4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb Opens To Public For First Time
“The Tomb of Mehu, in the Saqqara necropolis near Giza, features dozens of vibrant paintings from Egypt’s sixth dynasty, dating back approximately four millennia. … [It] was first discovered by Egyptologist Zaki Saad in 1940, but rema…
Perhaps The Brazilian National Museum Can Be Rebuilt – But Should It Be?
It’s not like the museum was backed up to the cloud. “When ‘I hear people talking with extreme optimism about this issue, I cannot help but think that they don’t quite understand what was lost,’ said Marcus Guidoti, a Brazilian …
What Exactly Is A “Private” Museum, Anyway?
In a country full of museums, however, the purpose of private museums — a broadly defined type of institution based on a single collector’s vision — isn’t always clear — besides, that is, giving an uber-wealthy art collector a glitzy vanity project and perhaps a tax write-off. What such museums offer, says one expert, is […]
San Francisco Removes A Statue Of A Native Man Lying At The Feet Of A Missionary
The statue was near City Hall, part of the Pioneer Monument that was put up in 1894 – and which Native peoples in and near the city have been protesting for decades. There’s a lawsuit, of course, but the city didn’t destroy the statue; workers moved it into storage. “After the truck carrying the statue […]
Cultural Districts — How Can We Ensure They’re Not Run For The Few?
“Who gets to decide how cultural districts – areas of a city with a concentration of cultural production and consumption – are designed and run? How do you ensure the right voices are heard: artists and cultural organisations, citizens and civil society groups, property developers and corporates, and urban planners and authorities? Whose interests should […]
Govt Hands Over Custody Of Stolen Treasure ‘Back To Thief’: Scholar
Expressing shock and anguish over the government decision to nominate an accused in the theft of priceless elephant fossil case as
The British Museum Gave Back Something? Well…
This week’s headlines invoked a fantasy version of the British Museum’s role in international relations. The director of the museum may have shaken hands with Iraq’s ambassador to the U.K., but he has not performed a genuine act of restitution. The British Museum has been styled in the press (and styled itself in its own […]
