Today, Jaipur got inscribed as a World Heritage Site. The decision was taken at the 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) in the historic city of Baku, Azerbaijan being held from June 30-July 10. To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at […]
JLFLitFest needs to introduction. Most of us have heard about it, dreamt of being a part of it in some way or the other and some amongst us have been fortunate enough to attend one of the many enriching sessions at the actual events itself it. The 1st edition of @JLFLitFest in Ireland is currently […]
Michelle Millar Fisher made the spreadsheet live on the last day of May. In it, the Philadelphia Museum of Art curator and her collaborators, a group of anonymous museum workers, asked staffers at arts and culture institutions to anonymously share their salaries, family leave policies, and educational requirements for their positions, as well as their gender and […]
Museum serves up Anatolian coffee culture : Visitors can now go on a journey through the history of coffee at Turkey’s first museum dedicated to the caffeinated drink. The museum in northern Turkey’s Safranbolu, home to a UNESCO World Heritage site, was opened by three coffee masters, who want to keep Anatolia’s 500-year-old coffee culture […]
Sotheby’s Shareholders to Receive $57 Per Share in Cash Transaction Valued at $3.7 Billion Acquisition Would Result in Sotheby’s Becoming a Private Company NEW YORK, June 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID) today announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by BidFair USA, an entity wholly owned by media and telecom entrepreneur as […]
It was in 2017 that we got to know that as a part of the India-UK Year of Culture in 2017, international wax museum and popular tourist attraction, Madame Tussauds, was going to open its new branch in New Delhi. Madame Tussauds opened its doors in Delhi in December 2017 Since then it has been […]
The cause of #WomenInCulture Although the role of women in society is obviously just as important as that of men, it is far from being properly recognised. The world of culture is coming together to launch #WomenInCulture, a worldwide movement intending to promote the role of women in the fields of history, art, culture, science […]
#MCMexclusive #CultureWorkers #India Tell us a bit about yourself… I was born in a middle class business family in the early seventies. I grew up in a very conservative Bengali environment. At every point of my life during my childhood I was taught how to grow up to a dignified lady in future. Although I […]
What inspired you to start MuseumNext?MuseumNext was started in response to the digital revolution. I was working in arts marketing at the time and saw a big shift in the way in which the public were using digital technology. The internet was making it possible for anyone to have their say and diminishing the role […]
The history of Indian Railways is powered by the achievements of it’s female cadre alongside their male counterparts. On International Museum Day here is a list of the 1st Ladies of Railways who have contributed with their efforts to raise the bar of achievement and make way for others in their field. We raise a […]
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