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EPISODE · Jun 11, 2018 · 11 MIN

44. Vassil Makarinov Presents Technology and History at the Bulgarian Polytechnical Museum

from Museum Archipelago · host Ian Elsner

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: Intro00:15: Vassil Makarinov, Curator00:28: Early Childhood Museums01:09: Bulgarian National Polytechnical Museum01:50: A Brief History of Bulgaria05:23: Early Bulgarian Computers07:15: Educating Bulgarian Children10:09: Technology Within Historical Contexts10:52: Outro - Made possible by listeners like you. Join Club Archipelago today.

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