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Tag: museums

Fad or Food of the Future? Uncovering the History of Plasmon Protein Powder

September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 Public History Student

It’s just a tiny carton box, one so small that you could probably carry it in your pocket without noticing it´s there. Yet, it is full of promises. The words on the cover that lure you in suggest that whatever is inside this box will connect you to nature, improve your mental capabilities and, last […]

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Funeral museum Tot Zover is all but dead and buried

September 17, 2019October 8, 2019 Public History Student

How do we deal with death? That is what it is all about at the Tot Zover museum located at ‘De Nieuwe Ooster’ graveyard in Amsterdam. The Funeral museum Tot Zover is celebrated because of its very unique concept and location. To wit, the museum houses itself in the former residence of the graveyard director/undertaker. […]

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Famous gay men rediscovered?

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 Public History Student

Last week a painting by Rubens was rediscovered. The subject of this portrait was one of ‘the “most famous gay men in history”’, as the Independent titled their article about the subject. Having just read Joshua’s Adairs ‘House museums or walk-in closets? The (non) representation of gay men in the museums they called home’ I […]

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