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Man who spent his life hunting down stolen Nazi art dies from COVID-19
Featured War, Looting and Repatriation 

Man who spent his life hunting down stolen Nazi art dies from COVID-19

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Culture Crime News
We Don’t Need To Re-Create Our Museum Visits, Ballet Performances, Or Anything Else Online
Featured Social Issues 

We Don’t Need To Re-Create Our Museum Visits, Ballet Performances, Or Anything Else Online

April 27, 2020May 19, 2020 ArtsJournal Issues
Boston’s Institute Of Contemporary Art Is Using One An Outpost To Feed Local Families
Coronavirus News Featured Museums 

Boston’s Institute Of Contemporary Art Is Using One An Outpost To Feed Local Families

April 26, 2020May 19, 2020 ArtsJournal Visual
Warhol Foundation offers $1.6m in emergency relief grants to artists affected by the coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus News Featured Museums 

Warhol Foundation offers $1.6m in emergency relief grants to artists affected by the coronavirus crisis

April 1, 2020April 16, 2020 Museum Ethics
Museums in Belgium and Italy to re-open mid-May under phased lifting of lockdown
Coronavirus News Museums News 

Museums in Belgium and Italy to re-open mid-May under phased lifting of lockdown

April 27, 2020May 19, 2020 Museum Ethics
Detroit’s Library Street Collective launches virtual exhibitions inside historic city buildings
Coronavirus News Museums News 

Detroit’s Library Street Collective launches virtual exhibitions inside historic city buildings

April 24, 2020April 29, 2020 Museum Ethics
Irish Museum of Modern Art to be used as mortuary to cope with coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus News Museums News 

Irish Museum of Modern Art to be used as mortuary to cope with coronavirus pandemic

April 2, 2020April 16, 2020 Museum Ethics
Germany Announces €50 Billion In Aid For Arts And Culture Sector
Coronavirus News Museums News 

Germany Announces €50 Billion In Aid For Arts And Culture Sector

March 26, 2020April 16, 2020 ArtsJournal Issues

Museums

National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation
Museums 

National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics

The $66m project includes expanding galleries, creating research and education spaces and restoring its landmark 1908 building

Katerina Gregos will lead the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens as artistic director
Museums 

Katerina Gregos will lead the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens as artistic director

May 14, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
Museums in Belgium and Italy to re-open mid-May under phased lifting of lockdown
Coronavirus News Museums News 

Museums in Belgium and Italy to re-open mid-May under phased lifting of lockdown

April 27, 2020May 19, 2020 Museum Ethics
When Libraries Open Up, They May Quaratine Books Between Checkouts
Coronavirus News Museums Social Issues 

When Libraries Open Up, They May Quaratine Books Between Checkouts

April 26, 2020May 19, 2020 ArtsJournal Words
Boston’s Institute Of Contemporary Art Is Using One An Outpost To Feed Local Families
Coronavirus News Featured Museums 

Boston’s Institute Of Contemporary Art Is Using One An Outpost To Feed Local Families

April 26, 2020May 19, 2020 ArtsJournal Visual

Social Issues

We Don’t Need To Re-Create Our Museum Visits, Ballet Performances, Or Anything Else Online
Featured Social Issues 

We Don’t Need To Re-Create Our Museum Visits, Ballet Performances, Or Anything Else Online

April 27, 2020May 19, 2020 ArtsJournal Issues

It’s a pandemic. Could we back off a little? (And virtual tours of museums are simply not that enjoyable.)

When Libraries Open Up, They May Quaratine Books Between Checkouts
Coronavirus News Museums Social Issues 

When Libraries Open Up, They May Quaratine Books Between Checkouts

April 26, 2020May 19, 2020 ArtsJournal Words
Museums And Art Handlers Are Giving Their Masks And Gloves To Hospitals
Coronavirus News Social Issues 

Museums And Art Handlers Are Giving Their Masks And Gloves To Hospitals

March 25, 2020April 16, 2020 ArtsJournal Visual
Librarians: If We Can’t Lend Books During Lockdown, Let’s Make Our Buildings And Bookmobiles Wi-Fi Hotspots
Coronavirus News News Social Issues 

Librarians: If We Can’t Lend Books During Lockdown, Let’s Make Our Buildings And Bookmobiles Wi-Fi Hotspots

March 25, 2020April 16, 2020 ArtsJournal Words
Exhibition Cancelled Because Of … Not Coronavirus, But Slavery
Museums Social Issues 

Exhibition Cancelled Because Of … Not Coronavirus, But Slavery

March 11, 2020April 2, 2020 ArtsJournal Visual

Crime & Theft

Artefacts stolen from Pangkor Gallery
Crime & Theft 

Artefacts stolen from Pangkor Gallery

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Culture Crime News

(Malaysia)

The Star, 13th May 2020.

As looting slows, counterfeit antiquities are on the rise
Crime & Theft 

As looting slows, counterfeit antiquities are on the rise

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Culture Crime News
Vincent Van Gogh theft – the lessons learned
Crime & Theft 

Vincent Van Gogh theft – the lessons learned

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Culture Crime News
Coronavirus might be limiting our travels but one painting is still on the move (somewhere)
Coronavirus News Crime & Theft Fine Art 

Coronavirus might be limiting our travels but one painting is still on the move (somewhere)

April 15, 2020April 16, 2020 Museum Ethics

Archaeology, Artifacts & Antiquities

‘A vast underwater museum’: Greece plans to open shipwrecks and other submerged heritage sites for visitors to explore
Archaeology, Artifacts & Antiquities 

‘A vast underwater museum’: Greece plans to open shipwrecks and other submerged heritage sites for visitors to explore

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics

Experienced divers and casual bathers alike will gain access to ancient marine monuments, which remain where they were found on the seabed

A ‘Byzantine Pompeii’, Discovered By, And Now Threatened By, Subway Construction
Archaeology, Artifacts & Antiquities Social Issues 

A ‘Byzantine Pompeii’, Discovered By, And Now Threatened By, Subway Construction

December 12, 2019February 3, 2020 ArtsJournal Visual
Lincoln library director fired for loaning handwritten copy of Gettysburg Address to museum founded by Glenn Beck
Archaeology, Artifacts & Antiquities Crime & Theft 

Lincoln library director fired for loaning handwritten copy of Gettysburg Address to museum founded by Glenn Beck

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Devon Mancini 0
Police Raids Across Europe Seize 10,000 Antiquities, Make 23 Arrests
Archaeology, Artifacts & Antiquities Crime & Theft 

Police Raids Across Europe Seize 10,000 Antiquities, Make 23 Arrests

November 20, 2019February 3, 2020 ArtsJournal Visual

Fine Art

Coronavirus might be limiting our travels but one painting is still on the move (somewhere)
Coronavirus News Crime & Theft Fine Art 

Coronavirus might be limiting our travels but one painting is still on the move (somewhere)

April 15, 2020April 16, 2020 Museum Ethics

Terry Frost’s work, which was last seen on a train between London Euston and Crewe, joins a long list of disappearances associated with public transport

Artists and galleries help raise coronavirus relief funds through print edition sales
Coronavirus News Fine Art 

Artists and galleries help raise coronavirus relief funds through print edition sales

March 25, 2020April 2, 2020 Museum Ethics
Augmented reality: the artists and museums pushing the limits of technology through Instagram
Fine Art Museums 

Augmented reality: the artists and museums pushing the limits of technology through Instagram

March 11, 2020March 26, 2020 Museum Ethics

War, Looting and Repatriation

Man who spent his life hunting down stolen Nazi art dies from COVID-19
Featured War, Looting and Repatriation 

Man who spent his life hunting down stolen Nazi art dies from COVID-19

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Culture Crime News

(United States of America) The Jerusalem Post, 17th May 2020.

‘We want to be part of the solution’: UK museum says it is open to discussing fate of Benin bronze after prince demands its return
War, Looting and Repatriation 

‘We want to be part of the solution’: UK museum says it is open to discussing fate of Benin bronze after prince demands its return

March 25, 2020April 2, 2020 Museum Ethics
Zambia claims Rhodesian Man, the 250,000-year-old fossilised skull at London’s Natural History Museum
War, Looting and Repatriation 

Zambia claims Rhodesian Man, the 250,000-year-old fossilised skull at London’s Natural History Museum

March 9, 2020March 12, 2020 Museum Ethics
‘Stolen’ ancient sculpture returned to Nigeria is ‘the kind of fake you could buy on eBay’, African art expert says
Crime & Theft War, Looting and Repatriation 

‘Stolen’ ancient sculpture returned to Nigeria is ‘the kind of fake you could buy on eBay’, African art expert says

March 2, 2020March 5, 2020 Museum Ethics
Peru recovers priceless Inca manuscript stolen during occupation
War, Looting and Repatriation 

Peru recovers priceless Inca manuscript stolen during occupation

February 24, 2020March 26, 2020 Culture Crime News

COVID-19 and Museums

National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation
Museums 

National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics

The $66m project includes expanding galleries, creating research and education spaces and restoring its landmark 1908 building

‘A vast underwater museum’: Greece plans to open shipwrecks and other submerged heritage sites for visitors to explore
Archaeology, Artifacts & Antiquities 

‘A vast underwater museum’: Greece plans to open shipwrecks and other submerged heritage sites for visitors to explore

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
Fuelling culture war, UK government forms new ‘retain and explain’ board for controversial monuments
Cultural Heritage Deaccession 

Fuelling culture war, UK government forms new ‘retain and explain’ board for controversial monuments

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
Katerina Gregos will lead the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens as artistic director
Museums 

Katerina Gregos will lead the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens as artistic director

May 14, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics

IME Blog

#RepresentationMatters
IME Blog 

#RepresentationMatters

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Devon Mancini 0

How the 92nd Annual Academy Awards reminded museum professionals about the importance of representation in the arts.
Written by Devon Mancini, MA Candidate in Museum Professions at Seton Hall University

Education Vs. Shock Value: Displaying Human Remains
IME Blog 

Education Vs. Shock Value: Displaying Human Remains

January 16, 2020February 6, 2020 Devon Mancini 0
Black Panther and the Ethics of Representation in Museums
IME Blog 

Black Panther and the Ethics of Representation in Museums

April 1, 2019January 2, 2020 Hannah Gaston 0
Lobbying and Museum Ethics:  A Surprisingly Good Marriage
IME Blog 

Lobbying and Museum Ethics: A Surprisingly Good Marriage

October 26, 2011October 10, 2019 Kelsey 0

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Video: Rethinking the Newark Museum

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Video: Decolonizing the Museum

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Devon Mancini Graduate Assistant College of Communication and the Arts MA in Museum Professions Candidate devon.mancini@student.shu.edu

National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation
Museums 

National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics

The $66m project includes expanding galleries, creating research and education spaces and restoring its landmark 1908 building

‘A vast underwater museum’: Greece plans to open shipwrecks and other submerged heritage sites for visitors to explore
Archaeology, Artifacts & Antiquities 

‘A vast underwater museum’: Greece plans to open shipwrecks and other submerged heritage sites for visitors to explore

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
Fuelling culture war, UK government forms new ‘retain and explain’ board for controversial monuments
Cultural Heritage Deaccession 

Fuelling culture war, UK government forms new ‘retain and explain’ board for controversial monuments

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
Katerina Gregos will lead the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens as artistic director
Museums 

Katerina Gregos will lead the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens as artistic director

May 14, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation
Museums 

National Museum of Women in the Arts will close for two-year renovation

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
‘A vast underwater museum’: Greece plans to open shipwrecks and other submerged heritage sites for visitors to explore
Archaeology, Artifacts & Antiquities 

‘A vast underwater museum’: Greece plans to open shipwrecks and other submerged heritage sites for visitors to explore

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
Fuelling culture war, UK government forms new ‘retain and explain’ board for controversial monuments
Cultural Heritage Deaccession 

Fuelling culture war, UK government forms new ‘retain and explain’ board for controversial monuments

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
Katerina Gregos will lead the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens as artistic director
Museums 

Katerina Gregos will lead the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens as artistic director

May 14, 2021May 17, 2021 Museum Ethics
#RepresentationMatters
IME Blog 

#RepresentationMatters

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Devon Mancini 0
Education Vs. Shock Value: Displaying Human Remains
IME Blog 

Education Vs. Shock Value: Displaying Human Remains

January 16, 2020February 6, 2020 Devon Mancini 0
Black Panther and the Ethics of Representation in Museums
IME Blog 

Black Panther and the Ethics of Representation in Museums

April 1, 2019January 2, 2020 Hannah Gaston 0
Lobbying and Museum Ethics:  A Surprisingly Good Marriage
IME Blog 

Lobbying and Museum Ethics: A Surprisingly Good Marriage

October 26, 2011October 10, 2019 Kelsey 0
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