Tag: museums
Top museums appeal to climate activists
Recently, a series of sensational actions have been carried out. In Madrid, activists have glued themselves to paintings of Goya’s women, in London and Rome tomato soup has been thrown…
Louvre, Grévin… How French museums protect themselves from ecological vandalism
Mona Lisa’s smile has to be earned. On this All Saints’ Monday, dozens of visitors throng the queue set up in the Salle des Etats of the Louvre Museum, opposite…
Utrecht museums keep extra supervision after climate actions, but ‘we don’t want to unnecessarily give activists ideas’
Director Paul Baltus of the Amersfoort in C foundation, a partnership between Museum Flehite, Mondriaanhuis, Kunsthal KAdE and Architecture Center FASadE, says that the cultural institutions are extra vigilant. “But…
Across the world, museums unite to fight mental health stereotypes
News Published on 10/15/2022 at 10:57 a.m. Updated 10/15/2022 at 10:57 a.m. Reading 3 mins. Nearly one in eight people worldwide live with a mental disorder, according to the World…
Concerns about fewer visitors and rising prices at Utrecht museums: ‘We no longer expect numbers as before corona’
The Woerden City Museum recognizes the national picture of visitors who are absent, but this does not have major financial consequences. “We have about 50 to 60 percent fewer visitors…
Intesa Sanpaolo Museums: free admission on 7 and 15 August in Milan, Turin, Vicenza and Naples
(Finance) – Monday 15 August Intesa Sanpaolo opens as an exception and with free admission le Galleries of Italy in Milan, Turin, Vicenza and Naples. The free admission has also…
Climate activism reached museums – in Italy, protesters glued their hands to Botticelli’s masterpiece
The painting was not damaged, as it was protected by safety glass. Two women and a man were arrested and banned from entering the city of Florence for three years.…
Heritage Sarnia-Lambton sites issue passport challenge Lambton County museums, reopened earlier this year after a two-year flurry of COVID-related closures, are hoping to drive more foot traffic this summer with a new passport program.
Heritage Sarnia-Lambton sites issue passport challenge Lambton County museums, reopened earlier this year after a two-year flurry of COVID-related closures, are hoping to drive more foot traffic this summer with…
Moore Museum’s new model train event includes dinosaur theme
Ravenous dinosaurs, supersonic jets and out-of-this-world space capsules will be among the new additions showcased in Moore Museum’s model train room on July 3 as part of the museum’s first…
Two exhibits launched for International Museums Day
The Brant Museum and Archives is launching two exhibits for International Museums Day on May 18. The first is an interactive online exhibit through the museum’s website that continues telling…