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** There is a ‘deal to be done’ with Greece over Parthenon Marbles, says British Museum chairman
The comments from the former chancellor signalled dramatic shift in museum’s policy and attitude ahead of the June 18th protests.
** Can Visiting an Art Museum Help Reduce Stress?
Though the results of the two studies demonstrate a drop in self-reported stress levels related to a museum visit during a lunch hour, the self-reported arousal and saliva cortisols did not correlate.
** Art Gallery of Ontario unveils its first public art commission, an elephantine bronze
The massive sculpture, five years in the making, depicts a tragic circus elephant recreated out of trashed leather furniture.
** Can NFTs Stop Art Theft?
In theory, artists can indicate that a file containing their work, whether it is digital art or a reproduction of a physical piece, belongs exclusively to them by registering it with a time stamp on a blockchain, a tamper-resistant database.
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** Immersive Art Exhibits Are Money-Minting Machines, and Monet Is Next
In 18 months, Lighthouse Immersive, which is organizing the Monet show in Boston, sold more than 5 million tickets—at an average of $50 each—for its “Immersive Van Gogh,” which is still running in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh.
** Nazi allegations put regional art collection under spotlight
Wollongong Art Gallery is working with Sydney Jewish Museum to take a 'considered and sensitive approach' after a donor was identified as a Nazi.
** VR tech at Israel Museum resurrects destroyed Aleppo synagogue
Using the advanced technology of virtual reality to produce a digital 3D model of the synagogue, the exhibit brings back to life a community and a period long since vanished.
** On its 20th anniversary the Acropolis Museum marks a pivotal year of uninterrupted activity
The Acropolis Museum, in Athens has managed to see almost one million visitors though its doors in the past year, thanks to its uninterrupted operation despite the pandemic.
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** Willow Museum fights infestation of powderpost beetles
While developing, powderpost beetle larvae spend months or years inside wood, or willow branches, feeding mainly on the starch content.
** Italy creates new museum for trafficked ancient artefacts
Italy has been so successful in recovering ancient artworks and artefacts that were illegally exported from the country it has created a museum for them.
** Sudanese Museum Officials Call on the U.K. to Return Looted Cultural Artifacts, Including Two Human Skulls
Museum officials from Sudan are calling for the repatriation of cultural artefacts and human remains that were stolen by British soldiers and other colonizers in the late 19th century.
** Medieval art that inspired ‘Game of Thrones’ and more at the Getty
So much of what we think we know about the Middle Ages is based on retellings of stories over centuries as opposed to actual history; it’s a long lineage of self-referential and ever-developing lore, some of it accurate and much of it studded with fantastical tropes, such as fairies, goblins and other magical creatures.
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** From Animals in Formaldehyde to NFTs; Damien Hirst’s Most Controversial Works to Date
Damien Hirst, who rose to fame in the ’90s as the enfant terrible of the Young British Artists, is best known for shocking audiences with his art—from dead animals suspended in formaldehyde to floating basketballs to collections of pills—and the high price tags that have now come to accompany his works.
** Culture matters around the world. What a shame it has been toxically weaponised in the UK
Culture really does become a matter of life and death, then, when a society is under pressure; this can be for good or for ill: how narrative is shaped can, of course, be damaging – or dishonest.
** Museum staff picket Tory summer ball at V&A
The campaign group Led By Donkeys has criticised the V&A’s decision to host the event, saying it breached impartiality rules for public institutions because the ball was a political event.
** For Vulnerable Art, Help Making a Fresh Start
TEFAF’s Museum Restoration Fund, now 10 years old, allows restorers to bring works back to life and new scholarship to emerge.
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** Ancient marble columns from Church of the Holy Sepulchre get a museum home
The architectural elements were discovered in 1969 during major restoration work of the Anatasis, where the aedicule, a small wood building containing Jesus’ tomb, is located.
** Museums exempt as ivory trade ban comes into force
The UK's new ivory ban has made it illegal to deal in items containing or made of elephant ivory unless the items qualify for one of five listed exemptions, including an exemption for Accredited museums.
** Legendary Spanish galleon shipwreck discovered on Oregon coast
In 1693, a ship carrying silk and beeswax from the Philippines to Mexico mysteriously vanished; ow a risky mission has recovered its timbers—solving a 300-year-old puzzle.
** How long does taxonomy take?
Taxonomic research involves a number of aspects, including field trips, lab work, studying and comparing live plants (in the field or glasshouse) or pressed specimens, and reading previous scientific papers.
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** A sneak peek at the Museum's Association Conference 2022 programme
The full programme for the Museums Association Conference in Edinburgh will be released soon.
** DCDC22 Conference
The Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities 2022 Conference (DCDC22) is still open for registration until 18:00 (BST) on Friday 8 July.
** Mana Moana art experience addresses climate change and greenhouse gas emissions
Mana Moana, the artist-led collaboration between Māori and Pacific visual artists, musicians, writers, and choreographers, is screening two different programmes across two cities for Matariki this year.
** New Black Wristbands Designated For Visitors Condemned To Spend Eternity At Water Park
Dooming parkgoers to an eternity of family fun in the sun, a new black wristband was unveiled Friday for visitors condemned to spend the rest of time at Schlitterbahn Waterpark