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** Rains plague Oslo's Folk Museum
Historic timber buildings at one of Norway's top tourist attractions are
sinking and their roofs are leaking after weeks of heavy rain
** The Bard and dope: was this such stuff as dreams were made on?
Dr Frances Thackeray and Professor Nick van der Merwe believe that the man
who bestrides the classical canon was not just a genius, but a very early
pot head
** An old Czech synagogue is restored and reopened
A 260-year-old Czech synagogue that was set to be flattened by bulldozers 10
years ago has reopened as a lasting memorial to a town's lost Jewish
community
** Experts To Test King Tut's DNA
Experts announced DNA tests for two famed mummies Wednesday to try to solve
the centuries-old mystery of whether Egypt's King Tut had truly been the
rightful blood heir of ruling pharaohs
** History of American Women Brought to Life--and, in Some Cases, Corrected
If the purpose of a museum is to showcase that which a society values, then
the existence of a women's museum in the United States should speak volumes
** Museums desperate to bag Bill's historic pipes
When Piper Bill Millin stepped off his Second World War landing craft and
into the heat of battle, chances are he didn't give much thought to the fate
of his bagpipes
** Perry Ellis Design Exhibition Opens at FIT Museum
One of the most influential designers of the late 20th century, Perry Ellis
(1940-86) was known for introducing a casual but sophisticated look to
American sportswear
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** Old Cemetery Found in Costa Rica
Archaeologists have discovered a more than 500-year-old cemetery on a site
where officials plan to build residential housing
** Rain of the Moon: Silver in Ancient Peru
Ancient Peruvian silver-one of the three metals extensively worked in Peru
from about 500 B.C. onwards, and rarer at the time than gold-will be the
focus of this unprecedented exhibition, which brings together for the first
time well-preserved silver objects from public and private collections in
the United States
** Archaeologists step in ahead of bulldozers
After hours of searching for arrow-heads, stone tools and other remnants of
the past, their haul consisted of a decidedly unhistoric golf ball.
** Debt Owed To Polish Astronomy
Located at the far tip of Chicago's museum campus, where taxis never roam
and buses seem almost as scarce, the Adler Planetarium needs strong
attractions to lure the public
** For the record: Preserving Japan's on-air history
Recognizing that radio and television programs are precious cultural assets
that reflect the life and customs of the nation, both private broadcasters
and NHK coughed up 6 billion yen and 3 billion yen, respectively, for the
project
** What passion drives a Picasso lover?
Picasso treated his women terribly and painted them sublimely - but what
motivates the men who pay fortunes to own his paintings
** Elton John Exhibits His Photography
The composer, singer and musician says he began collecting works in the
early 1990s when he was recovering from a drug addiction
** Paul Gauguin -a Distant Paradise
Most of the loans for the exhibition come from museum collections in the
Nordic countries where Paul Gauguin is surprisingly well represented due to
his many contacts in this part of Europe
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** Boat Excavated From 'Pharaoh's Fleet' May Be World's Oldest
American and Egyptian archaeologists believe they have unearthed the oldest
example of a boat built by a more elaborate method than hollowing out a tree
trunk
** Unusual Fresco Noted in Rome Church
Fragments of an unusual fresco painted more than 700 years ago were found
when a Baroque altar painting was moved in the church of Ara Coeli in
Downtown Rome
** School Trip Finds Ancient Remains
When local geologist Mikhail Karchevsky led a group of children on an
archaeological expedition over the summer, the kids expected to find some
interesting rocks and perhaps some old tools buried in the dirt.
** Archaeological hoaxes spur history text rethink
Shinichi Fujimura, 50, who served as deputy director of the Tohoku
Paleolithic Institute, admitted Sunday that he buried stoneware in late
October to make up the finds at the Kamitakamori ruins
** Finally released: The Source of Administratium
Scientists have released the secret of the source of Administratium;
Administratium is refined from a repulsive amorphous material similar to a
thick petroleum tar but much more viscous and sticky
** Lost in the Whitewash
The "Lost in the Whitewash: Chinese and Aboriginal Encounters From
Federation to Reconciliation"
** Symbolism in Danish and European Painting 1870-1910
29 September 2000 - 14 January 2001
** MAKING MUSEUMS MATTER
February 22-24, 2001 with Stephen E. Weil
** Exhibitions Available
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