Category Archives: Quotations
Design Museums Statements #11
MoMA, New York
«The Museum of Modern Art was created in 1929 for the express purpose of furthering and supporting the art of its own time, for “encouraging and developing the study of modern arts and the application of such arts to manufacture and practical life”.»
MoMA, New York
ref. Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator, Objects of Design, 2003; quoting the [...]
Design Museums Statements #10
Cooper-Hewitt, New York
«Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution is the only museum in the nation devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. The Museum presents compelling perspectives on the impact of design on daily life through active educational and curatorial programming.»
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York
ref. Paul Warwick Thompson, director,* website
«Today, design is among the most accessible [...]
Design Museums Statements #9
Neue Sammlung, Munich
«Die Neue Sammlung [Munich] was founded in pursuit of a vision. “Humanizing society through design” was the way one of our directors described this goal. Today, we may no longer believe in this dream, something that manifests itself in objects. And yet almost a century after the collection was established, the items of artistic striving [...]
Design Museums Statements #8
Neues Museum in Nuremberg
«“Art and Design under a single roof”. This has been the motto taken by Neues Museum in Nuremberg—whose sub-title declares it to be the State Museum for Art and Design—ever since it was founded [...] in 2000. [...] tretating them as equals, as does the Neues Museum in Nuremberg with its Art and Design collections, [...]
Design Museums Statements #7
Wolfsonian Museum, Miami
«The Wolfsonian - Florida International University uses objects to illustrate the persuasive power of art and design, to explore what it means to be modern, and to tell the story of social, political, and technological changes that have transformed our world. It encourages people to see the world in new ways, and to learn from [...]
Design Museums Statements #6
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
«The purpose of the Victoria and Albert Museum is to enable everyone to enjoy its collections and explore the cultures that created them; and to inspire those who shape contemporary design. All our efforts are focused upon a central purpose - the increased use of our displays, collections and expertise as resources for learning, creativity [...]
Design Museums Statements #5
Designmuseo, Helsinki
«Designmuseo is a specialist museum in Finland that selects and maintains a design collection. The museum is responsible for research and documentation in its field, and for holding exhibitions on design history and contemporary products. The museum also organizes international exhibitions on Finnish art and design.»
Designmuseo, Helsinki
ref. website
Design Museums Statements #4
Röhsska Museet, Göteborg
«The Museum’s collections are not set up on a cultural history basis, i.e. to reflect their times. Instead, one of the main criteria for selection of objects has been high aesthetic and technical quality. These days, the Röhsska Museum mainly collects contemporaneous material in the categories of handicraft, commercial handicraft and industrial design.»
Röhsska Museet, Göteborg
ref. [...]
