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WGRZ: Comedian Mel Brooks donates career archives to National Comedy Center. “The career of Mel Brooks will be preserved in Jamestown. The National Comedy Center announced Wednesday the museum will be home to the legendary comedian and satirist’s career archive. The set is made up of 150,000 creative & production documents and 5,000 photos, some of which have never been seen by the public.”

WGRZ: Comedian Mel Brooks donates career archives to National Comedy Center. “The career of Mel Brooks will be preserved in Jamestown. The National Comedy Center announced Wednesday the museum will be home to the legendary comedian and satirist’s career archive. The set is made up of 150,000 creative & production documents and 5,000 photos, some of which have never been seen by the public.”

WGRZ: Comedian Mel Brooks donates career archives to National Comedy Center. “The career of Mel Brooks will be preserved in Jamestown. The National Comedy Center announced Wednesday the museum will be home to the legendary comedian and satirist’s career archive. The set is made up of 150,000 creative & production documents and 5,000 photos, some of which have never been seen by the public.”

WGRZ: Comedian Mel Brooks donates career archives to National Comedy Center. “The career of Mel Brooks will be preserved in Jamestown. The National Comedy Center announced Wednesday the museum will be home to the legendary comedian and satirist’s career archive. The set is made up of 150,000 creative & production documents and 5,000 photos, some of which have never been seen by the public.”

WGRZ: Comedian Mel Brooks donates career archives to National Comedy Center. “The career of Mel Brooks will be preserved in Jamestown. The National Comedy Center announced Wednesday the museum will be home to the legendary comedian and satirist’s career archive. The set is made up of 150,000 creative & production documents and 5,000 photos, some of which have never been seen by the public.”

National Library of Finland: Principles for Finnish Web Archive content selection published. “The National Library of Finland is responsible for the diverse and representative preservation of online material. To make this work more transparent, we produced a document entitled Content selection for the Finnish Web Archive, outlining the principles for content selection in thematic and continuous […]

National Library of Finland: Principles for Finnish Web Archive content selection published. “The National Library of Finland is responsible for the diverse and representative preservation of online material. To make this work more transparent, we produced a document entitled Content selection for the Finnish Web Archive, outlining the principles for content selection in thematic and continuous […]

National Library of Finland: Principles for Finnish Web Archive content selection published. “The National Library of Finland is responsible for the diverse and representative preservation of online material. To make this work more transparent, we produced a document entitled Content selection for the Finnish Web Archive, outlining the principles for content selection in thematic and continuous […]

National Library of Finland: Principles for Finnish Web Archive content selection published. “The National Library of Finland is responsible for the diverse and representative preservation of online material. To make this work more transparent, we produced a document entitled Content selection for the Finnish Web Archive, outlining the principles for content selection in thematic and continuous […]

National Library of Finland: Principles for Finnish Web Archive content selection published. “The National Library of Finland is responsible for the diverse and representative preservation of online material. To make this work more transparent, we produced a document entitled Content selection for the Finnish Web Archive, outlining the principles for content selection in thematic and continuous […]

Leamington Observer: British Motor Museum image archive to become more accessible. “The project, running from spring 2026 to early 2027, will provide unprecedented access for visually impaired visitors to a historically significant collection of 20th century photographic negatives. This digital accessibility project will produce digital twins of a currently inaccessible collection using […]

Leamington Observer: British Motor Museum image archive to become more accessible. “The project, running from spring 2026 to early 2027, will provide unprecedented access for visually impaired visitors to a historically significant collection of 20th century photographic negatives. This digital accessibility project will produce digital twins of a currently inaccessible collection using […]

Leamington Observer: British Motor Museum image archive to become more accessible. “The project, running from spring 2026 to early 2027, will provide unprecedented access for visually impaired visitors to a historically significant collection of 20th century photographic negatives. This digital accessibility project will produce digital twins of a currently inaccessible collection using […]

Leamington Observer: British Motor Museum image archive to become more accessible. “The project, running from spring 2026 to early 2027, will provide unprecedented access for visually impaired visitors to a historically significant collection of 20th century photographic negatives. This digital accessibility project will produce digital twins of a currently inaccessible collection using […]

Leamington Observer: British Motor Museum image archive to become more accessible. “The project, running from spring 2026 to early 2027, will provide unprecedented access for visually impaired visitors to a historically significant collection of 20th century photographic negatives. This digital accessibility project will produce digital twins of a currently inaccessible collection using […]

Artnet: A New Landmark Survey Aims to Bring Transparency to Museum Collecting Practices. “Next week, the Penn Cultural Heritage Center (PennCHC) at the University of Pennsylvania‘s Penn Museum will launch a first-of-its-kind survey exploring the collecting practices in place at museums and libraries across America.”

Artnet: A New Landmark Survey Aims to Bring Transparency to Museum Collecting Practices. “Next week, the Penn Cultural Heritage Center (PennCHC) at the University of Pennsylvania‘s Penn Museum will launch a first-of-its-kind survey exploring the collecting practices in place at museums and libraries across America.”

Artnet: A New Landmark Survey Aims to Bring Transparency to Museum Collecting Practices. “Next week, the Penn Cultural Heritage Center (PennCHC) at the University of Pennsylvania‘s Penn Museum will launch a first-of-its-kind survey exploring the collecting practices in place at museums and libraries across America.”

Artnet: A New Landmark Survey Aims to Bring Transparency to Museum Collecting Practices. “Next week, the Penn Cultural Heritage Center (PennCHC) at the University of Pennsylvania‘s Penn Museum will launch a first-of-its-kind survey exploring the collecting practices in place at museums and libraries across America.”

Artnet: A New Landmark Survey Aims to Bring Transparency to Museum Collecting Practices. “Next week, the Penn Cultural Heritage Center (PennCHC) at the University of Pennsylvania‘s Penn Museum will launch a first-of-its-kind survey exploring the collecting practices in place at museums and libraries across America.”

Artforum: 85% of All US Museums Need Repairs, Study Finds. “According to a survey conducted in March by the US Government Accountability Office, a whopping 85% of all museums in the United States are in need of repair; even more dire, 77% of US museums have at least one structural issue that puts their collections at risk, according to The Art Newspaper.”

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Digital Public Library of America: We’re Welcoming Two New Hubs to the Network. “We are thrilled to welcome two new Hubs to the DPLA Hub network: the Jewish Heritage and History Hub, a partnership between the Jewish Heritage Network and the Center for Jewish History, and the Mississippi Digital Library. We have had the pleasure of working closely with both for years. Together, these Hubs […]

Digital Public Library of America: We’re Welcoming Two New Hubs to the Network. “We are thrilled to welcome two new Hubs to the DPLA Hub network: the Jewish Heritage and History Hub, a partnership between the Jewish Heritage Network and the Center for Jewish History, and the Mississippi Digital Library. We have had the pleasure of working closely with both for years. Together, these Hubs […]

Digital Public Library of America: We’re Welcoming Two New Hubs to the Network. “We are thrilled to welcome two new Hubs to the DPLA Hub network: the Jewish Heritage and History Hub, a partnership between the Jewish Heritage Network and the Center for Jewish History, and the Mississippi Digital Library. We have had the pleasure of working closely with both for years. Together, these Hubs […]

Digital Public Library of America: We’re Welcoming Two New Hubs to the Network. “We are thrilled to welcome two new Hubs to the DPLA Hub network: the Jewish Heritage and History Hub, a partnership between the Jewish Heritage Network and the Center for Jewish History, and the Mississippi Digital Library. We have had the pleasure of working closely with both for years. Together, these Hubs […]

Digital Public Library of America: We’re Welcoming Two New Hubs to the Network. “We are thrilled to welcome two new Hubs to the DPLA Hub network: the Jewish Heritage and History Hub, a partnership between the Jewish Heritage Network and the Center for Jewish History, and the Mississippi Digital Library. We have had the pleasure of working closely with both for years. Together, these Hubs […]

BINJ News: The Boston Library Where You Still Can Borrow A Giant Puppet. “Beneath the Emmanuel Church on Newbury Street in Boston, tucked away in the basement, sits a library. A puppet library. It’s been there for decades, and despite innumerable changes in the nearby retail storefronts, this hidden artistic community treasure remains. Throughout the cellar, puppets of all shapes, sizes, and […]

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials: Florida DOT Archaeologists ‘Dig’ the Museum Scene. “Florida DOT’s Archaeological Collections & Curation is just getting started as the museum only exists online for now. But the agency is building a template other state departments of transportation could potentially follow as more road and bridge projects uncover more […]

ARTnews: Hermitage Museum Director and Putin Ally Mikhail Piotrovsky Sanctioned by European Union. “The Council of the European Union announced on April 23 that it is formally sanctioning Mikhail Piotrovsky, the long-time director of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. The reasons given are that Piotrovsky is ‘a close associate of Vladimir Putin’ and that ‘he has actively supported […]

Grammy Museum: Grammy Museum® Grant Program Awards $200,000 For Music Research And Sound Preservation. This link goes to a PDF file. “The Grammy Museum® Grant Program announced today that $200,000 in grants will be awarded to 14 recipients in the United States to help facilitate a range of research on a variety of subjects, as well as support a number of archival and preservation programs.”

Book Riot: Why These Librarians Are Running for State Political Office–And You Should, Too. “[India] May was spurred into action following a slate of anti-library bills that floated through the state legislature in 2025; now, on the heels of even more bad library bills in the state, her campaign for Iowa House District 58 takes on even more urgency. May isn’t the only librarian taking a run […]

Book Riot: Why These Librarians Are Running for State Political Office–And You Should, Too. “[India] May was spurred into action following a slate of anti-library bills that floated through the state legislature in 2025; now, on the heels of even more bad library bills in the state, her campaign for Iowa House District 58 takes on even more urgency. May isn’t the only librarian taking a run […]

Book Riot: Why These Librarians Are Running for State Political Office–And You Should, Too. “[India] May was spurred into action following a slate of anti-library bills that floated through the state legislature in 2025; now, on the heels of even more bad library bills in the state, her campaign for Iowa House District 58 takes on even more urgency. May isn’t the only librarian taking a run […]

Book Riot: Why These Librarians Are Running for State Political Office–And You Should, Too. “[India] May was spurred into action following a slate of anti-library bills that floated through the state legislature in 2025; now, on the heels of even more bad library bills in the state, her campaign for Iowa House District 58 takes on even more urgency. May isn’t the only librarian taking a run […]

Book Riot: Why These Librarians Are Running for State Political Office–And You Should, Too. “[India] May was spurred into action following a slate of anti-library bills that floated through the state legislature in 2025; now, on the heels of even more bad library bills in the state, her campaign for Iowa House District 58 takes on even more urgency. May isn’t the only librarian taking a run […]

KTLA: New L.A. museum will display a real space shuttle upright. “The project is part of the California Science Center in Exposition Park and adds about 200,000 square feet of new space, nearly doubling the museum’s size, officials said. At the center of it all is Endeavour, mounted with real rocket boosters and a massive external fuel tank. The display will give visitors a rare, up-close […]

KTLA: New L.A. museum will display a real space shuttle upright. “The project is part of the California Science Center in Exposition Park and adds about 200,000 square feet of new space, nearly doubling the museum’s size, officials said. At the center of it all is Endeavour, mounted with real rocket boosters and a massive external fuel tank. The display will give visitors a rare, up-close […]

KTLA: New L.A. museum will display a real space shuttle upright. “The project is part of the California Science Center in Exposition Park and adds about 200,000 square feet of new space, nearly doubling the museum’s size, officials said. At the center of it all is Endeavour, mounted with real rocket boosters and a massive external fuel tank. The display will give visitors a rare, up-close […]

KTLA: New L.A. museum will display a real space shuttle upright. “The project is part of the California Science Center in Exposition Park and adds about 200,000 square feet of new space, nearly doubling the museum’s size, officials said. At the center of it all is Endeavour, mounted with real rocket boosters and a massive external fuel tank. The display will give visitors a rare, up-close […]

KTLA: New L.A. museum will display a real space shuttle upright. “The project is part of the California Science Center in Exposition Park and adds about 200,000 square feet of new space, nearly doubling the museum’s size, officials said. At the center of it all is Endeavour, mounted with real rocket boosters and a massive external fuel tank. The display will give visitors a rare, up-close […]

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 […]

Video Game History Foundation: Rolling out the next version of our digital archive. “The digital archive interface has been rebuilt from scratch to improve the browsing experience. We’ve made images larger to make it clearer what you’re looking at, and to differentiate what’s a folder versus a file. This new interface also loads faster than the previous version, has improved loading […]

The Whig: Grassroots Canadian Peace Museum grows with new digital archive partnerships. “The Canadian Peace Museum has launched a new web archive, preserving and creating a partnership with two peace-related websites. In January 2026, the museum was contacted by Michael Cooke, founding member and chair emeritus of PeaceQuest, based out of the Kingston. Cooke explained that the current digital […]

ARTNews: Berlin Museum Oversees Digital Resurrection of Hundreds of Paintings Destroyed During World War II. “Hundreds of paintings lost to the ravages of war—including multiple works by Peter Paul Rubens, Paolo Veronese, Anthony van Dyck, and Caravaggio—will soon be viewable online courtesy of a digitization initiative by Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie.”

Hoptown Chronicle: Murray’s Penny Grocery Museum, a preserved 1930s Kentucky country store, to reopen for tours . “For nearly 20 years, the Penny Grocery Museum was owned and operated by the late Murray local Johnny Gingles, a passionate collector of vintage consumer goods who believed in the importance of historic preservation. After his father’s death in January, Hunter Gingles took the […]