Welcome back to GLOBAL MUSEUM, your free webzine and museum compendium read weekly in more than 100 countries . 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: ** Sons close cultish Hepburn museum Hurt by what they see as the crass commercialisation of their mother's name, the sons of Audrey Hepburn are removing all memorabilia from the museum dedicated to her ** Author uncovers Ripper's DNA A crime novelist thinks she may have uncovered Jack the Ripper's DNA and that it could be a match for a British artist who liked to paint morbid scenes of violence against women ** Bog people come to Museum of Civilization In rituals that "remain shrouded in mystery," these people sacrificed their most valuable objects, including mummies, in sacred bogs ** Genocide film sparks diplomatic row and ban on young A top museum has run into controversy after commissioning an exhibit that is too harrowing to be seen by children ____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________ 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. 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Weather, Destination Guides and more! http://www4.wave.co.nz/~jollyroger/travel1.htm ____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ** Parisian art moved out of flood's way Leading Paris museums, including the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay, are to move thousands of priceless artworks from their basement storerooms because of a feared "superflood" ** Columbus Debunker Stirs Up Chinese Whirlwind Debunking Christopher Columbus has become a full-time occupation for retired British submarine commander Gavin Menzies ** Jesus box damaged on way to Toronto A 2,000-year-old ossuary said to have contained the bones of James, the brother of Jesus, has been damaged in transit from Israel to the Royal Ontario Museum ** This Week's Horoscopes Aquarius: (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You have no empathy or compassion, and are mystified by motivations other than raw personal ambition. Enjoy Harvard Business School ** Maritime museum acquires antique oyster paraphernalia Maritime museum acquires antique oyster paraphernalia Before the feisty blue crab climbed to the top of the heap, the oyster was king of Chesapeake Bay seafood ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________ Advertisement: THE DR. WILDERNESS SHOW, INC. PRESENTS: MAGIC IN ECUADOR - a fantastical magical journey through the South American Andes. Click this link : www.drwilderness.com "America's Premier environmental magician!" 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