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week's edition include:
** 9/11 Museum Changes Course to Incorporate Bin Laden Death
The builders of the 9/11 museum, which is set to open next year, are quickly
changing course to incorporate the story of Osama bin Laden's death into the
ground zero monument
** Tiny shoes of Titanic's dead toddler help unlock mystery
His identity remained a sad riddle until 2002, when scientists using the
latest DNA technology and dental analysis concluded the exhumed remains were
that of Eino Viljami Panula of Finland, who was only 13 months old when he
died at sea
** Vancouver's Dark Past
I imagined a drab city warehouse: filing cabinets stuffed with unpaid
parking tickets, displays of old police uniforms and exhibits on the dangers
of jaywalking; Boy was I wrong
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** Malacca Museum hopes to replicate ancient cannon
The State Museum Corporation (Perzim) wants to replicate a 500-year-old
cannon Si Jagur taken from Malacca to then Batavia (now Jakarta) after the
fall of Malacca to the Dutch
** Ancient 'Nutcracker Man' really ate grass
After a half-century of referring to an ancient pre-human as "Nutcracker
Man" because of his large teeth and powerful jaw, scientists now conclude
that he actually chewed grasses instead
** Effervescent exhibit
The new "Cocktail Culture" exhibition at the RISD Museum includes all kinds
of objects, including fine art, bar accessories and glassware, and even
recipe books, but fashion - particularly the cocktail dress - is the star of
this show
** Saif Gaddafi's Islamic art museum at a standstill
The Libyan conflict has halted the creation of a museum of Islamic art in
Tripoli, due to open in September to celebrate the anniversary of Colonel
Muammar Gaddafi's rise to power
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** Who pickled Damien Hirst's shark and painted Ai Weiwei's seeds?
What is the difference between the person who conceives of the work, and the
person who crafts it; between artist and an artisan?
** Amsterdam's famed canal belt gets its own museum
Amsterdam's famed 17th century canal district, a major tourist draw which
was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List last year, now boasts its own
museum
** Museum promotes 'Indiana Jones' archaeology
Showcased are a collection of props and film footage from Lucasfilm archives
and ancient artifacts on loan from the National Geographic Society and the
Penn Museum, including gold graveyard relics from the Ur dynasty of ancient
Mesopotamia and the oldest known map of the world
** 100,000 $1 Bills on the Wall
It's a concept that takes Warhol one bold step further: Receive $100,000 in
prize money, and instead of spending it, tack 100,000 used $1 bills to the
walls of a museum
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** China Comic and Animation Museum design unveiled
Inspired by the dialogue box in comic books, the design transforms the boxes
into three-dimensional bubble like structures
** Putin courts arts workers ahead of vote
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has promised increased state funding for
culture and pay rises for museum workers, courting Russia's artistic
community in an election year
** Should the Sackler Gallery show artifacts from a commercially excavated
shipwreck?
In a few weeks the Smithsonian Institution and its Freer Gallery of Art and
Sackler Gallery will decide whether to show the rare bounty that was
excavated by a commercial enterprise in the shallow waters off Indonesia
** When Designer Clothes Become Museum Pieces
When the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York decided to do an exhibition
on the works of Lee Alexander McQueen, the obvious place to start was with
the fashion designer's first collection in 1992
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** Kópavogur Museum Shows a major Barbara Árnason Retrospective
Barbara Árnason was born in Petersfield, Hampshire, one of two identical
twins (her sister, Ursula Moray Williams, went on to become a well-known
children's author and illustrator)
** Iran rejects Louvre Museum claims
The agreement, which is in English, Persian and French, has clearly stated
that the two museums can exchange experts and cooperate in research and
educational activities, IRNA reported
** This Week's Horoscopes
Capricorn - You try to be a decent person with a good perspective on life
and a firm view of right and wrong, but you'll soon find yourself ordering
something called a half-caff skinny maple soy latte
** David Bowie to be immortalized at the NYC Museum of Art and Design
Expanding past his notoriety as a musician, David Bowie, Artist showcases
the too-often-overlooked diversity and multifaceted nature of Bowie's total
artistic output
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** Fakes and forgeries mingle as Holburne museum ushers in new era
Visitors will see hundreds of objects never displayed before - but many are
not what Sir William Holburne hoped when he stuffed his home with treasures,
with more than 100 pieces of china, 15 tables, 21 chairs, a grand piano and
scores of paintings displayed in his drawing room alone
** Bug Fair's 25th Anniversary
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's Most Popular Weekend Event
Comes Creeping Back May 14 & 15, 2011
** Nazi Camps in the Occupied Soviet Territories
September 19-20, 2011 Paris, France
** In Between - Culture of dress between East and West
ICOM Costume Committee Annual Meeting
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