Weblogs that link to APERTUM
Searching on Technorati, it was found that 3 other weblogs mention APERTUM on their links:
Mario Bucolo Museums Blog
A blog about museums and culture
Mario Bucolo also started a Museums Blog Webring, which attempts to link up various museums-related blogs.
MuseumsBlog.org
MuseumBlogs.org is a directory of museum and museum-related blogs as well as a space for re-postings.
If you click on the "Blog Age" option in the side bar, APERTUM is listed as the second-oldest weblog in the directory!
Single Planet
The weblog looks diverse, with entries on cultural heritage and also natural heritage. At the moment, there is a range of very interesting posts on China. There is also a list of links to heritage conservation on the sidebar, amongst others.
So to reciprocate, links to these weblogs have been added to the sidebar here, as well.
Happy browsing!
from Getty Conservation Institute
Conservation Newsletter 21.1 (Spring 2006)
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The latest copy of the GCI newsletter, focusing on mosiac conservation.
Conservation Newsletter 21.1 (Spring 2006)
go to online contents page
download PDF (6.7 MB)
The latest copy of the GCI newsletter, focusing on mosiac conservation.
from The Art Newspaper
A moment of truth for all in the antiquities field
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A timely article to keep the debate on antiquities trade in view. Museums, as much as collectors, can often collude (unintentionally or otherwise) in what has been universally declared as illegal under the 1970 UNESCO convention on cultural properties.
The suggestion is to deal with the problem on 2 fronts - one, to strengthen the commitment of museums to decline cultural artefacts with undocumented provenance, even as gifts; and, two, to consider allowing the legitimate public and private acquisition of (duplicate or similar) archaeological finds from documented source. The success of these efforts would depend largely on a strong recognition of reality and the right thing to do - as consumers and purveyors of cultural heritage products.
A moment of truth for all in the antiquities field
go to article
A timely article to keep the debate on antiquities trade in view. Museums, as much as collectors, can often collude (unintentionally or otherwise) in what has been universally declared as illegal under the 1970 UNESCO convention on cultural properties.
The suggestion is to deal with the problem on 2 fronts - one, to strengthen the commitment of museums to decline cultural artefacts with undocumented provenance, even as gifts; and, two, to consider allowing the legitimate public and private acquisition of (duplicate or similar) archaeological finds from documented source. The success of these efforts would depend largely on a strong recognition of reality and the right thing to do - as consumers and purveyors of cultural heritage products.
from New York Times
At the Cloisters, a Major Stained-Glass Restoration Project
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A feature article on the conservation efforts at the branch museum of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. There is also an accompanying online multi-media feature.
At the Cloisters, a Major Stained-Glass Restoration Project
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A feature article on the conservation efforts at the branch museum of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. There is also an accompanying online multi-media feature.
from BBC News
Replica clothes pass Everest test
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An update on a successful attempt to reconstruct and use actual mountaineering attire of the fateful Everest ascent in 1924, using actual materials and tailoring of the period (see previous post). A very fitting piece of concrete field (historical) research, one must add.
Replica clothes pass Everest test
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An update on a successful attempt to reconstruct and use actual mountaineering attire of the fateful Everest ascent in 1924, using actual materials and tailoring of the period (see previous post). A very fitting piece of concrete field (historical) research, one must add.
from Deseret Morning News
Dry ice blasting is cool way to clean
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A new technology which could (and should) replace existing sandblasting methods of cleaning surfaces, in particular outdoor sculptures and cultural heritage structures. It is also interesting to note that the method has been effective in removing soot from books salvaged from a fire.
Dry ice blasting is cool way to clean
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A new technology which could (and should) replace existing sandblasting methods of cleaning surfaces, in particular outdoor sculptures and cultural heritage structures. It is also interesting to note that the method has been effective in removing soot from books salvaged from a fire.
from New York Times
Looks Brilliant on Paper. But Who, Exactly, Is Going to Make It?
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As artists use fabricators more and more for highly complex work, both in terms of structure and material composition, it begs the question:
Looks Brilliant on Paper. But Who, Exactly, Is Going to Make It?
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As artists use fabricators more and more for highly complex work, both in terms of structure and material composition, it begs the question:
"But if artists no longer possess the technical skills to produce their own work, who does?"And more importantly in the context of preservation, could we trust artists' accounts about the nature and material processes of their works. Maybe it is high time that art conservators pay more attention to the swarm of assistants that prop up the reputation of artists.
from UNESCO
Intangible Heritage Messenger
go to newsletter - Issue 1 (PDF version, 276 KB)
go to newsletter - Issue 2 (PDF version, 358 KB)
It is timely that UNESCO has launched its Intangible Heritage Messenger newsletter in February 2006, which covers various global effort in preserving intangible heritage. This will boost awareness of the issue which had been previously highlighted on this weblog (see various previous posts).
[Thanks to World Heritage Forum for the link.]
Intangible Heritage Messenger
go to newsletter - Issue 1 (PDF version, 276 KB)
go to newsletter - Issue 2 (PDF version, 358 KB)
It is timely that UNESCO has launched its Intangible Heritage Messenger newsletter in February 2006, which covers various global effort in preserving intangible heritage. This will boost awareness of the issue which had been previously highlighted on this weblog (see various previous posts).
[Thanks to World Heritage Forum for the link.]
from Rolex Awards News Update
Reviving Silk Tradition
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An update on Kikuo Morimoto, who had helped to revived the traditions of hand-made silk in Cambodia in the local community (see previous post). The project has now expanded to included a village, in Chot Sam, which complements the original silk factory, in Siem Reap, all based on a sustainable model of development. This would be without doubt a model of preservation (of heritage and the environment) par excellence.
Reviving Silk Tradition
go to update
An update on Kikuo Morimoto, who had helped to revived the traditions of hand-made silk in Cambodia in the local community (see previous post). The project has now expanded to included a village, in Chot Sam, which complements the original silk factory, in Siem Reap, all based on a sustainable model of development. This would be without doubt a model of preservation (of heritage and the environment) par excellence.
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intangible heritage,
preservation
from NY Times
At Museums: Invasion of the Podcasts
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How podcasting is taking off in the major museums in US. The good thing about it? It frees the audio tour from the physical confines of the museum. You can download and listen to them anywhere but I'm also mindfully aware that nothing beats looking at the real thing yourself at designated spaces. Art is afterall a visual and "bodily" experience. Podcasting offers secondary information and experience.
At Museums: Invasion of the Podcasts
go to article
How podcasting is taking off in the major museums in US. The good thing about it? It frees the audio tour from the physical confines of the museum. You can download and listen to them anywhere but I'm also mindfully aware that nothing beats looking at the real thing yourself at designated spaces. Art is afterall a visual and "bodily" experience. Podcasting offers secondary information and experience.
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