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The Museum Mambo: Frequently Asked Questions
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Making Art History Museums Matter. Of course, I'm also "MiRSCH", but I only use that for my artwork now. I've signed my artwork that way since grade 8 or 9. So you work in a museum? Yup, for just about 20 years. I decided to make it my official career about a decade ago. Since 1994, I've worked and volunteered in seven different museums and galleries, big and small, across Canada. I am currently the Manager and Curator at The Secrets of Radar Museum. In London, Ontario. Did you go to school for that?
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The Museum Mambo: March 2016
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Making Art History Museums Matter. Sunday, March 27, 2016. New ROM CEO and a Museum's Future. When I read the Toronto Star article about the ROM's new CEO. The other thing that bothers me in this article is that the author refers to the Rotunda as "gloomy". It most certainly isn't, but it has lost its purpose and is woefully under used. Does Knelman remember the bright, vibrant space it was when it was the ROM's entrance? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Secrets of radar museum.
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People- Open Access Volunteers - Open Access Archaeology
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Open Access Archaeology Blog. Here are some of the people that make Open Access Archaeology possible. The creator of Open Access Archaeology, his other projects include-. Currently working in an archaeological museum in Ontario, Canada, that deals mostly with First Nations Archaeology c. 11,000 BC - 1600 AD ; the museum is adjacent to an 16th C Iroquoian village site, which has slowly been under excavation since the late 1970s (it is primarily excavated for demonstration and teaching purposes now)...
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The Museum Mambo: May 2016
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Making Art History Museums Matter. Thursday, May 26, 2016. The Unnecessary Evils of Necessary Evils. Imagine, if you will, you work in the culture sector - okay maybe you. Don't - but you probably know someone who does. This post probably applies to research scientists, too, for that matter, or anyone whose livelihood is directly tied to grant-based funding, donations, and sponsorship. Even the big institutions and organisations, yes even the ones that appear sustainable (what's that mean, again? I'm sur...
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The Museum Mambo: The Unnecessary Evils of Necessary Evils
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Making Art History Museums Matter. Thursday, May 26, 2016. The Unnecessary Evils of Necessary Evils. Imagine, if you will, you work in the culture sector - okay maybe you. Don't - but you probably know someone who does. This post probably applies to research scientists, too, for that matter, or anyone whose livelihood is directly tied to grant-based funding, donations, and sponsorship. Even the big institutions and organisations, yes even the ones that appear sustainable (what's that mean, again? I'm sur...
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The Museum Mambo: Where Credit's Due
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Making Art History Museums Matter. Thursday, June 23, 2016. Here's a terrible screenshot from the Vanastra episode of Still Standing. Taken with my phone. About eleven months ago, I consulted with a major motion picture studio to provide information on Cold War radar. The researcher found Secrets of Radar Museum. And a captive audience waiting for a post-credit teaser, it would have been really great exposure. Which is why I am very happy that CBC's quirky TV stand-up comedy show Still Standing. And, if ...
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The Museum Mambo: May 2015
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Making Art History Museums Matter. Saturday, May 16, 2015. Some Nifty Canadian Museums. Buzzfeed has a list of 39 museums to visit. Before you die. Unlike many BF lists, this one is pretty well rounded. I would go so far as to say it's a good list. Sure, it skews heavily to America with a nod to Europe and, I think, one Canadian entry (the Canadian War Museum, which really is. It has a sailing ship inside it. They built the wing that houses The Nonsuch. Around the 17th century naval ketch. It also ho...
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The Museum Mambo: November 2015
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Making Art History Museums Matter. Thursday, November 12, 2015. Original photo by Benoit Aubry, available here. Yesterday was Remembrance Day here in Canada. It's celebrated in various parts of the world as Poppy Day, Armistice Day, and Veterans Day. It's history is pretty well chronicled, as is the Poppy pin, an international memorial symbol directly linked to the history of Remembrance Day. (If you're interested, the Canadian War Museum provides a good explanation, here. Secrets of radar museum.
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The Museum Mambo: Writing a Mosaic
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Making Art History Museums Matter. Saturday, October 24, 2015. More than simply carrying out interviews, I found myself being handed numerous items to take back to the museum. These included correspondence, self-published memoirs and accounts, books, CDs, and more. These objects were given to me for the museum, for my research, for "the book". What book? The book you're going to write." So I brought it all back with me and I thought about the book they all expect me to write. Mmm, tastes like chicken.
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