Global Museum would like to wish all of its readers a Happy, Peaceful and
Prosperous New Year. It's been our pleasure in 2003 to bring you more than
1,000 museum stories from around the Globe. Our New Year resolution is to
bring you 1,000 more. 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:
** Museum's 3-D exhibit a mind-blowing reality
"An exciting soundscape ensures visitors feel as if they are completely
immersed in the environment they see before them."
** Lights dim for Museum of the American Piano
For 20 years he has exhibited pianos in the Museum of the American Piano,
the eccentric little Manhattan attraction he created
** Burns' death skull goes on show
The so-called death head was made when the bard's grave was opened for the
burial of his wife in 1834
** Empires toppled after Asian war
The grey-brick jail was built by the forces of one emperor, exploited by the
soldiers of another and preserved by those who vilify a third
** Indonesian Replica Ship on Course to Complete Historic Voyage
The craft, the brainchild of Briton Philip Beale, is based on a carving
which he saw at the giant Buddhist temple of Borobudur in Central Java 20
years ago
** A team spirit at Museum of Modern Art
Joachim Pissarro's response to the prospect of becoming a top curator at the
Museum of Modern Art? "I asked for a double whiskey," he said.
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** Judge withdraws from lawsuit over Dillinger museum
A judge who ruled that a relative of gangster John Dillinger could collect
damages from a northern Indiana museum that used the outlaw in an exhibit
has withdrawn from the case
** Understaffed museum overwhelmed by visitors
A portion of the building was also used as a stable and some shopkeepers in
the bazaar also started using the place to dump garbage
** Tourists to Walk in Lady Godiva's Hoof Prints
In a gesture to reduce the tax burden on 11th century Coventry, Godiva rode
naked through the city with only her long blonde tresses to cover her
modesty
** Travelling Reminder of September 11 Outrage
Among the items in the travelling exhibition are a fire-fighter's oxygen
tank and part of one of the aircraft terrorists used to destroy the landmark
towers on September 11, 2001
** Who's who in panda history
Pere Armand David is the French missionary who first introduced pandas to
the Western world in 1913, even though the Chinese had been familiar with
the animal for over 2,000 years
** Too good to be true
"We get people coming into the museum with supposed Homo erectus skulls they
have bought from a trader in Java"
** Preservationists optimistic about SS Catalina's restoration
Hollywood may boost local efforts to retrieve an abandoned steam ship that's
half submerged - but certainly not half forgotten - in a Mexican harbour
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** Castle dungeons plan to store Scots treasures in case of nuclear strike
The dungeons at Edinburgh Castle were suggested as a possible location for
storing Scotland's national treasures in the event of a nuclear strike on
the city
** Museum to preserve GE photographs
The Schenectady Museum has been awarded a $100,000 federal matching grant to
preserve a collection of photographs depicting images associated with
General Electric Co
** Dolphins evolve Opposable Thumbs
In an announcement with grave implications for the primacy of the species of
man, marine biologists at the Hawaii Oceanographic Institute reported Monday
that dolphins, or family Delphinidae, have evolved opposable thumbs on their
pectoral fins
** Royal Observatory extension will teach the wonder of the night sky
The Observatory, which is part of the National Maritime Museum and a World
Heritage Site in its own right, has backing for the project from the
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, which is keen to encourage
greater public understanding of astrophysics
** Harley-Davidson Still Has No Site for Milwaukee Motorcycle Museum
Company executives have said virtually nothing publicly about plans for the
museum, which has been touted as a tourism magnet for downtown
** This Week's GLOBAL MUSEUM CAPTION CONTEST
** Primate Origins - January 5th, 14:30
As primates, we share a common ancestry with our closest living relatives
the apes, monkeys, lemurs and lorises. But how far back in time does our
common history stretch?
** Alternatives to Academia: Finding a Job in Archaeology outside the
University Setting
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** Call For Papers - CHAT 2004
** International Award for the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Visiting
Curator
** Call For Papers - Colleges, Code and Copyright: The impact of digital
networks and technological controls on copyright and the dissemination of
information in higher education
** Topics in Oral History and Music Field Recordings (A pre-conference
workshop)
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