Dear Hélène,
I had the pleasure of visiting the virtual sites on Museums & Millennium
this past weekend. The imagery is so evocative, I could not help but wonder
and hope that the exhibits will be archived so that they can be accessed
after the ending date of September, 2001.
Fellow listers, if you have not already done so, be sure and visit this
incredible site. The material is rich in content and would make for some
interesting discussions as well. AAM's Museums & Community Initiative fits
right in with what is being exhibited by our international museum partners
in these exhibits. What about perceptions of looking at the "other'? The
Dresden Museum looks at Western stereotypes. Are these stereotypes viewed in
exactly the same way in America? We hear a lot about how societies benefit
from diversity, but racism and nationalism is on the rise in just about
every part of the world. What role will museums play in addressing these
issues in the near future by way of education, conciousness-raising,
partnership, alliances, collaboration, etc.
Congratulations to Hélène, her entire team and partners for a thoughtful and
visual feast.
Terri McNichol
USA
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From: Bernier <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 10:03 AM
Subject: Special project: MUMI
www.mumi.org
MUSEUMS & MILLENNIUM
Museums of the world join hands to present a virtual exhibition
To underscore the inevitable passage into the third millennium, museum
institutions from all over the world joined hands to create a virtual
exhibition, a unique site: Museums & Millennium. This collective work,
initiated by the Musee de la civilisation in Quebec (Canada), is presented
on the
Internet until September 3, 2001.
Museums & Millennium is undoubtedly a museological first on an
international scale. This surprising voyage, as seen through the eyes of
each of the museums, puts the great existential questions facing humanity
at the dawn of the third millennium into perspective: the transmission of
values, the need to excel, the transgression of stereotypes, the
manifestations of crossbreeding, the problem of ageing, the survival of the
planetS The site also proposes the Museums & Millennium collection-composed
of human representations-which will eventually be enriched by contributions
from other museum institutions and even from the public at large.
The Museums & Millennium collection
The objects and visual representations brought together within the scope of
Museums & Millennium make up an important collection, which would be
impossible to assemble anywhere else than in virtual space. This collection
will become a sort of ambassador of a new meaning that could be given to
museum activities. Selections were made by each museum in terms of the
message they wanted to transmit and of the nature of their collections.
Views on humanity
Each partner museum has chosen a theme corresponding to its mission and to
the nature of its collections. They provide a perspective on humankind, its
heritage and its future:
Crossings
Human beings, nature, culture, technologyS everything is crossed!; Musee de
la civilisation (Quebec, Canada)
Ancestor Cult
Death is the fourth step in lifeS Musee d'art et d'archeologie
d'Antananarivo; (Madagascar)
SLO 2000
Individuals & statistics: the power of images and numbers; Mestna Galerija,
(Ljubjana, Slovenia)
God's Millennia
Humans always look for a meaning to life, death and the universe; Musee
Dauphinois, (Grenoble, France)
Memories of the 20th century
Discover traces from life and testimonials by unknown people; Museo de
Pessoa (São Paulo, Brazil)
Everyday Religion
Expressions of great religions in a multicultural society
Riksutstallningar; (Stolkhom, Sweden)
The Global Garden - Reconciling Man and Nature
Nine "commandments" to save the earth; Parc de la Villette (Paris, France)
The Adventure of Learning
A tradition several millenniums old: learning at school; Cite des Sciences
et de l'Industrie (Paris, France)
Foreign Beings - Our Images of the Other
Stereotypes get in the way of authentic encounters between human beings;
Deutsches Hygiene-Museum (Dresden, Germany)
Celebrations
In an era of globalization, rituals and popular celebrations live on land
become doubly important; Museo Nazionale delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari;
(Roma; Italy)
Secrets of Ageing
Some would say that we age as we have lived; Museum of Science (Boston,
United States)
The Grand Illusion
To what extent can we repair, duplicate, conserve, represent or reinvent
the human body?; Musee d'histoire naturelle (Neuchatel, Switzerland)
A lively and constantly developing site...join in!
An innovative approach, fascinating reflectionsS Museums & Millennium
(www.mumi.org) will constantly develop until December 31, 2000. In the
coming months, each theme will be enriched by the addition of contributions
from other institutions and from the public at large.
Helene Bernier
Musee de la civilisation
Quebec City, Quebec
Canada
www.mcq.org
www.mumi.org
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