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Noć muzeja – inovacija, kreacija, edukacija
Night of Museums – Inovation, Creation, Education

Author(s): Jadranka Božić
Subject(s): Philosophy, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Museology & Heritage Studies, Media studies, Communication studies, Theory of Communication, Sociology of Art
Published by: Centar za filozofiju medija i mediološka istraživanja
Keywords: Night of Museums; museums; entertainment industry; communication; new museology; conceptualization;

Summary/Abstract: Creators of Night of Museums offer innovation, a different model for consuming culture, a content custom of today’s audience. This manifestation is a true phenomenon of our time. Gathered young, creative people offered a handful of new ideas of urban character and modern sensibility and so animate thousands of people. During that night employed people with help of animational and educational activities, facilitate the understanding art works as well as artifacts, creating narratives, produce meanings, sending certain messages in the context of the current (set) themes. The emphasis of the organizers of that event is so-called nonmuseum programs: concerts, performances, film screenings, entertaining and educational content, as a form of production and diffusion of culture designed primarily for young audiences.

  • Issue Year: 5/2016
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 1349-1359
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Croatian