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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:
** Cleveland Museum of Art Showcases Treasures from the Middle Ages
Phillip the Bold reigned from 1364 until his death in 1404... His son John
the Fearless took over the court of Burgundy until 1419 when he was
assassinated
** Frankenfish going on display at Field Museum
With a face only a mother fish could love, the 15-pound, 40-inch long
foreign creature is considered dangerous to Lake Michigan as it has the
capacity to swallow up many native species, piranha-like
** Shania Twain Officially Opens Her Museum After Long Delay
Shania Twain has finally seen the museum her hometown set up for her, and
she said it's "gorgeous."
** New Space for World-Class Delhi Museum
The Government of India is building a 27,000 square metre (sqm) new artistic
space at the Jaipur House of the National Gallery of Modern Art
** Bison's skull found by fossil-hunter
The horned section of a bison's brain-box was found on a shingly North
Norfolk beach by Chris Archer - who tucked it away among his shirts and
jumpers
** Shift the albatross, we need more space in the freezer
The frozen creatures will have to move over to make way for Dr Ingleby's
latest acquisition, the head of a whale found on a Byron Bay beach
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** Tin of Ancient Roman Cosmetic Cream Found in UK
Scientists have unearthed a small tin canister dating back to the middle of
the second century AD in an excavated Roman temple precinct in London that
contains a sophisticated white cream that could rival today's top cosmetics
** Did Gutenberg Really Invent the Printing Press?
Johannes Gutenberg may be wrongly credited with producing Europe's first
printed book, an Italian researcher said, causing an uproar among
bibliophiles and academics who see him as the father of the modern hardback
** Native American Jewellery Gets Exhibit
The show, which contains more than 500 pieces of jewellery and other
artefacts, is designed to demonstrate how the tribes in the Southwest and
Pacific Northwest portray their cultures and beliefs through their work
** Museum Asks EBay to Block Some Sales
The British Museum's head of treasure, Roger Bland, called on eBay to agree
quickly to "pull down" Web auctions of artefacts when British authorities
identify them as potential national treasures, a step that eBay has been
reluctant to undertake without legal proof that the items qualify as
treasure
** Lark or an owl . . so which are you?
Led by Dr Simon Archer, the team is testing volunteers at the Science Museum
in London to see if samples of their DNA can indicate whether they are
morning or evening types - otherwise known as larks or owls
** China Overhauling Forbidden City Palace
It's the ultimate in home repair: hundreds of rooms, a century of fire
damage and neglect and steadily mounting wear and tear from 7 million
visitors a year
** Roman-era bat droppings reveal Welsh jungle life
Scientists have revealed what the vegetation and landscape of part of South
East Wales was like in the days of the Romans by examining bat droppings
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** Fireworks Display Rejected As Art Project
The fireworks display would have involved a series of explosions starting
above the Hirshhorn, travelling two-thirds of a mile to the Washington
Monument and circling it.
** Museum rebuilds Berlin Wall
Fifteen years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a museum in the German
capital has officially unveiled a rebuilt segment of the barrier, defying
criticism that it is creating a tourist trap out of a painful piece of
German history
** Steele County museum destroyed by explosion
"That's not the kind of excitement a town like this needs," said Jeff
Matson, museum director
** Stolen Maori artefacts recovered, two arrested
The highly treasured Maori artefacts went missing when thieves cut their way
through the roof of the Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum last week
** Taichung City Council puts off vote on museum
After two days of deliberations, the Taichung City Council voted yesterday
to shelve a bill to build a branch of the Guggenheim Museum in the city,
asking for a renegotiation of the terms of contract and effectively putting
off the signing of an initial agreement once again
** Houdini's final disappearance: His museum
In a windowless room behind the snack bar at the Liberace Museum, an elderly
man with a thousand magic tricks up his sleeve could pocket $1 million or
more this weekend.
** Erotic Picasso etching stolen from Hollywood museum
The museum, which displays erotic art to educate the public about the
history of human sexuality, is offering several thousand dollars for the
etching's safe return
** This Week's GLOBAL MUSEUM CAPTION CONTEST
** Domestic and Institutional Interiors in Early Modern
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