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Book | Global Trends in Museum Diplomacy

Global Trends in Museum Diplomacy by Natalia Grincheva Global Trends in Museum Diplomacy features several case studies from the US, Russia and China to explore alternative avenues of contemporary museum diplomacy that no longer depends on government commissions to serve immediate geo-political interests. Drawing on eclectic methodological approaches from traditional desk research to immersive autoethnography, this book shares global research journeys over the last ten years. Starting with revolutionary global expansion activities of the Guggenheim Museum, transformations have been traced, such as, cultural franchising and global corporatization in the context K11 Art Mall in Hong Kong and the International Network of Foundations […]

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Bauhaus Diaspora and Beyond: Transforming Education in Art, Architecture and Design

Book – Exhibition – Events | Bauhaus Diaspora and Beyond

Melbourne Launch next week 25 July, details below. The anthology Bauhaus Diaspora and Beyond, soon to be launched in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane alongside a series of talks and exhibitions, is a major contribution to the centenary of the Bauhaus in 2019. The book, exhibitions and accompanying public events are the culmination of a three-year research project that brought together the region’s leading experts in modern art, design and architecture and has uncovered untold stories of how European modernism’s revolutionary ideas on art, design and architecture came to Australia and New Zealand. Bauhaus Diaspora starts with the Australian reception of […]

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