Magic and illusions

Author : Real name unknown

Title : Harry Potter's broom on show at Leicester museum

Date : April, 26, 2013

Extracts : «Visitors will be able to see items from blockbuster films including Harry Potter's broom and the 'One Ring' from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. There will also be displays based on Snow White, Alice in Wonderland and the Narnia tales amongst other, as well as mechanical dancing dolls based on Cinderella and Prince Charming, and character puppets from A Midsummer Night's Dream, which date from the 1940s.»

Index terms : Harry Potter / Lord of the Rings / Wonderland / Narnia / Cinderella / Fantasy

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Source : Leicester Mercury

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Chronology in the Tate Britain

Author : Wroe, Nicholas

Title : Tate Britain : on the move

Date : May, 03, 2013

Extracts : « Later this month the museum will tell the latest version of the story as it unveils the most fundamental re-hang of its permanent collection since the division with Tate Modern in 2000. »

« "Of course chronology is a very traditional way of ordering a museum," says Tate Britain director Penelope Curtis, whose ideas for just such a re‑hang were integral to her being appointed in 2010. "But this is a more neutral chronology than is usual, and in that sense is more radical. I asked the curators to forget about art historical movements and schools. " »

« The re-hang has coincided with the near completion of a long-term refurbishment of the building (the front entrance won't reopen until November) which allows the gallery to be shaped into an outer ring of 29 galleries – containing the permanent collection – and eight inner areas, focusing on individual artists, works or subjects, that will be changed every spring and autumn. »

« In the early galleries, previously dominated by portraiture from Bettes onwards, there is a much greater variety of subject [...]Moving through the galleries – dates are painted on the floor to remind you where you are – you see not only the development of British art, but of British history. »

« There will be explanations of, say, the civil war, the Glorious Revolution and Victorian social anxieties. There will be some information about scenes from classical literature. »

« The new Tate chronology runs strictly from the 1500s to today. »

Index terms : Tate Britain / Chronology / Penelope Curtis /

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Source : The Guardian

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Superhero weapons

Author : Robinson, Stuart

Title : Leeds Royal Armouries: Chance to learn about superhero weapons

Date : March, 05, 2013

Extract : "The Royal Armouries museum will be looking at some of the arms and armour sported by fantastic figures from movie and comic folklore and how they relate to real life relics at a special event this Saturday, Sunday and Monday."

"Workshops will also be held with Product H – History Behind the Legends, who will talk about what superheroes wear and the weapons they use."

"The more adventurous will get the chance to try some basic Japanese martial arts techniques and watch demonstrations by Batman, Wolverine, the Ninja and Samurai."

Index terms : Fantasy / Movies / Comics / Weapons / Armour

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Source : Yorkshire evening post

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Elizabeth I

Author : Kennedy, Maev

Title : National Portrait Gallery buys postcard-sized portrait of Elizabeth I

Date : May, 8, 2013

Extract : « The painting, to be shown for the first time in a major exhibition at the NPG next autumn, shows Elizabeth in the role of Paris, choosing between the goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. While Paris launched the Trojan war by choosing Aphrodite, the queen becomes a peacemaker by cannily keeping the football-sized prize for herself. »

Index terms : Paintings / Exhibitions / Goddesses / Queen Elizabeth I

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Source : The Guardian

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Health's trees

Author : Natural History Museum

Title : Spot pests and diseases with the OPAL tree health survey

Date : May, 9, 2013

Extract : « OPAL, Open Air Laboratories, is one of the largest national citizen science projects, inspiring people to discover, enjoy and protect their local environment while contributing to environmental research. It is led by Imperial College London and one of its partners is the Natural History Museum. »

Index terms : Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) / Environment / Trees / Health / Diseases

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Source : Natural History Museum

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Photos d'archives WWII

Author : Moss, Richard

Title : Imperial War Museum Duxford reveals photo archive of the Americans in WWII Britain

Date : April, 12, 2013

Extracts :  « Commemorating the 70th anniversary of this first sortie of thousands, the museum has selected a series of photos from its Roger Freeman collection of more than 15,000 images of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces in Great Britain during the Second World War. »

« Among the black and white images are a journalist, public relations officer, barber, weather officer, adjutant, armourer, chaplain, parachute packer, intelligence officer, runway control officer, medical corpsman, ground crew and members of the air crew - all going about their daily activities. »

Index terms :  Photos / Roger Freeman / Air force / World War Two /

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Source : Culture 24

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National Gallery, programme "Take One"

Author : National Gallery

Title : National Gallery Schools Education Programme ‘Take One’ Launches Across UK

Date : October, 10, 2012

Extracts :  "The new programme takes the methodology of the Gallery’s successful Take One Picture programme (now in its 17th year) and extends its reach across the UK. Aiming to promote the use of historic collections within education, the scheme is set to act as a catalyst to initiatives across the UK. Schools will have the opportunity to engage with their local cultural heritage through cross-curricular projects based on locally accessible objects of interest. Pupils will benefit from access to new and exciting places and objects that lead to inspiring and motivating learning experiences."

Index terms :  Education / Take One / Pictures /

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Source : National Gallery

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App Pompeï

Author : Rory, Cellan-Jones

Title : App Pompeii - Visiting museums via your phone

Date : April, 18, 2013

Extract :  "The British Museum is launching applications on Apple and Android devices which are designed to give users a virtual tour of the exhibition, with all kinds of multimedia add-ons.The app features interviews with experts, photos of the exhibits, and an interactive timeline which takes you through the story of life in Pompeii and Herculaneum before and after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD.All of these institutions are trying to achieve the same thing - delivery of a cultural experience to people who may never be able to come through their doors.In harder times, cultural organisations are trying to do two things: boost their audiences and balance the books."

Index terms :  Apple / Androïd / Applications / Pompeï / Technology / The British museum

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Source : BBC news

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Un bombardier nazi

Author : A. Kaplan, Jeremy

Title : RAF Museum to raise nazi bomber from 1940 Blitz out of English Channel

Date : May, 07, 2013

Extracts :  « A British museum has begun the process of lifting the only Nazi bomber to survive the World War II »

« The Dornier Do-17 has a 60-foot wingspan and stretches about 50 feet; it's constructed of several aluminum sections. The plane is relatively light, but chloride in the ocean as well as the life teaming there have worked on it over the 70 years since it last saw sunlight. The RAF Museum is currently on site assembling a special lift to raise the plane from the sea floor, a process that will take a few hours at most, likely during the last week of May »

«“We feel that this is a unique survivor, the only German bomber from the Blitz that’s left. And it’s hugely important to British national history,” he said. »

Index terms :  Luftwaffe / Hitler / World war 2 / Blitz / Nazi bombers

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Source : Fox news.com

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L'extension du British Museum

Author : Brown, Mark

Title : British Museum's £135 extension is on time and on budget, say curators

Date : April, 29, 2013

Extract : " Spence is the British Museum's head of collections, and on Monday he helped give a progress report on one of the biggest and most important developments in the museum's 260-year-old history: a £135m extension due to open next March to house its new world conservation and exhibitions centre (WCEC). "

Index terms : The British museum / World conservation and exhibitions centre (WCEC) / Neil MacGregor

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Source : The Guardian

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Oscar-winning Italian filmmaker Bertolucci to head jury at 70th Venice Film Festival

By Associated Press
May 9, 2013

Extract : "..The Venice Film Festival has announced that Oscar-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci will chair the jury for the 70th Venice Film Festival..." 

Index terms : Bertolucci ; Film Festival ; jury

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URL : http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/oscar-winning-italian-filmmaker-bertolucci-to-head-jury-at-70th-venice-film-festival/2013/05/09/d646ef8a-b8a8-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html

Site : washingtonpost.com

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Dormant Beauty (La Bella Addormentata)

By Megahey Noel

April 27, 2013.

Toni Servillo and Alba Rohrwacher as Uliano and Maria, father and daughter

Abstract :Critic of Dormant Beauty. The film director, Marco Bellochio, treats questions of life and death. But he confesses that other opinions exist.

Storyline : "A mosaic of several intertwined stories questioning the meaning of life, love and hope, set during the last six days in the life of Eluana Englaro, a young woman who spent 17 years in a vegetative state."

Index terms : mother daughter relationship ; religion ; drama ; based on true story ; politician

Found with : Scoop.it

URL : http://www.takeonecff.com/2013/dormant-beauty-bella-addormentata

Site : takeonecff.com

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"Les arts de l'effervescence. Champagne! " c'est jusque fin mai à Reims

Author: L'union.fr

Title: "Les Arts de l'effervescence.Champagne !" c'est jusque fin mai à Reims

Date: April 28, 2013

Abstract: Reims (Marne). You have untils May 26th to surrender to the museum of fine arts of Reims and go to see the exhibition The Arts of the excitement. Champagne! This exhibition is a perfect meeting of art and champagne and allows you to discover more than 370 works; as the oldest England glass of champagne...

Index terms :  wine tourism in Champagne Ardenne, champagne, art, painting

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Site: L’union.presse.fr

Url:  http://www.lunion.presse.fr/article/culture-et-loisirs/les-arts-de-leffervescence-champagne-cest-jusque-fin-mai-a-reims

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