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** Russian Museums Alarmed By Order For 'Patriotic Education'

Late last month, Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky set off alarm bells among culture aficionados when he sent a letter to regional administrations ordering them to bring the museums in their purview into line with "the state's priorities."

** Chosen Gallery Architect's Office Has Some Terrible Intern Practices

The Serpentine Gallery in London has come under fire after it was claimed that its chosen architect for this year’s pavilion, Junya Ishigami + Associates, uses unpaid interns who are expected to work 12-hour shifts for months.

** When it comes to museum attendance, it’s more than just a numbers game

Half of London's National Portrait Gallery's 1.2 million followers do so on social media and 42% of their five million annual web visits originate from outside the UK; these are people who are unlikely to make a visit but are able to engage with the content they share.

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** Natural History Museum to start dinosaur dig in US

The Natural History Museum is embarking on its first major overseas dig since the 1980s in the hope of unearthing new Jurassic-era dinosaurs.

** Van Gogh watercolour not as dreary as it looks, Tate discovers

The discovery that the paint had faded dramatically was made by conservators as they prepared for a show examining the artist’s relationship with Britain.

** 'Sistine Chapel of the UK' re-opens in London after renovation

The Painted Hall of the 17th century Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich is decorated with the work of British artist James Thornhill, which he began in 1707 and finished in 1726.

** Tintoretto's bold innovations highlighted in US show

When he was just a teenager, Tintoretto was sent to Italian Renaissance painter Titian's studio, only to be kicked out within days because the older master got jealous; or so goes the legend.

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** Sackler Trust cancels £1m donation to National Portrait Gallery

One of the biggest philanthropic donors in the UK, the Sackler Trust has previously supported a range of cultural institutions, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Museum of London and the National Gallery.

** Late bloomer: the exquisite craft of Mary Delany

Surprisingly, the story starts when the artist was 72, after she noticed the similarity between a geranium and a piece of red paper that was on her bedside table.

** Art's Most Popular: here are 2018's most visited shows and museums

The Met made a spectacular re-entry into our leader board this year with not just the one, but the two most popular exhibitions of 2018.

** Guggenheim Museum Says It Won’t Accept Gifts From Sackler Family

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York says that it did not plan to accept future gifts from the family of Mortimer D. Sackler, a philanthropist and former board member whose money has been met with growing unease in the art world as his family’s pharmaceutical interests have been linked to the opioid crisis.

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** A Museum Hires a Full-time Therapist

Is a museum visit just what the doctor ordered? In Montreal, medical professionals can prescribe you a museum visit to see one of the only full-time art therapists working in a museum.

** Scientists Give Alligators Ketamine and Headphones to Learn About Dinosaur Hearing

A pair of scientists have imagined Jurassic Park as an unruly rave club by giving alligators headphones and a dosage of Special K in hopes to better understand the reptiles' ancient ancestors.

** How to move a masterpiece: the secret business of shipping priceless artworks

Abruptly, there was a commotion: the curator of the exhibition, a visiting curator, a translator, an expert in Renaissance art, plus a clutch of hangers-on, burst through the doors.

** Herodotus Wasn't Lying About Egyptian Boats

A sunken ship found in the Nile river may have lain undisturbed for over 2,500 years, but now it is finally ponying up its secrets.

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** The Smallest Museum in Switzerland Is a Window in a 600-Year-Old House

Welcome to the Hoosesagg Museeum, which translates to the Pants Pocket Museum in English; there’s no admission fee, but there’s also no admission.

** Ireland and Scotland made bog butter for three and a half millennia

New research comes to shed light on the ancient practice of making “bog butter”, a product that delighted (and/or nauseated) ancient denizens of today’s Ireland and Scotland,

** American Museum Collections Are Overwhelmingly White and Male

An analysis of the artists represented in the permanent collections of America's major art museums finds that three-quarters of them are white men.

** Non-profits are getting their cut from Met Museum admissions

More than 175 cultural organizations got their cut of $2.8 million in revenues from admissions to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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** World’s Oldest Mariner’s Astrolabe Found

A unique leaded-gunmetal disk with iconic Portuguese markings recovered from the Sodré shipwreck site in Al Hallaniyah, Oman, has been identified as an early mariner’s astrolabe.

** Packaging Matters: Singapore’s Food Packaging Story from the Early 20th Century

National Museum of Singapore

** Tintoretto: Artist of Renaissance Venice

National Gallery Of Art

** Preparing to Borrow Workshop Programme 2019

TEG is very pleased to be partnering with Art Fund and Arts Council England (ACE)

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