Learning by observation' is a tried and tested success mantra with children; this school in Japan augments this approach by substantiating it with complementary architecture and a wholesome environment. Check it out and leave us your views...
Today the Posse Foundation selects about 600 students a year, from eight different cities. They are grouped into posses of 10 students from the same city and go together to an elite college; about 40 colleges now participate in the program.
NPR. Date Broadcasted: January 31, 2011. Genre: Arts
Sarah Campbell, a senior curator of the Norton Simon Museum, "sheds light" on the museum it self and Mr. Simon himself. The museum holds much less pieces of paintings than any other but it only holds the fines pieces. This is due to the fact of Mr. Simons boldness, Sarah Campbell says. Mr. Simon has even bid agains the Metropolitan Museum, the finest one in the country. His consistency has brought im over 8000 fine pieces over three decades. Even though the painting he bid against Met. had been taken to them but Mr. Simon himself had quiet a lot of successes. Sarah Campbell describes the man and the museum very superiorly and one could just by hearing it, tell that she looks up to him and the museum. Mr. Simon died in 1993 but he was a fine businessman, and an owner of an amazing museum, which contains a fine history of arts.
India's much awaited answer to inculcating a truly aware art culture - the Biennale. What do you think will benchmark its success? Read here and give us your valued opinions...