line of logic, the almost-too-obvious combination of children and play in a cultural visitor attraction is bound to result in a winner every time, right? If only it was that simple. Ensuring that families, school groups and community groups come back year on year requires a great deal of hard work, commitment, creativity, energy, money and a sense of humour."
Architecture
Créations, extensions et rénovations de musées dans le Monde Club Innovation & Culture France, 5 Mai 2013
MONDE – "Panorama des musées en cours de création, extension ou rénovation dans le monde. "
MuséoGraphie-MuséoLogie, 31 Mai 2013
NIMES, FRANCE – "Pour ses vingt ans _ et oui 20 ans déjà, "mon Dieu hier encore elle était si petite..." ! _ Il y a 20 ans en effet, la Petite Maison carré de Nîmes a accouché d'une sœur jumelle... Enfin, ça c'était le concept, car dans la réalité le Carré d'art a davantage vieilli que la demeure antique. Et l'on espère que le futur Musée de la Romanité que construisent Hélène et Christian de Portzamparc sera plus concluante. "
Handal House, Halle an der Saale, Germany Permanent exhibition dedicated to Georg Friedrich Handel centres on perforated archway referencing composer's trip to Italy World Architectural News, 31 May 2013
GERMANY - "Designed by Gerhards & Gluecker, the permanent exhibition space at Handel House for Georg Friedrich Handel is located in the talented composer’s hometown of Halle an der Saale. This gleaming space has been created using the acrylic stone HI-MACS in the tone Arctic White, with a range of artistic attributes inspired by the life of this world-renowned artist. When questioned on their selection of this particular material, Gerhards & Gluecker stated: “We want the immateriality of music to respond in physical reality with the immateriality of light and shadow.” The result is a winding journey through Handel’s life in a variety of ‘Arctic White’ flourishes."
Review: Serpentine Pavilion 2013 Sublime cloud of steel by Sou Fujimoto opens in Kensington Gardens, London World Architectural News, 4 June 2013
LONDON, UK - "It's a glorious June day in London's Kensington Gardens and the air is alight with anticipation for the unveiling this year’s Serpentine Pavilion. One of the highlights of the city's cultural calendar, the Serpentine Pavilion is the dream of many young international architects. The brief is simple. An architect who has never completed a building in the United Kingdom is invited by the Serpentine Gallery to design and construct a temporary pavilion for the public to enjoy over the summer season. Until last year, Arup held the keys to the engineering of each pavilion, but with David Glover's recent move to AECOM, the pavilion has followed him there." [see also Une « fabrique » de jardin en toute légèreté, par l’architecte Sou Fujimoto, Le Moniteur, 12 Juin 2013]
Zaha Hadid Architects' designs for One Thousand Museum in Miami revealed World Architectural News, 5 June 2013
MIAMI, FL - "Images have been revealed of Zaha Hadid Architects’ residential tower in downtown Miami entitled One Thousand Museum. The condominium incorporates 83 residential units anchored by a commercial block on the ground floor which is expected to attract luxury retail brands and restaurants. The high-rise tower will reach 706ft into the Miami skyline and boast apartments between 5,400 sq ft and 11,000 sq ft, with renderings showing that Hadid’s sculptural aesthetic extends into the internal space. Smooth lines and curved furnishings dress high-level apartments with far-reaching views across the waterfront."
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles redefines itself for the next century World Architectural News, 6 June 2013
LOS ANGELES, CA - "Rewriting a museum’s mission is a daunting task. But Jane Pisano, the director of the National History Museum of Los Angeles (NHM) who joined the institution in 2001 just as it was rethinking its future was in on the ground floor of a major undertaking: the reframing of the National History Museum’s identity. Part of that task involved reimagining the Museum’s exhibitions but also its buildings and grounds which after a $135m investment is nearing completion. The decade plus long transformation effort has been phased in gradually. In 2009, the Museum renovated and restored its original building and its historic rotunda. 2010 marked the opening of the new Age of Mammals exhibit and The Dinosaur Hall, one of the museum’s star attractions, made its debut in 2011."
Peter Zumthor designs for LACMA Organic dark grey form for LACMA redesign unveiled at Peter Zumthor exhibition World Architectural News, 7 June 2013
LOS ANGELES, CA - "Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has revealed his concept for the redesign of the east campus of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Commissioned by the institution to provide ‘new insight into the meaning and function of an encyclopaedic museum and the relationship of architecture to its site’, Zumthor has now unveiled models of his concept as part of an exhibition at LACMA entitled The Presence of the Past: Peter Zumthor Reconsiders LACMA, open until 15 September." [see also Peter Zumthor unveils redesign for Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Dezeen, 10 Juin 2013]
«Tour Médicis» : c’est reparti! Le Moniteur, 7 Juin 2013
PARIS – "Le projet de « Villa Médicis » à Clichy-sous-Bois/Montfermeil (Seine-Saint-Denis) est relancé par le ministère de la Culture…"
Un nouveau « musée des arts » pour la Norvège Le Journal des Arts, 12 Juin 2013
OSLO – "Le Parlement norvégien a approuvé la construction d’un nouveau bâtiment pour abriter les collections de son Musée National d’Art, d’Architecture et du Design. Prévu pour 2019, soit un an après le Musée Munch, il deviendra le plus grand centre culturel du pays. " [see also Plans approved for new Munch Museum in Oslo, Dezeen, 7 Juin 2013]
Inauguration aboriginal artist Lena Nyadbi's musée du quai Branly roof piece complete World Architectural News, 14 June 2013
PARIS, FRANCE - "Just last week, the musée de qual Branly celebrated the opening of a permanent artwork on its rooftop by the artist Lena Nyaldbl. The aboriginal work has been painted on one section of the museum designed by Jean Nouvel in 2006. The aim of the gallery was to provide space in which the contemporary arts of Australia could be viewed and appreciated and since its opening it has been doing just that. This addition to the permanent works has been made even more prominent by its sheer size and location, using a part of the building as the canvas. The work lies over the multimedia library, titled Dayiwul Lirlmim (Barramundi scales), it is composed of 172 stencils which each measure 3x1.5m."
World Architectural News, 17 June 2013
TAICHUNG, TAIWAN - "Vincent Callebaut Architectures has shared their competition entry for the Taichung City Cultural Center/Public Library and Fine Arts Museum. The twisting, sculptural form encompasses 62,720 sq m and is a bold submission for a competition run by the Taichung City Government. Entitled ‘Swallow’s Nest’, the concept design is based on the Mobius ring and creates an ‘endless patio’ for the display and enjoyment of public art. Of the twirling form the team explains: “The project develops itself under the shape of a three-dimensional Mobius ring that extrudes its triangular section around an elliptic path." [see also Taichung City Cultural Center Entry by Sériès et Sériès, Bustler, 4 Juin 2013]
Modern platform for traditional values SAMOO unveils Sunbi Culture Park & Korean Cultural Theme Park in Andong dedicated to spreading the values of Confucianism World Architectural News, 20 June 2013
ANDONG, SOUTH KOREA - "The World Confucianism • Sunbi Culture Park & Korean Cultural Theme Park is a complex designed to become a hub for Confucianism (an ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius) and traditional culture in Korea. Located in Andong of Korea, a place well known for its preservation of traditional core values, the project aims to create a new centre that will provide a unique experience for its global visitors."
Architectural Record, July 2013
WORLD - "For the second consecutive year, Gensler maintains the top position on Architectural Record’s Top 300 Architecture Firms list, which ranks companies according to architectural revenue in the prior year as reported to our sister publication Engineering News-Record. Gensler reported total revenue of $807 million, a 5.6 percent increase from the prior year. The San Francisco-based firm has 43 offices scattered across the globe and is on track to complete the world’s second tallest tower in Shanghai by 2014."
Benthem Crouwel Architects-designed cultural & retail venues complete in Koblenz World Architectural News, 20 June 2013
KOBLENTZ, GERMANY - "The project started as a won competition for the redevelopment of the ‘Zentralplatz’ in Koblenz. The program included approximately 20,000 sq m of retail space, urban functions and a 6,000 sq m square. The complete program is split into two volumes, separated by the Zentralplatz. This separation of functions allows for two autonomous and highly functional buildings, which can develop independently in the long-term. Because of the precise positioning of the buildings and their outline, the pedestrian flows are organised in an effective and logical way."
Dramatic alterations to facades of Frank Gehry's King's Street Towers project World Architectural News, 20 June 2013
TORONTO, ON - "In October 2012 we brought you details of Frank Gehry’s redevelopment project on King’s Street, Toronto. Working with David Mirvish of Mirvish Productions, Gehry has designed a triplet of high rise towers in the place of three low-rise brick warehouse office buildings to house cultural, residential and retail outlets including the new OCADU campus and a gallery space for Mirvish’s art collection. A reworking of the design has now been released by Gehry Partners showing major alterations to the facades of all three towers. The original plans showed three dissimilar towers whose differing facades were continued in the same form from top to base. The redesign still assigns each tower a different identity but the lower portion of each building is similar in form, sheathed in swathes of undisclosed material."
Technology
Musées et Internet : le Rijksmuseum permet au public de s’approprier ses œuvres Exponaute, 31 Mai 2013
AMSTERDAM – "Le Rijksmuseum d’Amsterdam a récemment rouvert après dix années de rénovation. Mais le musée ne se contente pas d’accueillir ses visiteurs dans ses salles somptueuses. Il a choisi également, via le Rijksstudio hébergé sur son site web, de mettre 125 000 images d’œuvres en haute définition à la disposition du public, libre d'en faire ce qu'il veut. "
Musées / lieux culturels et numérique: articles de référence Club Innovation & Culture France, 2 Juin 2013
MONDE – "Sélection d’articles de référence sur le numérique dans les musées et lieux culturels. "
Pour la première fois en Europe, le Musée Magritte propose un visioguide en trois langues des signes Club Innovation & Culture France, 5 Juin 2013
BELGIQUE – "Pour la première fois en Europe, un visioguide en trois langues des signes voit le jour dans une institution muséale. Le Musée Magritte rend ainsi 21 de ses œuvres plus accessibles. "
Touch screen tables in £2.5m Birmingham University project BBC, 6 June 2013
UK - "Researchers at the University of Birmingham are taking part in a £2.5m project to develop interactive touch screen tables for museums. The project has been paid for by the European Regional Development Fund and is designed to help visitors understand more about cultural heritage. Adam Jaffer, of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, said the "fun" tables were popular with visitors."
Pendant les travaux, la Cité de l’économie et de la monnaie lance son premier jeu sur facebook Club Innovation & Culture France, 7 Juin 2013
FRANCE – " Pendant les travaux (architecture et muséographie) et en attendant son ouverture en 2015, la Cité de l’économie et de la monnaie continue d’enrichir son dispositif numérique. Après les comptes twitter et facebook, la Cité lance un jeu sur facebook et de nouveaux contenus web. "
Australie: la State Library de Sydney lance son application audioguide gélocalisée Club Innovation & Culture France, 10 Juin 2013
NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIE – "La State Library de New South Wales en Australie vient de lancer Curio, une application destinée à faciliter la visite de ses collections. Un guide multimédia d’un nouveau genre, où l’utilisateur se déplace en parfaite autonomie et écoute les commentaires des œuvres selon les recommandations de Curio par rapport à sa localisation. "
Pixels Floating on the Art World’s Margins The New York Times, 12 June 2013
LOS ANGELES, CA — "The annual E3 convention here is known for the glitzy premiere of video games with huge budgets, and for its boisterous hustle and bustle. But tucked between the two rowdy convention halls is a quieter area resembling a Chelsea art gallery. This is the site of the “Into the Pixel” exhibition, a juried collection of 16 digital artworks printed on canvas and plucked from the kinds of video games being marketed nearby. Those who stumble upon these works can take a few minutes or more to muse upon the artists’ intent and inspiration — and perhaps glean some untold secrets, since the images are from games yet to be released."
Site web, applications mobiles, QR code et 3D: le National Museum of China mise sur le numérique ! Club Innovation & Culture France, 13 Juin 2013
BEIJING – "Les téléphones mobiles déferlent aussi dans les musées chinois et le principal d’entre eux souhaite leur faire le meilleur accueil. Le National Museum of China a lancé des applications et déployé des QR codes dans ses galeries. "
Technology and Immersive Audience Engagement: Part I of II Technology in the Arts, 17 June 2013
USA - "Last week’s Theatre Communications Group conference presented a changing perspective on audience engagement that uses technology. Tweet Seats are definitely on the outs. This 2 post series, however, focuses on the more immersive experience with two organization’s successfully engaging their audiences. Their audiences must engage in some if not multiple forms of technology to partake in the theatrical story itself. The two organizations are Dog and Pony DC based in Washington DC and Rude Mechanicals based in Austin. Both use technology before, during and after the show."
Mapping Social Networks — Present, Past, Future Technology in the Arts, 20 June 2013
USA - "Mapping and networks feel modern and hip. In today’s increasingly connected world, we assume that social networks are real-time, technologically relevant, but networks of influence far precede our internet-focused era. Significantly, mapping networks offers an understanding of how ideas travel. Visual and performing art historians, professional dramaturgs and curators all know that mapping people, objects, or ideas across time and space can broaden an understanding of an art piece or process.Administrators can also benefit from studying networks. Mapping audience travel patterns to an organization offers incite for both marketing and distribution. Geographically mapping your audience or board or any constituency to determine geographic diversity can offer an understanding of organization impact."
Historic Toledo Museum Receives State-of-the-Art Retrofit Solar panels and micro-turbines enable an art museum to reduce its electrical usage 79 percent. GreenSource, 25 June 2013
TOLEDO, OH - "After 20 years of green initiatives, The Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio has seen energy savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars and can now boast that its 101-year-old Beaux Arts building recently went off the grid—in a temperate climate. Carol Bintz, the building’s chief operating officer, said the projects started slow, with the museum replacing old boilers, chillers, and engine drives with “the most efficient products available on the market at that time,” back in 1992."
Recycling Program for the Arts Materials for the Arts is New York's premiere reuse center, providing a way for companies and individuals to donate unneeded supplies. GreenSource, 25 June 2013
NEW YORK, NY - "When you think of re-gifting, you think of that closet shelf where the most inappropriate, dumbest, need-the-least things you’ve collected reside. The never-ending task is to find enough appropriate people who will be thrilled to reuse all that stuff that’s just taking up space at your house. Makes you wonder what the folks with thousands of odd pieces of carpet or countless empty CD cases do. And now we know. "
Art and Culture
Un lieu d'exposition Place Taksim MuséoGraphie-MuséoLogie, 31 Mai 2013
ISTANBUL – "L'exposition ne devrait-elle pas être d'abord un lieu d'expression ? Un lieu de rencontres et de dialogues ? Non pas seulement une parole descendante adressée à un public réceptif plus ou moins passif, mais un outil de mise en partage, de discussion et de négociation ? "
WWII Dornier bomber raised from English Channel BBC, 10 June 2013
UK - "A German World War II bomber has been raised from the bottom of the English Channel. The Dornier Do-17 aircraft was shot down off the Kent coast more than 70 years ago during the Battle of Britain. Believed to be the only intact example of its kind in the world, it has lain in 50ft (15m) of water on the Goodwin Sands. Attempts by the RAF Museum to salvage the relic had been hit by strong winds over the last few weeks."
Protection de l'exception culturelle : Paris ira jusqu'au droit de veto Le Monde, 12 Juin 2013
FRANCE – "La négociation à venir sur l'accord de libre-échange entre les Etats-Unis et l'Union européenne déchaîne les passions en Europe et en France, tous bords politiques confondus. Le premier ministre, Jean-Marc Ayrault, a prévenu, mercredi 12 juin devant les députés, que la France utiliserait son "droit de veto politique" si la culture et les "industries culturelles" ne sont pas exclues du champ des négociations. "
Europa Nostra livre la liste des sept monuments les plus menacés en Europe Le Journal des Arts, 14 Juin 2013
ATHENES– "L’ONG patrimoniale Europa Nostra vient de publier la liste des monuments les plus menacés de l’Europe afin de récolter, en partenariat avec la banque européenne d’investissement, des fonds et des prêts pour leur sauvegarde. "
UNESCO meets to discuss fate of Syrian sites, heritage list Al Arabiya, 16 June 2013
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - "Six ancient Syrian sites as well as Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could be listed as endangered by UNESCO, which on Sunday begins its annual session to decide which global cultural and natural treasures merit World Heritage status. The main task of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization committee will be to decide whether 31 sites, including Japan’s Mount Fuji and the city of Agadez in Niger, are of “outstanding universal value.” Around 1,300 delegates are due to attend the ten day conference in Cambodia, which is officially opened in the capital Phnom Penh late Sunday with a speech by Cambodian premier Hun Sen. The closing ceremony is to be held in the country’s own heritage site, the temple complex of Angkor in Siem Reap."
Inuit artifacts return to Nunavut canada.com, June 18, 2013, 1:59 pm
NUNAVUT - "More than a century after leaving Canada, a collection of Inuit tools, weapons and clothing are on their way home. “It will be very satisfying to see the artifacts that were taken from our ancestors displayed in our museum so our youngsters and elders who are left are able to see them,” said Gjøa Haven mayor Joanni Sallerina. His small Nunavut community is receiving a handful of repatriated Netsilik Inuit artifacts from Norway this month which will eventually be housed at a new cultural centre opening in the fall. The items were among those traded with Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen who spent two years at Gjøa Haven in the early 1900s during his navigation of the Northwest Passage."
Conservative Government Spends $700,000 On War Of 1812 Manuscripts The Huffington Post, 19 June 2013
OTTAWA, ON - "A massive trove of books, maps and manuscripts from the War of 1812 now belong to Canada. The federal government has paid nearly $700,000 at an auction in England to acquire what's known as the Sherbrooke Collection. Sir John Coape Sherbrooke served as the lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia from 1811 to 1816 and then as governor general of British North America until 1818. His records from the time have been in his family's hands almost ever since, though Canadian researchers have had access in the past. The government says the collection is a remarkable record of political, economic, and military geography and operations in wartime."
First Iraq, now Syria: Looted sites, lost artifacts The Globe and Mail, 20 June 2013
IRAQ AND SYRIA - "In April of 2003, just as Baghdad was falling to U.S. troops, looters broke into the unprotected National Museum of Iraq, making off with some 15,000 precious artifacts from ancient Mesopotamia. Ten years later, more than half of those artifacts, including seals, clay tablets and sculptures, remain at large, possibly destroyed, lost or sold on the worldwide black market for antiquities."
Alberta Floods Impact the Art Scene Canadian Art, 23 June 2013
ALBERTA, CANADA - "The Alberta art scene, like the rest of the province, is in recovery mode this week as the impact of massive floods there are being assessed. Mud-soaked galleries, water-filled studios and damaged interpretive displays are among the challenges that artists, curators and arts workers are facing. There are organizations, however, that are looking to help those in the arts and assess the damage to the cultural sector. And there are galleries that weathered the storm well—at least as can be determined so far, as Calgary’s downtown core remains off-limits to many due to power outages."
Creative Economies, Creative Cities, Innovation and Urban Planning, Cultural Tourism
Après la “Smart City”, la “Living City” InternetActu, 4 Juin 2013
MONDE – "Dans un récent article pour Fast Company, le prospectiviste Chris Arkenberg (@chris23, qui tient aussi le blog Urbeing Recorded traitant essentiellement de réalité augmentée), imagine un avenir vertigineux pour nos cités. Selon lui, les frontières entre la biologie et la technologie vont disparaître. Les villes de demain, explique-t-il, pourraient bien s’élaborer à partir d’imprimantes 3D, de biologie synthétique et de robotique. "
Museum instead of mall, hotel or residences at Gezi Park, says Istanbul mayor Daily News, 8 June 2013
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - "No shopping malls or residences will be built on the site of Taksim Gezi Park although the area could be used to construct a museum, Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş has said in a bid to appease anger sparked over the destruction of one of the city center’s last oases. The municipality will not back down from its plan of building a replica of the old Artillery Barracks, the mayor said, adding that it would likely be converted into a city museum. “We absolutely do not think [of the Artillery Barracks] as a shopping mall, hotel or residences. The surface would not allow it. We will design it as a museum or an exposition center,” Topbaş told reporters today."
Club Innovation & Culture France, 12 Juin 2013
ROYAUME-UNI – "A partir du 8 août 2013, le Royaume-Uni devrait devenir la plus grande galerie d’art du monde. A cette date, l’exposition inédite, Art Everywhere, va transformer des milliers de panneaux publicitaires urbains en cimaises pour les œuvres emblématiques de la collection nationale britannique."
Need to start planning for Cook’s 250th The Gisborne Herald, 17 May 17, 2013
NEW ZEALAND - "THE 250th anniversary of Cook’s landing in 2019 offers exciting opportunities for Gisborne on the scale of bicentenary celebrations in 1969, if not bigger, and planning needs to start soon, says Eastland Community Trust. The trust and other submitters called for Gisborne District Council to provide $10,000 this year to start planning for the Cook Sestercentennial in 2019. ECT chairman Richard Brooking, James Blackburne of the Historic Places Trust and Joe Martin of Tairawhiti Historic Trust made submissions to the council."
Hamburg Moves a Skyline to Reclaim Maritime Heritage Travel Agent Central, 18 June 2013
HAMBURG, GERMANY - "Hamburg, Germany’s second-largest city, is engaged in a multi-year project to reclaim its maritime heritage by shifting the center of its urban activities and new building development toward its waterfront harbor on the Elbe River. The focus of development is HafenCity Hamburg, located between the city’s warehouse district, one of the world’s largest, and the river. Scheduled to be completed by 2025, the HafenCity project includes apartments, businesses, and cultural, tourism and leisure attractions. It will expand Hamburg’s existing city center by an estimated 40 percent."
Security risk clouds Libya's tourism ambitions Reuters, 19 June 2013
LIBYA - "The ruins of a grandiose Roman theatre behind them, two foreigners taking pictures in the Libyan coastal city of Sabratha make a rare sight these days. The ancient Roman city used to attract more than 20,000 foreign visitors annually before the 2011 war that ousted Muammar Gaddafi. Now the temples and mosaics overlooking the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean are usually deserted. The two European visitors touring the UNESCO World Heritage site on this quiet day are geologists on a work trip to Libya. A few Libyan families and a group of boy scouts mill around."
Ontario Place will create new urban park and waterfront trail The Globe and Mail, 26 June 2013
TORONTO, ON - "Ontario Place released plans Wednesday to revitalize seven-and-a-half acres of land previously closed to the public, creating a new urban park and waterfront trail. Spanning an area the size of about four BMO Fields, the plan will allow “access to one of the most breathtaking views of the shore and the skyline,” said Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport."
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