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** The Da Vinci mystery: why is his $450m masterpiece really being kept under wraps?

A crucial piece of evidence that Leonardo painted Salvator Mundi also suggests that its restoration has been excessive and has muffled its power; ironically, this seems to make the work both an original and, in my view, a kind of kitsch concoction.

** A New Museum Opens Old Wounds in Germany

The prospect of objects gathered during the colonial era moving into Kaiser Wilhelm II’s domain has focused further attention on the period, which the nation has never properly processed; many of the ethnological materials that will be in the museum’s impressive collection were amassed during that era.

** Museums Forced to Reassess Saudi Ties Amid Uproar Over Journalist’s Fate

For years, non-profits from museums to major universities have been strengthening ties with the oil kingdoms of the Middle East as a way to broaden their offerings, foster cross-cultural dialogue and obtain access to those countries’ considerable riches.

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** What next for photography in the age of Instagram?

Leaving aside for a moment anxiety about photography’s meaning in the social media age, one could argue from this evidence that it is the medium of our time, not just defining our globally connected digital image culture, but propelling it.

** The Technik Museum Speyer Soviet space shuttle

From the Soviet shuttle Buran to a retired 747, to a U-boat, cars and more, the Speyer in Germany is one of the best museums in the world for fans of cool vehicles.

** The British Museum - the problematic yet enduring appeal of Antiquities

Given that the Rosetta Stone was not a treasured Egyptian icon, and its possession was awarded to Britain by treaty, Britain’s claim to the Stone is strong.

** Fire consumes depot at Deutsches Museum

A fire at a depot of the Munich-based Deutsches Museum, one of the biggest technology museums in the world, has wreaked heavy damage on museum artefacts including vehicles, medical equipment, computers and textiles.

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** Is it a museum or not? The question is worth asking

The word “museum” has become a bit like the word “art,” used broadly to cover a range of institutions that may or may not be museums at all but aspire to the status of being a museum.

** A Naturalist With a Checkered Past Rediscovered a Long-lost Parrot . . . Then Things Got Interesting

The last time anyone collected a living Night Parrot, Australia was still a British dominion and the primary mode of transportation in the Outback was the one-humped camel.

** Unboxing the World’s Largest Lizard

The Field Museum preserves its Komodo dragon specimens in Everclear, which they buy in 55 gallon drums.

** President Rouhani personally takes looted ancient relief back from New York to Tehran

An ancient limestone bas-relief depicting a Persian soldier, which was seized from the Tefaf New York fair last autumn, has been personally transported to the National Museum in Tehran by the Iranian president.

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** How a Salvador Dali Painting Was Stolen From Rikers Island Prison

For forty years, an original Salvador Dalí painting went unnoticed inside New York City’s massive jail complex; then a gang of thieves decided it might be worth something.

** Where does police brutality fit in America's first law enforcement museum?

The Washington institution is likely to spark debate over whether it gets the tone right in an era of police shootings and allegations of racism.

** V&A's new photography centre brings history of the medium into view

The decision to move the archive from the northern city to London drew fierce opposition from local politicians and leading arts figures.

** Bones reveal Neanderthal child was eaten by a giant bird

When researchers discovered the oldest human remains ever found in Poland a few years ago, they didn't realize that the bones were hiding a grisly secret.

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** Titian's Crucifixion work torn after falling from the wall

The organisation responsible for managing a number of royal residences in Spain has confirmed that a Titian painting is undergoing restoration after it fell off the wall in the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

** Indian Steps Museum

Constructed by a local lawyer from 1908-1912, Indian Steps is a unique, one of a kind museum displaying and preserving the history, culture, and artifacts of Native Americans.

** San Francisco will require 30 percent of new public art to depict historical female figures

The project to improve the gender balance of San Francisco’s public art will kick off with a bust of poet Maya Angelou who, at age 16, became the city’s first black, female cable car conductor.

** The big OE: How Oceania’s treasures made their way to London’s Royal Academy

With six objects from their collection featuring in the exhibition, Te Papa's Collection Manager provides a glimpse into how some of the Pacific’s most revered taonga made their way to London.

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** Association of Academic Museums & Galleries 2019 Conference

Call for Proposals and Venue Announced

** 90 Years of Public Service Broadcasting in Hong Kong

Radio and television broadcasting is closely related to the daily lives of Hong Kong people

** Russia: collectors, art and music of the early 20th century

The emergence of the Russian avant-garde

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