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http://www.nga.gov/kids/
The National Gallery in Washington DC has recently launched a new zone in its web site especially for children. It works as a sort of window onto the museum’s education department, detailing the various recreational activities, events and special programs for all the family. Designed exclusively for a young audience, this part of the site aims to help children approach art in a lighthearted way. It contains an amusing story called Lizzy and Gordon Visit the Sculpture Garden which, using cartoon drawings set to music, tells the tale of a brother and sister who visit the sculpture garden that was opened to the public last year. A long-distance visit to the museum becomes an enjoyable, dynamic and interactive experience.
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http://www.magasin-cnac.org
Magasin, the Grenoble-based art center directed by Yves Aupetitallot, is an important hub for the diffusion of contemporary art in France. In addition to organizing a series of exhibitions throughout the year, the institute has a full schedule of meetings, debates and workshops. Since 1987, Magasin has also been the seat of a professional training school for all those involved in organizing and setting-up exhibitions.
The web-site, in English and French, is very linear and at times almost simplistic. The graphics, which in no way take over the site, allow the user to easily access the info and services the center provides.
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http://www.art-outsiders.com
Held in Paris, @rt outsiders is a festival created by Henry Chapier and Jean-Luc Soret, dedicated exclusively to digital imagery. Various exhibitions have been organized for the event in different locations around the city. The festival’s web-site, only in French, hosts a dynamic virtual gallery. It contains images of artworks, created or digitally altered using a computer, by international artists like Simon Costin or Keith Cottingham. There is also a complete list of all the events, appointments and other info relating to the festival.
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http://www.digitalartland.com/
Digital Art Land is a new reference point for digital art on the web. The site is sub-divided into various sections which gather together interesting links to various other sites: multimedia art, galleries, specialist magazines (both online and printed), to international festivals and other events in the field of contemporary art. Subscription to the database is free. On the home page, the site currently shows a project reproducing a blown-up image of a human brain divided up into several small parts, each hiding a series of images for the visitor to discover.
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http://www.humanparts.bizland.com
The project humanparts in action by Greek Apostolos Grigoropoulos dates back to 1999. Even before accessing the main page, the counter indicates only 668 hits, yet this is an interesting and unusual project. It considers the body and free attribution of meanings to its various parts. Grigoropoulos has put descriptions with the images as food for thought. It’s also possible to interact with images of body parts like the mouth, back, foot and transform – in some cases deform – their original shape.
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