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week's edition include:
** British Museum cancels artefact loan to Iran
If the British Museum continues to make excuses for not loaning the artefact
to the National Museum, we will, unfortunately, cease any cooperation with
them, including archaeological expeditions and research
** Gravitas is good
Bird faeces are the material of choice of Swedish artist Henrik Hakansson;
the artist placed his canvases in the forest and waited for swallows to
leave evocative abstract patterns
** Rare horse armour to Art Museum
After a decades-long quest, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has acquired a
rare complete set of European horse armour - accompanied by an equally
monumental suit of man armour - one of the last such sets remaining in
private hands and the only one to be offered for sale in nearly half a
century
** Mary Rose Trust unveils treasures and enlists new crew members in
fundraising drive
To highlight the need for the new museum, the Trust has revealed a new
selection of finds recovered from the ship which have been hidden away in
the Mary Rose's reserve collection due to a lack of display space
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** Nazi death camp relic unearthed
The ceramic rack showed signs of heavy use and of having been exposed to
extremely high temperatures, as well as damage from when retreating Nazi
forces attempted to destroy the crematoria in January 1945 before the
arrival of the Soviet Red Army
** 'Drive-through' museum inspired by origami
Visitors to the new Automobile Museum in Nanjing will drive their cars to
the top of the building around external ramps, before walking back down
through the floors to see the other displays
** On a Mission to Loosen Up the Louvre
Critics seem to view the idea of branding the Louvre as both crass and
unnecessary, and are particularly dismissive of Mr. Loyrette's outreach
abroad
** Now You See It
Despite what you might think from its name, the Museum of Afghan
Civilization will be the very model of a modern major museum when it opens
in January
** From The Blogs - Creating The Sounds of "Gore and Squidge"
Now that many museums are creating multimedia projects in-house, being able
to make your own sound effects can really help stretch tight budgets
** Counting Coins to Count Rome's Population
In times of unrest, someone who buries treasure to keep it safe might not
survive to recover it; if these hoards are found later and can be accurately
dated, they can serve as a proxy to help characterize certain periods of
history
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** Ancient Artisans' Footprints Discovered Beneath Lod Mosaic
The ancient footprints of the artisans who built a stunning 1,700-year-old
mosaic floor in Lod were discovered recently, when conservators from the
Israel Antiquities Authority were in the process of detaching the huge work
of art from the ground
** Harvard to digitize 51,000 rare Chinese books
One of the most extensive collections of rare Chinese books outside China
will be freely available as Harvard University has agreed to digitize the
titles
** Butterflies Arrive At American Museum Of Natural History
Since first opening at the American Museum of Natural History in 1998, the
Butterfly Conservatory has been cherished by millions of children and adults
alike
** Egypt asks British Museum for the Rosetta Stone after Louvre victory
The basalt stone was discovered by French soldiers in 1799, but was ceded to
Britain by the Treaty of Alexandria in 1801 and moved to the British Museum
the following year
** Van Gogh was also a wordsmith, his letters reveal
Renowned Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh was also a literary giant, say
researchers who have scrutinised his vast body of correspondence - the topic
of a new exhibition opening in Amsterdam
** Not Fair! Leonardo Got the Good Side of the Room!
What stopped Michelangelo from even starting the battle mural he was
commissioned to do on the same wall as Leonardo Da Vinci's "Battle of
Anghiari?
** Queen Victoria carried severe haemophilia 'Christmas disease' gene
The genetic defects responsible for haemophilia are located on the X
chromosome, meaning that while women can be carriers of the faulty gene they
are rarely sufferers
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** Rogues' gallery: The "hottest" online art gallery in the world
The new online art gallery, one of the largest and the most eclectic in the
world, belongs to the international police organisation, Interpol. (The
database, Apply)
** Queen Nefertiti takes pride of place as Neues museum reopens after war
A bust of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti will be on display to the public
again when a Berlin museum reopens after 70 years
** Struggling Museum Now Allowing Patrons To Touch Paintings
Hoping to boost attendance and broaden its base of supporters, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art launched a new initiative this week that allows
patrons, for the first time ever, to prod and scratch at the classic
paintings in its revered collection
** Materiality and Intangibility: Contested Zones
A two-day international symposium for PhD students and early career
researchers.
** Recent adventures in analytical imaging for conservation
Topics in Museum Conservation Lecture: From the nanostructure of an Ancient
Greek vase to the field study of rapid stone decay: Recent adventures in
analytical imaging for conservation
** For What It's Worth: Wrestling with Relevance, Public Value, and Impact
The 23rd Annual Visitor Studies Association Conference
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