Posts Tagged ‘museum’
BMW Museum: Kinetic Steel Ball Sculpture
Monday, July 7, 2008 14:13 No Comments
A few days ago the restoration works in BMW’s museum in Munich, finished and its gates reopened for the public. It is really a new museum with dozens of impressive artifacts inside, but there is one which will immediately become your favorite. Its the kinetic sculpture with its 714 steel balls
Just see the videos of [...]
Subway Train Inflates Dog As A Form Of Art
Saturday, March 29, 2008 20:58 1 CommentNot sure if this art form will ever end up in a museum. Some people thought of creating dogs and other animals made out of plastic bags and place them on the subway train ventilation system. When the train passes the air inflates the animal and they come to life! Not sure how they got [...]
Meet Johann Sebastian Bach
Friday, March 7, 2008 18:00 1 CommentThe Bach museum in Germany asked Forensic and Medical Arts, Dundee University to recreate Johann Sebastian Bach’s face.
Dr Caroline Wilkinson and her team are specialised in recreating faces not only in crime related cases but also for historical purposes. Hence this makes them the best choice to show us Bach’s face.
Polaroid Stops Instant Film Production
Saturday, February 9, 2008 15:02 No CommentsThe Digital age has brought many gadgets and technological advancements. It is here to stay and it is suppose to make our lives better. At the same time thought old, and much loved, technologies fade away. The newest “victim” of the digital age is the Polaroid instant film. Tom Beaudoin, Polaroid?s president and CEO, took [...]
A monk’s "staff"? …Oh la la
Thursday, December 27, 2007 17:30 No Comments…and of course we refer to Gregory "Mad Monk" Rasputin. The famous Russian monk lived lived a short life (1869-1916) but left his imprint on Russian history. As a close "adviser" to the Tzar (Russian Emperor) and his wife, he was one of the most influential people within government circles.
It is believed that many noble [...]