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BBC: Why museum’s last mummy has been taken off display. “The mummified body of an ancient Egyptian woman has been removed from a museum exhibition after more than 200 years on display as part of efforts to respect “the wishes of the dead”, curators have said.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”