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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:
** Museum Visitor accused of dismembering
As he was led off to the cells, Markham told reporters that he loved America
and had spent some of his time in New York visiting the Egyptian section of
the city's Metropolitan Museum
** In melting glacier, a human vestige
Three men hunting mountain sheep first noticed him, lying in a melting
glacier high in Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park in British Columbia
** Museum plea for hackers as password is buried with worker
A Norwegian museum is appealing for computer hackers to help crack the
password to its electronic library
** Australia backs bid for Elgin Marbles
Greece maintains British diplomat Lord Elgin illegally removed the 56 blocks
of friezes and 19 statues from the Parthenon two centuries ago after bribing
Ottoman officials
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** Sicilian Puppets Pull History's Strings
He was forced to sell the beloved puppets that he considered his own
children when the theatre went into decline
** Numbers of Museums and Libraries Online
While nearly all academic libraries (95%) and state library administrative
agencies (97%) in the US have websites, only 75% of public libraries and 62%
of museums do as well
** Project Will Collect Oral Histories of D-Day
Concerned that history may be dying along with 1,500 American war veterans
every day, archivists are launching an urgent effort to get their stories
down on video and audio tapes for future reference
** Museum official says Taichung has long way to go
The director of the Guggenheim says there's a lot to be done before a branch
in Taichung can be realized, such as a US$2 million feasibility study
** Artefacts come home: islanders
The group of ethnologists, linguists, doctors and psychologists stayed on
the islands for seven months, collecting objects and information
** Godzilla Becomes High Art at Japanese Museum
Don't be fooled by the zippered-up lizard suit, plastic-model skylines and
stock footage of crowds fleeing in terror when Godzilla smashes into town
** Strike will force British Museum to close for day
A strike by staff at the British Museum in London will prevent it from
opening as normal for the first time in living memory
** Jonathan Davis Museum To Feature Serial Killers And Oddities
Davis is an avid collector of memorabilia relating to gangsters and serial
killers, and he's assembling artifacts for his Museum Of Justice and
Oddities
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** Fossil remains of weird creature go on display
The fossilised remains of a creature described as a snake threaded through
the body of a turtle has been put on display nearly 20 years after its
discovery
** World Biggest Military-Theme Park
"Kiev" will be made a focal point of a warship museum attached to the park,
with a number of other ex-military devices to be introduced
** Will the real Rodin please stand up?
Did Rodin do it or didn't he? Not just his famous sculpture The Thinker, now
on show at the art museum, but his other masterpieces too
** Museum Showcases Board Games
It turns out the classic American board game Monopoly was not the first to
have "greed is good" as its basic objective
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** Salvage of Galleon Resumes
The team has unearthed over two tons of archaeological treasures including
Ming porcelain, ivory carvings, gemstones and other artefacts that had been
under the sea for 400 years
** Te Papa's 'Mama' in shock health resignation
Dubbed "Chernobyl" by staff, she has a reputation for a fiery temper and a
hostile manner
** Pilot killed when aircraft overshoots runway
The crash is the latest in a series at Duxford, which is home to the
Imperial War Museum's aviation headquarters
** This Weeks' Horoscopes:
Libra: (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) There's probably an easier way to get through
life, but at this point you've gotten used to using the shovel
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** Learning through Museums and Galleries: how can we learn from our
heritage and who and what is included?
** Call for Papers The Stephen A. Douglas History Symposium
** Disaster Mitigation For Cultural Collections
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