M HKA gaat digitaal

Met M HKA Ensembles zetten we onze eerste échte stappen in het digitale landschap. Ons doel is met behulp van nieuwe media de kunstwerken nog beter te kaderen dan we tot nu toe hebben kunnen doen.

We geven momenteel prioriteit aan smartphones en tablets, m.a.w. de in-museum-ervaring. Maar we zijn evenzeer hard aan het werk aan een veelzijdige desktop-versie. Tot het zover is vind je hier deze tussenversie.

M HKA goes digital

Embracing the possibilities of new media, M HKA is making a particular effort to share its knowledge and give art the framework it deserves.

We are currently focusing on the experience in the museum with this application for smartphones and tablets. In the future this will also lead to a versatile desktop version, which is now still in its construction phase.

>William Morris

The Roots of the Mountains, 1889

Book, 424 p, language: English, publisher: Reeves and Turner.

Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. B 2027/732).

Literary synopsis

The Roots of the Mountains is a tale of the Middle Ages. The members of Burgdale, a complacent, peaceful land, learn that vicious Asiatic invaders known as the Dusky Horde are planning to attack them, enslave the men, and rape the women. The Burgdalers comprise three populations: the powerful residents of Burgstead, who live communally in six kinship groups; the independent Dalesmen, who are mainly shepherds; and the Woodlanders, a smaller and decidedly weaker group. J. R. R. Tolkien's *The Lord of the Rings* was influenced by this tale of a romance that unites two long-ago peoples and of the battle to defend their freedom against invading Huns. [Download book](http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6050).

Authorship: Artist Author.

Genre: Fantasy, Gothic, Historical fiction, Romance.

Publishing: Publishing House.

Theme: War.

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Artist

> William Morris.

Exhibitions & Ensembles

> Exhibition: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ARTWORK BECOMES A NOVEL?. M HKA, Antwerp, 07 December 2012 - 21 April 2013.

> Ensemble: The Artist's Novel.

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