GLOBAL MUSEUM - read in over 70 countries each week http://www.globalmuseum.org In your international museum ezine this week: ** Bulldozer driver finds rare fossil ** Mr Danny Gilbert discovered the fossilised amphibian's skeleton last December while removing shale waste in a Leigh Creek coal mine in South Australia's mid-north ** Sisley's work makes an impression in Japan ** Viewers are able to discern the delicate nuances of light, movement and temperature from his renderings of the sky, which often consumes up to half or more of the canvas ** How the Nazis stole that art ** In his book The Faustian Bargain, Jonathan Petropoulos examines how some 20 such individuals sacrificed scruples and their professional integrity to collaborate in the implementation of a repressive and rapacious regime throughout Germany and its occupied territories in Europe. ** Greek police confiscate antiquities from suspected illegal excavation ** Authorities confiscated more than 50 ancient burial objects found in the home of a man suspected of illegally excavating tombs dating from the Mycenaean period ** Bone Study Suggests Ancestors Were Knuckle-Walkers ** When humanity's early ancestors first jumped down from the trees, they did not walk fully upright but probably scooted along on their knuckles much like chimpanzees and gorillas do today ** Vintage models can drive up profits for enthusiasts ** Collectors purchasing vintage or classic cars should buy what they like rather than buying for investment, according to a Donegal-based collector ** Old Tate with new name ** A doughty Victorian building in London reopens today when the old Tate Gallery opens its doors to the public with a new name: Tate Britain ( see also story below ) ** Broad canvas for new face of Tate Britain ** The rainbow palette of artists who gathered on the steps to celebrate the reopening personified the depth and range of British art ** Fencing Pantheon angers Rome's monument lovers ** Should art and architectural treasures be left to be enjoyed as they are, despite the risks of vandals, thieves and pollution? Or should they be fenced off, sealed behind bulletproof glass or hauled off to museums with modern-day copies as stand-ins? ** Mammoth discovery ** Curators at the Dawson County Museum are cleaning the bones for future display. The mammoth bones are over 13,000 years old and very fragile. The bones were found in loose soil, which deprived them of minerals and water, and prevented the bones from petrifying. ** Humans caused quick extinction in New Zealand, study says ** The first humans arrived in New Zealand around 1250, bringing with them sharp stone points, wood and bone clubs, controlled fire and a hunger for meat.. ** Governor General inaugurates awards for arts ** Sculptors, painters and others who have made a major contribution to art in Canada were honoured Thursday with the first Governor General's Awards for Visual and Media Arts ** Bollywood's wax dreams ** One of the world's most famous waxwork museums, Madame Tussauds of London, is to create its first ever Indian film figure in wax ** Te Papa, NZSO plead for more Govt funding ** National Museum Te Papa says it will suffer a slow death, and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra says it will have to close its doors, if the Government does not give them more money ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ All this and more in GLOBAL MUSEUM now read in over 70 countries http://www.globalmuseum.org PLUS Chat in real time, the latest museum JOBS, BOOKSHOP, great people posting their RESUMES, FORUM, Cheap and reliable world TRAVEL, MALL ========================================================= 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).