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** The top ten historical forensic facial reconstructions

Richard III's recent makeover transformed him from brunette to blonde - so here's a rundown of some of the most dramatic historical forensic recreations in recent years

** 'Spiderboy', 10, rescued by firemen after climbing 40ft up the front of a museum

The naughty 10-year-old stunned teachers when he decided to clamber up the plush stone front of the museum on the school trip with his class

** Museums unite in campaign to save massive land art project

Heizer has spent the past 43 years constructing this massive land art project, which will be one of the biggest sculptures in the world once complete

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** Jordan battles to regain 'priceless' Christian relics

They could be the earliest Christian writing in existence, surviving almost 2,000 years in a Jordanian cave and, just possibly, change our understanding of how Jesus was crucified and resurrected, and how Christianity was born

** Small town anger at new John Dillinger museum

A museum for gangster John Dillinger has residents of a small Indiana town choosing sides over the infamous gangster 80 years after his death

** Why we love family friendly museums

I remember soggy sandwiches in tea rooms retrofitted into what was once an 18th-century oligarch’s orangery, with ancient volunteers who scowled at children from their flimsy fold-up chairs

** Human parasites found in medieval cesspit reveal links between Middle East and Europe

Analysis of a latrine in Jerusalem that dates back over 500 years finds human parasites common in northern Europe yet very rare in Middle East at the time, suggesting long-distance trade or pilgrimage routes and shedding light on prevalent infectious diseases of the age

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** Amsterdam museum makes it clear: Weeing on the art is not permitted

Horrified, Stedelijk officials successfully sought to ban van Koningsbruggen from the museum lest he leaving it smelling like asparagus

** Grisly secrets of Scotland Yard's 'Black Museum' to finally go on display

From the gallstones of an Acid Bath Murderer victim to execution ropes used in the 19th century, these exhibits are among the most unusual and macabre you could find in Britain

** When Isis attacks a museum what treasure of the Western world is now safe?

Apparently prefiguring the Tunis massacre, an Isis-style promised “a shock to the disbelievers and the hypocrites” – standard vitriol for non-Muslims – but it added that its attack would be directed “especially (at) those who claim to be cultured”

** Are we too precious about art?

As someone who is used to the museums in Singapore, with evenly spaced works, careful signposting and do-not-cross lines marking the gallery floor, the guerrilla art of the Palais de Tokyo was slightly unnerving

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** Artist Creates Incredibly Intricate Paper Art Using Only Scissors

Currently living in Ferney-Voltaire, France, Japanese artist Hina Aoyama creates intricately delicate paper art using only scissors

** The Top 50 Art Blogs to Follow

Allow this list to lead you on an incredible digital journey, through archives of awesomeness, and fill your feed with fantastic fun as you find your favourite sites to follow

** Museum creates 'virtual dive' to take you on trip to the world's most spectacular coral reefs

A gallery space will be transformed with a bank of screens providing a 360 degree immersive experience

** At Museo del Prado, Blind Visitors Can Touch Masterpieces

The copy was in three dimensions so that Mr. González, who is 56 and has been blind since the age of 14, could experience the painting first-hand

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** Drumheller palaeontologist helps crack turtle smuggling case

Don Brinkman, a palaeontologist at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, has been studying turtles for three decades and had assisted with previous investigations by Environment Canada

** Slicer heist at Amsterdam Cheese Museum

The museum is offering some sort of cheese-themed reward, according to my co-worker’s translation, which is the best possible version of a reward a person could hope for, probably

** Egyptian Museum to launch new conservation database

The embattled Egyptian Museum says it has begun to log every act of conservation it makes, as it attempts to restore its reputation following the furore over Tutankhamun’s botched beard

** 11 of the world's top food museums

For hard-core foodies who love nothing more than sampling delicacies when visiting foreign lands, a visit to a food museum is a fine way to gain appreciation of local cuisine

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** Air from 'a cave where Yetis live' goes on sale in Siberia

Entrepreneurs have canned the air from Azasskaya Cave, the location of supposed sightings of fabled Yetis, known to some as Bigfoot or the Abominable Snowman

** CHAT 2015: Together

The 13th Annual Conference of the Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory (CHAT) Group will be hosted by the University of Sheffield

** Collecting and Collections The Politics and Praxis of Social, Economic and Intellectual Sustainability

Seoul, the Republic of Korea, 26-31 October 2015

** Call for Nominations: Site Preservation & Conservation and Heritage Management Awards

The AIA is seeking nominations for two awards

** This Week's Horoscopes

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