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See the 2,500-Pound Bronze Bison as They Arrive at Their New, Permanent Place at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.

More than a century ago, the massive mammals actually grazed beside the Smithsonian Castle. As of today, two large sculptures continue that legacy as they flank the museum’s main entrance

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-2500-pound-bronze-bison-as-they-arrive-at-their-new-permanent-place-at-the-smithsonians-national-museum-of-natural-history-180988387/ #globalmuseum #museums

Got an Idea About Who Robbed the Gardner Museum? Get in Line.

Theories abound as to who pulled off the largest art heist in U.S. history. In a new book, the former F.B.I. agent who handled the case dismisses many of them.

https://archive.ph/8KO8P #globalmuseum #museums #crime

‘A fascinating discovery’: research challenges Battle of Hastings narrative.
Harold may have sailed, not marched, in 1066, reshaping explanations for his defeat in England’s historic battle

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/mar/21/battle-of-hastings-discovery-research-england-history?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #history

How Google Maps is shaping where we eat.
Josh Toussaint-Strauss discovers that great restaurants are disappearing on Google Maps, despite having lots of reviews and high ratings, so he sets out to get to the bottom of it and finds out that what Google Maps shows us isn't necessarily what we want to see
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/mar/19/how-google-maps-is-shaping-where-we-eat-video?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #googlemaps #restaurants

The Man Who Went Shopping For Dining Chairs and Accidentally Bought Stonehenge.

On September 21, 1915, a British barrister named Cecil Chubb was given a very simple task by his wife, Mary. She sent him to a local auction in Salisbury with strict instructions: buy a nice set of dining chairs for their home.

But as Chubb sat in the auction house, he got distracted. "Lot 15" came up for sale, a 30-acre plot of land featuring a crumbling, dilapidated ring of ancient rocks.
@VisionaryVoid

⭐ JOB POSTING⭐
Curator of Collections
The Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine, TX is hiring a Curator of Collections. Join their team and help them enrich our goals and mission for the museum, Sul Ross State University, and the Big Bend Region.

The Curator of Collections has a multi-dimensional role at the Museum of the Big Bend (MoBB)

Find the full job description, salary information, and apply online here: https://sulross.peopleadmin.com/postings/9280. #globalmuseum #museumjobs

NEW On-Demand Disaster Plan Writing Course

The course features short videos with step-by-step instructional available through the NEDCC Training Hub.

https://www.nedcc.org/assessments-and-consultations/ready-or-not-cultural-heritage-disaster-preparedness-project/training#ondemand #globalmuseum #disasters

The UK's Natural History Museum breaks all-time record for visitor figures.
But attractions report 'toughest year since pandemic' amid cost pressures and growing competition
https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2026/03/natural-history-museum-breaks-all-time-record-for-visitor-figures/# #globalmuseum #museums #naturalhistory

Discover a remarkable blend of craft, culture, and storytelling at The Weight of Words, the newly opened temporary exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks.
This unique exhibition explores the intricate history of brass gold‑weight casting by the Akan peoples of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, brought to life through a creative collaboration with second‑year Jewellery & Objects students from the National College of Art and Design.
https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Exhibitions/The-Weight-of-Words?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #museums

Conservation of Traditional and Contemporary Thangka and Paubha Seminar
September 15-20, 2026 in Kathmandu Nepal

In-depth knowledge and practical experience will be offered in this seminar on the preservation of thangka and paubha.

Registrations are being processed now, and there are an exclusive number of spaces available.

For more details, please call 902.222.1467 and email: treasurecaretaker@icloud.com #globalmuseum #museums

MUSEUM BOARDS: A Blessing or a Curse?
Andrea Durham and Greg DeFrancis will lead a discussion about boards starting with: What's really our legal obligation to have boards? Why do they exist? How can we as a field ensure that boards support museums in the best possible ways? What support role could field-wide organizations play in enhancing board effectiveness?
MUSEUMS AND CHANGE
Time: Mar 26, 2026 12:30 PM ET (US and Canada)
Meeting
us06web.zoom.us/j/83346478093
Meeting ID: 833 4647 8093

The conservation story behind this remarkable figure of the Bodhisattva Fugen Enmei is a powerful example of international collaboration, and traditional practices combining with new technology 🖌+🖱

Comparing before-and-after photos of the conservation process reveal an object that has been brought back to life through the care and expertise of the Organic Conservation Team.
Source: Elliot Wheatland-Clinch - The British Museum #globalmuseum #museums #conservation

The art of Pysanky: traditional egg decorating from Europe

[📹vilsonpessanka] #globalmuseum #craft #Pysanky

Something to get the salivary glands working!

Alberto Magrì is one of the most beloved and famous Italian 🇮🇹 pastry influencers.

In this spectacular video, he makes his famous lemon Neapolitan sfogliatelle 🍋
His technique is truly one of a kind #pastry #cooking #italianfood

The oldest written #hummus recipe in the world is 776 years old...

It was written in Aleppo, Syria in 1250 CE by a historian named Ibn al-'Adeem. Not a chef. A historian. Who also happened to document one of the most extraordinary cookbooks of the medieval period.

The base of the recipe is identical to what you make today. Chickpeas, tahini, lemon, garlic, salt. That part has not changed in 776 years.

@histories_arch #globalmuseum #recipes

There's a widespread myth that medieval people used spices to cover up the taste of rotten meat.

The whole story traces back to one book. In 1939, a scientist named J.C. Drummond published The Englishman's Food and suggested that medieval recipes were so heavily spiced because the meat was frequently tainted. No evidence. Just an assumption. One sentence in one book published 85 years ago.

@Dr_TheHistories #medieval #spices #food #history

⭐ JOB POSTING⭐
Senior Curator
Salary: £44,000
Hours: Full time
Museum of the Home, London, E2 8EA
Closing date: 5:00 pm, 06 Apr 2026
We’re the only Museum of the Home in the world – revealing home as an emotional, psychological, socio-political and economic space – as well as the bricks and mortar.
👇
https://aim-museums.co.uk/job-vacancies/senior-curator-museum-of-the-home/ #globalmuseum #museumjobs #museums

How do you take a 70-metre medieval masterpiece and put it on a 780-square-metre screen? 📜 -> 📺

Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at bringing the Bayeux Tapestry to one of the most famous screens in London.

source: Elliot Wheatland-Clinch - Senior Social Media Content Producer at The British Museum

#bts #bayeuxtapestry #britishmuseum

Museums looted of priceless artifacts as Sudan counts the cost of a deadly conflict.

Once containing treasures from the Stone Age to the arrival of Islam, Sudan's National Museum now lies mostly bare, looted amid a yearslong conflict consuming the country.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/africa/museums-looted-priceless-artifacts-sudan-counts-cost-deadly-conflict-rcna260473 #globalmuseum #museums #Sudan

Captured in the Prague Castle Archives during the 1940s, this photograph features an archivist (often identified as a woman) examining the "Velká Knihovna" (Great Library)

These massive, hand-scribed volumes are primarily medieval choir books, that were intentionally crafted at this scale so an entire congregation or choir could read the music and lyrics from a single vantage point during services.
@BluebellRaven #globalmuseum #books

This week the Getty Villa Museum will begin offering a rare look at scrolls from its ancient Egyptian “Book of the Dead” collection.
The collection of 19 manuscripts written on scrolls of papyrus and linen fragments are fragile, with one of them dating back nearly 3,500 years. Because of that, the materials are not usually on display to the public and the gallery will be carefully lit, temperature and humidity-controlled.
https://archive.ph/fD9eJ
#globalmuseum #museums

When Scientists Are Dinosaurs.

At the paleontology conference, her new theory was shouted down.

...I had once been a part of this tribe. Long ago they welcomed me as one of their own. I had wandered with them in the desert, shared their meals, and labored alongside them under the beating sun to pluck bones from the earth. Yes, I had been a paleontologist. The tequila was there from day one.

https://nautil.us/when-scientists-are-dinosaurs-1271578/ #globalmuseum #dinosaurs #science

FREE WEBINAR - Latin Art + Community Engagement: A Discussion with Museum Leaders and Trustees.
Please join The Ringling for a free webinar about Latin Art + Community Engagement. This virtual panel featuring museum leaders and trustees will talk about how museums enact strategic and systematic inclusion of Latin contemporary art and artists in exhibitions, programming, and collecting practices.👇
https://www.ringling.org/event/virtual-programs-3/ #globalmuseum #webinar

⭐ JOB POSTING⭐
Registrar opening.
Huntsville Museum of Fine Art
Salary: $50,000-55,000 (annually); plus benefits
Description:
The Huntsville Museum of Art is seeking an organized, motivated individual to play an essential role in the care, growth, and interpretation of the institution’s collection and exhibition offerings.
Full posting here👇
https://hsvmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Registrar-HMA-Job-Posting-updated-2026.docx #globalmuseum #museumjobs

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https://amzn.to/4aN1sQX #globalmuseum #podcasts #books #Audiobooks

The Princess who opened her house to Jewish refugees during World War Two

Collections Curator Polly Putnam shares Catherine Duleep Singh's story which is explored in The Last Princesses of Punjab exhibition at Kensington Palace.

📆 Opening 26 March
🎵 Music by Rushil Ranjan

Historic Royal Palaces @HRP_palaces #globalmuseum

How Nonprofit Grantmakers Should Think About AI Use.

What would it look like to use AI systems to review grant applications themselves?

#globalmuseum #museums #nonprofits #grants

New open access book:
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1881–1939: Astronomy, astronomers and heritage in a changing world by Lee T. Macdonald.
Between the late nineteenth century and the outbreak of the Second World War, #astronomy underwent a radical change, from a science centred on the positional measurement of stars to the study of astrophysics and the universe.

Download it free: https://uclpress.co.uk/book/the-royal-observatory-greenwich-1881-1939/ #globalmuseum #books

Historic England has published "Building for the Atomic Age, by Wayne Cocroft.

This book is an exploration of the industrial archaeology of Britain’s ‘atomic age’: the physical traces of what remains and what has been lost of this endeavour.

https://www.amazon.com/Building-Atomic-Age-industrial-archaeology/dp/1836245777/drdrumsnotforpro #books #architecture #globalmuseum

The recording, resources, and presentation from the February 2026 Webinar Flag Storage: A Time of Great Possibilities, are now available on the C2C web site
https://connectingtocollections.org/event/flag-storage-a-time-of-great-possibilities/ #globalmuseum #museums #collections #flags

Experience the ASU Art Museum anywhere.

You don’t have to be on campus to experience their exhibitions.
Download the Bloomberg Connects App to listen to exclusive artist interviews and curator insights, including audio stops of their current exhibits: “Tierras Reimaginadas: Migration” and “Michaelangelo Lovelace: Art Saved My Life."
https://guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/arizonaStateUniversityArtMuseum #globalmuseum #museums #exhibitions

Rembrandt painting worth millions rediscovered after 65 years.

A long lost painting by #Rembrandt has been rediscovered and authenticated by experts, after its whereabouts were unknown for decades.

Rembrandt's Vision of Zacharias in the Temple, from 1633, was excluded from a list of the Dutch master's works in 1960, and disappeared after being sold to a private collector the following year.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1kgln0yg3po #globalmuseum #art

An ugly year for the Louvre: where does the world’s biggest museum go from here?
After a heist and the departure of its boss, the French institution wrestles with water leaks, strikes and much-criticised plans for a €1bn renovation.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/mar/01/an-ugly-year-for-the-louvre-where-does-the-worlds-biggest-museum-go-from-here #globalmuseum #Louvre #museums

Cotsen Textile Traces Talk: From Deir el-Medina to D.C., The Complex Life of an Egyptian Textile Fragment.
Hannah Faberman demonstrates that the fragment constitutes a missing portion of a Roman-period Egyptian funerary shroud excavated from Thebes and held today in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum
https://vimeo.com/1165805489?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci #textiles #globalmuseum #museums

Let's talk about Museum Stores.
With Melody Cabán, a museum store consultant who helps museums earn more and do good without turning their shops into generic gift stores.
Register👇
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/0W7LueHyTu-LookhT7qAvw#/registration #globalmuseum #museums #museumstore #webinar

⭐ JOB POSTING⭐
Director of Communications for Museums and Creative Practice.
UNC Greensboro, Greensboro, NC.

Museums and Creative Practice at UNC Greensboro advances the University’s mission by integrating the study of art and museums, transdisciplinary creativity, research, and community engagement across campus and the region.👇
https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/34288 #globalmuseum #museumjobs #museums

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.
@Rainmaker1973 #globalmuseum #wood #ChineseArt #China #furniture

Rare fossil goose discovery rewrites history of New Zealand bird evolution.

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, a University of Otago researcher says.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360945393/rare-fossil-goose-discovery-rewrites-history-new-zealand-bird-evolution #globalmuseum #fossils #geese #birds #evolution

"We just had to start again' after bombs destroyed museum collection".

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

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3dzr545kk0o #globalmuseum #museums

Denver’s Black American West Museum preserves the overlooked legacy of Black cowboys, others who helped shape the West.

In Denver’s historic Five Points neighborhood, for more than 50 years, the Black American West Museum and Heritage Center has shared a story many Americans have never learned: the pivotal role African Americans played in settling and shaping the American West, including Black cowboys

https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/28/denver-black-american-west-museum/ #globalmuseum #museums

J. Paul Getty Museum acquires trove of Irving Penn photographs.
The famed photographer created the 189 works while travelling in Peru.
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/26/j-paul-getty-museum-acquires-trove-of-irving-penn-photographs #globalmuseum #museums #photography

Lego’s announces new smart brick.

ED: Which means when you accidentally tread on a discarded one, not only do you yell in pain, but the brick does as well! #globalmuseum #Lego #toys

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.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/world/europe/louvre-macron-cultural-legacy.html #globalmuseum #museums #Louvre

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 tourists' responses remains underexplored. Drawing on narrative transportation theory, this study adopts an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design, combining an experiment with follow-up interviews.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261517725002468 #globalmuseum #museums

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.
@CindySinor #globalmuseum #art #michelangelo

Technicians spent more than a week scanning and stabilizing “Gugusse and the Automaton" – which features, by the way, the first known moving image of what might be called a robot – so that it can now be enjoyed by anyone online!

@librarycongress #archives #film #globalmuseum

What Will Censorship Look Like in the Age of AI?
By Ai Weiwei.
"An interesting incident occurred when people tested this new AI tool by asking about me. The AI’s response was blunt: “Let’s talk about something else.” This is precisely the problem."
https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/ai-weiwei-censorship-artificial-intelligence-deepseek-1234773741/ #globalmuseum #AI #art

The first earthquake detector was invented 2000 years ago in #China. It consisted of eight dragon heads, each with a ball in its mouth. The dragon facing the earthquake’s epicentre would drop the ball when the ground shook. It could detect quakes 400 miles away. 📸: Kowloonese
@qikipedia

#globalmuseum #earthquakes

Rebinding old book into a treasure
@Rainmaker1973 #globalmuseum #bookbinding #conservation #books