Let’s Get Critical, Critical
edutainment round up: convergence, emergence, divergence, detergent.
Are museums little more than edutainers? Here are some interesting internet link things about museums and entercation.
Stephen Asma doesn’t live near an inner city bus stop, but he does write about edutainment and museums, in his cuddly-titled book,…
can’t beat surreal thing
The V&A–which purports itself to be the “world’s greatest art and design Museum,” whatever, Britain–has a new exhibition called “Surreal Things.” In case you needed some disambiguation, “things” refers to designed objects. We’re sure they are very “nice.”
Even…
oh new york, you’re so dreamy
Visions of a Dream City, an online supplement to James Sanders recent Celluloid Skyline exhibit in Grand Central, uses a flash-y rollover technique to id landmarks and buildings from film stills and photographs.
Not bad, Mr. Sanders. We await the…
Ivory Enema Syringes
…and other cool olde timey scientific instruments are featured at the new Wellcome Collection in London.
If you can’t make it overseas to see the Victorian amputation saws, perhaps consider just going out for a drink at…
