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Globe Theatrebook of the same title or in the BBC TV series. The 100 objects in question take the viewer back in time and across the world to discover how humans have given form to our world and how this, in turn, has formed us. The objects are all pieces from the British Museum collection and include anything from a stone age tool to a credit card.Backstories of the museum: the Twitter tale of the Thyssen- Bornemisza Museum and its director Guillermo Solanahttp://www.shakespearesglobe.com https://youtu.be/ WhyUD7Jp0The famous Shakespeare theatre in London o ers a guided tour that brings it to life through theatrical stories from its heyday in the 16th century to its reconstruction in the 1990s and contemporary events.A History of the World in 100 Objectswww.britishmuseum.org/explore/a_history_of_the_world.aspx(A BBC and British Museum joint venture)This is a 100-part series by Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum, exploring world history from two million years ago to the present. Objects featured in the series can be explored and their stories discovered in the museum galleries or on the website or in thehttps://twitter.com/search?q=montaje from:museothyssen&src=typd&mode=photos https://twitter.com/search?q=caravaggio from:guillermosolana&src=typdTroy Library: Book Burning PartyLike many other cities and towns, the global economic crisis forced the city of Troy in Michigan, US, to cut public spending which meant the closing down of its public library. A closing date was set, though residents had the option to vote on August 2, 2011, on whether they were prepared to accept a tax hike of 0.7% to keep it open for another ve years.The only group that seemed happy about the imminent close of the library was an organiza- tion called Safeguarding American Families, which declared that it would celebrate with a book burning party. Posters were posted around the city urging residents to “Vote for the close ofAC/E DIGITAL CULTURE ANNUAL REPORT 201751Smart culture. Analysis of digital trends