press kit - The International Council of Museums

Uměleckoprůmyslové museu v Praze
Předměty vyprávějí váš příběh
Free entry - May 18th, 2011
Contact: Jana Ulipová (BBUs)
Phone: +420 251 093 265
Email: ulipova@upm.cz
Address: 17. listopadu 2 - 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Website: www.upm.cz
France
Musée des Arts et Métiers
Discover first-hand the collections at the musée des Arts et Métiers
(12am, 2.30pm, 2.45pm, 5pm)
Visits, workshops.
Demonstrations of Foucault’s pendulum: 12am and 5pm. Just like the
great discoverer Léon Foucault, we invite you to “come and see the
Earth rotate”. The museum’s treasures, general visit of the museum’s
collections: 2.45pm (reservations: +33153018275). Thanks to this
transversal visit, you will discover some objects that marked the
history of technology, and the exceptional work of individuals such as
Lavoisier or Ader…
Workshop “From paper to new plastic” for children from 7 to 12 years
old: 2.30pm (reservations: +33153018275). Children are invited to
discover the history of packaging. Papermaking, glassmaking,
aluminum-making and various plastics will hold no more secrets.
During the workshop, children will create a polystyrene object.
Contact: Audrey Gouimenou (chef de projet communication)
Telephone: +33153018277
Fax: +33153018201
E-mail: audrey.gouimenou@cnam.fr
Address: 60, rue Réaumur – 75003 Paris, France
Website: http://www.arts-et-metiers.net/
Musée Jeanne d'Albret
Visit of the museum’s bookbinding workshop (14:30 - 17:30)
Visit.
On the occasion of International Museum Day 2011, the Jeanne
d’Albret museum, history of Protestantism in the Bearn region, is
opening up its bookbinding workshop, which is usually closed to the
public. Situated at the heart of the museum’s library, the workshop
is managed and animated by the association’s voluntary workers,
who work to safeguard the many books that are part of the Jeanne
d’Albert museum’s collections. Come and discover the different
stages of bookbinding: racking, backing, notching, etc. The voluntary
workers will tell you all about the art of bookbinding and will be
delighted to answer your questions.
Contact: Charlotte Abadie (Head)
Phone: 09.64.09.17.80
Email: museejeannedalbret@orange.fr
Address: 37, rue Bourg-Vieux – 64300 Orthez, France
Website: www.museejeannedalbret.com
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