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Photography
fromColossal
20 hours ago

Spectral Birds Endemic to New Zealand Find New Life in Fiona Pardington's Portraits

Fiona Pardington photographs preserved bird specimens from New Zealand natural history collections, creating large-scale portraits that explore themes of extinction, preservation, and the boundary between life and death.
London
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Vast scale of overseas human remains held in UK museums decried by MPs and experts

UK museums hold over 263,000 human remains from around the world, with 37,000 known to originate from overseas former colonies, representing a colonial legacy that many consider sacrilegious and shameful.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
6 days ago

Unesco World Heritage buildings in Tel Aviv damaged by Iranian missile strike

Of the approximately 5,000 houses built in the International Style in Tel Aviv, most are privately owned and 'the owners do not want to invest in restoration at the moment.' The most significant damaged building was the 'Froma Gurvitz' house, built in 1937 by the architectural firm Zabrodsky and Blacks, which had an additional floor and a half constructed on the roof.
Arts
Arts
fromOpen Culture
1 week ago

Download 60,000 Works of Art from the National Gallery, Including Masterpieces by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Rembrandt & More

The National Gallery of Art's NGA Images platform provides free, high-resolution digital access to over 60,000 artworks from its collection, democratizing art appreciation beyond museum visits.
Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 week ago

March Book Bag: from a Modigliani catalogue raisonne to a career guide for artists

Recent art publications include a comprehensive Modigliani catalogue raisonné using advanced authentication technology and a Wallace Collection catalogue documenting arms and armour from Asia, Africa, and the Ottoman world.
Fundraising
fromFortune
1 week ago

Billionaires' latest luxury asset class is dinosaur bones, boosted by Pharrell's new auction platform | Fortune

A triceratops skeleton from a Wyoming museum is being auctioned for $4.5-5.5 million as dinosaur fossil prices reach record highs.
OMG science
fromFast Company
1 week ago

Triceratops skeleton 'Trey' is up for auction as dinosaur market hits record highs

A triceratops skeleton named Trey, displayed in a Wyoming museum for decades, will be auctioned with a $4.5-5.5 million estimate as dinosaur fossils become increasingly popular investments.
Cars
fromTravel + Leisure
1 week ago

8 Best Car Museums in the U.S. With Vintage Vehicles and Fascinating Exhibits

The United States hosts numerous automobile museums showcasing the industry's evolution from the 1890s through innovative design, technology, and adaptation to consumer needs.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 week ago

Vancouver Art Gallery gifted more than 800 photographs by Stephen Shore

We are profoundly grateful to the Chan family for their extraordinary generosity and their commitment to making Stephen Shore's Uncommon Places accessible to all. Few bodies of work have so decisively changed the course of photography.
Arts
LGBT
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Historical gay rights poster given to museum

A historic 'Never Going Underground' poster from a 1988 campaign against Section 28 legislation has been donated to the London Transport Museum as part of a research project documenting LGBTQ+ experiences in London transport during the 1970s and 1980s.
UK news
fromianVisits
3 weeks ago

Newham to get its museum back after 30 years with new heritage centre

Newham will open the Heritage Centre in Canning Town's Grade II-listed Old Library to house archives and display its museum collection after a £2.7m grant.
History
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Victorian-era 'vinegar valentines' show that trolling existed long before social media or the internet | Fortune

Vinegar valentines were mocking Victorian cards intended to offend recipients, often sent anonymously and sometimes provoking violent reactions.
Science
fromColossal
1 month ago

'Making the Invisible Visible' Highlights an Ambitious Digitization Project at Harvard

Digitizing museum analog catalogs and microscope-slide invertebrate collections preserves fragile records and makes thousands of specimens accessible to researchers and the public.
fromTime Out London
2 months ago

The Natural History Museum is opening two galleries that have been closed for decades

The Natural History Museum in South Kensington plans to open two spaces, one of which hasn't been seen by visitors since World War II. The aptly named Old General Herbarium has not been seen by Londoners since 1948 and is set to launch in 2026 as a pop-up Hidden Histories gallery. Origins gallery, which has been shut since 2004, will also reopen as a 'Land and Air gallery' sometime before the institution's 150th birthday in 2031.
UK news
Philosophy
fromAeon
2 months ago

Why is this Kenyan artefact in storage at a German museum? | Aeon Videos

A Kikuyu artefact taken to a German museum in 1903 reveals contested provenance and prompts community-centered approaches to rightful preservation and storytelling.
History
fromColossal
3 months ago

A Deep Dive into the Strange and Touching Victorian-Era Mourning Traditions

Victorian mourning involved elaborate public rituals and material objects, while contemporary grief is more private and inwardly managed.
Arts
fromFuncheap
3 months ago

SF's Cartoon Art Museum's "Pay What You Wish" Day (First Tuesdays)

The Cartoon Art Museum preserves and exhibits diverse cartoon art, offers educational programs, houses approximately 7,000 originals, and provides monthly Pay What You Wish admission.
Arts
fromFuncheap
3 months ago

"Reveries" A Robert Kipniss Retrospective Exhibition Opening (SF)

Robert Kipniss's mezzotints, color lithographs, and paintings offer meditative, quietly powerful visions that reveal profound significance in simple, overlooked moments.
Arts
fromARTnews.com
3 months ago

Art Gallery of Ontario Scores Major Donation of Contemporary Prints and Photographs

AGO received 450+ works from Carol and Morton Rapp, representing 203 artists and expanding its printmaking collection spanning the 1960s through the early 21st century.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
4 months ago

Hispanic Society to Sell Dozens of Artworks From Its Collection

The Hispanic Society is selling 45 non-core European Old Master paintings, including an El Greco workshop work, to fund collection care and acquisitions.
Music
fromTime Out London
5 months ago

I went to the V&A's new David Bowie Centre in Stratford before it opens to the public this weekend - here's what it's like

David Bowie's donated private archive at the V&A Storehouse reveals a vast, accessible public archive that enables research, engagement, and unexpected historical insights.
History
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
6 months ago

Tillamook County Pioneer Museum: Bringing Tillamook to the world, from shipwrecks to service members, from research to a nature reserve * Oregon ArtsWatch

The Tillamook County Pioneer Museum preserves and shares Tillamook County history with roughly 55,000 objects and 20,000 photographs spanning the 17th–21st centuries.
History
fromMedievalists.net
6 months ago

Viking Hairstyles Uncovered in a Medieval Gaming Piece - Medievalists.net

A 1,000-year-old walrus-ivory Viking figurine vividly depicts a middle-parted hairstyle, moustache, braided goatee, sideburns, and cropped back hair, revealing elite Viking grooming.
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