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Golden Nanmu (Jinsi Nanmu) is an exceptionally rare, historically significant, and expensive wood, once reserved for Chinese royalty, valued for its golden, shimmering "silk" patterns and extreme durability.
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The discovery of a rare fossil goose in an ancient Central Otago lake shows the evolutionary history of New Zealand’s birds is far more dynamic than once thought.

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When a fire caused by two bombs during the height of the Troubles destroyed nearly all of the Ulster Museum's fashion collection art curator Elizabeth McCrum and her team had to start again from scratch

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Denver’s Black American West Museum preserves the overlooked legacy of Black cowboys, others who helped shape the West.
For more than 50 years, the Black American West Museum and Heritage Center has shared a story many Americans have never learned

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J. Paul Getty Museum acquires trove of Irving Penn photographs.
The famed photographer created the 189 works while travelling in Peru.
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Behind the Chaos at the Louvre, a French Leader’s Legacy Hangs in the Balance.
President Emmanuel Macron has championed a refurbishment of the museum, but the fallout from a sensational heist has put his plans at risk.
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Digital storytelling in VR museums: How interaction with museum treasures affects tourists’ responses? Despite the widespread use of virtual reality (VR) technology in museums, the impact of interacting with museum treasures in the virtual world on tour…

Digital storytelling in VR museums: How interaction with museum treasures affects tourists’ responses?
VR technology in #museums & the impact of interacting with museum treasures in the virtual world on tourists' responses remains underexplored.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Publish Over 100 Three-Dimensional Models of Iconic Works from Across Its Collection - The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Publish Over 100 Three-Dimensional Models of Iconic Works from Across Its Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Publish Over 100 Three-Dimensional Models of Iconic Works from Across Its Collection.
A series of nine models were co-produced with NHK using specialized imaging techniques
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Scientists compared dinosaurs to mammals for decades but missed this key difference Baby dinosaurs weren’t coddled like lion cubs or elephant calves—they were more like prehistoric latchkey kids. New research suggests that young dinosaurs quickly struck out on their own, forming kid-...

Scientists compared #dinosaurs to mammals for decades but missed this key difference
Dinosaurs weren’t just big reptiles with babies—they were shape-shifting ecological players whose kids and adults lived in almost different worlds.
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Museum Digital Systems Manager Job Description Department: Museum Administration and External Affairs Pay Rate Type: Salary Employee Type: Job Summary: Job Purpose The Museum Digital Systems Manager is responsible for the administr...

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Museum Digital Systems Manager
Colby College Museum of Art.
Waterville ME.
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Youth Power in Museums.
How do we create stronger dialogue between new professionals and more established generations in the field?
#ICOM recorded a series of episodes for a special series of Museums and Chill – The ICOM Podcast from ICOM Dubai 2025
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A female Sonoran blue posed for the camera. This exquisite butterfly brings the the color of the sky to earth, complete with fiery orange sun spots. "A lovely little insect" is how Holland described the Sonoran blue in his 1898 The Butterfly Book.
@bethpratt #butterflies #globalmuseum #insects

Did you know that in 1518, Michelangelo illustrated his own shopping list because his servant couldn’t read? The list is written on the back of a letter and preserved in the Casa Buonarroti Museum in Florence.
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At the Monterey Bay Aquarium, crabs began disappearing without a trace. The surprise culprit? A tiny red juvenile octopus hidden in the rocks, likely brought in by accident. Master of camouflage, it outsmarting one of the world’s most carefully maintained aquariums.
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Wait, this is big… the National Gallery of Art has just acquired a major painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, the most celebrated woman artist of the Italian Baroque.
“Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy” is an intensely intimate masterpiece by one of the greatest artists in history
@ngadc #globalmuseum #art

35 Rembrandt Etchings Re-Discovered in a Family Home in the Netherlands.
Charlotte Meyer spent some of her unexpected downtime after a house move going through a folder of works on paper that her late grandfather had handed down to her.

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DePaul Art Museum closing in June amid campus layoffs, financial troubles.
The fate of the museum’s collection is unclear. The closure news comes after DePaul University laid off 114 employees in December.
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Bidding farewell to the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust.
As the site prepares to enter a new era, Ironbridge's collections team reflects on how the pioneering, community-led charity brought the birthplace of the #IndustrialRevolution to life.
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carved ivory salt-cellar

16th century,
Benin City, Nigeria.
-National Museum of Denmark
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The monk sat warming himself by the logs,
Beside him was Blue, the very best of dogs.
But Brother Edwin had a secret, known only to he,
For he had a left hand where his right hand should be.
14/15th century, Cambridge Library MS Ff.1.27, p. 316
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Despite its resemblance to the raccoon & the giant panda, the red panda is in its own distinct family: Ailuridae. Spending most of its life in the treetops, it uses its long tail as a counterbalance & can rotate its feet 180 degrees to aid it in gripping tree bark & branches
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Gallery Education Programs Assistant Position Summary Provides administrative and programmatic support to the Head of Gallery Education in the development and delivery of gallery-based learning experiences. Core responsibilities include...

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Gallery Education Programs Assistant.
The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA.
Salary: $21.61-$23.88 an hour.
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Footwear lost and found.
Scottish Museum's Curator Emily Taylor explores their European footwear collection to uncover the stories behind the objects and reveal their importance within British culture
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25th Biennale of Sydney: Rememory
Saturday 14 March – Sunday 14 June
The Biennale of Sydney returns with a presentation of Australian and international artists exploring themes of migration, exile and belonging.
Entry free.
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Full-Time Education Coordinator
Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ
Rate of pay is $20/hour. Desired start date is March 30th.
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Muriel McPhee made this nightdress for a marriage that never happened.
Muriel created the dress to be part of her wedding trousseau, but after her fiancé died in the First World War, it was packed away forever
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National Museum of Australia
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Boo! Behold the ghost glass frog. This arboreal amphibian is able to “vanish” like a ghost, altering the hue of its green skin to match surrounding vegetation. It can be found in parts of Central & South America.

@AMNH #frogs #globalmuseum

Rare scientific instrument in National Museums Scotland's collection marks its 1000th anniversary.
It's an #astrolabe, an intricate brass instrument made in 11th century Spain, which was used for charting the position of the stars.
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