Amusement parks provided equitable access to leisure and recreation during the Jim Crow-era. Roller coasters are public monuments to the possibility of attaining joy, which is a critical component of social equity and personal wellbeing.
https://t.co/Ibaf53EmgV
#Wellbeing#equity
Accessibility is an ongoing discussion that is not exclusive to cultural and historic institutions. Hopefully, other parks will follow suit and realize inclusive opportunities exist.
#accessibility#inclusion#Disney
https://t.co/uqxndPzYKP via @ThemePark
This was long overdue and will create new opportunities and visible channels to discuss the realities of Nazi-looted artifacts.
#looted#art#NYmuseums
Nazi-looted art on display in New York museums must be prominently identified as such under new law: https://t.co/S2RRjrLAq6
Even amusement parks can be a space where exhibitions and narratives can extend beyond a museums walls through partnership to engage with visitors in exciting and memorable ways bennefiting the well-being of all those experiencing it.
https://t.co/VcKAlR6Jih
#immersive#exhibits
Great news coming from Fairbanks! I am excited to see what the historic automobile conservator is going to advise going from here in preventive care, conservation treatments, and how it will be incorporated into the space!
https://t.co/EGZUjO44jW
#Conservation#museums#museum
AR has the potential to enhance the museum experience around the world, and also to bring things 'back to life'.
#AR#AugmentedReality
https://t.co/Y2Ab60Ew9z
This article provides six examples of successful Augmented Reality (AR) technologies that have been applied in museums. Why are they successful? Because they offer extra value towards visitors' experiences.
#jhumda#AugmentedReality#AR
https://t.co/kTEhm2C7xY
The Magazzino Italian Art museum is using walkables to enforce social distancing in the recently reopened spaces.
#jhumda#SocialDistancing
https://t.co/adc7Nn0n8V
New research published in the journal Antiquity posits that the ancient Greeks constructed ramps at temples, particularly those associated with healing rituals, to ensure individuals with impaired mobility could access the sacred sites. https://t.co/Ycwhv1Xjgk
2 августа в России отмечается День Воздушно-десантных войск, установленный Указом Президента от 31 мая 2006 года.
«Крылатая пехота», «голубые береты» – десантников награждают разными эпитетами. ВДВ всегда ассоциируется с силой, мужеством и принципом: «Никто, кроме нас!».
The Penn Museum is working to repatriate 55 skulls belonging to enslaved individuals that were collected by a white supremacist scientist: https://t.co/Zr8nQfneQm
Honestly, it is one of the ugliest, 1960 architectural nightmares I've ever seen. It does not represent Oslo well, so I am really glad to see they moved the murals before demolishing this building. Plus, the murals are A LOT bigger in person than one would expect.
#jhumda
I am very excited to take a trip down to the Springs in the future to see the brand new U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum! The technology used to make it an able inclusive institution should be very impressive!
#jhumda#Olympic
https://t.co/HPxUkKQIkG
HYPEBEAST hosts a weekly online sale of artwork where listed items goes towards benefiting "various justice organizations". This is a great way to remotely raise money for social justice efforts.
#jhumda#hypebeast
https://t.co/p9mI3PU5ir
Bruce Wyman would absolutely support the notion of implementing these fantastic devices in every GLAM internationally. BLITAB’s are the epitome of an inclusive design.
#jhumda#braille#inclusive#blitab
https://t.co/msJjgMyicN
I absolutely love community art exhibits! Disney repurposed the crucial message of peace behind 'It's a Small World', and applied it to contemporary turmoil.
#jhumda
https://t.co/Vr12p2RW5S
Architect Kengo Kuma used spatial augmented reality (projection mapping technology) to create a multipurpose area in the new Kadowaka Culture Museum in Tokyo, Japan.
#jhumda#AR#AugmentedReality#projectionmapping
https://t.co/gMdyiOJdfe
Thank you Plywood Project and Artist Rights Society (ARS) for creating an OPEN-SOURCE database for contemporary art works expressing discontent towards racial injustice and police brutality.
#jhumda#OpenSource#openaccess#BlackLivesMatter#BLM
https://t.co/N4qM1sOx6w