This article was first published by BBC News. Dozens of archaeological sites in Afghanistan have been bulldozed to allow systematic looting, according to researchers at the University of Chicago. They say their analysis of satellite photos provides the first definitive photographic evidence that looting patterns that began under the previous government have continued since the […]
This article was first published by ArtNet. The Musée d’Orsay reported that its latest Van Gogh exhibition broke all previous attendance records, bringing in a total 793,556 visitors, or an average of 7,181 each day. The show’s A.I. and immersive V.R. experiences were largely ridiculed in the press, but they proved persuasive to new audiences. […]
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This article was first published by the New Museum of Architecture & Design. Helsinki City Council has approved a capital donation of 60 million euros to the foundation responsible for establishing the new national museum of architecture and design. The Finnish state will match this funding, with an additional 30 million euros to be raised […]
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This article was first published by BBC News. Plans to formally move the statue of transatlantic slave trader Edward Colston to a museum have been approved. The Grade II listed statue was pulled down during a protest in Bristol in 2020 before being put on temporary display at the city’s M Shed Museum. It has […]
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This article was first published by Museums + Heritage. The Museum of Homelessness (MoH) has announced that it will open its first physical location to the public in May with a new immersive experience. To mark the opening of its new site and ten-year anniversary, the museum has shared plans for ‘How to Survive the […]
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This article was first published by the Museum Association. Unesco has published a list of 343 cultural sites verified to have suffered damage since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The list includes 31 museums, along with 127 religious sites, 151 buildings of historical and/or artistic interest, 19 monuments, 14 libraries and one archive. The list […]
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This article was first published by the Guardian. Five big museums, including Tate Britain and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, are launching audio guides dedicated to underserved female artists in their collection during Women’s History Month. Museums Without Men, devised by the Guardian art critic Katy Hessel, will showcase dozens of female and gender non-conforming […]
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This article was first published by the Museums Association. A Senedd petition has been launched urging the Welsh Government to increase rather than cut spending to the nation’s museums and heritage. The government’s draft budget is proposing a 10.5% revenue cut to Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales and the National Library of Wales, and a 22.3% cut […]
This article was first published by the Guardian. The British Museum is tackling an influx of social media trolls from Chile, who have flooded the museum’s Instagram posts calling for the return of a moai statue, one of the stone monuments from Easter Island. The museum has two moai, which were taken from Rapa Nui […]
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