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week's edition include:
** Glass spire chosen to replace the twin towers
The designer of the Jewish Museum in Berlin has waged a fierce campaign to
have his $330 million (£220 million) scheme selected and has not been shy to
denigrate his rivals
** Riddle of "Baghdad's Batteries"
In any war, there is a chance that priceless treasures will be lost forever,
articles such as the "ancient battery" that resides defenceless in the
museum of Baghdad
** Panama Police Hunt Gold Museum Thieves, Arrest Two
Police arrested two security guards in connection with the theft of Panama's
most important collection of pre-Columbian gold artifacts from the museum
where they worked
** Tests Reveal True Nature Of Mummified Animal
He says mummified cats were more common in ancient Egypt because cats were
more highly regarded than dogs.
** Tea and travellers - Baghdad's lost British past
The mandate which lasted from 1920 to 1932, is almost forgotten aside from
references to Lawrence and "Miss Bell", one of the creators of modern Iraq
and founder of the Baghdad Museum
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** Matisse masters given to museum
A treasure trove of artwork by the legendary French painter Henri Matisse
has been donated to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art
** Beijing to Invest 7 Billion yuan on Museums
Each year, over 200 permanent exhibitions and 400 touring ones are held in
Beijing's museums, which attract 30 million visitors, according to figures
from the bureau
** This Week's Horoscopes
Aries: (March 21-April 19): You have thoroughly wasted your potential over
the past five years - years you could have spent deep-frying professionally
** Iraqi Archaeology and the Threat of War
The threat of war in Iraq has caused the Archaeological Institute of America
to issue a statement urging that measures be taken to protect the
archaeological heritage of that country. AUDIO
** Hoping B&O Museum is able to maintain pieces of history
Yes, the rail museum at Pratt and Poppleton, which suffered such a direct
hit from this week's snowstorm, is this country's knockout stable of
iron-horse history
** Replica recalls epic rescue
A doctor in the party found one of the survivors was saved by maggots. They
had eaten the gangrene that set in when his leg fractured in the crash nine
days before
** Museum expands to display growing collection
The Hermitage Foundation in Lausanne is staging the biggest exhibition of
its considerable art collection since the museum opened in 1984
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** Museum with art gallery a dud, says Neill
"The way they buried the national art collection in the basement is the
biggest crime of all."
** British Museum chief: Ancient sculptures will never be returned to
Greece
Ancient sculptures removed from the Parthenon 200 years ago should never be
returned to their home in Greece, the head of the British Museum was quoted
as saying Sunday
** Fighting for pieces of past
The collection, advertised on the Internet with photos of each of the 659
items, attracted more than 1,000 absentee bids
** Images of sadness, grief and anger
During the launch of the exhibition in Oman, Colin Powel said: "September 11
was a very personal experience for each of us"
** Peru prehistoric horse most complete in Americas
Peruvian geologists have discovered the most complete horse fossil in the
Americas, a reminder that the hoofed mammal existed in the New World long
before the Spanish brought horses in the 1500s
** Slave Tags Show Dark Glimpse of History
The city fathers, to raise revenue and control the movement of slaves,
issued metal badges for the rented slaves to wear
** P.C. Smithsonian Museum Rags on America
Some tourists and cultural critics say the Smithsonian curators have "washed
out" the nation's European ancestry in favor of "diversity" history
** Museum tells amazing migrant story
It looks at selection and rejection, the "getting in" and "not getting in"
processes of immigration policy
** This Week's GLOBAL MUSEUM CAPTION CONTEST
** Design and Painting in London in the Time of Thomas Gainsborough
** Archaeology Field School - Presidio Santa Rosa Pensacola Excavation
** Managing Electornic Records
** ICOM-CC and War
** Celestial Celebrations & Autumn Equinox
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