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The international headlines (FOR THE FULL STORY VISIT THE WEBZINE at this
address http://www.globalmuseum.org and click on the NEWS button) in this
week's edition include:
** Living Museum' opened in London
The Living Museum aims to show people first-hand what life was like during
the Second World War
** Auckland Art Gallery in for $90m revamp
The redevelopment is the most radical overhaul of the 1887 French-style
colonial icon and is set to propel the gallery into the ranks of major
international art museums
** Over 200 culture relics unearthed in Three Gorges Reservoir
The unearthed items include a garlic-shaped bronze pot, a 18-cm-wide jade
piece, and two pottery pots of the Han Dynasty
** Stolen
"Stolen," Rebecca Dreyfus' investigation into the most expensive art heist
in U.S. history, provides a treasure trove of outrageous characters, rampant
speculation, personal obsessions and a glimpse into the rarefied world of
art collecting
** On the Right Track for Museum Skills
Imagine trying to run a railway museum in a country where there isn't a
single train that runs
** Footprints rewrite history of first Americans
If the finding survives the controversy it is bound to stir up, it means
that humans must have moved into the New World at least 30,000 years earlier
than previously thought
** Kids declare Oxford museum a family favourite
The Pitt Rivers beat off stiff competition from other shortlisted museums -
ranging from an exhibition telling the story of Surrealists on holiday in
Cornwall to filmmaking workshops inspired by Peter Greenaway - to win the
prize, which honours attractions that encourage children to visit
** Russian Museum May Close
The State Russian Museum is facing imminent temporary closure because it is
operating without its charter having been ratified
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** Antique that caused deadly vendetta ends up in war veterans' home
However, what the veteran soldiers might not appreciate is the violent
history of the magnificent antique that was stolen from an aristocratic war
hero and spent more than a decade in an underworld of art thieves, gangsters
and IRA killers
** Scientist invents Daylight Saving Time Machine
The proud professor is now looking ahead, and developing a Time Pause
function, a temporal snooze button that would allow one to freeze time
** Rock museum settles suit with Jewish rock Web site
The suit was dismissed earlier this week when the founders of Jewsrock.org
agreed to refrain from using the phrase "Jewish Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"
** Egyptians ate lettuce to boost sex drive
The ancient Egyptians used lettuce as an aphrodisiac, according to an
Italian researcher who claims to have solved a century-old archaeological
puzzle
** Italian trial for Getty curator
The curator of antiquities at California's respected J. Paul Getty Museum
will go on trial in Italy next month accused of conspiracy to receive stolen
goods in a landmark case closely watched by the art world
** Showcasing Ancient Yemen
It takes little to imagine the temples of the ancient world, that of Solomon
included, filled with clouds of incense from Yemen
** Take a peek at what Scotland's spies did in war
Secret histories of Scots involved in espionage and defence during the
Second World War are to be uncovered in a new exhibition
** Tsars In Their Eyes
A rebirth of interest in the ill-fated Romanov dynasty says more for
post-communist Russia's nostalgia than it does for the scant achievements of
a decadent royal brood
** For Better of Wurst
A museum devoted to curry-flavoured sausage, a popular snack known to
Germans as currywurst, is set to open early next year in Berlin
** Baby shoes of unknown child
They are the small, brown leather shoes worn by an infant boy who perished
in the Titanic disaster almost a century ago
** Union lawyer rips city's handling of Norwalk museum
After a vote by the Historical Commission to relieve Norwalk Museum curator
Susan Gunn from certain duties, a union attorney criticized the city for not
adequately staffing the museum
** That's a lot of 'Stuff'
An American philanthropist yesterday signed an agreement to supply US$10
million worth of stuffed animals to the Beijing Museum of Natural History
** Art plans for Schindler factory
The factory which belonged to Oskar Schindler - the man who saved hundreds
of Polish Jews during the World War II - is to be turned into an art museum
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** TAPE workshop on management of audiovisual collections
** The 8-Year War of Resistance exhibition has opened at the Hong Kong
Museum of Coastal Defence
** Connections: Local Government, Cultural Heritage and Communities
** Lottery windfall gives Lydia Eva new lease of life
** Fish 'n Clicks New Digital Media in the Discovery World Aquarium
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