Registrars*, Politics and Power
„How much politics is there in the work of a registrar?“ asked Katrin Hieke from this very blog via twitter. My first, light-hearted thought was „not much“. We are not curators, so it’s not up to us to...
View ArticleDeutsch-Russische Museumsbeziehungen –Германо-российские музейные отношения
Vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen politischen Komplikationen ist es mir ein Anliegen, den Blick auf die Vielfalt und Breite der deutsch-russischen Kooperationen im Museums- und Ausstellungsbereich zu...
View ArticleWhat Language are Your Labels?
In my travels, I’ve noticed distinct differences in how museums approach multilingual labels, and of course, the ability to understand and share in a museum’s message is, in itself, a message about...
View ArticleDas Museum als Identitätsstifter
Das Nationale Kunstmuseum in Minsk zeigt derzeit eine Sonderausstellung, die einige Fragen zu „Museum und Politik“ in Belarus aufwirft. Zum einen geht es um die Deutungshoheit nationaler...
View ArticleRevealing Queer, Revealing Our Work
How do museums talk about history that has been socially oppressed for decades? That was the question that drove me to graduate school. I wanted to know how museums have historically engaged socially...
View ArticleMoney, Market, or Mission? Museums in a Changing World
Guest blogger Sally Yerkovich is director of the Institute of Museum Ethics, founded at Seton Hall University in 2007. The Institute promotes accountability, responsibility, and sustainability in...
View ArticleInstruments of Development of a Regional Museum Community
How to broaden audiences? How to connect museum professionals? How to improve museum work and finally – how to monitor and measure success? At the Museum and Politics conference, Irina A. Sizova and...
View ArticleMuseums of Ekaterinburg Factories
Ekaterinburg is the fourth-largest city in Russia in the middle of the Eurasian continent, and the main industrial and cultural center of the broader region. At the conference, Denis Vladimirovich...
View ArticleDrawing a Blank – Ukraine’s Maidan Protests and Manifesta
The European art biennial Manifesta is hosted by St. Petersburg this year. Until the 31st of October the Hermitage presents works of international contemporary artists, curated by Kaspar König. His...
View ArticleArtilleriebeschuss auf der Festung
Das Thema der ersten Sektion war heikel und kontrovers, der Kanonenschuss um 12.00 Uhr hat die Teilnehmer trotzdem kalt erwischt. Erst die Erklärung der Kollegen, dass es sich nicht etwa um eine...
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