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** Should You Visit Museums That Have Complicated Histories?
Museums play a powerful role in sharing knowledge and culture. How can we best engage with them, given ethical concerns about the acquisition of artefacts?
** The Museums Association statement on theft from museums
Restructures and redundancies have led to a loss of expertise and a weakening of the normal systems of checks and balances that take place within institutions.
** Who gets to curate ‘David’? In Italy, the culture wars get a nationalist edge
Will the German national still have a job in the Italy-first era of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, when the conservative government has expressed a preference for more Italian museum directors?
** British Museum Director Resigns After Worker Fired for Theft
Hartwig Fischer, who had led the museum since 2016, said that the museum’s failure to adequately respond to earlier warnings “must ultimately rest with the director.” See also - British Museum seeks recovery of some 2,000 stolen items
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** The British Museum’s Reputation May Never Recover
The link between questions of security and cultural ownership has been made embarrassingly conspicuous by the revelation that Higgs had been in charge of the Parthenon marbles in his former role as the keeper of the Greek collections.
** Thefts expose British Museum’s ‘ridiculous’ stance on return of artefacts, says MP
An British MP has said suspected thefts at the British Museum have exposed the “insulting ridiculousness” of its refusal to return contested artefacts to their country of origin on security grounds
** South Australia’s oldest European shipwreck at risk from the forces that uncovered it
For the first time a 3D image of the ship has been produced, as new research details the condition of the wreck, fleshes out its history and warns that seabed changes are uncovering the site “at an alarming rate”.
** A Sorceress’ Kit Was Discovered in the Ashes of Pompeii
Restorationists have cleaned up the objects and now historians and archaeologists are examining them to understand their meaning and significance.
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** Museum Director Accused of Embezzling Money from School for Students with Special Needs
The director of a museum in Wisconsin could face more than 40 years in prison after being accused of embezzling money from a school for students with special needs that had listed her as its principal.
** Rubin Museum’s Funding of a Nepalese Institution a Bid to ‘Divert Attention’ From Stolen Artifacts
Activists are accusing the Rubin Museum of Art of using a new project in Nepal to “divert attention” from possibly looted relics in its collection.
** Grieving Wordsworth found solace in poignant shipwreck treasure after brother’s death
When the Romantic poet’s younger brother John died at sea, marine artefacts helped him bear the loss, research reveals.
** How a Mafia-Loving Pro Soccer Player Stole ‘The Scream’ in 1994
A few weeks after the heist, his first son was born, and Enger took out an ad in the newspaper saying his son, Oscar, was born “with a scream.”
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** Uffizi Director Calls for ‘Hard Fist of the Law’ in Case of Vasari Corridor Vandalism
In the latest attack on Italian cultural landmarks, a tourist defaced the cherished Vasari Corridor, an act that the director of Florence’s Uffizi Galleries says should be dealt with a firm hand.
** US museum’s major ancient China show exemplifies cultural exchange amid countries’ ‘tense’ relations
Six major Chinese museums are among the international collaborators of a new exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA), a reminder that active cultural exchanges between China and America can continue despite continuing political tensions.
** This Giant Lizard-Like Amphibian Roamed Prehistoric Australia With Dinosaurs
Meet Arenaerpeton supinatus, the 247-million-year-old supine sand creeper that once reigned over the freshwater rivers in the present-day Sydney basin, perhaps hunting other ancient fishes of the Triassic period,
** Making a cart
In the summer of 1972, the National Museum of Ireland recorded 70-year-old wheelwright making a donkey cart using traditional hand tools
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** How did Auckland Museum get its Egyptian collection?
Auckland Museum houses nearly 2,000 Egyptian artefacts ranging from 10,000 years old to more recent.
Scotland offers £1m in climate and capital funds
The Scottish government is providing more than £1m in new funding accessible to museums and galleries.
How did Mary Cassatt bring girls and women into the National Gallery Of Art?
Cassatt is known for her intimate and charming portrayals of women and girls, often in private domestic spaces, swept up in her distinct loose and gestural style
Human tracks may be earliest evidence of people in North America
Footprints in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park challenge scientists’ timeline of when humans first came to North America.
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** AAMG Virtual Convening: Creative Collaborations
Monday, October 2, 10:15 – 6:45 EST
** Journal of Curatorial Studies 12.1 is out now
The Journal of Curatorial Studies is an international, peer-reviewed publication that explores the cultural functioning of curating and its relation to exhibitions, institutions, audiences, aesthetics and display culture.
** Getting Practical
Advice and real-world case studies at Museums Association Conference 2023.
** This Week's Horoscopes
Sagittarius, your stubborn nature will be put to the test this week as you try to convince your museum curator that your personal collection of fast food toys are valuable historical artefacts. While your dedication is admirable, it might be time to accept that your Happy Meal toys won't be displayed alongside the Parthenon Marbles anytime soon. Read the full horoscopes here.
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