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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: ** Asbestos shuts famous museum An asbestos scare has forced the indefinite closure of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the biggest museum in the Netherlands. ** Too hot to handle: art thieves panic and ditch £2m booty The three paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh & Gauguin stolen from a Manchester gallery were being prepared for urgent restoration last night after they were found in a damp cardboard tube outside a public lavatory ** Iraqis keep looted property safe from exploiters A "neighbourhood watch" team in a Baghdad suburb is refusing to return 500 trunks of artefacts looted from the National Museum because it fears museum staff are too closely linked to Saddam Hussein's regime to be trusted ** Confederate Ironclad May Have Been Found An underwater survey found what might be remnants of the Confederate ironclad warship Virginia, the former USS Merrimack ** Jeff Koons to Erect Sculpture in Germany Artist Jeff Koons plans to erect a 360-foot tall sculpture in Hamburg - two cranes with outsize inner tubes dangling down ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ Advertisement: ULTIMATE IMPOSSIBILITIES - Join professional stage magician and science lecturer Kevin Barnes in an astonishing presentation . 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"She also made sure victims had proper burials." ** 'Spirit of Glen Ellyn' 1903 Wright Flyer Replica Takes to the Air! "It's hard to describe what yesterday's flight means to this group," said Co-President, Mark Miller. "All the work and all the planning came down to one moment" ** Elizabeth Exhibition Opens In London Chief among the exhibits is an exquisite locket ring, made for the queen in 1575 from diamonds, rubies and mother of pearl ____________________________________________________________________________ ________________ 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. Discounts up to 65% off. Rooms for sold-out dates. Group Reservations. CLICK HERE http://www4.wave.co.nz/~jollyroger/travel1.htm Provider is a member of I.A.T.A. Weather, Destination Guides and more! http://www4.wave.co.nz/~jollyroger/travel1.htm ____________________________________________________________________________ ________________ ** Czar's Freak Show Helps Fight Russian Alcoholism The stomach-churning collection of preserved mutant babies and pickled body parts is part of the Kunstkammer, Russia's first museum, which the Czar founded in 1714 ** Museum Of US History Acquires Wireless Technology Collection The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History received a collection of early cell phones and other wireless technology devices dating from the early 1970s to the present ** America denies responsibility for loss of Iraq's treasures America's Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has rejected charges that the US military was responsible for the damage. ** Percy Grainger Museum seeks $1m The hoard of original materials, which includes valuable musical instruments, paintings, clothing and 50,000 letters by key 20th century composers, is held in bunker-like conditions ** Car museum owner pays £108,00 for Batmobile Devoe Moore, who runs the Tallahassee Antique Car Museum in Florida, said he'd meant to bid about £58,000 at first ** Indigenous remains to be returned The remains of 300 Aboriginal people taken from their graves more than a century ago will be returned to their people in South Australia ** Curators: Iraq Art Thieves Were Experts Professional thieves appear to have slipped in among the bands of looters in Iraqi museums, curators said as they urged U.S. authorities to tighten border security & stop the flow of stolen treasures ** Sharks: Facts And Fish Tales It's no wonder the National Aquarium in Baltimore has opened an exhibit to counteract some of the misconceptions about sharks ** This Week's GLOBAL MUSEUM CAPTION CONTEST ** "Thrust forward into a New Century:" The Transformation of the Northeast ** Preparing for the Worst, Planning for the Best: Protecting our Cultural Heritage from Disaster ** The Certainty Of Uncertainty: Preserving Art And Culture In The 21st Century ** The Kansas Archaeological Field School ** New name - National Museums Liverpool The New Look Global Museum - See the latest museum JOBS, BOOKSHOP, RESOURCES, Hot JOB TIPS, great people posting their RESUMES, FORUM, Cheap and reliable world TRAVEL, MALL, Museum Accredited Courses, a Health Store, Traditional Toy Store, Products & Services, Classical Music store, and a Jazz Emporium. http://www.globalmuseum.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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