#gallerieslibrariesarchivesmuseumsglam — Public Fediverse posts

Smithsonian: New National Air and Space Museum Video Series Brings Aerospace Learning Into Classrooms. “Each month of the school year, the museum will release a collection of videos focused on a specific topic. Every collection contains four videos under 10 minutes in length and an accompanying educator guide featuring classroom resources, student activities and full lesson plans. The topics […]

Los Angeles Times: In first major ufology acquisition, Huntington puts Integratron’s eccentric history on display. “The collection, announced by the museum Tuesday, is deep and vast, with materials dating from the 1910s through the 1990s. It includes an architectural model and original blueprints of the Integratron, as well as nearly 630 photographs, negatives and slides, more than 250 audio […]

Los Angeles Times: In first major ufology acquisition, Huntington puts Integratron’s eccentric history on display. “The collection, announced by the museum Tuesday, is deep and vast, with materials dating from the 1910s through the 1990s. It includes an architectural model and original blueprints of the Integratron, as well as nearly 630 photographs, negatives and slides, more than 250 audio […]

Los Angeles Times: In first major ufology acquisition, Huntington puts Integratron’s eccentric history on display. “The collection, announced by the museum Tuesday, is deep and vast, with materials dating from the 1910s through the 1990s. It includes an architectural model and original blueprints of the Integratron, as well as nearly 630 photographs, negatives and slides, more than 250 audio […]

Los Angeles Times: In first major ufology acquisition, Huntington puts Integratron’s eccentric history on display. “The collection, announced by the museum Tuesday, is deep and vast, with materials dating from the 1910s through the 1990s. It includes an architectural model and original blueprints of the Integratron, as well as nearly 630 photographs, negatives and slides, more than 250 audio […]

Los Angeles Times: In first major ufology acquisition, Huntington puts Integratron’s eccentric history on display. “The collection, announced by the museum Tuesday, is deep and vast, with materials dating from the 1910s through the 1990s. It includes an architectural model and original blueprints of the Integratron, as well as nearly 630 photographs, negatives and slides, more than 250 audio […]

Radio New Zealand: Almost 50 jobs could go at National Library and Archives, PSA warns. “A proposal to cut 12 percent of the workforce at the National Library and Archives NZ will decimate both organisations and have a significant impact on service levels, says the Public Service Association (PSA).”

PEN America: Out of Circulation: Expanding Censorship in Public Libraries. “As pillars of civil society, public libraries are places of voluntary inquiry and should serve as unfettered gateways to the universe of knowledge. But since 2021, they have faced significant pressure to restrict access to information about race, sexuality, and gender as part of a larger movement that is chilling the […]

Reuters: Smithsonian to put Latino museum in existing building, bypassing Congress approval. “The Smithsonian Institution approved on Monday the conversion of one of its buildings into the ​National Museum of the American Latino, which will ‌enable it to bypass congressional approval for a new site.”

BBC: Shipbuilding archive aims to preserve memories. “…people across north-east England have been asked to sit down with loved ones who once worked in the shipyards to contribute to the Shipyard Heritage Museum’s online living archive. The archive is open to stories from the rivers Tyne, Wear and Tees.”

PBS News Hour: Descendants of enslaved potter David Drake work to reclaim ancestor’s art. “The descendants David Drake, known as Dave the Potter, have traced their lineage back to the once-enslaved potter and launched an effort to reclaim his work. So far, the family has recovered six pieces of Drake’s highly valued glazed stoneware, and they’re working with museums to bring even more back into […]

From Zamość Museum and machine-translated from Polish: We have completed the project of digitizing the collections of the Zamość Museum in cooperation with the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. “Recently, the Zamość Museum hosted specialists from the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews – Monika Bondarew and Iwo Książek – who supported the digitization of the […]

Rice University: Rice archive of the unexplained gets its own TV series. “More than a million documents, recordings and files on telepathy, near-death experiences and alien encounters have been sitting in a climate-controlled facility outside Houston for years. Starting Oct. 1, they go on national television. ‘Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena,’ a six-part documentary series filmed at Rice […]

Hagley Museum: Hagley Acquires Business Records of New York City Tailor. “Hagley Library recently acquired the Kozinn + Sons Merchant Tailors records, now open for research thanks to archival processing intern Darby Ronning. For over a century, Kozinn + Sons was a New York City–based tailored clothing company led by three generations of the Kozinn family. Kozinn FamilyFounded in 1913 as the […]

Associated Press: Culture and ethics meets tech: UCLA debuts country’s first bachelor’s in digital humanities. “UCLA is launching the nation’s first digital humanities department and bachelor’s degree this fall. The new discipline combines classical humanities with technical know-how to examine a digitized and increasingly AI-enhanced world.”

The Tribune (India): Charkha, century-old charpai: Punjab village boy turns small room at home into museum. “A charkha (spinning wheel), a century-old charpai (a form of bed predominantly used in rural areas) and age-old coins are some of the contents that can be found in a room at Harnampura village in Sahnewal. The room belongs to Harman, a BA final-year student at a college in Doraha. He has […]

American Alliance of Museums: Museums and AI: Critical Decisions. “Welcome to CFM’s summer series on all things Artificial Intelligence. To catch up with our coverage so far, read three scenarios of potential AI futures—bright, dark, and muddling through—commentary by Nik Honeysett on how AI is changing how people encounter information; and a tour of the National Archives Museum’s new […]

Spectrum News: Speed Art Museum begins repatriation of 24 Native American cultural items. “The Speed Art Museum is returning 24 cultural items to the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes as part of a federal repatriation process under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.”

Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago History Museum workers ratify first union contract. “Workers at the Chicago History Museum have ratified their first union contract, after what the union representing the workers called ‘some of the worst anti-union retaliation we’ve seen.’ In May, the National Labor Relations Board issued a rare formal complaint, alleging that under the museum’s previous […]

National Library of Argentina, and machine-translated from Spanish: Digital newspaper archive: free access to collections of newspapers and periodicals of provincial or local circulation. “Continuing the review and analysis process regarding access to digital collections, initiated months ago, the Mariano Moreno National Library has decided to provide free access to the issues of some local and […]

Reuters: Museum heists have turned more violent, with thieves hired on social media, Europol says. “Art thieves in Europe are committing more violent robberies focusing on gold and jewels, and specialist gangs have been replaced by ad-hoc ​opportunists recruited through social media, Europol said on Monday. The heist at ‌the Louvre Museum in Paris in October last year was a prime example of […]

SF Gate: SF Public Library launches massive, historical platform free to public. “The San Francisco Public Library announced this week that it has launched a new platform for its digital archive featuring more than 80,000 pieces of historical items that are free to access for the public. The archive, called DigitalSF, includes historical photographs dating back to before the city was founded, […]

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists: Despite years of confiscations, the Met still holds hundreds of pieces linked to alleged trafficking and looting figures. “Even after authorities seized more than $95 million worth of antiquities from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in recent years, the institution still holds hundreds more pieces linked to alleged looting and […]

Bridge Michigan: Michigan libraries expand beyond books — and walls — by going outdoors. “Libraries aren’t just places to check out books anymore. Across Michigan, they’re expanding into community hubs, offering outdoor spaces, programs, tools and other services designed to meet the changing needs of the people who use them — and are reading less. One trend: StoryWalks, outdoor paths […]

Municipal Dreams: A Good Home Needed Urgently for One of the Most Significant Libraries of Housing and Planning in the Country. “The trustees of the Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum are disposing of its Harry Simpson Memorial Library in September, next month. The collection comprises the largest discrete library dedicated to housing and planning. The museum is located in Wisbech in the north of […]

Creative Commons: Open Heritage in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. “CHIs [Cultural Heritage Institutions] understand that, as a representation of who we are, heritage helps define our shared humanity and that providing access to heritage generates numerous benefits for society. As such, CHIs, as stewards of trustworthy information imbued within knowledge and culture, have a crucial role to […]

From National Museum in Poznań, and machine-translated from Polish: The Gołuchów book collection is available to everyone. “The FERC 2.0 project will involve 2D digitization (scanning) of historic antiquarian and library catalogs held in the Library of the Main Building of the National Museum in Poznań, located at 9 Marcinkowskiego Avenue in Poznań, and in the Gołuchów Castle Museum, a […]

Associated Press: Florida’s Jellyfish Museum is dedicated solely to the mesmerizing floating predators. “The private Jellyfish Museum in Pompano Beach, Florida, just north of Fort Lauderdale, is believed to be the first museum in the United States dedicated solely to the translucent invertebrates, and one of the few such spaces in the world, according to the city and the museum’s founders. […]

City & State New York: Opinion: Let’s treat our museums and libraries like soccer fields. “In June, [Mayor Zohran Mamdani] announced that in honor of the World Cup, five soccer fields would keep their lights on all night long, as opposed to the usual 10 p.m. closing time, for six weeks. The results were instantaneous and impactful – more than 4,000 soccer players took advantage of the […]

National Building Museum: Collections Highlight: Digitizing the Lautman Collection. “In 2007, the National Building Museum received [Robert C.] Lautman’s business archive of architectural photography materials, estimated at over 70,000 objects. Today, Museum staff are working to organize, catalog, rehouse, and digitize the collection to improve public access and ensure its long-term […]

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art: Raclin Murphy Museum of Art launches a new free Digital Guide to the Museum’s collections. “The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art is delighted to launch a new digital guide in partnership with Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app…. With origins dating to 1875, the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art (formerly Snite Museum of Art) is one of the oldest and most […]

Museums Association: National Library of Wales launches Culture and Climate Cymru resource. “The National Library of Wales has launched Culture and Climate Cymru, a new website and networking platform to help Wales’s culture and heritage sector respond to the climate crisis.”

Allegheny College: Art Digitization Project Sends Students on an Exploration of the Erie Art Museum’s History. “Two Allegheny College students spent the summer in Erie, but forwent Presque Isle views for a dive into an art collection over 8,000 works deep. Through June and July, Angelee Bawek ’27 and Owen Ranus ’27 conducted a community-based research project digitizing works at the Erie […]

The Herald (Scotland): Glasgow Life and Creative Scotland join forces on arts centre archive. “Last-ditch talks are underway to secure the future of a vast cultural collection spanning half a century which charts the history of two of Glasgow’s best-known arts institutions. The Scottish Government’s arts agency is in talks with Glasgow Life, which runs museums, galleries and cultural venues […]

Washington Post: Rare documents signed by Lincoln removed from D.C. memorial after heat exposure. This is a Yahoo-syndicated version of the article and is not paywalled. “The historic 160-year-old antislavery documents on loan for a new exhibit under the Lincoln Memorial were removed Thursday after they were exposed to unsafe temperatures, said a spokesperson for philanthropist Kenneth C. […]

Getty: Getty, LACMA, MOCA, Hammer Museum, and Hauser & Wirth Announce Collective Commitment to Climate Action. “A consortium of arts institutions announced today their joint commitment to climate action through implementing the Bizot Green Protocol, a set of recommendations that offer environmentally sustainable approaches for the long-term care of collections.”