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The international headlines in this week's (for the full story visit the
webzine) edition include:
** Don't blame stains on us
"There is no corrosion on the Guggenheim, and there is no leaching," said
Gary Nemchock, an architectural consultant for Titanium Metals
** Phallic cup runneth over with bawdy Stuart humour
The late Stuart drinking vessel was modelled on what would normally be found
in a pair of late Stuart breeches and was discovered, appropriately enough,
in a disused cesspit
** Last WWII bomber leaves Gold Coast for Victoria
The only World War II bomber still flying in Australia leaves the Gold Coast
today for Victoria.
** 3 get jail time for stealing pricey artwork
Three Danes were sentenced to prison Friday for stealing paintings by
Rembrandt and Giovanni Bellini from a museum two years ago.
** Treasures of India's Royal Past Among Quake Losses
Over the centuries, pirates and plunderers took their toll on the royal
family of Kutch, and now nature's fury has forced the courtiers to join the
homeless in the streets
** Manuscript restoration goes high-tech
Researchers from Keio University are using a pioneering procedure that
allows old texts to be saved digitally for safe storage in England
** PVC 'gimmick' sets antiques show alight
A PVC elephant advertising a Fife linoleum company is not everyone's idea of
aesthetic perfection, but John Dunn liked it the instant he saw it
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** Scientists to dig up the truth on cannibal prospector
The Packer story has inspired songs, jokes, myth and speculation, but this
much is certain: in 1874, Packer survived a bitter winter in the high San
Juan mountains by devouring his five companions
** Museum puts anoraks in the spotlight
The British Museum is hosting an exhibition which sheds light on the humble
anorak
** Raiders seek light at end of tunnels for Amber Room
The competing Raiders of the Lost Amber are equally certain that this fabled
piece of plunder lies hidden in a large and long-abandoned silver mine that
runs beneath the border
** Private schools in museum charge row
Independent schools in Birmingham accused the city council of discrimination
over plans to charge them for visits to local museums, galleries and nature
centres
** Lava Lamps Revert From Passé Retro Kitsch Back To Novel Retro Camp
The switch marks the 17th time the government has changed the lava lamp's
retro classification since its initial resurgence in 1976 as an amusing,
campy throwback to the then-outmoded '60s hippie drug culture
** Gold exhibition could be lodes of trouble
Possible theft, travel damage or administrative foul-ups leading to
misunderstandings between sender and receiver have the potential of running
the costs of any exhibition through the museum roof
** Medical museum highlights the fascinating and gruesome
And for every child disturbed by an exhibit, she said, there is equal
testimony from medical professionals that a long-ago visit to the museum was
the inspiration for their careers
** IBM Warns Employees Against Book on Company Connection to Nazis
Computer giant IBM has alerted its employees about an upcoming book
detailing the company's alleged role in helping Nazis carry out the
Holocaust, according to an internal company message
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** Taleban 'destroy' priceless art
Reports in Kabul say senior Taleban have destroyed more than a dozen ancient
statues in the National Museum of Afghanistan
** Harvard wants a look at phony paintings
A week after Dewey Lane Moore admitted his precious paintings were not so
precious after all, his extensive collection of fake art is back on the
market.
** Union fury at museum staff notice
The union covering workers at the new Melbourne Museum is angry that staff
learnt about the presence of Legionella bacteria in its air conditioning
towers from yesterday's newspapers
** Recording of Crucial Mandela Speech Found
Standing trial for sabotage and attempting to overthrow the South African
government in April 1964, Nelson Mandela could have pleaded for his life or
he could have spoken out for what he believed in
** Originator of instant noodle faces global challenges in new century
A shabby wooden shack takes centre stage at the Instant Noodle Museum.
** This Week's GLOBAL MUSEUM CAPTION CONTEST
** 1st International Seminar Culture: A Driving Force for Urban Tourism -
Application of Experiences to Countries in Transition to be held in
Dubrovnik
** American Association for State and Local History's Historic House Museum
Issues and Operations spring workshop
** BEYOND THE MUSEUM : WORKING WITH COLLECTIONS IN THE DIGITAL AGE
** 14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine
** MAC21 International Contemporary Art Fair
** Precious: objects and changing values
** Field School in Historical Archeology at Van Winkle's Mill
** Catlinite Tablet Stolen from Pipestone County Museum, Pipestone,
Minnesota
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