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The international headlines (FOR THE FULL STORY VISIT THE WEBZINE at this
address http://www.globalmuseum.org and click on the NEWS button) in this
week's edition include:
** A troubling picture at Harvard's art museums
While others were off at the beach, Harvard officials announced severe
cutbacks in store for its art museums
** Father of the cocoa bean is museum piece
A 300-year-old cocoa bean will be one of the exhibits in a £65 million
expansion of the Natural History Museum
** Rare Longitude Papers bought by National Maritime Museum
It wasn't until 1772 when the self-educated carpenter and watchmaker took
his invention to King George III, that he finally received his award
** Saddam heads for U.S. infantry museum
Napoleon grabbed his share of war trophies. So did Wellington, Frederick the
Great, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and every other victorious
military leader.
** PM put museum on funds tightrope
The Howard Government chose to fund the National Museum of Australia at a
level it was warned would damage the institution and jeopardise its future
** No Bones About It
He is one of the most prominent scientists in the world in his specialty,
and his workplace at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of
Natural History contains the nation's largest collection of human remains
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** Old Gold Bar at Smithsonian Deemed a Fake
Even if the ingot is a fake, Mudd said the museum will keep it on display so
that other researchers can study it - and identify possible other phonies
made by the same person
** Museum Exhibits New Plastic for Buildings
It features a 24-foot-high structure wrapped in PET, a transparent material
similar in appearance to the plastic used in soda bottles
** War poet museum hopes
An announcement on plans for a museum celebrating the life of Rugby poet
Rupert Brooke is expected within the next three months
** Mystery surrounds Van Gogh 'footage'
Van Gogh is an unwitting extra in some of the earliest film stock ever shot
in the Netherlands, according to a group of Dutch film-makers who have
constructed a documentary around the short clip.
** Underwater explorer holds millions in Chinese treasures
In 11 years of self-financed exploration off the coast of the Philippines,
Greco has uncovered a treasure trove of artifacts spanning 2,000 years of
Chinese history
** Rocket project gets cash boost
A project exploring the legacy of Britain's Blue Streak rocket programme has
been awarded money from the Heritage Lottery Fund
** Art world shocked but where's the 'arm in an extra ear?
Using techniques of advanced plastic surgery, performance artist Stelarc,
originally called Stelios Arcadiou, plans to grow the ear in a biotech
laboratory and have it grafted on to his forearm
** World's first share museum opens in Switzerland
More than just pieces of paper, the shares reflect the emergence of European
colonialism, industrialisation and modern capitalism
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** Battle of Britain Heroes See Spitfire Unveiled
Two Battle of Britain heroes stood proudly today beside a Spitfire of the
type they flew to defeat the Luftwaffe, which has been restored to its
former glory
** G.I. Joe Prototype Figure Sells for $200K
His face may be battle-weary, but the 1963 G.I. Joe prototype is no longer
an auction-block refugee
** Lines drawn in museum site battle
One dramatic historical moment is fueling arguments for and against a black
history and culture museum on the National Mall: the 1963 March on
Washington
** This Week's Horoscopes
Sagittarius: (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): The Latin inscription on the amphora you
found translates to "Insanity is not a necessity to work in this Senate, but
helpful nonetheless."
** High-Tech Coming to Chicago Art Institute
They hired an expert in conservation science, & with a $2.75 million grant,
the Art Institute plans to buy equipment so it can do high-tech analysis of
some of its treasures
** This Week's GLOBAL MUSEUM CAPTION CONTEST
** When disaster strikes! Preparing for a disaster and how to effect a
recovery
** The Holocaust and International Justice
** From Woodblocks to Comics: the Japanese impression
** Technological Headway: Digital Access to Archaeological Collections
** 5th Young Systematistís Forum
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