Tag: museums
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Mona Lisa mugged
A Russian woman attacked Leonardo’s Mona Lisa at the Louvre on August 2 by throwing an empty mug she apparently had just purchased at the gift shop. No damage was done to the painting, however, as the mug shattered on contact with the protective glass. It is unclear whether the woman suffered from Stendhal Syndrome…
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Architectural “Projections” in Hamburg
Check out this 4 1/2-minute YouTube video of Roman Signer’s 3-d projection that transforms a facade of O. M. Ungers’ Galerie der Gegenwart, Kunsthalle, in Hamburg. The original projection is part of the exhibition “Roman Signer. Projektionen: Super-8-Filme und Videos 1975-2008“.
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National Portrait Gallery vs. Wikipedia
The National Portrait Gallery in London is accusing a Wikipedia volunteer of downloading over 3000 high-resolution images onto the free online encyclopedia’s Wikimedia Commons. The NPG asserts that this denies revenue for the museum and is threatening legal action. Wikipedia counters that the museum is “betraying its public service mission.” via BBC News and Wikinews