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Can I take the opportunity to wish all of our Global Museum readers the compliments of the festive season ** 6 Shockingly Brutal Realities Of Working For A Museum Since donors know they've got us by our charity balls, they can be really demanding before, during, and even after their donation ** Dutch museum renaming art for cultural sensitivity Amsterdam's acclaimed Rijksmuseum has started renaming works of art in its vast collection whose titles could be considered inappropriate by a modern audience _______________________________________________________________________ ARE YOU ONE OF THE 3,344? Our Community on the LinkedIn Platform - Join the Global Museum Social Network - Meet& Make Friends, Share Photos & Videos, Blog, Use the Forum, Join A Group. Become one of our first 4,000 members. Join Today at http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Globalmuseum-3968927 ________________________________________________________________________ ** Roman Treasure Trove Found in Swiss Molehill A farmer in the country’s northern municipality of Ueken made the find of third century Roman coins earlier this year in his cherry orchard, after spotting something glimmering in a molehill ** Title Fights: How Museums Name Their Shows In reality, curators and members of museum marketing, communications, and publications departments put a great deal of thought into naming their shows, and the process can take months, even years ** UK mission to locate publicly subsidised art that has disappeared from view From the nine-ton fibreglass bulls that adorned an unloved shopping mall to the 300ft needle that was the centrepiece of the Festival of Britain, they are works of art once seen by millions which have mysteriously disappeared from view ** Planners Hope to Open N.Y. 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Try this Random Exhibition Title Generator ** ‘Peace Reigns’ in Spain as Prado and a New Museum Settle Dispute In an accord signed at the Royal Palace in Madrid, the leaders of the Prado and the Patrimonio Nacional, the agency that administers all royal holdings from palaces to artworks, agreed that four major paintings would remain permanently on display at the Prado and that the two institutions would cooperate in the future ** An Old Alsatian Museum’s Modern Makeover Located in a cloistered 13th-century Dominican convent, the museum is one of the most visited small museums in France and is best known for its Isenheim Altarpiece, which was sculpted and painted by the German artists Niclaus of Haugenau and Matthias Grünewald respectively between 1512 and 1516 ** 'Lost' Treasure Ship Is Also a War Grave A 2013 law in Colombia declared wrecks found in its waters as its own national heritage but whatever the outcome, the human tragedy at the center of the San José wreck shouldn't be lost amid visions of silver and gold ____________________________________________________________________________ __ Pin Us on Pinterest. 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