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** British Museum Sues Former Curator over Alleged Theft of More Than 1,800 Items
Higgs tried to hide his activities through the use of fake names, false documents, manipulation of museum records, and listing and selling items for less than their value.
** New York museum's former chief financial officer claims she was fired for raising concerns about director’s expenses
She claims she was fired “without cause or warning” after she complained about the Museum of Arts and Design's director's alleged use of the institution’s funds for personal expenses during
a vacation in Mexico.
** A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo’s David raises questions about freedom of expression
Curators worry the marble statue’s religious and political significance is being diminished by the thousands of refrigerator magnets and other souvenirs sold around Florence focusing on David’s
genitalia.
** Museum looks at Chinese citizens shipped in secret through Canada during First World War
Around 80,000 Chinese residents were shipped in secret across Canada during the First World War; more than 2,000 later died.
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** The Challenges Of Getting The World’s Largest Water Bomber To Its New Museum Home
The Martin Mars could scoop up from a lake or such 7,200 US gal (27,000 L; 6,000 imp gal) of water within 22 seconds and then quickly deposit onto a wildfire.
** How the Andy Warhol Museum Lost Its Way
Thirty years after its founding, the Pittsburgh institution still hasn’t defined a role for itself.
** The 25 Most Defining Pieces of Furniture From the Last 100 Years
Three designers, a museum curator, an artist and a design-savvy actress convened at The New York Times to make a list of the most enduring and significant objects for living.
** British Museum investigated over Ethiopian artefacts hidden from view for 150 years
Watchdog examining claims key details have not been disclosed about altar tablets that museum is facing calls to return.
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** Franz Kafka’s dour image hid a much lighter side, a new exhibition reveals
An exhibition opening at Oxford’s Bodleian Library in May reveals, through rarely-seen documents, manuscripts and correspondence, a lighter side to Kafka.
** Medieval Castle Discovered Under Hotel in France
During the development of a fine arts museum in Vannes, Brittany, in northwestern France, excavations revealed the remains of a medieval castle.
** China-brokered Iran-Saudi peace dividend brings rare exhibits to Palace Museum
Beijing’s Palace Museum is hosting hundreds of Iranian and Saudi Arabian artefacts rarely seen in the West, in two exhibitions.
** A museum is using AI to let visitors chat with World War II survivors
For a new exhibit the museum filmed the memories of that generation before they’re all gone.
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** Crisis-Hit British Museum Gets New Leader
Nicholas Cullinan will take over the London institution as it faces the fallout from a theft scandal and calls for the return of objects in its collection.
** Consensual Curation and Our Common Future
Restitution and repatriation can and should look different across the board, and our common future must be found in the nuance of consultation and consensus.
** The Hallaton Treasure
Discovered in the year 2000, Hallaton has shown that Leicestershire had extensive links to the Roman world in the years leading up to the Roman invasion of AD 43.
** The Broad expansion makes the museum more flexible, but at what cost?
The the larger Broad space will increase the number of works on view by a relatively modest amount; not a lot for a $100-million expenditure.
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** Yale Peabody Museum reopens to public
The natural history museum, which closed in 2020 for the extensive renovation project, has added 15,000 square feet of exhibit space and new galleries.
** Unusual Museums - The Lee Maxwell Washing Museum
Maxwell, 93, has been collecting washing machines since 1985 and opened the Lee Maxwell Washing Museum to educate and entertain visitors.
** Biggest find of Triceratops fossils proves they were social dinosaurs
A haul of 1,200 bones and bone fragments of at least 5 Triceratops horridus individuals has been dug up over the course of 10 years at a quarry in Wyoming, US.
** The April Fool’s Day Files: Natural born liars
April Fool’s Day is a time when fibs, fabrications, and falsehoods come to the fore, but in nature deception is a serious business, often with life-or-death stakes.
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** Illustration & Heritage: Sharing Histories to Draw Out Futures
On 22 and 23 November 2024, the 14th Annual International Illustration Research Symposium will explore the role illustration plays in cultural heritage.
** 2024 AAMG Annual Conference registration is open
AAMG 2024: belong centers upon belonging and is presented entirely online, in the spirit of inclusion.
** This Week's Horoscopes
Libra: While engaging with AI to chat with museum curators from the past, remember to keep your expectations grounded. Not every conversation will yield profound insights; some might just leave
you wondering why your attempts at historical banter leave you feeling more like a fossil than a trendsetter.
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