web02.fireside.fm Sat, 02 May 2026 19:51:23 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Museum Archipelago - Episodes Tagged with “Vassil Makarinov” https://www.museumarchipelago.com/tags/vassil%20makarinov Mon, 11 Jun 2018 07:00:00 -0400 A tiny show guiding you through the rocky landscape of museums. Museum Archipelago believes that no museum is an island and that museums are not neutral. Taking a broad definition of museums, host Ian Elsner brings you to different museum spaces around the world, dives deep into institutional problems, and introduces you to the people working to fix them. Each episode is rarely longer than 15 minutes, so let’s get started. en-us episodic A tiny show guiding you through the rocky landscape of museums Ian Elsner A tiny show guiding you through the rocky landscape of museums. Museum Archipelago believes that no museum is an island and that museums are not neutral. Taking a broad definition of museums, host Ian Elsner brings you to different museum spaces around the world, dives deep into institutional problems, and introduces you to the people working to fix them. Each episode is rarely longer than 15 minutes, so let’s get started. no best museum podcast, museum podcast, museums, archipelago, sidedoor, Smithsonian, buzludzha, culture museums Ian Elsner ian.elsner@gmail.com 44. Vassil Makarinov Presents Technology and History at the Bulgarian Polytechnical Museum https://www.museumarchipelago.com/44 551e84a3e4b0eb314198ed16:551e854ce4b0ab145383eeb9:5b1e44341ae6cffa59cabd47 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 07:00:00 -0400 Ian Elsner full Ian Elsner The Bulgarian National Polytechnical Museum is a science museum that also tells the story of Bulgarian and world history. 11:27 no <p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Polytechnical_Museum">Bulgarian National Polytechnical Museum</a> is a science museum that also tells the story of Bulgarian and world history. The building itself once housed a museum of a Bulgarian communist leader, and <a href="http://bnr.bg/en/post/100789010/the-national-polytechnic-museum-and-the-secrets-of-technology-and-its-history-in-bulgaria">the technical artifacts on display</a>, from simple machines to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pravetz_computers">Bulgarian-made computers from the 1980s</a> present both <a href="https://twitter.com/polytechnicbg">scientific concepts and the political contexts in which they were developed</a>.</p><p>In this episode, curator Vassil Macaranov describes how the increasing role of technology in our lives underscores the importance of presenting scientific and technological artifacts with their historical contexts.</p><p><em>This episode was recorded at the Bulgarian National Polytechnical Museum in Sofia Bulgaria on June 8th, 2018.</em></p><p> </p><div> <h3><a href="https://www.patreon.com/museumarchipelago">Club Archipelago 🏖️</a></h3> <p>If you like episodes like this one, you’ll love Club Archipelago. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/museumarchipelago"><b>Join Club Archipelago today</b></a> to help me continue making podcasts about museums (and get some fun benefits)! </p></div> <br> Topics Discussed: <br>00:00: Intro<br>00:15: Vassil Makarinov, Curator<br>00:28: Early Childhood Museums<br>01:09: Bulgarian National Polytechnical Museum<br>01:50: A Brief History of Bulgaria<br>05:23: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pravetz_computers">Early Bulgarian Computers</a><br>07:15: Educating Bulgarian Children<br>10:09: Technology Within Historical Contexts<br>10:52: Outro - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/museumarchipelago">Made possible by listeners like you. Join Club Archipelago today.</a><p></p> The Bulgarian National Polytechnical Museum is a science museum that also tells the story of Bulgarian and world history. The building itself once housed a museum of a Bulgarian communist leader, and the technical artifacts on display, from simple machines to Bulgarian-made computers from the 1980s present both scientific concepts and the political contexts in which they were developed.

In this episode, curator Vassil Macaranov describes how the increasing role of technology in our lives underscores the importance of presenting scientific and technological artifacts with their historical contexts.

This episode was recorded at the Bulgarian National Polytechnical Museum in Sofia Bulgaria on June 8th, 2018.

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Topics Discussed:
00:00: Intro
00:15: Vassil Makarinov, Curator
00:28: Early Childhood Museums
01:09: Bulgarian National Polytechnical Museum
01:50: A Brief History of Bulgaria
05:23: Early Bulgarian Computers
07:15: Educating Bulgarian Children
10:09: Technology Within Historical Contexts
10:52: Outro - Made possible by listeners like you. Join Club Archipelago today.

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]]> The Bulgarian National Polytechnical Museum is a science museum that also tells the story of Bulgarian and world history. The building itself once housed a museum of a Bulgarian communist leader, and the technical artifacts on display, from simple machines to Bulgarian-made computers from the 1980s present both scientific concepts and the political contexts in which they were developed.

In this episode, curator Vassil Macaranov describes how the increasing role of technology in our lives underscores the importance of presenting scientific and technological artifacts with their historical contexts.

This episode was recorded at the Bulgarian National Polytechnical Museum in Sofia Bulgaria on June 8th, 2018.

Club Archipelago 🏖️

If you like episodes like this one, you’ll love Club Archipelago. Join Club Archipelago today to help me continue making podcasts about museums (and get some fun benefits)!


Topics Discussed:
00:00: Intro
00:15: Vassil Makarinov, Curator
00:28: Early Childhood Museums
01:09: Bulgarian National Polytechnical Museum
01:50: A Brief History of Bulgaria
05:23: Early Bulgarian Computers
07:15: Educating Bulgarian Children
10:09: Technology Within Historical Contexts
10:52: Outro - Made possible by listeners like you. Join Club Archipelago today.

Support Museum Archipelago

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