Asia
China
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Special Programmes of Conservation Office:
“Artifacts + Science = Conservation” Workshop (Cantonese)
In the activity, the conservators will share with the participants how they use scientific knowledge to restore and preserve our artifacts. Under the guidance of the conservators, participants will experience the fun and challenges in conservation work through making of plaster models and subsequent application of gold gilding. In addition, participants can talk to the conservators to have a better understanding on conservation work.
2013.5.12 (Sunday)
10:30am – 12:30pm (Activity 1)
2:30 – 4:30pm (Activity 2)
Education Studio (G/F), Hong Kong Heritage Museum
60 persons per session
2013.5.18 (Saturday)
10:30am – 12:30pm (Activity 3)
2:30 – 4:30pm (Activity 4)
Ceramic Studio (B/F), Hong Kong Museum of Art
30 persons per session
All activities are conducted in Cantonese and free of charge. Registration form and details will be available from 2 April 2013 on the Conservation Office’s website at :
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/conservation
or at the Conservation Resource Centre (Address: Room 202, 2/F, Hong Kong Museum of History, 100 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui , Kowloon)
For enquiries, please call Ms. Ma at Tel. 2724 9059 during office hours (9:30am – 12:30pm and 2:30pm to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays) or email to conservation@lcsd.gov.hk
China
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Datoufo… The Rejoicing Heart!
Date : 18 May 2013 (Saturday)
Time : 11:30 am – 1:00 pm / 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Venue : Seminar Room
Click here for programme and enrolment details.
The Joy of Country Cooking
Date : 18 May 2013 (Saturday)
Time : 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Venue : Children’s Discovery Gallery
Click here for programme and enrolment details.
Reusing Junk Wood: Puppet DIY Workshop
Date : 19 May 2013 (Sunday)
Time : 11:00 am – 12:30 pm / 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue : Courtyard and Function Place / Education Studio
Click here for programme and enrolment details.
China
Sam Tung Uk Museum, Hong Kong
Guided Exhibition Tours of Sam Tung Uk Museum
Date: 18 May 2013 (Saturday) / 19 May 2013 (Sunday)
Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am / 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Venue: Sam Tung Uk Museum
Enrolment: A maximum of 20 participants per tour on a first-come-first-served basis. No advance booking is required.
http://www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/eng/museums/samtunguk.aspx
China
Sheung Yiu Folk Museum, Hong Kong
Guided Exhibition Tours of Sheung Yiu Folk Museum
Date: 18 May 2013 (Saturday) / 19 May 2013 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am / 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Venue: Sheung Yiu Folk Museum
Enrolment: A maximum of 20 participants per tour on a first-come-first-served basis. No advance booking is required.
http://www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/eng/museums/sheungyiufolk.aspx
China
Hong Kong Railway Museum
Guided Exhibition Tours of Hong Kong Railway Museum
Date: 18 May 2013 (Saturday) / 19 May 2013 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am / 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Venue: Hong Kong Railway Museum
Enrolment: A maximum of 20 participants per tour on a first-come-first-served basis. No advance booking is required.
http://www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/eng/museums/railway.aspx
China
Hong Kong Museums
iButterfly and Redemption of Souvenir
To complement the theme of the “International Museum Day 2013, Hong Kong” on “Museum (Memory + Creativity) = Social Change” a smart phone game of iButterfly will be launched. With the smart phone Apps, visitors can not only get the latest news of IMD 2013, HK, but also capture the “i-butterflies” of museums and IMD 2013, HK from smart phone between 8 and 19 May to redeem a specially designed souvenir when visiting any of the participating museums or heritage offices on 18 and 19 May. Visitors may also redeem the souvenir by collecting a stamp on the guide map at any of these venues. First come, first served. Please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/imd2013 for details.
China
Communications Museum, Macao
Communications Museums will organize the “Seminars of International Museum Day 2013” on May 2 and 3, at the auditorium of the museum as the prelude to celebrate the International Museum Day of the year.
In addition to the first seminar for museum professionals, the second seminar will be free of charge for the general public, educators and secondary students. Registration will be accepted from now till April 18 through online registration on Communications Museum website and Museums of Macao website, or by personal submission of the application form. The open seminar is co-organized with the Education & Youth Bureau and it is recognized as a Training Programme for Educators. Registration will be accepted through webpage of Teacher’s Chamber.
Museum professionals and scholars from Hong Konng, Beijing and Singapore are invited to share their views on hot topics of museums with the audience. In the first seminar for museum professionals on May 2, Ms. LAU Lesley, Ph.D., Chief Curator of the Art Promotion Office in Hong Kong and Ms. HUI Jeremy, Curator of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum will talk about The new Oil Street Artspace of Hong Kong and Bruce Lee Exhibition: Cross boundaries’ interpretation and presentation respectively.
For the open seminar held in the afternoon of May 3, Mr. LIM Tit Meng, Ph.D., Chief Executive of the Science Centre Singapore will talk about Science centres and museums inspire future creativity through past and present innovations, Mr. Wang Yusheng, Ph.D., Vice Chairman of the Beijing Association for Science and Technology will talk about Science – Yesterday, today and tomorrow and, Mr. AN Laishun, Ph.D., Member of the Executive Council of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) will talk about Museums: Cultural institutes coming downstairs from their ivory towers.
India
Indian National Committee of ICOM (INC-ICOM)
in collaboration with SUNDARBAN ANCHALIK SANGRAHASALA, (Sundarban Regional Museum) Baruipur, 24 Parganas (South), near Calcutta, West Bengal and Museum Association of West Bengal, together are going to celebrate the International Museum Day on 18th May 2013 with a day long seminar. The theme for 2013 is “Museums (Memory + Creativity) = Social Change” as decided by ICOM. The celebration and the seminar are on Saturday, 18th May 2012 at Sundarban Anchalik Sangrahasala, Baruipur.
Over the last three years INC-ICOM has been focussing on the small but important museums of India and hence has decided to hold the IMD 2013 celebration at the Sundarban Regional Museum – which is managed by an NGO and has an excellent collection of artefacts from the Sundarban Forest and nearby region.
India
Sanskriti Museums, New Delhi
Children Workshops
Sanskriti Museums, located at Anandagram, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, New Delhi which houses three unique Museums of Everyday Art, Indian Terracotta and Indian Textiles is also celebrating International Museum Day.
Sanskriti is organizing two-days art and craft workshops on 17th & 18th May, 2013, based on the IMD 2013 theme,(Museums (Memory + Creativity) = Social Change) around the Museum Collection. Around 200 children from Government Schools and NGOs will be participating in these workshops. The children will be taught the art of Block Printing, Madhubani Paintings, Crochet (Quasidakari), Water-colour Painting, etc in an effort to provide them a creative understanding and an expert’s guidance in learning selected art forms. The initiative is in collaboration with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, New Delhi.
Free activities
Phone number: +91-64675041-42, 26501125, 26501796
Fax: 011-2650 1765
Sanskriti Kendra, Anandagram, Mehrauli Gurgaon Road, New Delhi-110047.
Contact :
Pankaj Protim Bordoloi: +91-8800948808, Nidhi Saryal: +91-9958652258, Shruti Das: +91-9899038077
Indonesia
Museum Geologi, Bandung
May 14th: Public lecture on Mount Tangkuban Parahu (audience: school children).
May 18th: STEAM-fest (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Festival) in collboration with Bosscha Observatorium.
Mount Tangkuban Parahu is the largest mountain in Bandung and its activitiy has great influence on the inhabitants of Bandung. We would like to introduce the mountain’s benefits and hazards to school children. STEAM-fest is an activity initiated by some scholars from Bosscha Observatorium. The festival would be a unique event in terms of exposing the public to the components of modern life in logical reasoning as well as sharpen their conscience.
School children 2,000 rupiahs, general visitors 3,000 rupiahs and foreigeners 10,000 rupiahs.
Contact Julianty Martadiradja
Phone number:+62227213822
Fax:+62227213822
Email:m.julianty@gmail.com
Museum Geologi, Jalan Diponegoro No. 57 Bandung 40122, Indonesia.
http://museum.bgl.esdm.go.id
Israel
The Old Yishuv Court Museum, Jerusalem
The Isaak Kaplan Old Yishuv Court Museum, documenting a world no longer existing: the old Jewish settlement which lived inside the old city walls for 500 years, before the city was occupied by the Jordanians. From the many Items, the story of its past owners comes to life: stories of marriage and birth, happy and sad times, everyday coping with life’s difficulties, being satisfied with little and believing in the almighty.
Free activities
6 Or Hachayim street
Tel: 02-6276319
Fax: 02-6284636
Email: museum-o@zahav.net.il
Israel
Janco-Dada Museum, Ein Hod Artists’ Village
IMD activities: Changing exhibitions – 100 year-anniversary to ready-made, outsiders clubbing in the 1980s; youth wing activities; Dadalab and guided tours for all ages; staged tours of the village; festivals.
Permanent exhibition of Marcel Janco and changing contemporary art exhibits , preservation works in Janco’s original studio; various workshops, indoors and outdoors creative activities and guided tours.
Admission fees:
Adults – 20 NIS;
Children, students, soldiers, senior citizens – 10 NIS;
Dadalab adults – 25 NIS;
Dadalab children – 30 NIS.
Other activities by pre-booking.
Janco-Dada Museum, Ein Hod Artists’ Village, M.P. 30890, Israel
Phone number: 972-4-9842350
Fax: 972-4-9843152
Contact: Ms. Raya Zommer-Tal
Israel
Beit Abraham Krinitzi, Ramat-Gan
Beit Abraham krinitzi is a museum and an archive of Ramat-Gan which is a city near Tel-Aviv, founded in 1921.
The first Mayor of Ramat-Gan, Abaraham krinitzi, was in office for more than 43 years (1926-1969) when he was killed by a car accident. He left his private house to the town hall in order to turn it into a public institution for the benefit of the inhabitants of the city.
The house was wisely turned into a city museum and eventually a historical archive was added to it.
In the museum there is a permanent exhibition presenting the history of Ramat-Gan interwoven with biography of Abraham Krinitzi. From time to time a temporary exhibition is added focusing on a specific subject, e.g. culture, industry, defence etc.
Museum Activities:
The main activities in the museum are educational activities. The educational department has about 10 different programs; each to a different age, context or purpose . We also provide guided tours in the city as the museum is located in the historical center where many cites are located. The different citesare of interest and significance in the history of both the city of Ramat-Gan and the State of Israel.
Activities of the Archive:
The Archive assists pupils, students, Journalists and the general public in research papers on different subjects.
We also publish our own researches and we have so far published 7 books on different subjects.
Free activities.
64 Krinitzi st. Ramat-Gan 52433 ISRAEL
Tel. 03-6739050
Contact: Ferial Horesh Rosen
Israel
Clore Garden of Science, Rehovot
Scientists’ Tour
Or: History Comes to life
On May 16th, the International Museum Day, the Garden of Science will open its gates and a window to the history of science. We will meet great scientists of the past in person: Archimedes, Galileo Galilei and Sir Isaac Newton who will give us a tour of the museum and explain to us their scientific principals using the exhibits.
We will learn how one can move the world, which weights fall faster, how many laws of motion describe the universe and does color come from.
In the Ecosphere, the ecological court, we will see and touch unique plants and animals from around the world, we will see how plants can move and even pet fish!
Free activities
Phone number:972-8-9344528
Fax: 972-8-9344402
Israel
The Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem
Special guided tours for adults and families in the recently opened exhibition CAPTCHA, various science demonstrations, building workshop, DIY funny mechanical inventions guided tours, science theatre show.
CAPTCHA – Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
What do we really know about computers? Are they really so clever?
May 16th 2013 is marked in Israel as IMD. Special guided tours in the new CAPTCHA exhibition, designed for families and adults, will be tackling some interesting questions such as: What are the limits of the computer’s ability? What can’t it compute? Will the computer ever attain self awareness comparable to ours? Can a computer be creative? And what does all this say about us our thinking and the social change sweeping our lives now and in the future?
The electronic computer was invented 70 years ago. Since then it has pervaded our lives to such an extent that we have forgotten to question the meaning of this machine, its scientific basis, and its influence on scientific thinking, both now and for the future. The person who did ask these questions was Alan Turing, the English mathematician who foresaw the computer as early as 1936. Even then, before the first computer was invented, he realized that it would be the mirror through which we would be able to explore the essence of our mind and our awareness. This philosophical breakthrough has established computer science at the forefront of modern science, enabling us to tackle challenging and intriguing problems.
The entire exhibition combines the life of Alan Turing and his immense contribution to the field with those made by Israeli computer scientists in software and hardware. It also portrays Israelis who have won prestigious awards, in the hope of attracting both younger and older visitors to the field of computer science.
Along with these special tours many more activities will be offered to the public free of charge. Among these activities science demonstrations relating to electricity, light and DIY funny mechanical inventions, building workshop of musical instrument ‘pipetto-pan’ out of pipettes, Science Theatre show, ‘Dr. Molecule’ (with additional charge).
Science Theatre ‘ Dr. Molecule’ – NIS20 per person.
Tel: +972-2-6544888
Fax: +972-2-5617937
Email: info@mada.org.il
Address: 3 Museum Boulevard, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904 Israel
Israel
The Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum, Western Galilee
The Ghetto Fighters’ House historical museum features 14 permanent exhibitions and Yad Layeled Children’s Museum.
This year the museum commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. We invite the public to visit the museum and experience its message of hope. For more than 60 years, the survivors, along with their sons and daughters, cultivated the Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum as a cornerstone of education and remembrance. This institution is a unique museum, maintaining a rare and expansive archive and serves the public and community as a successful educational center. Amidst the archival collection is a “house” for critical thinking, providing tools to make moral choices while confronting hatred and oppression, all in the spirit of the founding members.
Visitors will have the option to take a self-guided tour with the museum audio guide. These guides are available in Hebrew, English, French and Arabic.
D.N. Western Galilee, Israel, 25220
Tel: ++972-4-995-8000
Fax: ++972-49958007
Email: vadi@gfh.org.il
Japan
NPO Museum Lab, Fukuoka
Publishing IMD newspaper 2013
Publishing newspaper of sharing a joy and an importance of museum experience. Volunteer writers introduce their own museum experiences in Japan and other countries to readers.
Free newspaper available here
NPO Museum Lab, Fukuoka
Address: Room 301, 1-1-6, Fujisaki, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, Japan 814-0013
Contact: Maki SHIMIZU
info@museum-lab.net
http://www.museum-lab.net/
Kuwait
Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, Qibla, Kuwait City
Splendors of the Ancient East exhibition, Splendors of Kuwait National Museum and Dhikr al-Maknoun (Qur’anic verses) exhibition, volunteer led guided tours. Conservation workshop given by the collection conservator, Henna drawing workshop, 2 Classical music recitals and theatrical production of Station 50 in Arabic with English surtitles (Kuwait University Theatre participation) in al-Baha auditorium, Children’s Art Workshop
All free activities
Tel.: +965 2240 0965
Fax: +965 2246 7770
Email: info@darmuseum.org.kw
Amricani Cultural Centre, Gulf Road, next to the National Assembly Buildings
PO Box 23996, Safat, 13100, State of Kuwait
Malaysia
This year International Museum Day will be celebrated in the city of Kuching, Sarawak from 22 – 27 May 2013. This event will be participated by museums in Malaysia, and also invited museums from Indonesia and Australia.
18 May : Free admission to all museums.
20 May : Arrival of ICOM President, Dr Hans Martin Hinz to Kuala Lumpur
22 May : Welcome dinner for participants and guests from museums hosted by the Sarawak State Museum.
22 – 26 May : An exhibition on this theme will be showcased by several museums taking part in this celebration.
23 May : Official launching of International Museum Day, National Level and Special Exhibition by the Chief Minister of Sarawak.
: International Museum Day Seminar with a key-note address by ICOM President, Dr Hans Martin Hinz.
24 May : Museum & Community Project at Kampung Pasir Panjang, Santubong.
25 May : Friendly Football Match between museum officers and media personnel.
26 May : Museum Historical Walk
Traditional Past-time games Carnival
Closing
Closing Ceremony and Handing over of Flag to Host of IMD 2014
Mongolia
Mongolian National Committee of ICOM
Best service day for public
Educational activities of one object from collections.
Museum night.
And museums began already their activities. Yesterday, 13May, Army museum provide educational activity for children who has no parents. 10 museums staff gathered here. We made special flag of ICOM.
– 17May, Choijin lama temple museum will organiuze nigth museum. Wiil open temproray new exhibiton and show circus art.
-17 May, as each year in this day National Committee of ICOM organize ceremonal meeting in defferent museum for IMD, we will organise this meeting of museum staff with public at the Government museum. We will invite technical and service staff from museum’s and they exchange their best experiments.
-18 May, National museum will provide several activies.
– Some local museums also organize activities on these theme.
Nepal
Patan Museum, Patan
On the occasion of International Museum Day May 18th, 2013, the Patan Museum invites all to a work shop: “Museums (Memory + Creativity) = Social Change”.
Mr. Sushil Gimire, Ministry of Secretary Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation will formally inaugurate the work shop.
Prof. Dr. Mukunda Raj Aryal, Culture Expert, Mrs. Sangeeta Thapa , Founder Director of Siddhratha Art Foundation, and Mr. Jal Krishna Shrestha, museologist, will present Papers on the Theme.
Date:- 18th may, 2013 (Saturday )
Time:- 12.00 noon
Venue:- Patan Museum
website: www.patanmuseum.gov.np
email: info@patanmuseum.gov.np
Facebook:Patan museum.patan
Pakistan
Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Islamabad
1. Students entry is free, while we charge only Rs. 10/- from general public. On 18th May, 2013, on International Museum Day, entry will be free for general public also.
2. We are celebrating Biodiversity day on 22nd May, 2013. With reference to International Museum Day celebration, two competitions will be organized among the students of schools, which will also cover the aspect of theme of IMD 2013, which is
“MUSEUMS (Memory + Creativity) = SOCIAL CHANGE
These two competitions are as follows;
1. Nature Photography Competition
2. Nature Poster Drawing Competition
1. Nature Photography Competition
This competition will be held among the students of schools. In this competition, students capture snaps of natural things around them such as beautiful flowers, plants, birds, animals and natural scenery etc.
2. Nature Poster Drawing Competition (Theme: Water and Biodiversity)
In this competition, students of different schools will participate and transfer the beauty of nature in the form of sketch on the chart. Water colors, brushes and Cancan sheet will be provided by the Pakistan Museum of Natural History.
Both competitions will be held in the premises of Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Islamabad, Pakistan. Winners of both competitions will be awarded with shields and certificates.
Note: Minister of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan will attend this event for interaction with students.
Both activities are free of charge and aimed to invoke the sense of preservation of nature in the young fertile minds.
PAKISTAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY,
Garden Avenue, Shakarparian,
Islamabad 44000.
PAKISTAN
Website:www.pmnh.gov.pk
Contact name:
Mr. Abdul Rahim Rajpar, Director, Public Services Division, Pakistan Museum of Natural History.
Contact: rajpar55@yahoo.com or imran@pmnh.gov.pk
Tel: +9251-9252086, +9252090
Fax: + 9252087
Email: imrangeo1@hotmail.com
Philippines
ICOM-Philippines IMD 2013 Forum, Manila
24 -26 May 2013
The ICOM-Philippines IMD2013 Forum will cover sessions identified in the IMD2013 objectives:
a) the role of museums in intergenerational dialogue;
b) innovative disaster responses in museum context,
c) museum and audience development;
d) adopting innovative conservation practices;
e) museum communications and new media.
This year’s theme, focuses on new and creative collaborations in museums and acknowledges the need for innovative and responsive models in museum development that will be the starting point for a more meaningful and sustainable engagement of the ICOM-Philippines in the country and with the global ICOM community. Speakers, participants and stakeholders will get the chance to share insights and best practices on inclusive growth and development, foster dialogue on pressing and emerging development issues, and widen their network in Asia.
In partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, De La Salle University-College of St. Benilde, Philippine Association of Museums, International Movement for Development Managers, Hiniraya Cultural Heritage and Development Foundation
Preliminary programme:
24 May 2013
Registration and Cocktail
25 May 2013
Morning:
- Keynote speech by Dr Hans-Martin Hinz, President of ICOM
- Panel discussion on Museum and social change
Afternoon:
- Safeguarding the Museum
– Museums in the face of disasters and Risks
– Digitizing museum collections
- Opportunities in the use of new media and I.T. in museums
– Adopting innovative conservation practices
– Harnessing new media for museum and audience development
– Best practices in museum innovations
– Marketplace of ideas/proposals
- Farewell reception
26 May 2013
Museum Tour
http://philippines.icom.museum
Philippines
UP Vargas Museum, Quezon City
Now on its ninth year, the Junior Museum Guides workshop welcomes participants ages 9 to 14 years old. The 8-day program will be held from Tuesday to Friday, 7-10 and 14-17 May, from 1 to 5pm. The JMG workshop will be culminated with a graduation and the launch of their very own exhibition in the afternoon of 18 May.
Junior Museum Guides is the museum’s educational program in line with the celebration of the International Museum Day. With this year’s theme Museums (memory + creativity) = social change, JMG focuses on museums as spaces of memories where objects and experiences are collected, presented and used creatively to engage the public, create awareness and transform society.
Students will be acquainted with various museum works like guiding museum visitors, documenting and handling artworks, and planning and putting up an exhibit. They will also engage in creative activities like drawing, animation and printmaking.
Registration fee is PhP 3,800 inclusive of workshop kits, art materials and snacks. Due to limited slots, advanced registration is encouraged.
For inquiries and registration, please call the Vargas Museum at 928-19-27; 981-85-00 loc. 4024, or e-mail vargasmuseum@gmail.com.
Who can join :
Kids ages 9 -14 years old
Schedule and venue :
May 7-10, 14-17, 2013
Tuesday to Friday
1:00 – 5:00 PM
Basement C of Vargas Museum
Registration Fee:
Php 3.800
Inclusive of workshop kits, art materials and snacks
What will be learned:
Museums and practices of collecting
Basic documentation, handling and conservation
Guiding museum visitors
Planning and setting-up an exhibit
Other hands-on art activities:
Drawing
Printmaking
Basic animation
UP Vargas Museum
University of the Philippines, 1101 Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel.: +63 928 1927; +63 981 8500 local 4021, 4022 or 4024
Qatar
Qatar Museums Authority, Doha
Qatar National Committee is going to celebrate the International Museum Day through Qatar Museums Authority.
A lecture on the 2013 theme Museums (memory + creativity) = social change will be held on Thursday 16th May from 10:00 am to 1:00pm at the Museum of Islamic Art.
The name of the speakers is as follow:
– Abdulrahman Saud Musameh , Director of Museum (Ministry of Information, Kingdom of Bahrain) 10:20 – 10:40
– Dr.Abdullah Mohmmed Al Sulaiti Deputy Director for Research and Collections of the National Museum of Qatar (Qatar) 10:50 – 11:10
– HE. Sheik Jassim Bin Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani –Qassim Museum (Qatar) 11:50 – 12:10
– Mr. Nasser Al-Hammadi, Secretary of the National Museum of Qatar (Qatar) 12:20 – 12:40
Singapore
National museums and heritage institutions
National Museums and heritage institutions will be free of charge for Singaporeans and permanent residents from 18 May, 2013.
More information: http://www.mccy.gov.sg/
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF), Abu Dhabi
Exhibition accompanied by curatorial workshops for teachers and secondary school students; as well as puppet performances and workshops for children (5-12 yrs)
Toys & Treasures
Toybox to Treasure Chest: The Art of Collecting
29 May – 19 June, Ghaf Gallery. Open daily (closed Friday).
Featuring 7 private collections from the UK and UAE, ‘Toys & Treasures’ opens the doors to museum curating. The exploration of playthings and puppets, from past and present, is a fun and enjoyable way to convey the concepts of memory, creativity and social change.
From cameras to spinning tops and space hoppers, the items explore ways in which visual media and design have been instrumental in documenting society, everyday life, cross-cultural discourse and the growth of technology. The Osho collection from London especially highlights the ‘social change’ element. Raised in foster care, Olujimi Oshu’s collection represents a journey of reconnection with a cultural identity and heritage.
In addition to puppet workshops and performance, ‘Toys & Treasures’ is also the culmination of teacher and student curatorial workshops at four schools in Abu Dhabi.
Free activities
Tel: +971 2 651 0300
Fax: +971 2 678 0682
Email: education@admaf.org
Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation, Floor 3, The Kanoo Building, Najda/6th Street, PO Box 245, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Contact: Lisa Ball-Lechgar
Email: Lisa.b@admaf.org
Yemen
Seiyun Museum, Seiyun
On the occasion of International Museum Day on 18 May Seiyun museum will celebrate in this occasion. Free admission of all day of IMD .The museum will be holding an Open Day for all Families from 8:00 am to 6:00pm during the days of 18- 19 May of IMD. The last year the museum received more 227 visitors from families that visited the museum . The aim of the open day of families will have opportunities to visit the museum freely . We are first museum around Yemen participated in IMD for more5 years .Dissemination of copy of posters of IMD in the whole city in the past events on the theme IMD.
Seiyun-Hadhramawt-Yemen
Phone number:+96705402258 Fax: :+96705402258
Email:seiyunmuseum@gmail.com
Yemen
The general organization of Antiquities and Museum has the honor to invite you to the annual celebration of the International Museum Day
The event will include the entry free to all museum sections :
Friday :May 17 evening special for families.
from 4:00 P.M to 8:00 P.M,
Saturday :May 18.2013 in the morning .
from 9:00 A.M to 12:30 P.M,
evening special for families from 4:00 P.M to 8:00 P.M.