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Mannequin on toilet bids for Turner prize

Characters from The Simpsons and a female mannequin perched on a toilet have made it into this year's Turner Prize shortlist

Public vote melts plans for waxwork British PM

Embattled British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has received yet another blow as the public voted by a landslide to keep him out of London's Madame Tussauds waxwork museum

Cultural heritage not spared

Priceless artefacts and buildings of China's cultural heritage were seriously damaged by the 7.8-magnitude quake in Sichuan on Monday

From Holocaust hero to obscurity

Oskar Schindler saved more than 1,000 Jews from the gas chambers, but after 1945 he fell into obscurity and poverty and died without the recognition he deserved, a new exhibition in Frankfurt shows

Museum Kills Live Exhibit

The victimless leather was kept alive in an incubator with nutrients, unsettlingly alive, until recently, that is

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Oldest known bust of Caesar found

Divers in France have found the oldest known bust of Roman dictator Julius Caesar at the bottom of the River Rhone

Wanted, human penis for Icelandic museum

One species conspicuous by its absence is homo sapiens, but that may soon be rectified since a German, an American, an Icelander and a Briton have promised to donate their organs after death, according to certificates on display

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Can I recommend the new FLOCK browser to GM network members. I have been using it for the past fortnight and it is excellent. Secondly, go have a look at World Wide Telescope for a free programme... Continue

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Hello Friends. I am a photographer. I photograph people, nature, and art. I am looking for free-lance assignments. I live in Western Massachusetts. Willing to travel.

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Vintage Japanese Robots Storm Sci-Fi Museum (Wired News)

: Though made for children, Japanese toy robots can catch the eye of even the most discriminating adults. Iconic graphic designer Tom Geismar, whose firm Chermayeff & Geismar has created memorable logos for Mobil, PBS and other U.S. institutions, has been collecting the shiny bots for decades. The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle will exhibit toys from Geismar's ...

Plant Museum Society Members Celebrate Successful Year (South Tampa News & Tribune)

H.B. Plant Museum Society members gathered recently for a luncheon to install officers and celebrate the success of 2007-08 club year activities.

Historical society seeking New Deal items for museum display (The Bradford Era)

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Historical Society is seeking items that can be loaned to the Old Jail Museum for its display, “The New Deal in Pennsylvania — 75 Years,” which opens June 9 in the Feature Room.

Joslyn Art Museum Presents Denise Fleming: Painting with Paper (Art Daily)

Denise Fleming, “Faces” from The Everything Book, 2000. Photo: Courtesy of the Joslyn Art Museum. OMAHA.-

Museum opens despite ongoing cleanup in Darien (WTOC 11 Savannah)

For more than a year, the McIntosh Art Association has been busy converting the old jail into a museum and today was its grand opening.

London to get Ripley's museum (UPI)

LONDON, May 16 (UPI) -- Florida's Ripley Entertainment Inc. said it is planning to open a Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum in London this summer.

Museum officials to discuss zoning request (The Arizona Republic)

The Cave Creek Museum wants to change its zoning to commercial, from residential, sparking protest from some neighbors.

N.J. State Museum will reopen after renovations (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

The New Jersey State Museum, where as many as 80,000 schoolchildren trekked each year before renovations began in 2004, will reopen its main building tomorrow after a $15 million overhaul.

Museum deals this Sunday (Philly.com)

In celebration of International Museum Day, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission will offer a "buy one general admission, get one general admission free" deal on Sunday.

Museum Director Is Found Dead (New York Times)

An American director of a museum in Thailand who was indicted in a federal investigation into looted antiquities was found dead in a detention center in Seattle, The Associated Press reported.

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Political Realities?

Having just returned from 10 days in the States I couldn't help but notice that election fever had gripped the nation! As a non-US citizen I would be interested to learn what the implications are for museums in the event of either a Democrat or Republican winning at the next Presidential election?

Posted by Global Museum on 23rd February 2008 at 7:52am — No Comments (Add)

Greetings from the Natural World Museum!

Hello everyone! I'm Elaine Howard, the Education and Outreach Director of the Natural World Museum. My administrative office is based in San Francisco but the museum is "without walls" and we work globally in a variety of locations. The United Nations Environment Programme has a project called "Art for the Environment" where art is used to spread awareness of global environmental issues and inspires people to take action. NWM is the implementing partner of this initiative, which I invite you to… Continue

Posted by Elaine Howard on 30th January 2008 at 6:50am — 1 Comment (Add)

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I am Curator for the Still National Osteopathic Museum and National Center for Osteopathic History. Our Museum started with the daughter of the founder (Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O.) decided to "show off" some of the family items. We now house approx 30,000 artifacts, documents and images and handle research requests from around the world. We also have a traveling exhibit called "Healer Within" which has been shown around the US and British Columbia. We are very proud of the…

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Posted by Debra Loguda-Summers on 21st January 2008 at 4:00am — 1 Comment (Add)

Hi and Hello

Hi! I am a senior in college, just a few months from graduation. I have worked two museum internships and one museum job at this point. I am also working with my on-campus museum on an extensive project to update the catalog and reorganize the storage rooms. Currently I am applying to four graduate degree museum studies programs. I really love Greek and Roman history and British history, so my hopes are to work in the U.K. with such collections one day. If any of you museum veterans have any adv… Continue

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I am researching online communities in the context of museums and would be interested to hear how re…

I am researching online communities in the context of museums and would be interested to hear how readers of this blog are using this and other online community facilities. Comments on what is worthwhile and what is not would be welcome. In particular, have you used or do you know of any wikis in a museum/educational setting. I am presenting a mini-workshop on museums and wikis at the next Museums and the Web conference - see… Continue

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