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Your headlines this week (for the full story visit the webzine) include:
** Crowds flock to the Red bloomer expo
Almost 10 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, one of Russia's
largest museums is providing the most intimate insight yet into life under
the likes of Lenin and Stalin
** London dig finds pirates' treasure
Treasure believed to have been captured by 17th- century pirates has been
found beside the Thames in London
** The poisoned chalice that is the V&A
If, on entering the Victoria and Albert museum, the stranger wonders why the
scattered patrons of the cafe in the entrance hall lie gasping in their
chairs like beached monkfish, within an hour he will know the answer
** Walking along the edge of civilization
Done the Great Wall of China? Try the Great Wall of England. It's arguably
the finest Roman monument north of the Alps
** Keep shipwreck artifacts in Canada, board urged
Heritage Canada has taken steps to prevent artifacts salvaged from the wreck
of the Empress of Ireland from being shipped out of the country
** Iceman Oetzi ate goat for his last supper
When scientists declared that they had found evidence that the ancient
shepherd they have christened Oetzi was a vegetarian, it was hailed by some
as proof that man was never meant to eat meat
** `Island of Bliss' rotting away
The capital city of the medieval Vijaynagara kingdom is rotting in every
corner. While at one level, building preservation attempts failed, at
another level tourist comforts failed
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** Staff commit seven deadly sins at the £1m office party
Eat your heart out if your office party was a glass of warm plonk and a
fumble by the filing cabinet
** Hong Kong's largest heritage museum opens
Hong Kong's biggest museum showcasing the territory's rich culture heritage
from ancient China to modern comics was opened by Chief Executive Tung Chee
Hwa on Saturday
** Key To Art Nazis Stole May Be Locked Away
As a government commission on Holocaust reparations prepares to issue its
final report, a massive cache of World War II records documenting Nazi
looting of works by some of the greatest artists in history may remain
virtually inaccessible, despite the commission's earlier plans to publish it
** We've got a problem: Astronaut garments deteriorating steadily
The specialized outfits that came through the extremes of outer space
without a hitch now face an uncertain future on the ground
** Let the museum be a lesson to its critics
The lesson to be learnt here is that you should not allow early criticism to
halt the creation of well-planned civic assets
** Big Eyes May Have Helped Arctic Dinos Survive
A particular type of dinosaur thrived in northern Alaska 70 million years
ago because its huge eyes allowed it to see in dim Arctic light
** Painting Christmas
Directing my attention to the misshapen terror on Christ's face as he looks
down at the deadly gift of myrrh that the oldest king is presenting to him -
the first Christmas present - MacGregor concludes that this great Bruegel
painting "makes you realise what hideous odds goodness is up against".
** Chirac showcases 'Ali Baba's junk'
Cowboy boots once at the center of a diplomatic spat between France and the
United States have found their final boot hill in a museum for thousands of
presents showered on President Jacques Chirac
** Sex exhibit shows China lifting veil on old taboo
Shanghai - It wasn't so long ago that for good citizens of China, sex meant
lying back and thinking of Mao
** Raphael's mistress is a work of genius
A portriat of a partly naked woman said to have been Raphael's mistress has
been restored to reveal that is was painted by the Renaissance master
** Your Holiday Horoscopes
Virgo: (Aug. 23--Sept. 22)
You will be mortified to realize that you misspelled the words "fiery,"
"dynamite," and "vengeance" in your letter to the president
** $4m fighting fund to reclaim animal magnetism
Saturday morning sport, the cost of updating animal enclosures and a
blow-out in wages have forced the Carr Government into a $4million bailout
of Taronga Zoo
** Success taxes museum
According to a consultant's report, the museum needs updated plumbing, more
space for school groups and air conditioning to preserve its gallery
exhibits.
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** Mission San Antonio de Padua Archaeological Field School
June 17 - July 27, 2001
** Albert Tucker: Australian Gothic
27 January-11 March 2001
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history and film conservation students will also find it of great interest
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** New RAP Web Site Provides Information from Conservation, Preservation
Centers
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NEW BOOK
Care and Conservation of Natural History Collections
This book covers the physical care of botanical and zoological collections
for scientific teaching and display purposes with emphasis on preservation
for scientific value. A manual for curators and collections managers
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field of natural history curation (excluding palaeontology). Special
chapters cover the fields of genetic material, pest control, the museum
environment - policies and procedures, with appendices on such topics as
documentation and disaster planning
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