Welcome to Global Museum, read in more than 88 countries each week. FREE online subscription. http://www.globalmuseum.org The international headlines in this week's (for the full story visit the webzine) edition include: ** Chinese Scientists Says Tibetan Yeti Does Exist, Sightings Reported They believe it is the descendant of giant ape, or a creature between giant ape and man ** New York Museum's Hall of Ocean Life to Undergo Renovation Through current scientific research and cutting-edge exhibition technology, it will be transformed into a fully immersive marine environment ** V&A to drop £5 entry fee Mr Smith is anticipating that all charging museums should be able to introduce free entry by next December ** Guggenheim's Latest Branch Is to Open in Cyberspace In an attempt to combine art and e-commerce, the Guggenheim is planning to open a Web site this fall that will offer a range of cultural content and services ** Prince Andrew opens firepower exhibition The Duke of York is opening a £3.5 million museum of naval firepower ** The Alqueva dam will destroy this area A very important rock art area (Cheles, Badajoz de la Frontera, Spain) with hundreds of engraved rocks and thousands of figures is put in danger ** Please do not sit on the artwork I always feel perturbed by contemporary artists who chase new age-ish notions about art's capacity to heal or change the world ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ GLOBAL TRAVEL - Hotel reservations, airline discounts, weather forecasts, car rentals .. 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MAY 6TH TO 10TH http://members.tripod.com/~tostlouis/meet_me_in_st_louis.html ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ ** First Ever Manned Dives To The Wreck Of The World War II German Battleship Bismarck The expedition will conduct operations 15,000 feet (4,550 meters) below the surface of the north Atlantic ** Peru Complex May Be Oldest City An ancient urban center, built in Peru with towering pyramids and broad, stone-paved plazas, may have been the first city in the Americas ** Making a Museum Where Thousands Did Their Time A proposal to build an exhibition on the perimeter of the Sing Sing Correctional Facility would make it the only museum in an active prison in the country ** Smithsonian puts 'Star Wars' spacecraft on view A mythical "Star Wars" spacecraft took the name of a real jet fighter ** Experts Fear Da Vinci Restoration Despite the outcry, Florence's Uffizi Gallery, where the sepia-toned artwork is displayed, intends to press on with the restoration ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ Advert: AMERICA'S #1 TOURING SCIENCE MAGIC STAGE SHOW THE DR. 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