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Thanks!" - User Feedback *** Free Online subscription. http://www.globalmuseum.org [1] The international headlines (FOR THE FULL STORY VISIT THE WEBZINE at this address http://www.globalmuseum.org [2] and click on the news links) in this week's edition include: ** Iceman Had Bad Teeth Ötzi the Iceman, the 5,300-year-old mummy found in the Italian Alps 20 years ago, suffered from cavities, worn teeth and periodontal diseases ** Tale of two halves reunited after a 360-year separation The painting by Huang Gongwang, who lived at the turn of the 14th century, has taken on another meaning, becoming a powerful symbol of how China is dealing with its past, and emblematic of a growing closeness between mainland China and its bitter rival, Taiwan ** More Woes For New Museum Just weeks before it opens its brand spanking new Museum of Liverpool on the waterfront, there's reportedly more woe for National Museums Liverpool ___________________________________________________________________ **** Global Museum's Annual Donation Appeal **** We support170,000 Museum Professionals and Followers in 201 countries and receive no grant or government support from any source. 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Join the Global Museum Social Network - Meet & Make Friends, Share Photos & Videos, Blog, Use the Forum, Join A Group. Become one of our first 700 members - 687 have already met online. Join Today At http://globalmuseum.ning.com [4] ________________________________________________________________________ ** M Shed Bristol history museum is officially open The museum will include 3,000 exhibits, drawn from the world class collection of the city, telling the many thousands of stories of the people of Bristol, which have been discovered through working with experts and communities across the city, a process that will continue for the life of the museum ** A Billionaire's Eye for Art Shapes Her Singular Museum The era of the world-class museum built by a single philanthropist in the tradition of Isabella Stewart Gardner, John Pierpont Morgan Jr. and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney may seem to have passed, but Alice L. Walton is bringing it back ** Duchess will visit Alberta site where her grandfather trained pilots A tiny, normally quiet aerospace museum in Calgary is in a frenzy of preparation for what it hopes will be a royal visit of a personal nature ** Daring rhino horn robbery flops Guards in the Liege natural science museum were alerted to the robbery by a weird noise a little before closing time on Thursday _________________________________________________________________________________ TWEET TWEET - Follow Us On Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/globalmuseum [5] 43,665 News Tweets, 1,789 Followers worldwide and growing fast ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ** Lady Gaga's Stinky Meat Dress Heading to a Museum Lady Gaga's infamous meat dress that she wore for the first time at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards is going to be immortalized in a new exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio ** Antique thief contrite The man accused of stealing an antique gold ring from the Frederic Remington Art Museum last month tried twice to return it before he was arrested on Monday, according to the museum executive director ** Renovation of Dutch national museum, home of Rembrandt's 'Night Watch,' near done Inside, maze-like corridors have been scrapped in favour of large spaces and high ceilings, with a central "gallery of honour" restored to its initial appearance, evoking the vault of a gothic cathedral ** Plans for Pope Pius XII museum revealed A leading Italian politician is giving his support to plans for a museum in Rome to commemorate the memory of the wartime pontiff, Pope Pius XII _________________________________________________________________________________________ Become a FAN - Join 1,125 of us who Like Global Museum on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Global-Museum/129179522574 [6]? _________________________________________________________________________________________ ** The World's Weirdest Museums There's nothing like a visit to a respected cultural institution to foster the sense that you've spent at least some of your vacation in an enriching way ** First museum of world rugby to be established The Bill McLaren Foundation is leading the project to develop a £4 million museum in Hawick, Roxburghshire, which will tell the story of rugby and also hold Mclaren's famous meticulous pre-match notes - or big sheets - and the substantial archive of matches that he's commented on ** Japanese Museum Unveils A Giant Globe Made of 10,000 Live-Updating OLED Panels "Geo-Cosmos" is made up of 10,362 OLED panels that display continuously-updating satellite footage of our tiny blue marble, representing what our planet looks like from space in something close to realtime ** Museum uncovers Van Gogh painting of his brother The Van Gogh Museum said Tuesday its experts now believe one of Vincent van Gogh's paintings previously thought to be a self-portrait actually depicts his brother, Theo ______________________________________________________________________________ @@@@ The Global Museum Daily Tweet. 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