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The Museum of Bad Vibes
It’s generally agreed that a trip to a museum is almost certainly educational, at times entertaining and often enlightening. The fortress-like buildings tend to be full of treasures and objects from all over the world, bringing the past to life in wondrous ways. But have you ever stopped to think how the objects found their way there and what they might say if they could tell their own stories? In the Museum of Bad Vibes, Hanna Adan explores the cultural & spiritual significance an Akan Gold weight, Benin Bronze, a Chinese Ancestral Tablet and a Papua New Guinean Koi board; learns...
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4.2 stars from 10 ratings
Initially this is a strange experience, when inanimate objects start talking. But it grows on you. The objects talk while around them the discussion flows about what the object is, meant (or means), and what needs to be done with it. And the discussion is informed, balanced and nuanced....Read full review »
DarkDylar via Apple Podcasts · Netherlands · 02/23/23
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A beautiful podcast, nicely produced and captivating. I’m a museum curator but also deeply interested in and practising spirituality and religious customs. Like musical instruments I am sad when I see spiritually important objects in museums poorly interpreted as art objects from a Western...Read full review »
courgettelawn via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 08/09/22
Love it! Necessary topic 👌🏾
Finally a podcast that I can get on board with. Really enjoyed the listening, can’t wait for the next episode
SocCrim via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 07/14/22
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Published 08/09/22
In this series of sonic museum tours, we’ve learnt about four objects currently in storage at various museums in the UK. We’ve addressed themes such as colonialism, theft and cultural erasure and how these have informed the function that museums play in society today. In this final tour, Hanna...
Published 08/09/22
A Koi board is a stylised carved representation of ancestors. It’s often made out of wood, as it’s believed each tree has a spirit and the koi is designed with the spirits within. In this episode, we hear from the ancestral spirit of a Koi board which once occupied the spiritual centre of its...
Published 08/02/22
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