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** 10 Men Fathered Europe
More than 95 percent of European men today descended from just 10 possible
male ancestors, a new genetic study shows
** Plan to sell Empress of Ireland artifacts to U.S. collector draws anger
A diver who spent more than 30 years promoting the wreck of the Empress of
Ireland as a Canadian heritage site wants to sell most of the ship's
artifacts to a U.S. dealer
** Dinosaur rising in public view
A dinosaur is growing in the South Australian Museum - and anyone can watch
the spectacle
** Sickened by greed of grave-robbing ghouls
Sun readers reacted with horror to a report that sick collectors in Belgium
were digging up First World War battlefields to plunder their fallen heroes
** Diversity is the V&As strength
The recent dilemma of the V&A lies in its inability to capitalise on its
very diversity. Rather than dispersing its treasures, the challenge is to
present them to a contemporary audience by projecting an imaginative image
of what is, after all, a unique museum
** Museum displays Cuban art
Newly-acquired works from the Cuban Collection at the Lowe Art Museum at the
University of Miami will be on display through the fall of 2001
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** China Civilization Proclaimed Older
China's ancient civilization has just gotten a little older - officially at
least.
** Roman Luxury Ship Found Near Sicily
A Sicilian swimming instructor has located a sunken vessel believed to have
been a luxury cruise liner for noblemen from ancient Rome
** £3,000 for Lucan's peer robes
The late Lord Lucan's crimson ermine and gold peer's robes have been sold
for £3,290 at auction
** Rare primates found in Madagascar
A team of international scientists has discovered three previously unknown
species of mouse lemur in the Indian Ocean East African island state of
Madagascar
** African cloth inspired modern artists
Whether it's the strikingly modern graphics or strong geometry, antique Kuba
cloth made by the African Bakuba tribes of the Democratic Republic of Congo
(formerly Zaire) is attracting not only textile but Modernism collectors
** Museum hangs flying lizard as kids bone up on dinosaurs
William Twomey's interest veered from trucks to dinosaurs about six months
ago
** History's part of daily life in Spain's fairy-tale city of Toledo
Entering one of Spain's loveliest and most historic cities at night wasn't a
deliberate choice, but I quickly realized we were lucky to do so
** Startling Tang museum takes center stage at Skidmore
When's the last time you wanted to run up and down a museum exterior?
** R I T Introduces Preservation Technology for Museums, Libraries,
Archives
RIT's Image Permanence Institute (IPI) has launched a $1.1 million
preservation project to begin this November
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** Behind Field's walls is a world of treasures
The public galleries show less than 1 percent of all the Field's stuff,
leaving some 20 million items behind the scenes for the researchers,
students, scientists, indigenous people and artists who come from around the
world to study or borrow from the collection
** Mill power
150 years ago, the countryside of Nova Scotia was dotted with mills of
various types, many powered by natural energy
** War Museum must broaden its perspective
In his response ("I made no effort to glorify war at the museum," Nov. 4) to
my article on the future of the Canadian War Museum ("How will we look at
war?" Nov. 1), Dr. J. L. Granatstein criticizes my management of the museum
and its "sad shape." Victor Suthren
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** Rembrandt's Amsterdam is still a masterpiece to view
When Rembrandt van Rijn settled in Amsterdam in 1631, he was 25 and an
acknowledged master whose paintings commanded high prices
** Alaska art auction a heady affair
He also revealed that she drank blood imported from Europe. She was "a
charming and strange lady," he said
** Another 'gripping' Global Museum Caption Contest
** Hot Potatoes - a Hypothetical on Ethical Dilemmas and Controversial
Exhibitions
** Canadian Pacific Railway
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