#namu museum

[propalahramota]

Life Triptych by Fedir Krychevskyi, 1927, on display at the National Arts Museum of Ukraine in Kyiv

photo by NAMU

[vintage-ukraine]

The Hours of Christ's Suffering by Unknown Artist, painted in the early XVIIIth century in Korsun, Cherkasy Region

[ihazyourkitty]

Orcas, at the Utah Natural History Museum

The Utah Natural History Museum recently opened an exhibition on orcas. It’s really good, and I highly recommend it if any of you have the chance to go. I wish I had taken more pictures.

The display covers a lot of topics, e.g. natural their natural history, pod/ecotype dynamics, neural anatomy, echolocation, significance to indigenous cultures, conservation, etc. They had a life sized model of Ruffles, and even highlighted how it was discovered that Ruffles was unrelated to Granny! Oh, and some of their models even had a few rake marks on them. Loved that attention to detail.

The section on orcas and indigenous cultures was fascinating! Indigenous voices really took center stage there and I learned a lot about just how significant orcas are to many Pacific Northwest tribes.

It was very immersive and well done!

The overarching theme was our shared history and future with orcas. So not only was it just a bunch of facts about the animals, but it progressed through time, highlighting our changing perceptions of them. They briefly talked about Moby Doll, Skana, Namu, Keiko, Tokitae, Morgan and Tilikum. There were some (debatable) inaccuracies about Tokitae, but I do appreciate how they acknowledged Keiko’s release attempt didn’t work. They showed various orca themed memorabilia from the 60’s onward, which was cool.

They also pulled no punches in talking about the plight of wild orcas like the SRKW’s. They went into a lot of details about PCB’s, plastic pollution, Chinook salmon, boat noise, etc. It was heart wrenching and very well done.

And naturally…. yes Blackfish and the general anti captivity movement were highlighted. This was fine, the museum’s intent was to show how public perception progressed, and it wasn’t so much that they themselves took a side. It was just…. unfortunate the glaring blind spot it left.

There was some mention of the work trainers have to do to take care of their orcas, including some memorabilia from the Vancouver aquarium. But was kind of a blip where if you blink, you’ll likely miss it.

They mentioned the important work museums and labs do for research, as simply observing them in the wild can’t give us all the details we need….. but nothing about the research done at accredited marine parks, aside from just how public display changed how we used to fear orcas. Sealand of the Pacific was highlighted in one corner, with people like Steve Huxter* appearing in video. Comparatively, SeaWorld was barely mentioned in passing on the plaque about Tilikum, which I found odd.

My guess is that this was a combination of not wanting to piss off certain donors or contributors to the exhibit given how hot this topic is, and/or simply the lack of contributions from places besides Vancouver aquarium. Perhaps there were too many PR, bureaucratic hoops to jump through. Perhaps all of the above. Curating museum displays is a complicated thing.

I suppose if nothing else, this is true to how our history has progressed here. One side has come to dominate the public narrative, while the other has just clammed up. The biggest mistake SeaWorld and the larger zoological community made in the wake of Blackfish was to just stick their heads in the sand, hide behind their PR departments, and hope the controversy would just go away. Well, it didn’t. And the less we tell our stories, the more they win. They’ve done the work of cultivating media connections and media training. We haven’t.

This, like many other things, has the unintended side effect of erasing women from the picture. They mentioned Tilikum briefly, but said nothing of Dawn or the Dawn Brancheau Foundation (then again, they may not have gotten permission to do that).

Most marine mammal trainers are women, some of whom have gone on to make important contributions to the science of animal welfare, behavior and training…. do they deserve to be remembered only as anonymous pretty faces in wetsuits? Actually, I don’t remember them ever explicitly citing Ingrid Visser, Naomi Rose, or Lori Marino for that matter, not even in the areas about field research or orca brain MRI’s. There’s plenty to criticize about their anti-captivity lobbying to be sure, but they have made some key contributions to scientific literature. So it’s odd they wouldn’t even be mentioned by name given both that and their place in the anti-captivity movement.

Alas. I am not a museum curator, and while I disagree with Blackfish et al., I do think the museum handled the topic very well overall. It is good to be exposed to different points of view, and the truth is that there are valid points to be made about the ethics of orcas in captivity. So how do we go forward from here? Do orcas deserve special legal protections as non human persons? That was a question left open to the interpretation of the viewer, even if slanted somewhat in one direction. I love it when displays can pull that off.

Or at least, they handled it well except for when they talked about Morgan. I am pretty sure that the Free Morgan Foundation was not only the sole contributor to that part of the display, but was given a huge amount of editorial leeway in what little information was provided. The rhetoric in the writing alone was a dramatic departure from how the rest of the exhibit was handled.

So. Many. Problems with this!

First of all, Loro Parque is not connected with SeaWorld. They’ve had a business relationship in the past in that SeaWorld gave them some orcas on a breeding loan, and then eventually transferred ownership of said animals completely to Loro Parque. Their veterinarians and trainers have networked/collaborated with one another in the past. But that’s it. That is the extent of their relationship. That is not the same thing as being “connected.” They are not affiliated with one another. They are two completely different parks owned by two completely different companies. This is such an important legal distinction, how do you get this wrong!?

There are no international regulations that ban orca breeding. Some countries or localities have banned it, but this is not universal. The part about Morgan not being allowed to breed was misleading. When SeaWorld ended their breeding program, they still owned the male orcas at Loro Parque. As such, they were not allowed to breed them until ownership was transferred. SeaWorld never claimed ownership of Morgan.

There’s no mention of Morgan being deaf, which is one of the key reasons why she can’t be released. This was confirmed by multiple third party studies, including the US Navy. Cases brought by the Free Morgan Foundation to multiple courts to have her released have each been dismissed.

And as for scientists supposedly discovering multiple fake orca “rescues” ….I’m sorry, which orcas are they referring to? With exception of the Russian Whale Jail and some facilities in China and Japan, marine parks have not been collecting orcas from the wild for decades. Most orcas alive today in Western parks were born in captivity. We know which orcas are which, where they are housed, and where they came from. Morgan was an exceptional case. So what in the world are they even talking about here!?

Further, marine parks are not the ones who decide whether or not an orca is releasable. Government agencies do.

Orcas rake each other in the wild and in captivity. It can happen from aggression and also from rough play. This is normal behavior. The following is an actual peer reviewed study on the social interactions among the orcas at Loro Parque. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C13&q=Loro+parque+orca+communication&oq=loro#d=gs_qabs&t=1731592546318&u=%23p%3DHSC5vZFo3tcJ

Just. So many problems here! Who wrote this!? Seriously, I was able to handle the rest of the anti-cap stuff there up until that point. I had to really bite my tongue to keep myself from getting on a soapbox with my friend in public. Oh well. It was only a very, very small part of the exhibit at least.

(*I’ve actually had a few online conversations with Steve Huxter. While I disagree with him on a lot of things relating to wild vs captive orcas, I do think he’s a genuinely nice guy whose heart is in the right place. I can’t imagine what it must have been like to have been there when Keltie Byrne was killed).

[koreanthrillerenjoyer]

It’s namu day ( or was ) anyhow i cannot possibly explain what that man means to me but I can tell you I did all the things that include namjooning.

I went to a Korean museum ( we passed by and it looked cool )

I read ( its a book about the meanings of BTS songs )

I passed by a shore ( sorta walk on the beach )

I went on a bike thru the city

I went to theater

I listens to music ( exclusively his discography today )

And I thought about him a lot

I miss him

Namjoon, pls, come back to me

Srsly I wish I could explain what this me means to me but I’d be here for months so il leave it.

[retrosofa]

Let's see some trivia for Cutie Honey episode 8: "The Devil Beckons From the Deep Blue Sea."

Screenwriter: Keisuke Fujikawa

Art Director: Mataharu Urata

Animation Director: Joji Kikuchi

Director: Osamu Kasai

Yoko, a "popular radio personality" from the last episode of Microid S, makes a cameo in this episode. If you look very closely, you can see her in a crowd at the Toyo History Museum. Eiji Suzuki did key animation for this episode of Cutie Honey as well as the final episode of Microid S, which probably explains Yoko’s appearance here. 

Originally created by the “godfather of manga,” Osamu Tezuka, Microid S previously aired on Cutie Honey’s time slot, taking over from Devilman. All three series featured Masaki Tsuji as the head screenwriter. 

According to the official English Cutie Honey scripts, the Toyo History Museum is located in Yokohama, which was also the primary setting for Microid S. Perhaps both series exist in the same universe?

The prayer Danbei recites when he thinks Seiji has drowned is Namu Amida Butsu. This prayer asks the release from suffering and death in this world into the Pure Land.

That's all for episode 8!

[vvh0adie]

I see you've left Joon's Eternal Bike Crew. 🚲 Congrats on your new journey as a driver, you will be missed! 🫰🏾

oop-😯

stawp!!! i laughed at this for a good minute💀

yes im no longer confined to the bike life, but i still dont have as many places to go unlike Namu

maybe i should take my ass to a museum or sumn😭

but thankyu for the support💜💜💜

[obxfiles]

did some namjooning today; went to the art museum and then hiked around the river admiring the sculpture gardens and outdoor paintings, chatted with a man fishing, and said hi to a puppy.

today's activities?

10/10 namu approved ✔️

[minangelouniverse]

KIM NAM JOON

♡ General Information:

Birth Name: Kim Nam Joon

Nickname(s): Namjoon, Joon, RM, Rapmon, Namu, Moonie, Baby, Dimple, Big boy, Sir

Birth Date: September 12, 1994

Birth Place: Ilsan-gu, Goyang, South Korea

Gender: Male

Sign(s): ☀︎ Virgo ☽ Sagittarius ↑ Scorpio

MTBI: ENFP

♡ Physical Description:

Height: 181 cm

Body Art: 2

❥ ‘7’ near his right leg near the ankle. ❥ 'YMJ' hidden on the front of his right hip

Piercing(s): 2

❥ 1 on his right ear (1 Lobe) ❥ 1 on his left ear (1 Lobe)

♡ Biography:

Family: Dad, mom, and little sister.

Partner: Yun Min Jung

Occupation: Rapper, song-writer, record producer

♡ Other:

Likes: Samgyeopsal, Kalguksu, Arts, Museum, Bicycle, Dogs, Books, Music, Clothes, Travel, Clear weather, Trees, workout

Dislikes: Vegetables, Seafood (except squid, sushi, sashimi), Mint-Choco

Hobbies: Collecting things, Visiting art museums, Bicycling, Reading books, Listening to music, Nature walks, Writing, Go to the gym, Surfing webs, Playing the piano

♡ Misc:

❥ Namjoon's Trivia ❥ RM's Profile ❥ BTS' Profile

[durruti23]

Ivan Shishkin - In the Wild North (1891)

[monismochi]

It brings me so much comfort to know that joon goes to museums in every city he can.. and like.. he does it because he's searching to feel something, to find something that makes him feel.. and just... idk there's something very intimate about that...

[davinashifts333]

DATING KIM NAMJOON PT. 1:

⚫️summary; what I think dating Nam-Joon is like based off my initial thoughts on this gorgeous man & just how I believe he’s gonna be in my Fame DR (yes reality shifters are welcome here. gang gang.)

⚠️warnings; fluff, Joonie being a cutie, teef rotting FLUFF with Joonie, Kim Nam-Joon, Nam-Joon, implied smut, some swearing, Nam-Joonah, etc. 18+ so gtfo if you’re not. k thx bye.

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-being best friends with the Bangtan boys.

-being like the little sister to them especially because they love to tease you about yours and Joonie’s relationship.

-“Ahh! Y/n and NamJoon! Make him and Appa Y/n! NamJoon, marry her. NamJoon, aren’t you soooo lucky? She’s perfect for you ah? Y/n isn’t he just so handsome? Wow. You scored the big guy.” -Mostly Jin and Hobi but also Jungkook.

-Jungkook loving that you’re younger than him so that makes you the official maknae of the group (because since you got the PIPES, they let you sing vocals on some tracks with them & welp, they made you an honorary Bangtan Member).

-V being like the male version of you so you both consider each other brother and sister.

-being a maknae & all the hyungs being over protective of you especially because they see you as their “little sister”.

-being Jimin’s go to pillow because he loves seeing NamJoon jealous.

-You knowing Korean but not saying anything until you start scaring the boys with full on convos in Korean;

-“야, 우리 오늘 뭐해? (ya, uli oneul mwohae?/hey, what are we doing today?)” -Y/n

-“도대체 한국어를 어떻게 알아요? (dodaeche hangug-eoleul eotteohge al-ayo?/how the hell do you know korean?)” -Hobi

-“마법? 어떻게 생각해 바보. (mabeob? eotteohge saeng-gaghae babo./magic? what do you think fool?)” -Y/n

-the Bangtan boys being so fascinated with how you are so similar to Joonie but also so different from him.

-“V was making fun of me today, he said you make me more confident and some how more clumsy.” -Joonie

-“He’s not wrong. You broke a vase when I said hi last week. Then? You went to a photoshoot and killed it. I’d like to take credit for the last part… Not the vase though.” -Y/n

-Driving everywhere because Joonie CANNOT be trusted with a driver’s license.

-Calling Namjoon; Appa, Joonie, Nam-Joonah, Namu, RM, RapMoni, Daddy Mon, etc.

-Namjoon calling you; his Baby, Flower, Darling, Sweetheart, Y/n/n, Babygirl, Princess, etc.

-S I Z E K I N K !

-D A D D Y K I N K !

-You, speaking fluent Korean, sometimes still mess up & he just says; “you’re doing great baby, keep going.”

-LIKE SIR. UNALIVE ME RIGHT NOW!

-T H I G H K I N K !!!

-you working out with Joonie but not being able to keep up because this fool likes to be FIT & you just wanna be healthy, not a muscle builder.

-Art Museum Dates. 🥺

-featuring in some BTS & RM songs.

-him writing songs/raps about you & then performing them but before he starts he says; “This one is for My Girl, who’s stood by me at my worst, or what I believe is my worst but she helps me understand is just the lower moments in life that she makes brighter by being at my side.”

-being THE BEST of friends with the Bangtan boys & them always mimicking little habits you have.

-painting Joonie’s nails.

-dyeing your hair & using the remainder on Joonie, so you end up matching.

-THE BEST CUDDLES EVER.

-traveling everywhere where there’s good museums or thick luscious forests so you & Joon can get away from the crazy reality you both live.

-due to you having your own music career, you write songs about Joon which the boys mess with you about.

-“Ahhhh, look at this single, 2017?! THIS WAS BEFORE YOU STARTED DATING! NAMJOONAH LISTEN! SHE WAS ALREADY SMITTEN!” -Jin

-“Jin NO! SHUT IT OFF!” -Y/n chasing Jin with a weapon (not really a weapon more like a big add pillow that would knock him on his ass).

-i really, HEAVILY, WHOLEHEARTEDLY believe Joonie would have a kink about seeing you in his clothes so when you’re usually alone you wear biker shorts & a big sweater of his that fits you damn near like a dress & he is just flustered the whole time.

-“You know? I kind of like the feeling of not having to wear anything under here.” -Y/n teasing Namjoon.

-“That’s enough. Go to my room. I’ll be there in 10.” -Joon whispering in Y/n’s ear.

-B E S T S E X E V E R.

-passionate sex where he admired every inch of your body simply because he’s claimed it as his & no one can make him feel what you can & vice versa.

-the boys teasing you about your size;

-“Namjoonah, are you sure you’re being careful with her, she’s tiny. Y/N! COME! Stand right here. Namjoonah you next to her.” -Jin being the hyung he is.

-“Jinhyung please stop. I KNOW she’s tiny. Bu-” -Jin lifts his finger automatically hushing Joon.

-“JIMINIE! Assume your position.” He shouts & Jimin is not between you & Joon.

-“Ahhh yes. Just as I suspected. Jimin is taller. Wow. How have you not broken her Namjoonssi?” -Jin, with a very serious look on his face.

-“Are we done now? I may me tiny… But I will kick your ass…” -Y/N as she glared at the boys.

-they all burst into laughter because of how funny she looks, arms crossed, furrowed eyebrows and all.

-dating Namjoon is just so pure & full of love yet so passionate & dirty at times.

-LIKE WHEN I TELL YOU THIS MAN IS SO FINE. SO SCRUM-DILLY-ICIOUS!! 🥺🔫

-he is so sweet & gentle at times but when he’s had a tough day or us upset about something he will come in through the front door, straight face & all, ready to either tear you apart or devour you, or both.

-buys you a matching bonsai to his so you can both have them be a couple. 🥺

-dies a little when he sees you performing because he is just so fucking proud of you but also when he sees you in the crowd of his shows with the boys. he is so happy to see you standing with the other millions of people he loves with his entire heart. (obvi he loves you most but you know) he claims it makes him feel whole. the way you feel when you see HIM at your shows.

-in conclusion dating Kim Namjoon is literally a motherfucking gift, a blessing, a fucking miracle that you were touched to receive because he is just everything you ever wished for & so much more. it’s an everlasting love that you will tell your kids, grandkids & GREAT grandkids about.

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-MORE TO COME! HOPE YOU ENJOYED! 🫶🏼

[propalahramota]

Beatrice by Fedir Krychevsky, 1911

[vintage-ukraine]

The staff of the National Art Museum in Kyiv at an exhibition, 1986

[kithtaehyung]

Not a quesjin but loVing praise instead:

Your bday post for Joon is absolutely stunning and amazing. The concept is the actual best thing I've seen on tumblr for ages and I'm sure Namjoon would absolutely love it too (at least the version of him I've constructed in my brain out of the public persona he puts out there in the music and on the internet).

The logo for the site changing into the tree branches is absolute genius. The research you did for this, the dedication is just wow.

Seeing this gifset made me think you have some kind of way to look into other universes, I think there is a multiverse version of Joonie out there who runs a website just like this. And if he is in any way a lucky guy he works with that universe's version of you to do the graphics.

Anyway loVing words over, keep on being amazing! 💜🦀

I… I don’t even know what to say other than this made me emotional. Wow.

For this one, I just knew that his quote about Korean painters from the Vogue interview really stuck with me. Combining that with an urge to do another website mock-up? This was the result, I guess! You are so kind to say all of this, especially after being on tumblr for awhile (like me oh god I feel ancient at this point shdjsjdjd)

Thank you! I meant for the trees to fall away to show rkive but I guess it could be the other way around, too😂 And namu for trees, of course, though @firesighgirl pointed out that it looks like Linear A + B and I got SO excited AHHHHH

And the research was honestly my favorite. It was like I was supposed to do this because wow. I love art, museums, etc, and now I have so many other places and exhibitions I wanna visit! It was the most enriching project I’ve done by far. (This is also why I decided to share the information under the Read More! I wanted them to be the focus of the project so I couldn’t just leave them as pictures.)

If there is a multiverse version of Joonie and Ryen out there collaborating on this.. I send them all my love. And I send my love to you for making my entire day, and those hours of working on this so, totally worth it🤍 Thank you for reaching out and saying all of these things, and let’s celebrate this fantastic man!

Also! I recorded most of the creation process and even some of the researching pieces, so if I have time, I’ll make that process video soon and post it on YouTube!

[namchyoon]

Would you rather go on a museum date with namu or a paris date with tae

is it possible to go to the louvre with both 🤨

[lilacsxjoon]

화양연화 . . . you're the most beautiful moment in life

❪ MOODBOARDS ❫ ! moodboards for my blog, all are edited by me <33

green namu 🍵

green namu is the best namu.

honestly, this wasn't the main pallete since i was going for monochrome – but oh well.

consists of the countryside, cats, the lake, painting and nature.

basically namjoon's favorites – almost.

doodling is the hardest hng :'))

monochrome namu 🗯️

this !! was exactly what i was going for lol.

but alas, i decided i'll have two color pallete.

which turned out to be monochrome and nature green hihi.

monochrome namu consists of comfy hoodies, checkered patterns, cats also, converse and museums.

which some does scream kim namjoon.