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** The Van Gogh Museum Fires Four Staff Members Over Pokémon Chaos
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has fired four workers over the chaos surrounding last year’s collaborative
exhibition with the Pokémon Company.
** Iran Calls for Halt of British Museum’s Planned Loan of 2,600-Year-Old Babylonian
Artifact to Jerusalem
Iranian officials are calling to halt the planned transfer of a significant Babylonian artifact from the British
Museum to Jerusalem, raising concern that relocating the 6th century artifact to the city amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza war poses “risk” to it.
** Bayeux Museum lands 1872 reproduction of tapestry from Rolling Stone’s estate
Lifesize replica of 70-metre work, which cost museum £16,000, was part of sale of late drummer Charlie Watts’s
estate.
** V&A and British Museum to loan Asante gold to Ghana
The agreement between the two London institutions and the Manhyia Palace Museum, which is in Kumasi, the capital
of the Ashanti Region, relates to items of gold and silver associated with the Asante royal court.
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** St Brigid’s Day - a weaving tradition of Celtic rituals, Christian faith and enduring folk customs
Irish Museum explains that the ancient goddess Brigid was associated with the main deities of pre-Christian
Gaelic Ireland, the mythical Tuatha Dé Danann.
** Climate activists hurl soup at the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris
Two vandals from a climate and agricultural NGO hurled soup onto the bulletproof glass protecting Leonardo
da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" painting in Paris.
** The WWII Treasure Map That Caused A Modern Day Hunt
As it does every year, the Dutch National Archives started the New Year with a “Revelation Day”—disclosing
documents that had hitherto been unavailable to the public, typically after a standard 75-year confidentiality term.
** Space shuttle Endeavour soaring into place at final museum home
Once complete — and the rest of the museum is constructed in the coming years — L.A. will be home to the only
retired space shuttle displayed in a full-stack arrangement as if ready for launch.
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** Museum of Natural History could’ve avoided sudden shutdown of Native American exhibits
Tribal leader says the American Museum of Natural History could have avoided the sudden and shocking shutdown
of all its Native American exhibits had it made an effort over the years to “reconcile and work with tribes".
** ‘Landmark paper’ shows why ice age Europeans wore jewellery
Pendants and beads reveal nine cultures living across the continent 30,000 years ago.
** El Prado Museum pushes for more inclusive and respectful language
One of the world's most renowned art museums is changing the language in the descriptions attached to its paintings
in a bid to increase inclusion and promote equality.
** Our god was locked in a US museum
Thousands of centuries-old artefacts have been looted since Nepal opened up to international trade and tourism
in the 1950s.
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** British Museum reveals bumper haul of treasures found by the public
Finds reported to England’s Portable Antiquities Scheme include medieval bone rosary bead and 3,000-year-old
gold dress fastener.
** Te Papa's botany curator studies the curious critters of Auckland Island
As a botany curator, Heidi Meudt pays a lot of attention to plants, however, she is also curious about the
other living things she sees when out in the field.
** New York’s American Museum of Natural History is closing two Native American halls
The mammoth complex is the latest U.S. institution to cover up or remove Native American exhibits to comply
with recently revamped federal regulations dealing with the display of Indigenous human remains and cultural items.
** Art Gallery of Ontario under pressure to explain Indigenous art curator’s ousting
Wanda Nanibush left the institution after a letter accusing her of “hate speech” was circulated by the group
Israel Museums and Arts, Canada.
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** A throbbing neon powerhouse: Hong Kong’s gigantic new billboard – with a nice museum attached
M+ wants to be a global titan of art, to rival Tate Modern and the Pompidou but did architects Herzog and de
Meuron overdo the concrete?
** Scottish Government accepts findings of empire and slavery group
Plans include dedicated space to address Scotland’s role in colonialism and historic slavery.
** How DNA from the Dead Is Helping Boost Species on the Brink
Historical and ancient DNA from museum specimens is enabling scientists to establish baselines of genetic diversity
for species in decline.
** Dinosaur known as ‘chicken from hell’ once roamed Midwest
Creature recently identified using fossilized bones found in South Dakota.
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** Precision Reconsidered: Scientific Instruments, Culture and Access
XLIII Scientific Instrument Symposium
16 – 20 September, 2024. Ottawa, Canada.
** Museums Today: Why Cultural Heritage Belongs in the Climate Conversation
Wednesday, 2/21/2024, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
** This Week's Horoscopes
Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22): This week, Virgo, you will feel a strong urge to repatriate
all the snacks from the museum's social events. It is a noble cause, but remember, not all hors d'oeuvres are meant to be liberated. Avoid the temptation to smuggle out the entire cheese platter under your coat.
Read the full horoscopes here.
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