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The international headlines (FOR THE FULL STORY VISIT THE WEBZINE at this
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week's edition include:
** Object may be Australian submarine lost since 1914
If the object is indeed AE1 then an important part of Australia's, and
Barrow's, history will have been found after 93 years
** U.S. Congress may cut Smithsonian funding after 'lavish' spending
Congress is taking another hard look at the Smithsonian Institution's
funding and governance after an audit showed the top official at the museum
complex had nearly US$90,000 in unauthorized expenses, including private jet
travel and expensive gifts
** Finder of 'Jesus' tomb' shrugs off sceptics
Archaeologists also balk at the filmmaker's claim that the James ossuary -
the centre of a famous antiquities fraud in Israel - might have originated
from the same cave
** Powerhouse sheds some light on hidden treasures
The sport-loving slob is still sitting in his favourite armchair with a beer
in hand, but these days he is sharing his lounge room with a few friends -
about 50,000 other artefacts from Australia's past
** Canadian foundation recovers Renaissance artwork looted by Nazis
A portrait by Renaissance artist Nicolas Neufchatel is the latest victory
for a Canadian foundation trying to track down artworks looted by the Nazis
** Woman sues Tate Modern over slide injury
The Tate Modern faces a legal battle after a visitor was injured on one of
the gallery's stainless steel slides
** This Week's Horoscopes
Gemini (May 21 - June 21) You will reach for the stars this week, once again
proving your complete inability to accurately judge distances
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** World's last museum devoted to Lenin thrives in Finland
Opened in 1946 on the third floor of Tampere's House of the People, the
museum attracts close to 15,000 visitors every year from all over the world
** Early man couldn't stomach milk
Analysis of Neolithic remains, in Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences, suggests no European adults could digest the drink at that time
** Major Australian Tourist Attraction Award for Museum
The ceremony, held at Star City Hotel and Casino in Sydney, is the annual
gala event for the tourism industry, attracting up to 800 hopeful
representatives from around the country
** Rome museum to show emperor's sceptre
An insignia believed to have belonged to Rome's last pre-Christian emperor,
Maxentius, went on display for the first time in Italy's capital on Saturday
** Portland Art Museum fires curator
The Portland Art Museum's Bill Mercer, its Native-American art curator, has
been fired
** Web auctions hit heritage museum
A heritage museum says donations of memorabilia and "knick-knacks" have been
hit by internet auction sites
** Advanced geometry of Islamic art
A study of medieval Islamic art has shown some of its geometric patterns use
principles established centuries later by modern mathematicians
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** Internet safety room at Children's Museum
The new room, located on the museum's first floor, is filled with safety
tips and helpful information to help kids use the Internet correctly
** Berlin Museums Chief Attacks Louvre for Abu Dhabi Venture
What is surprising is the willingness of the Louvre to define a French
variety of the Guggenheim strategy as the new French cultural policy
** No calamari from colossal squid
Weighing an estimated 450kg and 10m long Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni is the
biggest squid ever found
** Buses destroyed in museum blaze
It makes you feel sick - there is thousands of pounds of damage and they
will all have to be scrapped now
** Removing the fig leaf
The exhibition will chart more than 2,000 years of s!x in art via 250
objects, from ancient Greek pottery to works by Jeff Koons of his p*rn star
ex-wife, La Cicciolina
** Enabling Access: Heritage and Communities
** RBMS 2007 Preconference Scholarships
** The Vital Spark - An international conference about heritage
interpretation
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