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🦐 Curious to see how we can harness the real power of the sea? Make your way to ARTIS | Natura Artis Magistra Groote Museum and explore ways that we can cultivate land, sea, and the lab to provide for our ever growing population. Here's a little snippet of the sea video, told by Reinier (R.W.) Nauta, produced by BIND and animated by me at YIPP!

Roots and Faces, 2018, solo exhibition inspired by Family reminiscences: The 'Roots and Faces' exhibition, inspired by family reminiscences, likely explores themes of identity, heritage, and personal history. These elements can evoke emotional connections and reflections on familial bonds, contributing to the depth and meaning of the artwork displayed. Tree forms are powerful metaphors in art, symbolizing how individuals connect to their families. They represent lineage, growth, and interconnectedness, reflecting family histories' deep roots and branching paths.

New Dependency Blog post from the BCDSS is out! This time, we have a thought-provoking article from five students in the BCDSS MA programs in Slavery and Dependency Studies! Worth a read!

Hey connections, Have you ever been on a virtual tour? If not, then I'm pretty sure you're gonna love it. Here's a review of my first-ever virtual tour experience, from the National Museum of Natural History. Share your first experience in the comment section. #virtualtour #museum #review #bestexperience #naturalhistory

We visited the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History today in Washington, DC and it was just fabulous. We highly recommend it to all Linked In members visiting DC. Visitors are able to enter the museum until 4:00 p.m. Passes are released at 8:00 a.m., for time slots up to 30 days out. Same-day passes are released beginning at 8:15 a.m. They are free to reserve. It’s a little more complicated than needed (eg you have to enter your email twice) so leave some time for filling it out via your cell phone on site! All groups (schools, families, educational groups, etc.) larger than nine must use the group reservation link. Important Conditions: The Smithsonian’s timed pass reservation system is for visitors’ personal use only, and Smithsonian timed passes are valid only for the stated visitor(s), guest(s), date, and time. Passes may not be sold or transferred. Reservations that violate these conditions may be cancelled. Once inside you are going to absolutely love it! The presentations are on six floors so just pick one to get the most out of your visit. We picked Concourse 3 : the earliest period of African-American history but other floors cover cultural developments, including music and film so do a little planning! #nationalmuseumofafricanamericanhistory

I understand the desire to reclaim Africa's history and heritage that was suppressed and distorted under colonial rule. However, dwelling on what was lost keeps us stuck in victimhood. Our rich, multidimensional #history persists through our elders, stories, traditions, #art, and collective spirit. Rather than ceding power to colonial institutions that house African artifacts, we must take pride in our living cultures. We must have the courage to shape the future we want, grounded in the #wisdom of our ancestors and values of #sustainability, #justice, and #community. Our diverse #cultures and connections remain strong foundations to build upon. The path forward is not lamenting what is gone but boldly writing a new chapter—one that harnesses Pan-African values to create prosperity equitably shared. #History informs but does not define us. By interpreting it judiciously and focusing on agency in the present, we can build the #Africa we want—one that achieves economic gains through cultural revitalization and social inclusion. This is a story of #resilience, #restoration and boundless potential. Our #future is unwritten, and ours to envision.

There will always be exception. But extreme and vulgar materialism has completely destroyed culture. All people care for is money and 24 hour shopping binge. Welcome to hell! But obviously people have to pay a huge price for this extreme stupidity of blindly following materialism. Mental illness will hit 30% or more population in 20 years. Smart people will spend at least some time in art, music, dancing etc else be prepared to go for dates with psychriatists. #art #arte #culture #cultura #nga #wellness #wellbeing #wellnesstips #wellnesscoach #psychology #psychiatry #health #healthawareness #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters

In addition to the data we publish on MNAHA Collections, where we focus on the display and contextualization of the objects in the museum's collection, we want to test publishing some curated datasets on data.public.lu in order to make them more accessible to people who wish to work with them. The first one is about the Jospeh Kutter collection of the MNAHA and its exhibition history. Let me know what you think! https://lnkd.in/dX2c4x9a

Here a clip of our end of year OPEN exhibition: https://lnkd.in/d4GUVtCf Please come and visit! As part of the brief we ask critical questions that demand responses from creative thought and practice: How can we include the intricate and intimate relations between nature and culture? How can we record and respond to the changing terrain? How can we consider the participation of not just human communities and their livelihood practices that intersect with natural processes, but also of beyond-human entities and forces such as other creatures whose paths intersect with them?