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** I Went Naked to a Museum, and It Was … Revealing

A half-hour into the first nudist tour of the Palais de Tokyo I had gotten used to the feeling of exposure, but I hadn’t acclimatized to the cold air circulating through the cavernous galleries.

** South African Art museum’s #MeToo scandal

The director of Cape Town’s prestigious Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz Mocaa) arrived for work but found his access card had been deactivated.

** An 800-Year-Old Shipwreck Helps Archaeologists Piece Together Asia’s Maritime Trade

Among the more than 7,500 fragments from the Java Sea shipwreck that reside in Chicago’s Field Museum are corroded lumps of iron; button-like weights used on merchants’ scales; barnacle encrusted chunks of aromatic resin and crumbling ivory; and thousands upon thousands of ceramic wares.

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** Germany moves slowly on returning museum exhibits to ex-colonies

While Germany’s first official definition of colonial contexts is surprisingly broad, critics say the bar for restitution claims has been set discouragingly high.

** The Fascinating Story Behind Indian Elephant Armour

Explore the fascinating story behind one of the Royal Armouries most famous objects, the Indian Elephant Armour, dating from 1600 [VIDEO].

** Exhibition traces the evolution of our relationship with our teeth and the pursuit of a pain-free mouth

From vampires and tooth fairies to barber-surgeons and professional dentists, Wellcome Collection’s new exhibition is the first to trace the evolution of our relationship with our teeth and the pursuit of a pain-free mouth.

** Seventy-Five Years Ago, Women’s Baseball Players Took the Field

An Indiana slugger was one of the athletes who “hit the dirt in the skirt” and changed Americans’ view of women.

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** Paris exhibit takes a look at 'forgotten' Impressionist Cassatt

A Paris museum is shining a light on the work of Mary Cassatt, an American woman whose paintings made a profound and often-overlooked contribution to the male-dominated Impressionist movement in France.

** Getty Foundation's new initiative focused on prints and drawings curatorship

The Paper Project is a response to the need for more training and professional development opportunities to serve a rising generation of curators of prints and drawings.

** The 18th-century chocolate champions

Sir Hans Sloane, whose vast collection of objects became the founding collection of the British Museum, is believed to have been the first to combine milk with chocolate – though this is hotly debated.

** Can art change the world?

Let’s consider a brief history of sabotage in the art world – in what ways have artists reckoned with the idea that the most powerful acts of creation might be those of destruction?

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** 27 museums where you can learn something new this summer

The extravehicular visor that astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin wore on the surface of the moon is inspected before being placed on display by Lisa Young, objects conservator of the National Air and Space Museum.

** WW2 museum's Bob Hope exhibit opens

The National World War II Museum in New Orleans has opened a new exhibit about comedian Bob Hope and his performances for American troops serving around the world.

** Has the British Museum just scored a spectacular goal?

In this ongoing climate of recrimination and post-colonial defensiveness, it makes a change to see the British Museum acquire a new Egyptian treasure that’s been donated voluntarily by an Egyptian king, of sorts.

** This Museum Director Is Working to Make the Art World More Equitable For Women

The world's first museum dedicated solely to female-identifying artists shines a light on often-ignored work.

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** National Law Enforcement Museum in DC to open in the fall

It has taken 18 years, but the National Law Enforcement Museum is set to open to the public with a celebration on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, with a grand opening held a few days earlier on Oct. 11.

** Munch Museum in Oslo Creates Online Archive of Artist’s Drawings

The Munch Museum in Oslo began digitizing the artist’s works on paper three years ago in order to make works with expired copyrights available to the public for free.

** Former Egyptian Museum Official Suspected of Artifact Theft

A tip was received from the legal department in the High Council of Antiquities that an ancient item, made of pure gold and weighing 22 grams, had been reported missing, having been exhibited in hall 44 on the Egyptian Museum’s ground floor.

** 14 Excellent Art Museums With Free Entry

Ditch the ticket counter and enjoy the world’s greatest art for free at these 14 museums; art shouldn’t cost a dime.

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** Foundation May Have to Auction Off Precious Artifacts

A bloodstained pair of gloves, which President Lincoln wore on the night of his assassination, is among the relics that could be sold to pay off a hefty loan.

** ICOM UK – British Council International Travel Grants 2018-19

ICOM UK, with support from the British Council, is pleased to offer travel grants to support museum professionals

** Symposium: Reimagining Authenticity in the Age of Post-Truth

Canterbury Christ Church University

** Art-ificial Intelligence

Auckland Art Gallery’s new chatbot demonstrates art-ificial intelligence to give new access to 17,000 artworks.

** This Week's Horoscopes

Libra - Artistic expression has never been your strength, so it’s frankly mystifying when the National Gallery puts your margin doodles on display just to trash them.

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