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In 2003 the Louvre adopted a new policy of openness to contemporary art, with the aim of offering a fresh perspective on the museum’s collections, while revitalizing the debate on artistic creation and creating links between the past and the present. From April 4 to June 25, 2007, in the sculpture department, the Louvre presents the third edition of this programme called Counterpoint. On this occasion, the Louvre will accomodate eleven artists from the contemporary art scene, including Luciano Fabro, Giuseppe Penone, Richard Deacon, Robert Morris and Anish Kapoor.

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The Kremlin Museums in Moscow and the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg are in talks with the authorities in Abu Dhabi to hold loan exhibitions in the emirate. The Kremlin Museums are planning an exhibition in Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace luxury hotel in September. The Hermitage director, Mikhail Piotrovsky, who is an Islamic specialist, is also in talks with the authorities in Abu Dhabi. Last year the Hermitage held talks with the Prado in Madrid and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna to jointly display works in Abu Dhabi, but that idea was rejected in favour of the establishment of a Louvre outpost.

Read full article (The Artnewspaper, April 19, 2007)

A large section of the historic city centre of Rome will be turned into an openair museum. Plans for a museum sector to rival the Louvre in Paris have been approved by Roman town planners. Covering an area of six hectares (15 acres), the “Great Campidoglio” will take in the Colosseum, the Imperial Forums and the Campidoglio, with several buildings being converted into museum space.

Read full article (The Times, April 20, 2007)

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‘Cultuur 2.0’ borrows from Web 2.0, the new generation of internet applications and practice that emphasize generating, sharing and classifying content, collective intelligence, collaboration, sharing, reviewing, ranking, rating, and empowering users. In which ways can such developments be applied in the cultural sector? Will cultural institutions generate other forms of content or approaches by embracing the 2.0 mindset and connecting to the active internet user - or would this mean the end of culture as we know it?

Cultuur 2.0 is a 2-day international conference and laboratory to introduce a Web 2.0 mindset into the creative processes and strategies of cultural institutions. The conference will be held at Felix Meritis on May 30-31 in Amsterdam.

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