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week's edition include:
** Getty museum to return Aphrodite to Italy
Under a bilateral agreement that resolves most aspects of the long-running
dispute, the museum will "transfer to Italy 40 objects, including the
Aphrodite," formally called the Cult Statue of a Goddess, in 2010
** Medieval museum plan for old farm
A heritage trust is selling shares in a 600-year-old Powys farm to try to
raise the £200,000 needed to restore and convert it into a medieval museum
** A bucket of relics from Napoleonic era
Some might say the venerable firm is scraping the bucket, since the items
include a brass telescope said to have been used by Admiral Lord Nelson on
his flagship, the Victory, at the Battle of Trafalgar as well as a
brass-bound elm bucket apparently used on the ship as well
** Wax museum models vandalized
Officials said thieves took Teletubbies and other figures from Ireland's
National Wax Museum storeroom, but left Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin in the
buff
** Chinese archaeologists make ground-breaking textile discovery
Chinese archaeologists have found textiles in a mysterious tomb dating back
nearly 2,500 years in eastern Jiangxi Province, the oldest to be discovered
in China's history
** Japanese, U.S. WWII veterans visit kamikaze museum together
In a press conference at the Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots, the
two U.S. veterans expressed their appreciation for the visit as a historic
trip in which they had discovered that kamikaze pilots were not insane
people, as they had previously thought, but human beings with emotions
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** Canadian researchers identify remains of young Titanic victim
Canadian researchers say they positively identified the remains of a young
child who died when the RMS Titanic sank in 1912
** Front-line life goes on display
Just opened at the National Army Museum, it is thought to be the first
exhibition of its kind to depict an on-going military operation, and it was
the idea of the soldiers themselves
** Man, 83, in court over fake artefact
It went on display in the town's museum after first being featured in an
exhibition at the Haywood Gallery in London, which was opened by the Queen
** Rare fossilized cypress trees found in Hungary
Hungarian scientists say they have discovered a group of fossilized swamp
cypress trees preserved from 8 million years ago which could provide clues
about the climate of pre-historic times
** New York ship museum could be used as post-attack command centre
A legendary World War II ship will return as a floating military museum in
New York City next year, but it is also available as an emergency operations
centre in the event of another terrorist attack
** Still 'sharp' sword used to protect Henry VIII on display for first time
The one-metre weapon, made of iron with steel cutting edges and a basket
hilt, was among thousands of artefacts retrieved 25 years ago from the
wreckage of the warship Mary Rose
** Tate examines 21st century urban life
Ten of the world's top cities provide the subject matter for an exhibition
at London's Tate Modern museum this summer which examines the challenge of
urban life in the 21st century
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** Traditional Iranian art under threat
One of the oldest Iranian art forms, illumination (tazhib) has survived
since the pre-Islamic era but now risks extinction if it fails to attract
patrons, who prefer modern art to traditional work
** This Week's Horoscopes
Sagittarius - November 22 to December 21. You will feel let down by the
historical inaccuracies at a nearby medieval-themed restaurant until you pay
a visit to its bathroom
** No resale fears on stolen painting
A painting stolen from the Art Gallery of New South Wales has won the
dubious distinction of making the FBI's top 10 most-wanted list of missing
artworks
** Art Deco gem could be torn down for view of the Parthenon
A row over a move to tear down two listed buildings - one of them an Art
Deco gem designated a monument in its own right, the other owned by
Oscar-winning composer Vangelis Papathanassiou of Chariots of Fire fame - to
allow a better view of the Parthenon from the new museum threatens to
overshadow the long-anticipated venue's opening
** Art Museum Director Sues For Wrongful Termination
The narrative in the lawsuit indicates Nelson sought to reach a settlement
through a mediator, but the Long Beach Museum of Art Foundation board
declined
** Large turtle causes detour at art museum
She called the town's animal control office, but they were "busy with
bears."
** Directors Forum - New York City on October 21 - 23, 2007
** Cockroach catalogue launched
** Now These Days Are Gone - The Beatles Photographs by Michael Peto
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