What Do We Do Next? Thoughts on German Museums and Syrian Refugees
How can local German museums best support, engage with, and document the arriving Syrian refugees?
How can local German museums best support, engage with, and document the arriving Syrian refugees?
A few months ago, I sweet-talked (in very poor German) my way into a behind-the-scenes tour of a local museum. As a staff member was showing me around, he mentioned that the collection space was roughly divided into two zones. Zone 1 housed the “valuable” items – the pieces that get put on display and used by researchers. Zone 2…
Another must-see on my trip to Reykjavik was The National Museum of Iceland. We almost didn’t get to go, but am I ever glad we did. It was gorgeous, interesting, fun, and I may have tried to hide our suitcases so we’d miss our flight and I could go back again. And while I loved the museum…