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ngaireblankenberg
Jul 22, 20204 min read
Cultural Planning and Eurocentricity
Cultural planning is about anticipating the future yet too often that future is assumed to be white and Western- a reflection, more...
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Ngaire Blankenberg
Oct 2, 20193 min read
The 50 year old Entrepreneur: Money and Mentors
So I am diligently trying to follow the entrepreneur’s playbook (gleaned from the internet and multiple excellent podcasts)- but there is...
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ngaireblankenberg
Sep 10, 20192 min read
The 50-year old entrepreneur. Part 2.
Am I crazy to think of starting a social enterprise at this stage in my life? My new (ad)venture is to start a not-for-profit connecting...
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ngaireblankenberg
Sep 10, 20191 min read
The 50-year old entrepreneur. Part 1.
I. Have. No. Idea. What. I'm Doing. end of blog. #entrepreneur #socialenterprise
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Ngaire Blankenberg
Aug 28, 20193 min read
Should museums scrap their claim to ‘education’?
ICOM's proposed new definition of museums seem to imply we are giving up on education. Should we cut our losses and move on to saving...
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ngaireblankenberg
Mar 12, 20193 min read
Museums and Reconciliation
Museums have long played a role in cultural genocide. Can they also play a part in reconciliation? In a recent work-trip to Canada, I was...
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ngaireblankenberg
Jan 10, 20194 min read
Soft Power of India
Despite a liberal sprinkling of sexism, Hindu nationalism and nostalgic essentialism, the Conference on Soft Power in December in New...
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ZAK NRW
Jan 10, 20191 min read
Diversity Matters!
Myself, Yilmaz Dziewior (Director Museum Ludwig, Cologne) and ZAK NRW director Inez Boogaarts discuss why the future of art museums...
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ngaireblankenberg
Nov 29, 20183 min read
Actually... I'd rather talk about Whiteness.
The cultural sector in Europe (and elsewhere) is overwhelmingly white yet it is trendy/prudent these days to talk of diversity. Let's...
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Ngaire Blankenberg
Jun 12, 20183 min read
A New Language of Science Engagement
Is our current language of science engagement up to the challenges of the future? ‘It is not a foregone conclusion that in 50 years,...
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Ngaire Blankenberg
May 3, 20183 min read
Soft Power for an NGO
An international NGO in the Philippines looks to embody its mission, amplify its message and inspire with a re-vamped visitor centre. In...
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ngaireblankenberg
Mar 20, 20183 min read
Creativity Dies in Captivity
Clients: there is a time for intense collaboration, and then there is a time to let go... For the most part, the more diverse voices in a...
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ngaireblankenberg
Feb 2, 20181 min read
Artspeak Is The Devil
I refuse to believe that I'm an idiot. But sometimes when I enter into an art museum, it's really hard for me to cling to my confidence....
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