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week's edition include:
** Sons close cultish Hepburn museum
Hurt by what they see as the crass commercialisation of their mother's name,
the sons of Audrey Hepburn are removing all memorabilia from the museum
dedicated to her
** Author uncovers Ripper's DNA
A crime novelist thinks she may have uncovered Jack the Ripper's DNA and
that it could be a match for a British artist who liked to paint morbid
scenes of violence against women
** Bog people come to Museum of Civilization
In rituals that "remain shrouded in mystery," these people sacrificed their
most valuable objects, including mummies, in sacred bogs
** Genocide film sparks diplomatic row and ban on young
A top museum has run into controversy after commissioning an exhibit that is
too harrowing to be seen by children
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** Parisian art moved out of flood's way
Leading Paris museums, including the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay, are to
move thousands of priceless artworks from their basement storerooms because
of a feared "superflood"
** Columbus Debunker Stirs Up Chinese Whirlwind
Debunking Christopher Columbus has become a full-time occupation for retired
British submarine commander Gavin Menzies
** Jesus box damaged on way to Toronto
A 2,000-year-old ossuary said to have contained the bones of James, the
brother of Jesus, has been damaged in transit from Israel to the Royal
Ontario Museum
** This Week's Horoscopes
Aquarius: (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You have no empathy or compassion, and are
mystified by motivations other than raw personal ambition. Enjoy Harvard
Business School
** Maritime museum acquires antique oyster paraphernalia
Maritime museum acquires antique oyster paraphernalia Before the feisty blue
crab climbed to the top of the heap, the oyster was king of Chesapeake Bay
seafood
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** Japan's military museum deletes uncomfortable details Hirohito's
tactics, Nanjing massacre selectively ignored
The museum presents Emperor Hirohito as a selfless statesman who ended World
War II out of concern for the loss of innocent lives
** British 'cleared' of Napoleon's murder
The chief suspect in the arsenic murder theory was one of Napoleon's
companions, Count Charles de Montholon
** Hat caps Flinders display
A brilliant British navigator and explorer, Flinders was given the velour
and leather hat when he assumed command of the Investigator, bound for
Australia in 1802.
** Asking price condensed to £1m for Warhol work
Despite the artist's prediction that the 38cm picture would one day "be
worth millions", his chicken farmer brother, Paul Warhola, allowed his seven
children to take it to school to show off their famous uncle's talents
** Ancient Flute Provides Clue to Origins of Traditional Chinese Music
An 8,700-year-old bone flute unearthed in central China's Henan Province has
been proven to use a seven-tone scale, an unusual number in traditional
Chinese music
** Iroquois Museum Vandalized
Vandals smeared shaving cream and soap all over the windows along the back
and side of the Iroquois Museum
** Porno-plot painting in top art battle
Tyson found fame by feeding data into a computer which then instructed him
to paint 366 breadboards and cast a Kentucky Fried Chicken menu in lead
** York Dungeon get their skull back
The item was tracked to skull collector, Darren Lane, in Leicester after a
bank card was used to buy it
** Strife intimidating art
The potential threat to the Renaissance treasures of Florence is dominating
discussions about next week's gathering of anti-globalisation activists
** Hollywood plans hall of fame
Monuments to the movie industry's biggest stars will form the focus of the
venue, due to open in Los Angeles in 2004
** Ice Age rhinos dug up
One of the rhinos has plant material stuck to its teeth, giving clues to its
diet - and experts say the find will help them discover even more about life
in the Ice Age
** This Week's GLOBAL MUSEUM CAPTION CONTEST
** Seasons Greetings from the Post Master Gallery
An exhibition that illustrates the stories of Christmas, both religious and
secular, on Australian stamps.
** From the Holocaust in Galicia to Contemporary Genocide: Common Ground -
Historical Differences
** Germ Fest at National Museum of Health and Medicine
** Designing Experience-Based Exhibits
** Using Technology to Enhance Museum Experiences
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