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How Do Museums Utilize Archives? “National Center for Art Research International Symposium and Workshop 2023” Report #1
The National Center for Art Research (NCAR), which aims to be a new hub for promoting art in Japan with the mission to “Connecting, Deepening, and Expanding the Art,” held the “National Center for Art Research International Symposium 2023—Museum and Research: What does it mean to ‘deepen’ art?” at the National Art Center (Nogizaka, Tokyo) on March 22, 2024.
Four workshop sessions featuring curators, artists, and experts were held from March 21 to March 22 prior to the symposium. The first session focused on the theme of “Museums and Archives.” In the first half, panelists from domestic and international museums presented examples of collection and archival practice and raised questions concerning archiving artwork and materials. In the second half, while sharing the difficulties of accepting donated works, participants discussed and gave examples of archive utilization.
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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is set to make the announcement on Thursday, including a 5% budget increase for all national museums and art galleries.
She is expected to use a speech in Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, to announce a new £270 million Arts Everywhere Fund to help organisations in urgent need of financial support.
Five museums in Yorkshire have been awarded funding as part of a £270m investment in arts and culture in the UK.
The Museum of North Craven Life, in Settle, will receive almost £800,000, while the Land of Iron, in Skinningrove, will be given almost £656,000.
Millennium Gallery, in Sheffield, will be awarded £315,000, the Bankfield Museum in Halifax, is to receive £442,000 and the Beck Isle Museum, in Pickering, will receive almost £400,000.
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brand-new private museum to its ranks – PoMo, short for Post Office Modern. Its mission is to make art more accessible, challenge gender inequality in collections, and boost the region’s cultural scene.
Set in an Art Nouveau building that used to serve as the city’s post office, PoMo spans five floors and 4,000 square metres. The space is a product of the vision and personal art collection of Monica Reitan and Ole Robert Reitan, who’ve spent over two decades collecting works from artists like Simone Leigh, Louise Bourgeois, Anne Imhof, and Franz West. Ole Robert, who’s also a co-owner of the Norwegian retail and finance giant Reitan AS, believes art should be for everyone
Read More: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/major-modern-contemporary-art-museum-173439427.html
