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**  An Action Plan for Future Art Museum Educators
Viewfinder, the open-access publication of the NAEA Museum Education Division, focuses on the intersection of art museum education and social justice.

**  New museum in Saudi Arabia bolsters collection with Centre Pompidou partnership
An unnamed collector filed a suit in German federal court to get his painting de-listed from the Lost Art Database, which tracks paintings that were stolen, looted, or otherwise separated from their rightful Jewish owners.

**  Big Hair and Big Thoughts at a Paris Museum
With over 600 objects and artworks gathered from various museums around the world, the exhibition aims to delve into the hairy history of hair from the 15th century to the present day

**  Ancient Glass Workshop Discovered in Czech Republic May Have Hosted Sacred Rituals
An ancient glass workshop with Celtic coins and glass, sunken huts, and a possible sanctuary have been identified by archaeologists.
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**  AI identified a Renaissance masterpiece. Art historians are sceptical
A gallery in the English city of Bradford put on display what it says artificial intelligence has identified as a work by the Italian Renaissance painter often mentioned alongside Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.

**  A Digitized Collection of Art, Poetry, and Books Will Be Permanently Installed on the Moon
A multimedia creative arts archive will head to space as part of a permanent installation on a series of unmanned rockets that will land and remain stationed on the moon.

**  How an English Exile Ended Up at the Court of Genghis Khan’s Grandson
His life speaks to the interconnected nature of the medieval world, demonstrating how the rise of the Mongol Empire set travellers in motion, compelling them to cover great distances and explore lands and cultures beyond Europe’s borders.

**  Astonishing Private Car Collection Becomes Germany’s Latest Museum
Formerly the Loh Collection, the extraordinary collection of more than 150 cars is brimming with some of the most significant machines in the history of the automotive world.
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**  World's Largest Museum To Have 950 Rooms
The upcoming Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum - billed to be the largest museum in the world - will have eight thematic segments telling the story of India spanning over 5,000 years.

**  Richard Quest looks at the history of the Guggenheim Museum in New York
CNN's Richard Quest explores the museum's history and its future as part of his "Summer Fridays" series.

**  Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's pop artefact stash now heads to a museum
Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix's guitars, Vader's helmet, Captain Kirk's chair, and more.

**  National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC apologises to visitor with a disability who was forcibly removed
The Gallery reportedly escorted a visitor with a disability off its premises due to a bag violation, prompting a furor on Twitter and subsequent apology from the institution.
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**  Hartwig Fischer to step down from the British Museum
An international search for the next director of the British Museum will kick off in autumn after Hartwig Fischer announced that he is stepping down from the role.

**  Rising Tide: Art and Environment in Oceania
This urgent issue is felt especially deeply in Australia and the Pacific Islands where sea levels are rising due to climate change and the oceans are filling with plastic.

**  The Sunfish and the Sheriff
Like many other natural science collections, the National Museum of Ireland is planning to share data with a global biodiversity website (the Global Biodiversity Information Facility) and with this work they are laying the foundations for a successful outcome.

**  Young V&A to find replacements after row over removal of LGBTQ+ material
The Young V&A is to select alternative LGBTQ+ material for display after being criticised for removing two books from sale in its shop and a poster from its Design Gallery.
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**  The Department of Preparation: A Photographic Survey of the Smithsonian (1890–1913)
When Thomas William Smillie (1843–1917) was designated “custodian” of the Smithsonian Institution’s photographic “specimens” in 1896 it was the first such appointment at any museum in the United States, and perhaps in the world.

**  What does a Museum Humanities Technician do?
Te Papa Humanities Technicians share their behind-the-scenes work with negatives in a photographic collection: what research, registration, and rehousing negatives looks like, and how you can help out. 

**  Is fear around AI doing more harm than good?
Our anxiety is pitching artists against AI when collaboration and exploration are what's needed.

**  Climate Protestors Deface Portrait of King Charles III in Scotland’s National Gallery
Though King Charles III has long advocated for environmental causes and has spoken out about climate change, Scotland remains the biggest oil producer and the second-largest gas producer in Europe.
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**  XLII Scientific Instrument Symposium
Palermo, 18 - 22 September 2023

**  Precarity, Creative Arts and Wellbeing
1-2 September. Massey’s Auckland campus

**  How can you make the best case for your museum?
Join the Museums Association for Museum Conversations: How to Advocate for Your Museum on 20 September.

**  This Week's Horoscopes
Pisces: Pisces, a museum exhibit that perfectly captures your mysterious nature. It's a room filled with locked doors, secret passages, and a sign that says, "No Entry, Scorpios Only." Embrace the enigma, but remember, it's okay to let people in once in a while. Just make sure they sign a non-disclosure agreement first. Read the full weekly horoscopes here.
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