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TED: Ideas worth spreading

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Academic Earth | Online Courses | Academic Video Lectures De Jonckheere gallery - Research, deal, appraisal in old master paintings Provenance: Christian Dior Collection, Château de la Colle Noire; Then by inheritance, Catherine Dior. The painter of Merry company, Jan Matsys excels in the art of the rebus with this... read more The painter of Merry company, Jan Matsys excels in the art of the rebus with this unusual work, the meaning of which tells us a great deal about the sayings in vogue at the end of the mediaeval period and during the 16th century. De Wereld voedt veel zotten is a Flemish proverb meaning "the world feeds many fools". We should point out that this rebus was created at a time when Sebastian Brant’s Nave of Fools (1494) was widely distributed and enjoyed the popular success of Erasmus’ Praise of Folly (1509), a burlesque piece of fiction in which the Goddess of Folly makes a virulent critique of the various professions and social categories. [1] Sold at Christie’s New York, 27-01-2009, panel, 60.3 x 47.6 cm. 1509 - Antwerp – c. 1573 His art is comprised of influences from Italy and Antwerp.

Open Culture La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot - L'hebdo des ventes aux enchères La "loi musée" a finalement été promulguée, le 4 janvier 2002 par le président de la République. Rappelons que l'ordonnance du 13 juillet 1945 accordait un statut juridique mal adapté, concernant les seuls musées des Beaux-Arts, et ce de façon provisoire. Le nouveau dessein du législateur était donc double : unifier sous le label « musée de France » les différents musées en sauvegardant leur spécificité ; consolider le régime de protection des collections. Un collège indépendantCet organe dispose d'un pouvoir d'avis général sur la politique muséale.

videolectures.net - videolectures.net Play at Work for Museums and the Web in Denver, April 17 « Carbon Five Community Dana Mitroff from SFMOMA and I are running a session April 17 at Museums and the Web in Denver, CO called Play at Work: Applying Agile Methods to Museum Web Site Development. Our goal is to give attendees a taste of some of the novel activities we use to encourage collaboration, communication and fun while engaged in the messy business of creating web software. The session is intended to be interactive – we want attendees to try some of this out with us – which should be interesting given that the conference organizers chose to put us in the Grand Ballroom, the same room used for the conference keynotes. “Gather around, everyone!” Resources Here are some follow up resources for attendees who are intrigued and want to learn more. Effective User Stories for Agile Requir This series of slides by Mike Cohn is a good introduction to user stories as a means of capturing project requirements.

Yabla English - English Immersion TV Ask Joan of Art All good things must come to an end. After 18 years of service, Ask Joan of Art ® has retired and is no longer accepting questions. In 1993, when our Ask Joan of Art ® reference service debuted, there were few places where the public could submit a question and get an answer to their query. Using the specialized resources available at the museum and its library, our Ask Joan of Art ® librarians provided in-depth answers to questions that came from the general public, scholars, teachers and students. Over the years, the service garnered many fans and national acclaim. Today, increased Internet resources allow people to access a wide range of material on art and artists and the museum is developing new ways to interact with the public. Helpful tips can still be found on our website's Researching Your Art pages.

Free Documentary TV - Free Documentaries, Watch Documentaries Online REGARDS SUR LE NUMERIQUE : Blog - La nuit des musées sur le net, ça a donné quoi ?. RSLNmag est édité par Microsoft et se consacre à l’analyse et au décryptage du monde numérique. (visuel : au centre Pompidou, et au musée de la résistance de Bondues, photos publiées sur les comptes Twitpic des deux musées) >>> Le billet, version courte : voir des écrans géants branchés sur Twitter envahir les musées, c’est rafraîchissant, dépaysant - et les conditions de médiation prévues dans le cadre de la « nuit des musées » ont sans doute renforcé la prise en main de l’outil par les publics. Mais, au final, on réalise, dans ce genre d’occasions, que Twitter reste très pointu, et peut-être un peu trop élitististe. Bref, précisément le repoche généralement adressé aux musées. La démocratisation de la culture, sur le web, passe sans doute également par d'autres moyens ... Le principe retenu ? (au muséum de Toulouse, photo licence CC) (une représentation des conversations à l'aide de l'outil Wordle) Mais que s’est-il dit ? Râler parce que l'on est bloquée à l'entrée du Petit Palais : Décrire l'ambiance, façon fête de la musique : Les vigiles qui interdisent le live twipic !

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