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week's edition include:
** Iraq shields ancient treasures from high-tech war
The main entrance to Baghdad's antiquities museum is firmly shut, sandbags
are stacked up near the gates, and priceless treasures have been spirited
away for safe keeping
** Vatican accused of destroying history to build car park
Tempers frayed between Vatican officials and archaeologists after bulldozers
uncovered tombs dating back 2,000 years to the time of Nero
** London museums served with flood warning
Museum directors were warned to head for the hills, by a Dresden director
who battled with his staff to save 23,000 objects from the city's museums
last summer
** Oldest footprints found on volcano
A set of ancient footprints on the edge of the southern Italian volcano of
Roccamonfina are believed by scientists to be the oldest known human
footprints
** Exhibition charts history of anthrax experiments
Chilling footage of anthrax experiments went on show yesterday in the first
major exhibition on the disease for more than 50 years
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** Brazilian cuckold sets up Bad Loved Man Association
He is also founding a museum for cuckolds which will display his books and
"relics" of his disappointing experiences since his first marriage in 1970
** Lifting a veil on Van Gogh's last days
Even the wallpaper smacks of history in the old 19th house that once
belonged to Paul Ferdinand Gachet, one-time doctor and friend of Vincent Van
Gogh.
** Agreement to Exhibit Rare Tibetan Treasures
Rare & sacred treasures of Tibetan, never before seen in the Western World,
will begin a national tour at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art
** Asbestos risk levels museum
The building was evacuated last month after an asbestos scare closed the
site to the public, even though there was no risk of exposure
** Dutch rethink funding of arts
For years, the running joke about Dutch arts funding was that entire
warehouses were filled with works that the state had acquired from their
creators in return for monthly checks
** Lemon crates have appeal
The colorful fruit labels, featuring lush pinup girls and idyllic nature
scenes, are now confined to frames on a wall of the 1919 Santa Paula packing
house
** Barcelona Beatle buy: Harrison hair
"Can't buy me love" sang the Beatles, but 1,400 euros ($1,550) was enough to
land a Barcelona hairdresser a lock of hair
** 'Old Baldy' rides again - to court
One of the most celebrated military horses in US history has been caught up
in conflict again - despite being dead for more than a century
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** Judge Dismisses Suit Over Found Paintings
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a New York writer who claimed he was
entitled to compensation for helping the family of a Parisian art dealer
recover paintings that were stolen by the Nazis
** A curse on critics
A scathing caricature of prominent pundits in the art world of his day, it
is still one of the nastiest polemics by an artist I know
** Glasnost on War's Looted Art
For more than 50 years the Soviet Union hid them in museum basements and
secret repositories, one reportedly in a monastery wall
** Newly found Rembrandt painting to be in London auction
Using x-rays, infrared and infinite care, the museum's experts gradually
revealed the work beneath in all its glory with the paint almost as new
because of the centuries being protected by the layers of overpaint
** Ancient bathhouse converted into anthropology museum
The monument, which used to serve as a public bathhouse until 10 years ago,
is already listed as a historical building and is in possession of Iran's
Cultural Heritage Organization
** Ape Fossil Found in Thailand - May Be Orang Ancestor
Researchers have unearthed a fossil ape that dates back 10 to 13.5 million
years and could be an ancestor to the orangutan
** Feature Site: The Friends of the Newport Ship
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** Statement by The International Committee of The Blue Shield on the
Impact of a War on Cultural Heritage in Iraq
** She Saves Sea Shells
** International Museums Day (IMD) is celebrated on May 18 .
** The Museum Association of Arizona's Annual Conference in Lake Havasu
City, Arizona
** The Chinese Experience in Maine: History Forum
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