THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCLE NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018
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GEORGES HENRI RIVIÈRE
From November 14th 2018 to March 4th, 2019
Georges
Henri Rivière (1897-1985), the French museologist, launched a
veritable revolution in the world of museums. Widely credited for
introducing the concept of the ecomuseum, which attempts to portray
civilizations in their natural environments, he was one of the most
highly esteemed museological entrepreneurs in modern France.
The
exhibition portrays Rivière the musician, curious about every new thing
from the Roaring Twenties, from modern art to jazz and fashion, and
from photography and film to the music hall. He curated his first
exhibition in 1928 on Ancient American Art.
Read more about GHR's influence in the world of Ecomuseums below in the World Museum Connections section.
Read more about the show here.
Read more about Ecomuseum beginnings here.
Reserve tickets here.
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MOHAMMED KACIMI 1993-2003
From November 23rd 2018 to March 3rd 2019
Mohammed
Kacimi (1942-2003) is one of the most important post-war Moroccan
plasticians. He served as a model for a number of young Maghreb
artists, who today are internationally recognized. The exhibition
is devoted to Mohammed Kacimi’s "African
period" (1993-2003)—the high point of his oeuvre—which sees him
break with western art. The show will include 325 works made up of paintings, sculptures and also archives: manuscripts, texts, drawings, photographs, videos.
Read the interview with exhibition curator Nadine Descendre here.
Reserve tickets here.
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The Vision of Georges Henri Rivière
Originating
in France thanks to G.H.R., ecomuseums focus on the identity of a
place. They are largely based on local participation and aim to enhance
the welfare and development of local communities. Below are
two examples of museums inspired by G.H.R.'s vision and
values.
THE ÉCOMUSÉE DU FIER MONDE, History and Community Museum (Montreal, Canada)
The Écomusée du Fier Monde is a history museum that retraces the history of the industrial and working class people of south-central Montreal. Promoting
grass roots involvement, it comprises exhibitions, publications,
activities and a place to hold events. Its Director, René Binette
recently gave a talk (March 2018) at the Mucem.
THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MUSEUM (Geneva, Switzerland)
A
place of awareness and reflection, this museum aims to help better
understand the world. Their exhibition "Exil" (until 25 November)
presents over 300 images from the photojournalists of Magnum Photos
that tell the story of migration: walking, waiting, uncertainty,
fear…and hope. Work from the agency’s historical greats – including
Robert Capa, Werner Bischof and Raymond Depardon – is displayed
alongside that of contemporary photographers shooting on the ground.
Learn more about the show here.
And go to the beautiful ECOMUSEMS website here.
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Since September, the Mucem has taken part in a new European project: Excavating Contemporary Archeology.
This project targets young students from 11 to 15 as well
as artists, and aims at questioning the links
between archeology and artistic creation.
This
two-year program, financed by Creative Europe, involves
three other partners: Kunsthal Aarhus (Denmark), Point
Center for Contemporary Art (Cyprus) and AIR Antwerpen ( Belgium).
The
teams of the Mucem will work together with artists and a
group of students from the Middle school Louis Armand in Marseille.
Read more on ECA here.
Read about Creative Europe here.
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DO YOU KNOW THE ICME?
(The International Committee for Museums and Collections of Ethnography)
The
ICME, the international committee of the International Council of
Museums (ICOM) is devoted to ethnographic museums and collections from
local, national, and/or global cultures and societies. Museum
partners: WFFM, The World Federation of Friends of Museums.
Learn more here.
The ICME annual conference, 2018:
'Re-imagining the Museum in the Global Contemporary”
Tartu, Estonia, 9-12 December 2018
Georges
Henri Rivière was a pioneer in reframing the vison of ethnography
museums. Today the annual conference of ICME invites us to reflect
upon the complex contexts in which museums exist in 2018, and to
creatively examine the range of new and future roles we might
productively employ in our respective and interconnected
institutions. The annual conference brings together diverse
museum scholars and practitioners from across the world.
"Museums have no borders, they have a network."
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REMEMBERING THIS SUMMER: Recollections from the OIB students' volunteer work at the Friends' Welcome Desk.
Above,
Iska Le Menn and Kayna Mooney wave back from the Welcome Desk at Anna
Moncuit, who took the photo. Below, Anna had a happy surprise in the
Paris metro: "It was barely a week after my shift at the Mucem, it felt
like an incredible coincidence, so I could not resist the temptation to
take a picture of it!" The magic of the Mucem lingers on...
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Click here to learn more about the Friends of the Mucem!
You may join us here.
Contact: internationalcircle@amisdumucem.org
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