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Thnx Des - great post. I'm also wondering what museums are doing and think that even some commentary on Copenhagen may be a starter for example. I have asked this question separately of us all in a new discussion.
December 10
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I have posted a short piece over at my site on Global Climate Change with a link to an important document by Brett Parris of World Vision Australia. I conclude by asking "What will your museum do?" I have cross posted this at MANexus
December 10
In relation to the advocacy issue dealt with on the Australian Museum website and the paper by Walter G. Lehmann, it is important for the Australian situation to be taken into account. There are significant differences from the situation in the USA…
December 6
October 27
What is the precise URL please, not just the link to the page listing audios
August 14
This issue was dealt with in a very good article some time ago here commented on and summarised on my website .
June 25
Hi Des Thanks for this posting. I'm looking forward to reading this book. The responses at Palazzo Strozzi have been quite interesting and remind me of the complexity of the issue. Perhaps my greatest concern is that museums be seen as part of discu…
May 29
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I am Gerard Krefft Fellow and former Director (1976-1998) of the Australian Museum in Sydney and first President and Life Member of Museums Australia, the single association representing museums in Australia. I am a non-executive director of Viscopy which represents the copyright of artists in Australia and overseas and Chair of the University of Technology Sydney Arts Industry Advisory Committee.
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I have posted a short piece over at my site on Global Climate Change with a link to an important doc…

I have posted a short piece over at my site on Global Climate Change with a link to an important document by Brett Parris of World Vision Australia. I conclude by asking "What will your museum do?" I have cross posted this at MANexus Continue

Posted on December 10, 2009 at 10:34am — 1 Comment

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Are Museums Relevant or Irrelevant

At a recently started "blogroll" (as opposed to sausage roll) on the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi site entitled "Are Museums Irrelevant?" Robert R. Janes commences a discussion of his book, "Museums in a Troubled World: Renewal, Irrelevance or Collapse" (London: Routledge, May, 2009)".

Some strong claims are made by Janes and the respondents including the usual suspects, some of whom no doubt would want to peddle their wares t… Continue

Posted on May 28, 2009 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

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Twittering

Fans of this habit might like to check out recent commentaries by Maureen Dowd in the New York Times 21 April and Lucy Kellaway on the Financial Times blog site for April 26. Dowd enraged a number of twitterers when she went and interviewed the founders and asserted she would "rather be tied up to stakes in the Kalahari Desert, have honey poured over me and red ants eat out my eyes than open a Twitter account".

Posted on May 7, 2009 at 7:37pm — 5 Comments

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Museums and the present financial crisis - article by Adrian Ellis

New York Arts consultant Adrian Ellis reviews the recession and US museums in Issue 200 of 11 March of the Art Newspaper and discusses how to compensate for the loss of philanthropic, endowment and visitor incomes. Here are some quotes from the article; I think they merit careful consideration.

“The global recession that we have entered will not just knock the froth off things; it will permanently reconfigure the cultural landscape. This may happen more slowly and the even… Continue

Posted on April 11, 2009 at 7:24pm — 3 Comments

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At 4:59am on October 27, 2009, yves apeloig said…
I hope you will find some interest in Percipio
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