#gallerieslibrariesarchivesmuseumsglam — Public Fediverse posts

Spoon & Tamago: Tadao Ando Designed & Donated a Floating Library that Delivers Books to Children. “Cutting through the white-capped waves of the Seto Inland Sea is a one-of-kind ‘floating library’. This is Hon no Mori-go (ほんのもり号) created to give children living on remote islands the opportunity to discover books and nurture their creativity. Inside the ship are shelves lined with […]

Courthouse News: California museum sued over Renaissance painting looted by Nazis. “The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California, faces a new lawsuit to recover a pair of life-size Renaissance paintings confiscated by the Nazis when the Jewish owners had to flee the Netherlands in 1940.”

Unsplash: The Met is now on Unsplash. “The Met launch includes 1000 images, and highlights a range of its museums and archives, each bringing a completely different lens on art history, costume and textile history and cultures. These 10 collections span some of hundreds of the institution’s most iconic departments and artists.”

Infovaticana: The Vatican Library and Apostolic Archive will have a new building inside Vatican City. “Pope Leo XIV has ordered the construction of a new building within Vatican City primarily intended to expand the spaces of the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Vatican Apostolic Archive, after the growth of their collections has rendered the currently available facilities insufficient.”

Museums Journal: Record number of museums awarded Designated status. “A record nine museums, libraries and archives have been awarded Designated status for their collections – which span film memorabilia, the archive of a medieval monastery and documents detailing the design, construction and operation of the world’s first underwater tunnel. The Designation scheme was first launched in 1997 […]

Museums Journal: Record number of museums awarded Designated status. “A record nine museums, libraries and archives have been awarded Designated status for their collections – which span film memorabilia, the archive of a medieval monastery and documents detailing the design, construction and operation of the world’s first underwater tunnel. The Designation scheme was first launched in 1997 […]

Museums Journal: Record number of museums awarded Designated status. “A record nine museums, libraries and archives have been awarded Designated status for their collections – which span film memorabilia, the archive of a medieval monastery and documents detailing the design, construction and operation of the world’s first underwater tunnel. The Designation scheme was first launched in 1997 […]

Museums Journal: Record number of museums awarded Designated status. “A record nine museums, libraries and archives have been awarded Designated status for their collections – which span film memorabilia, the archive of a medieval monastery and documents detailing the design, construction and operation of the world’s first underwater tunnel. The Designation scheme was first launched in 1997 […]

Museums Journal: Record number of museums awarded Designated status. “A record nine museums, libraries and archives have been awarded Designated status for their collections – which span film memorabilia, the archive of a medieval monastery and documents detailing the design, construction and operation of the world’s first underwater tunnel. The Designation scheme was first launched in 1997 […]

Gothamist: Brooklyn Public Library launches first ever craft library. “The Brooklyn Public Library will launch its first-ever craft library on Wednesday, allowing library cardholders to borrow art supplies for a variety of activities, including screen printing, bookbinding, metal stamping and hand embroidery. The program is the passion project of Jess Harwick, a craft-loving BPL librarian of […]

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 […]

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.”

VT Digger: At Vermont’s Estey Organ Museum, many donations total $10. Then came one so big, it paid off the mortgage.. “Volunteers at this town’s Estey Organ Museum are used to a symphony of sounds at the former home of the world’s largest manufacturer of pump and pipe instruments….But everybody went silent when peers at the local historical society, having recently banked several […]

Scientific American: History depends on records that weren’t built to last. “Chat apps, email, and cloud files have become the primary record of how power is exercised. Archivists are trying to preserve them before formats go dark or messages disappear without a trace.”

Calishat: New dataset of GLAM (Galleries / Libraries / Archives / Museums) RSS feeds available on GitHub. “RSS feeds aren’t dead! And to prove it I’ve started working on a new dataset of GLAM (Galleries / Libraries / Archives / Museums)-related RSS feeds. I’ve uploaded the initial version — 399 GLAM-related feeds, all human-verified, most updated this year (a couple dozen updated in […]

Iowa State University: Grant-funded digital collection now available. “The Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa Digital Collection is now available online for research. The digital collection is a collaborative project of eight libraries, archives, and museums across Iowa: the African American Museum of Iowa, Des Moines Public Library, Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center, Grinnell College […]

Dallas Observer: African American Museum Unveils First of Many Big Upgrades in Multiyear Plan. “The lab’s new digitization equipment will allow the museum to establish an online archive — a years-long process key to making the museum’s cultural artifacts and primary source materials more accessible. The new lab will also feature an observation window so visitors can witness the […]

Christian Science Monitor: For Ukraine’s museums, Russia’s war gives ‘preservation’ new meaning. “The Kremlin has been waging a long-running ‘Russification’ campaign in parallel with its military efforts – attempting to destroy the very identity and values that are core to Ukraine by repressing Ukrainian language, burning books, and looting artifacts. In response, every cultural […]

Google Blog: Old masters, new perspectives: The Gemäldegalerie in Berlin. ” The museum houses masterpieces from the 13th to the 18th century — including paintings by Jan van Eyck, Pieter Bruegel, Albrecht Dürer, Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt, Jan Vermeer and Angelika Kauffmann…. Building on the long-standing partnership between the Gemäldegalerie […]

Mezha: Ukraine Approves New Museum Item Evacuation Procedure During Martial Law. “The government approved the procedure for evacuating museum items during martial law, proposed by the Ministry of Culture. This was announced on February 18 by Minister Tetiana Berezhna. According to the Ministry of Culture, the document was developed based on an analysis of evacuation practices over the past […]

Radio Free Europe: Archaeologists Launch ‘Virtual Museum’ To Ukraine’s Ancient Heritage. “An online museum launched on February 18 aims to make Ukraine’s heritage accessible to the public, while many of the featured treasures remain impossible to view in person. The virtual exhibition, titled Our Land, Our Story: Crossroads of History, will display 25 3-D scans of historic objects, many of […]

Intent Press: Operational Command “South” opened a virtual museum. “The virtual museum is dedicated to the units that are now part of the operational command ‘South’. Currently, the museum has five virtual halls dedicated to the 17th, 19th and 20th Army Corps, the 30th Marine Corps and the Odesa Operational and Tactical Group.”

Mezha: Russian Forces Steal 23,000 Artifacts from Kherson Regional Museum. “According to the museum, during the city’s occupation by Russian troops, about 23,000 museum items were stolen from the Kherson Regional Museum…. The occupiers tore tablets from the displays, even stealing models of ancient settlements. Late Paleolithic and Neolithic artifacts, unique artifacts of the Early Metal […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/06/mezha-russian-forces-steal-23000-artifacts-from-kherson-regional-museum/

Google Blog: Explore 200 years of the railway with Google Arts & Culture and AI. “Celebrating its 50th anniversary and the railway bicentenary, the UK’s National Railway Museum launches on Google Arts & Culture. Explore 1,000 artifacts, take 360° tours and uncover the powerful stories that shaped the modern world.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/27/google-blog-explore-200-years-of-the-railway-with-google-arts-culture-and-ai/

NPR: Harlem’s Studio Museum, an important home for Black art, finds a permanent location. “Back in 1968, a group of artists and activists rented a loft above an uptown Manhattan liquor store, determined to turn it into a nexus for Black culture. They called it the Studio Museum in Harlem. In the 57 years since, the Studio Museum has become an internationally acclaimed hub for artists of African […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/18/npr-harlems-studio-museum-an-important-home-for-black-art-finds-a-permanent-location/