Another five days to look for intriguing web-bits to explore from Oxfords’ Festive Countdown Calendar 2024!
Inspired by French President George Pompidou in 1969 – a vast collection of artworks and a focus on learning opportunities and development of artists and cultural events, housed in a visually unappealing building – home of National Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art, a public library, a centre for industrial creation and musical research and creation.
Small spark: the story of the building design is fascinating and the functionality of externalizing services is worth another look.
Established the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 to “awarded to the person who in the preceding year “shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses“
Small spark: as a young boy he sold matches on the streets of Sweden. He went on to become a chemical engineer who made his fortune after discovering dynamite and selling armaments.
a well-organized sharing of research taking place at Oxford – Videos-Podcasts-Meet the Scientists-Latest News-Programmes
Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris: a virtual tour created before the fire in April 2019.
A devastating fire but luckily no one was injured and the relics and works of art preserved. It took until Dec 8 2024 before the cathedral re-opened to the public.
Natural History Museum: Plastic Pollution
In 1909, inventor Leo Baekeland patented Bakelite, the first thermo-setting plastic. This was the beginning of the plastics industry and the most recent threat to humans and nature.
I struggled to find sparks in this assortment of days…