INSPIRATION
Why bridges? Why a museum?
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The notion of a bridge is one of the most basic in the human spirit and mind, in any civilization and in any culture. It is a universal phenomenon. It has a fundamental meaning for human nature as a `structure that surmounts an obstacle, such as a river or declivity' (Encyclopaedia
Britannica). Bridges were among the first human inventions. They can hardly be regarded as simply a work of engineering as they inevitably bear a metaphorical value. A bridge, wherever and whenever erected, always means more than a mere structure. This is why, unlike any other human construction, a bridge is always a symbol whose existence equally changes the two sides it connects.
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After the fall of some political barriers, we see the world more divided than ever. The globalization and internationalization of cultures threaten to diminish drastically the richness of the world we inherited.
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(an excerpt from: Šola, Tomislav. Bridges: a museum for a globalizing world. Museum International (UNESCO, Paris), No. 209 (Vol. 53, No. 1, 2001) 57 ß UNESCO 2001
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Please go to:
https://www.academia.edu/6294273/Bridges_a_museum_for_a_globalizing_world?auto=download
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