Welcome to Global Museum, your award-winning webzine read in more than 87
countries each week. FREE online subscription. http://www.globalmuseum.org
The international headlines in this week's (for the full story visit the
webzine) edition include:
** On-loan masterpiece hit by vandals
A landscape by Thomas Gainsborough worth more than £700,000 has been
vandalised in the US while on loan from the National Galleries of Scotland
** Treasures of the deep are a bonus for Barnardo's
A British marine archaeologist has been given the go-ahead to search for
13th-century treasures from the sunken wrecks of one of the fiercest sea
battles of the Middle Ages.
** Museums popular with public on first day of Hol Hamoed
Holon's NIS 45 million Children's Museum, which opened 10 days ago, sold out
for the remainder of the week, with 10,000 tickets sold
** Clutter is a hanging offence
I abhor crowded museum displays, and would be delighted if more works of
exceptional quality were given solitary chambers of contemplation
** Visa International Announces Global Partnership With Guggenheim Museums
An alliance with prestigious international museum provides Visa Infinite
cardholders with added privileges and benefits worldwide
** Oldest Tick Found in New Jersey
What scientists believe to be the world's oldest known tick was found
embedded in amber from a vacant lot in central New Jersey
** Restorers face first brush with modern artists
How many conservators does it take to change a fluorescent bulb in a Dan
Flavin installation from the early 1970s?
____________________________________________________________________________
____
Advert: JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES WHO ARE SECURING CHEAP AND RELIABLE TRAVEL AND
ACCOMMODATION FOR BARCELONA & ST LOUIS: Rail passes, hotel reservations,
airline discounts, weather forecasts, car rentals. . We provide competitive
rates for more than 40,000 hotels in 5,000 cities and 140 countries. Global
Museum Travel offers discounts of up to 65% on over 700 hotels in almost
every major city and up to 40% on over 7,000 hotels around the world.
http://www4.wave.co.nz/~jollyroger/travel1.html
____________________________________________________________________________
____
** Preserve heritage to boost tourism, Ng tells Malacca
Malacca must preserve its rich historical heritage to attract foreign and
local tourists, said Deputy Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister Datuk Dr Ng
Yen Yen
** Castle lost, treasure found
Exhibition items together with the debris from the bombing were quickly
shovelled into the storage containers and transferred to the fortress for
safekeeping as Russian troops advanced on the city
** Genetic Un-Engineering
Scientists say evidence is mounting that creating healthy animals through
cloning is more difficult than they had expected
** Making space while the music plays
As the project title suggests, the gallery will become a giant music box of
sorts: A multiplex showcasing the diaspora of musical cultures in Singapore
** £2 million dress goes on show
The most expensive dress in the world - valued at £2 million - has gone on
show in London
** Museum rejects Goya claims
The director of Madrid's Prado museum has rejected a claim that two
paintings attributed to Goya in the museum's collection are not by the
Spanish master
** Smithsonian cuts include closing zoological center
The announced cutbacks come amid complaints from Smithsonian scientists and
scholars that Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence Small is bent on curtailing
research in favor of building projects and more crowd-pleasing public
attractions
** Western China explores cultural heritage gold
This northwest China province, home to capitals of 13 dynasties, annually
attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from overseas and tens of
millions domestic visitors
____________________________________________________________________________
____
Advert: AMERICA'S #1 TOURING SCIENCE MAGIC STAGE SHOW
THE DR. WILDERNESS SHOW is booking our "performance exhibit" WORLDWIDE. 3
actors. Incredible stage illusions. Digital surround sound. Music! Magic!
Dance! Contact us for prices, and a video CD. An EMMY AWARD WINNING
Production. http://www.drwilderness.com/
____________________________________________________________________________
____
** French Explorer Unveils Lost City of Alexandria
French underwater explorer Franck Goddio Tuesday unveiled his first complete
underwater map of the sunken ancient city of Alexandria.
** Curator asks for 'pink slip'
The Mystery: A student of the American workplace is having no luck finding
the origin of the fateful termination notice.
** The original drama queen
A talent for self-promotion has kept Cleopatra in the news for over 2,000
years
** By the Numbers: Art?
Some distant day, anthropologists may discover what was surely the tribal
art of 20th-century American suburbia: paint-by-number paintings
** Sacred native headdresses recovered
The RCMP has charged a U.S. man with smuggling Blackfoot headdresses dating
from the 1800s that have been missing from an Alberta reserve for more than
20 years
** This Week's GLOBAL MUSEUM CAPTION CONTEST
** 40 years ago: Raising the Vasa Global Museum acknowledges one of the
greatest salvage and conservation successes
** The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is holding its Triennial
General Conference in Barcelona, Spain, from 1 to 6 July 2001, with the
general theme of "Managing Change: museums facing economic and social
challenges". For more options see the Global Museum's dedicated Barcelona
web site (with affordable hotel options, history etc):
http://members.tripod.com/barcbound/barcelona_2001.html
** Cultural Encounters in the Indian-Pacific Region
** Leadership Development Workshop for Diverse Professionals
** The Ethics of Management
** DEMHIST- ICOM's International Committee for Historic Houses
** The Colonial Landscape of St Christopher Field School
** WINEDALE MUSEUM SEMINAR ON ADMINISTRATION & INTERPRETATION
____________________________________________________________________________
_____
COMPLETE BARCELONA TRAVEL DESTINATION GUIDE (ICOM July 1-6) CLICK HERE
http://content.travelnow.com/city.asp?city=Barcelona&id=44&cid=1527&cont=Eur
ope&stateProvince
____________________________________________________________________________
_____
+++++PLUS+++++
Chat in real time, the latest museum JOBS, BOOKSHOP, RESOURCES, Hot JOB
TIPS, great people posting their RESUMES, FORUM, Cheap and reliable world
TRAVEL, MALL, Museum Accredited Courses, a Health Store, Toy Store, Trade &
Exchange, Classical Music store, and a Jazz Emporium
ALL FREE AND AVAILABLE AT http://www.globalmuseum.org THE AWARD-WINNING
INTERNATIONAL WEBZINE - Share the address with a friend !
Like This Internet Resource? Click
http://www.recommend-it.com/l.z.e?s=745541
=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:
The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).
If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).
|
