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The last post :( A short, personal reflection
Well, here we are! The trip has come to a close. As I sit in Schiphol airport with my cold brew latte and a view of a massive KLM plane...
talia kertsman
Jul 21, 20192 min read
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DANS (Data Archiving and Network Services)
Today we visited DANS (Data Archiving and Network Services). The first lecture we listened to was from Andrea Scharnhorst and she gave us...
talia kertsman
Jul 18, 20192 min read
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Innovation in Museums; Redefining Success
Today’s class discussion was centered around innovation in the museum world. I was particularly interested in talking about how to...
talia kertsman
Jul 15, 20192 min read
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Storytelling Exercise; Seeing, Feeling, and Doing
I felt a tap on my shoulder. As a 17 years old, I was standing on a dusty street corner with my camera in Philippi East township, South...
talia kertsman
Jul 11, 20193 min read
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Kröller-Müller Museum
Our time at the Kröller-Müller Museum made me think about the importance of integrating indoor and outdoor spaces in cultural heritage...
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Jul 11, 20192 min read
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International Criminal Court
Today's visit to the International Criminal Court made me think more about how to make legal processes and global politics more...
talia kertsman
Jul 10, 20193 min read
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Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB) National Library of the Netherlands
Today’s site visit was to the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB) National Library of the Netherlands. After a behind-the-scenes tour of the...
talia kertsman
Jul 9, 20192 min read
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Efteling and Digital Geographies
Finally, our Efteling outing has arrived! I have been waiting for this fun-filled day since the beginning of the program, and normally...
talia kertsman
Jul 6, 20192 min read
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The Het Nieuwe Institute + Class Presentation
The Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam is a public museum, library, and archive for architecture and digital culture. It’s pushing the...
talia kertsman
Jul 4, 20193 min read
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Discussions of Homelessness in the Netherlands
Today’s site visit surrounding ideas of researching and combating homelessness in the Netherlands allowed me to see the possible global...
talia kertsman
Jul 3, 20192 min read
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Questioning and Pondering Street Art
The Amsterdam Street Art Museum is a grassroots community organization that uses bottom-up tactics to design community initiatives. The...
talia kertsman
Jun 29, 20193 min read
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OBA (Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam)
The OBA (Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam) was our second site visit on 6.26.19. I wasn’t sure what to expect - I hadn’t done any research...
talia kertsman
Jun 27, 20191 min read
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Tropenmuseum
Our first site visit on 6.26.19 was to the Tropenmuseum. This is an ethnographic museum that highlights some permanent and some rotating...
talia kertsman
Jun 27, 20191 min read
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6.24.19
Exciting, welcoming, thoughtful, humid. This is how I would describe our first day of class. We met in the breakfast area of the Bicycle...
talia kertsman
Jun 24, 20192 min read
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