Welcome back to GLOBAL MUSEUM, your free webzine and museum compendium read
weekly by 7,400 readers in more than 107 countries .
*** Best Museum Professionals Site, Museums & the Web 2004 ***
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:
** China may have been first winemakers
Neolithic people in China may have been the first in the world to make wine,
according to scientists who have found the earliest evidence of winemaking
from pottery shards dating from 7,000 BC in northern China
** Warsaw ghetto diary describes last days of 1943 Jewish uprising
As flames engulfed the Warsaw ghetto in its last days in 1943, a young
Jewish woman hiding from Nazi soldiers kept a journal about her fight to
survive in a cramped basement
** Charged with stealing cannons
Ismail Md Yassin, 28, and his brother Nor Sham, 23, were charged with
stealing a cannon of historical value at the museum between 10am and 11am on
Nov 17
** Contraception Museum Features More Than 650 Exhibits
What do crocodile dung and beaver-testicle tea have in common?
________________________________________________________________
microEYE DISCOVERY - the magnified world is now at everyone's fingertips!
Specifically designed for public interactive use in museums, zoos, science
centres and aquariums where it can be used without staff supervision
http://www.microimaging.co.nz/PMICROEYEINTERACTIVE/discovery.html
________________________________________________________________
** Greece to build 'world athletics museum'
The museum, which will have a surface area of up to 4,000 square metres, is
due for completion in 2005
** Bombs away and napkins stay in museum clear-out
The cannonball is on the "E" list, and may soon be returned to the spot
where it fell more than a century ago and buried itself 45 feet under the
ground
** Science museum unveils 1880 bra
Also featured in the collection are pads to enhance the cheeks of women who
had lost their teeth, false eyebrows, and black patches used to cover scars
** Mystery of Jane Eyre attic solved
A cramped secret staircase winding up to a lonely garret has been
rediscovered in the manor house which is credited with launching the
literary genre of the "madwoman in the attic"
** Why making bagpipes is a truly mammoth task (or should that be tusk?)
"With international trade in elephant ivory closed down, trade in mammoth
ivory has emerged as virtually the only alternative acceptable"
** Bennington Museum lays off staff
Museums throughout New England are facing the kinds of financial woes the
Bennington Museum is since attendance numbers posted in the 1990s have
fizzled
** Aluminum Christmas Tree Museum Opens to Protect Endangered Species
In a land known for protecting trees and the environment, a new museum now
serves to preserve the legacy of the evergreen's distant cousin... the
aluminum Christmas tree
** Idols chopped up by Taliban back at Kabul Museum
A collection of pre-Islamic wooden idols chopped up by the Taliban in 2001
in their drive for a pure Muslim state is back on display in Afghanistan
after painstaking repair in a project financed by the Austrian government
______________________________________________________
When the Going Gets Tough & You Want to get Going!
* 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/trav204/index.htm
Airfares, Car Rentals, Accommodation, Destination Guides, Condo's and
Cruises! Provider is a member of I.A.T.A.
______________________________________________________
** The mystery of the Etruscan texts
One of the forgers was still alive, and he clinched the debate by producing
the home-made thumb that was missing from one of the long-nosed warriors'
hands
** Chicago Blaze May Have Damaged Rare Photos
The bank's collection of 4,500 works includes photos by nature photographer
Ansel Adams, Civil War photographer Mathew Brady and photography pioneer
William Henry Fox Talbot
** Greek Museum of Byzantine Culture wins European prize
The Council of Europe awarded the prize to the Museum of Byzantine Culture
in the northern city of Thessaloniki, praising its "balance between
conservation, restoration and presentation."
** Sconed by a space rock - and then the headaches started
The arrival of a cosmic doorstop lured the air force, the landlord and their
lawyers, and ended in heartache
** Stolen Munch statue head returns
The head from a bust of artist Edvard Munch has been returned after it was
stolen from near his grave in Norway
** Signs of Colonial surgery on skull fragment
A skull fragment found in a 400-year-old trash pit at Jamestown contains
evidence of the earliest known surgery -- and autopsy -- in the English
colonies in America
** Atomic Testing Museum attempting to find "Blonde Bombshell"
The identity of the, "Blonde Bombshell" was lost after she was featured in a
promotional photo showing her standing in the desert clad in a swimsuit and
a cotton costume resembling a mushroom cloud
** Oprah Gives $250k To Museum of Broadcast Communications
The grant will go toward the digital transfer of over 150 TV and radio
programs that highlight the struggle for equality, including the influence
and accomplishments of the nation's civil rights leaders
** This Week's GLOBAL MUSEUM CAPTION CONTEST
** Gender Issues and Museum Websites
** Space - A galaxy of adventure
All this and more for you at Global Museum - See the latest museum JOBS,
BOOKSHOP, RESOURCES, HOT JOB TIPS, great people posting their RESUMES,
FORUM, Cheap and reliable world TRAVEL, Museum Accredited Courses, Products
& Services, Classical Music store, and a Jazz Emporium.
http://www.globalmuseum.org First published on the Web in 1998 and going
strong!
NEW ! RSS news feed at this address:
http://www4.wave.co.nz/~jollyroger/GM2/gm.xml
______________________________________________________________
What our readers say:
I would like tell you how much I like the new homepage design for Global
Museum. It is very elegant. Also. Thank you for the interesting articles
that appear in the News Section. I greatly enjoy reading them.
Tina Bernath
I have gone to Global Museum at least once a week for five years. It is very
well designed and has the widest collection of museum news. Please know that
I am a big fan.
Web Survey Response from USA
=========================================================
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).
|
