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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:
** Clash Over Museum Wing Forces Director Out
Plans for a flashy new wing at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, an old and
respected museum that has seen its fortunes fall with the economy and
post-Sept. 11 security, have been suspended and the gallery's long-time
director is leaving as a result
** Accelerator Deciphers Archimedes
A particle accelerator is revealing parts of the long-lost writings of the
Greek mathematician Archimedes, work hidden for centuries after a Christian
monk wrote over it during the Middle Ages
** Woman Paid After Museum Loses Artefacts
Exploration Place keeps paperwork on every artefact it's loaned, but
according to the board of directors they couldn't find any for these items
** Smithsonian Hails Salsa Queen
Life was made that much sweeter by some ghetto-fabulous wigs, over-the-top
duds and shoes that would do Imelda proud
** Ship's rudder on shore after 160 years
The copper plates used to protect the wood were invented in 1837, the shape
of the rudder and the design and carving methods take us back to the 1840s
** Chaplin tramp suit fetches £3,100
The iconic scruffy black suit, sold with a bowler hat and boots, was used in
the 1914 movie Kid Auto Races
** New Construction Materials Protect Architectural Treasures
To fully safeguard the world's historic, artistic, and architectural
heritage, the first priority of any preservation effort is to protect the
structure from the elements
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** Museum Novelist Has Connections
They've decided to ship the Asian art collections elsewhere and
"reconfigure" the museum as "a food court worthy of our guests." View the
book
** Fossils Rekindle Neanderthal Debate
For decades, scientists have argued over the disappearance of Neanderthals
from prehistoric Europe about 30,000 years ago
** Why are Chinese museums on the edge of survival?
According to a recent national survey, only 38 percent of museum staff in
China have college diplomas
** Archaeologists unearth 5,000-year-old chamber used in first Pharaoh's
burial
Archaeologists uncovered a 5,000-year-old chamber believed to have been used
in the burial rituals of Egypt's first major pharaoh, and found a cache of
200 rough ceramic beer and wine jars
** Museum Picks Star Wars Over Ben Franklin
The city's Museum of Science is passing on a chance to host an exhibit
celebrating the anniversary of Franklin's 300th birthday in favour of one
based on the sci-fi movies
** Russian Museum Managers to be trained in Germany
Since February 28, 2005, 19 specialists and heads of cultural institutions
from different Russian towns, ranging from Moscow to Khabarovsk, have taken
part in seminars and practical courses in museum management, which were held
in a number of German towns
** Alleged fossil-stealer had unlimited access, court told
A former museum pest controller had complete access to areas where fossils
were stolen and he always worked alone, a Sydney court has been told
** Monks To Be Banned From Town Centres
The new UK laws, which come into effect in September, ban all "hoodies" from
shopping centres, which police believe people wear to disguise themselves
from identification
** Museum as Hunter and Gatherer
Guided by diverse academic modes of thinking from 1772 to the present, the
Dartmouth collections now comprise an impressively diverse range of nearly
65,000 objects in terms of originality, provenance, historical sweep,
geographic representation, and academic importance
** 'Art terrorist' hits British Museum with caveman fake
The man dubbed the "art terrorist" has targeted the British Museum, planting
a fake cave painting depicting a primitive man pushing a supermarket trolley
** Virtual museum marks special day
Do you fancy watching a traditional Chinese soccer match staged 2,500 years
ago or being instructed by an ancient qigong master on how to play the
1,800-year-old Five-Animal Exercise?
** Antibiotic Beer Gave Ancient Africans Health Buzz
In certain instances, some drinkers got an extra dose of medicine, according
to an analysis of Nubian bones from Sudan in North Africa
** Millennium diamond returns to London after foiled robbery attempt
This time around, the Natural History Museum was taking no chances
** Getty Curator Accused of Conspiracy
In a long-running legal battle with broad implications for museum
collections worldwide, a senior curator at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los
Angeles has been indicted here on criminal charges involving the acquisition
of precious antiquities in this archeologically rich country
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** Artist in Conversation in Melbourne
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