The Great Book Heroes’ annotated and compiled by Jules Feiffer is a collector’s delight. Written in 1964 the book traces the early days of comic strips and is well illustrated with the first issues of prominent superheroes.
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Well known Japanese Pop Artist Takashi Murakami who became a household name after his colorful monogramed designs for Louis Vuitton hits the headlines after his new show opens at the Château of Versailles. So do you think this is sacrilege?
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On Mayawati and the controversial public monuments in Uttar Pradesh.
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What a sight, and it’s only now that you get the full impact of the floating island-palaces. Eka is doing our monthly visit to Udaipur just now, so here’s some live feed from EarthTV of Pichola, the oldest lake, for you to enjoy and coverage from the local online magazine with pics showing how they’re celebrating the plentiful rain this year !
Udaipur lakes are full! Read More »
Article on the BBC website about a fungus that threatens film. What’s new you ask? Have you heard of this one? Many of our clients who’re based out of historic buildings have to deal with damp and their archives aren’t as well provided with infrastructure. Would love to hear your stories of battles with evil fungi!
A fun video by DTC that shows the history of the diamond. People have gone to crazy lengths (usually bloodshed) to acquire it, and most of us (Indians) – though we’re sure none of us have set eyes on it! – still get vociferous and want it back!
Time travel with the Kohinoor diamond! Read More »
An interesting concept, about a thrift store turned artist studio/ museum. Part of the larger debate on museums willingly relinquishing curatorial control, and involving communities in how information is curated and presented. Frightening to any self-respecting curator – or perhaps liberating? Click here to read more.
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Article on the Museum 2.0 site that talks about what it really means to serve ‘underserved’ audiences. A project where an adjunct to a science center involves youngsters from disadvantaged neighbourhoods etc. to both improve their science skills as well as to teach them life skills that are transferrable at older ages to jobs, like speaking and presentation, skills that these kids would not normally have had the chance to develop. Eka would love to be a part of such projects but given that our museums so rarely possess the vision and commitment for activities like this, how can we help? Do our museums even think in terms of service? What do you think?
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Coverage by Dainik Bhaskar on Museum Design Seminar, Ahmedabad
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Coverage by Sandesh on the seminar ‘Designing for Museums’ at NID. Click to enlarge.
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