Welcome back to GLOBAL MUSEUM, your free webzine and museum compendium read
weekly in more than 100 countries . Free Online subscription.
http://www.globalmuseum.org
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:
** This museum jaunt was historic stupidity
And so we made a mistake, a mistake that many other food-stupidified people
in the area make the day after Thanksgiving: We decided to go to a museum
** Nobody saurus
Greene says he is confident the museum will meet its attendance projection
for this financial year of 657,000 visitors
** Your chance to drive at 730mph
A city museum has commissioned a simulator which will recreate the thrill of
travelling in the supersonic car which smashed the landspeed record
** Smelly Roman loo makes kids sick!
A museum in Chester has had to tone down the smell of its Roman toilets
after groups of children were sick. HEAR MORE
** Sculpture vulture
Although he claims to find the notion of taste "snobby bollocks", Roberts'
stock has a distinctive flavour, much of it derived from the neoclassical
garden - all distressed statuary, mossy benches, mythical beasts and
craquelure paintwork
____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________
Advertisement:
ULTIMATE IMPOSSIBILITIES - Join professional stage magician and science
lecturer Kevin Barnes in an astonishing presentation . Amazing science
facts, unusual phenomenon, wacky observations, theories and insights and
some good old fashioned fun. 50% DISCOUNT for all Nonprofit groups !
Discover more at http://www.drwilderness.com/id3.htm
____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________
** Exhibition traces species' dead end
More than 800 species of animals have become extinct since 1500 AD and more
than 18,000 species are currently considered endangered
** Behind the mask
Titian's painting has humour - it's a blackly comic tale of voyeurism
punished
** More Private Funds Urged for Smithsonian
"While the Smithsonian has many excellent scientists and research programs,
their efforts lack coordination and support"
** One of rarest plants in UK 'flowers' after 130 years
Scientists from Bradford University and the Natural History Museum in London
have confirmed that the moss is fruiting for the first time in living memory
** Te Papa's Rings exhibition draws record crowds
They have been a smash hit at the box office, now the Lord of the Rings
films are pulling record crowds at the Museum of New Zealand
** Campaigners Fight for Explorer's Recognition
The 13 expeditions to arctic lands by William Spiers Bruce are being
commemorated with royal approval 100 years after his first venture to the
Antarctic
** Dutch police arrest two over museum extortion bid
Amsterdam police have arrested two men suspected of trying to extort money
from the Van Gogh museum following the theft of two works last month
____________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________
GLOBAL MUSEUM TRAVEL - For Business and Pleasure - the leading provider of
online museum travel, established in 1998. 40,000 in over 8,000 cities
worldwide. Discounts up to 65% off. Rooms for sold-out dates. Group
reservations. CLICK HERE http://www4.wave.co.nz/~jollyroger/travel1.htm
Provider is a member of I.A.T.A. Weather, Destination Guides and more!
http://www4.wave.co.nz/~jollyroger/travel1.htm
____________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________
** Clinton library begins revitalization trend
The centre's construction, with its $160 million price tag, has also spurred
commitments for $700 million in other downtown projects
** Measuring culture
Attempts to collect and analyse data on the cultural sector are still
derided by some as being 'no way to measure the true value of the arts'
** Museum of Folk Opera under Construction
The history of Lu opera is said to begin more than 100 years ago in Guangrao
County, when many local farmers were forced to leave their homes to become
beggars
** Let our museums teach, not preach
First, the collection of objects, pictures and dioramas is a
three-dimensional record of Australian involvement in the great conflicts of
the 20th century
** Greek culture minister slams British Museum over "Elgin Marbles"
"I am sure McGregor will reconsider what he said if he wants to preserve his
prestige and that of the museum he is heading"
** Museum Caters to Suspicious Elvis Fans
Quicker than you could choke down a fried peanut butter and banana sandwich,
Bill Beeny's roadside "Elvis Is Alive" museum serves up plenty for folks
with suspicious minds
** Neanderthal man brought to life
In a laboratory in the upper recesses of the American Museum of Natural
History, away from the public galleries, Dr Ian Tattersall, a tall Homo
sapiens, stooped and came face to face with a Neanderthal man
** This Week's GLOBAL MUSEUM CAPTION CONTEST
** For love but not the money - the reality of pay and conditions for
junior museum professionals
** Our National Museum is under attack
** North Carolina's Office of Archives and History will celebrate it's
100th anniversary March 7th, 2003.
** Calling for Promising Practice Award Entries!
** Art After Hours - open until 9pm on Wednesday nights
Global Museum: In 2002 we brought you 1,040 Museum stories of interest. In
2003 we'll bring you 1,000 more!
See the latest museum JOBS, BOOKSHOP, RESOURCES, Hot JOB TIPS, great
people posting their RESUMES, FORUM, Cheap and reliable world TRAVEL, MALL,
Museum Accredited Courses, a Health Store, Traditional Toy Store, Products &
Services, Classical Music store, and a Jazz Emporium.
http://www.globalmuseum.org
=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:
The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).
If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).
|
