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Buckingham Palace works uncover trove of everyday items dating back to 1800s.
The misplaced items are thought to belong to staff who worked at the palace decades ago, and were found by workers carrying out the £369m refurbishment.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2095wyqvx2o #globalmuseum #history #royalty

A glimpse of Yinxu Museum in Anyang, China's Henan.
The new Yinxu Museum is the first major national thematic archaeological museum dedicated to panoramically showcasing the ancient Shang civilization.
https://english.news.cn/20260913/49059dd0ca994d53b1c9040d058a723a/c.html #globalmuseum #museums #ChineseHistory #ShangDynasty

Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum opens a major Yayoi Kusama exhibition after her death last month.
What was to have been a retrospective has turned into a posthumous celebration of one of the globe's best known contemporary artists, who depicted her world splashed with polka dots and other repetitive motifs.
https://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/amsterdam-stedelijk-museum-opens-major-yayoi-kusama-exhibition-after-death #globalmuseum #art #museums #YayoiKusama

Rare 9/11 Footage Nearly Lost Forever, Found 23 Years Later.
On September 11, 2001, 24-year-old Japanese man Kei Sugimoto filmed the attack on the World Trade Center from a rooftop about 3 kilometers away. Twenty-three years later in 2024, he rediscovered the deteriorating tapes and published the footage, preserving a visual record that came close to disappearing forever.
https://www.vintag.es/2026/09/kei-sugimoto-footage.html #globalmuseum #911 #archives

A fossil feather from the age of dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived.
The best preserved feather from the age of the dinosaurs was just revealed — and it was inside a blob of fossilized poop. That feather is from an aquatic bird that lived 66 million years ago.
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/12/nx-s1-5963519-e1/a-fossil-feather-from-the-age-of-dinosaurs-may-explain-why-only-some-birds-survived #globalmuseum #fossils #birds #cretaceous

(Gross political interference)
In late Friday night social media posts, President Donald Trump demands the Smithsonian to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and a special exhibit honoring the nation's first president.
For Constitution Day on Sept. 17, Trump asks them to install the 11-foot statue of Washington featured at the recent Freedom 250 IndyCar race in the museum's Flag Hall.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-asks-smithsonian-to-install-george-washington-statues-and-exhibit #globalmuseum #Trump

An Egyptian scarab amulet was discovered in an Oretani tomb at the Necropolis of El Toro in central Spain. Made of faience and inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyphs and Demotic characters, it likely reached Iberia through Phoenician-Punic trade networks by the 6th century BC. Buried alongside local cremated remains and grave goods, the object shows how far Egyptian symbols and Mediterranean exchange reached long before Roman rule.
https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/05/egyptian-amulet-tomb-spain-2000-miles/
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#globalmuseum #egyptology

911 Museum CEO shares mission to keep history alive 25 years later.
#911anniversary #911 #globalmuseum #museums

911 Museum CEO shares mission to keep history alive 25 years later.
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911 Museum CEO shares mission to keep history alive 25 years later.
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911 Museum CEO shares mission to keep history alive 25 years later.
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911 Museum CEO shares mission to keep history alive 25 years later.
#911anniversary #911 #globalmuseum #museums

Gifts from Emperor #Puyi to his departing tutor Johnston reside in the SOAS library and archives. These include the emperor’s fan, now part of the Library’s Special Chinese Art Collection. The black fan features a landscape picture in gold and bears an inscription of the Imperial Seal of Xuantong (Puyi was the Xuantong Emperor). The fan was given as a farewell gift on 15th September 1930 when Johnston left China following the formal handover of Weihai back to Chinese sovereignty.
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One for the Independent Museum Professional.
September 24.
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One for the Independent Museum Professional.
September 24.
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One for the Independent Museum Professional.
September 24.
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One for the Independent Museum Professional.
September 24.
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One for the Independent Museum Professional.
September 24.
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On Academic Publishing - Webinar this coming Tuesday, Sept 15 1:30pm EST.
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https://www.aamg-us.org/webinar/academic-publishing-webinar/ #globalmuseum #museums #webinar #publishing

On Academic Publishing - Webinar this coming Tuesday, Sept 15 1:30pm EST.
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https://www.aamg-us.org/webinar/academic-publishing-webinar/ #globalmuseum #museums #webinar #publishing

On Academic Publishing - Webinar this coming Tuesday, Sept 15 1:30pm EST.
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https://www.aamg-us.org/webinar/academic-publishing-webinar/ #globalmuseum #museums #webinar #publishing

On Academic Publishing - Webinar this coming Tuesday, Sept 15 1:30pm EST.
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https://www.aamg-us.org/webinar/academic-publishing-webinar/ #globalmuseum #museums #webinar #publishing

On Academic Publishing - Webinar this coming Tuesday, Sept 15 1:30pm EST.
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https://www.aamg-us.org/webinar/academic-publishing-webinar/ #globalmuseum #museums #webinar #publishing

Thieves steal Bronze Age artefacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist.
The Treasure of Villena is a unique trove of almost ten kilos of gold, bowls, bottles and bracelets dating back to the Bronze Age.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgw9gw34yqo #globalmuseum #museums #BronzeAge #Crime

Florida opens first jellyfish museum in the U.S.
The facility, opened by Ukrainian refugees Alex and Yana Yanovsky, features more than 20 species of the aquatic creatures.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2026/08/20/first-jellyfish-museum-united-states-opens-florida/
#globalmuseum #museums #jellyfish

This historic photograph shows the Danish-French Impressionist master Camille Pissarro with his wife Julie and two of their children, Paul-Émile and Jeanne, in their garden at Éragny-sur-Epte around 1897. #victorianchaps #retro #artists #belleepoque #vintage #globalmuseum #art #Pissaro

The US oil billionaire's 16th-Century English mansion was home to a stunning art collection and a lion named Nero. In 1963, the BBC visited him there to discuss his "great success".
Archive BBC documentary first transmitted in 1963. Alan Whicker interviews billionaire J. Paul Getty, who discusses reports of his meanness, his unsuccessful marriages, why he keeps working and what he's had to sacrifice to become the world's richest man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUTus8QgN3Q
#globalmuseum #history #Getty

⭐ JOB POSTING⭐
Executive Director
Virgin Islands Museum of Art
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI.
The salary range is $225,000 - $275,000 commensurate with experience, plus benefits. An attractive benefits package, in addition to relocation assistance, will be provided.
Closes: September 25, 2026.
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https://secure.recruitly.io/public/job/32452/94/Executive_Director__Virgin_Islands_Museum_of_Art #globalmuseum #museumjobs #museums #VirginIslands

The Bagpiper’s Endless Quest for a Place to Practice.
A tour of New York’s cemeteries, toxic canals and industrial zones where a great Highland bagpipe can drone in peace.
“Any piper who lives in this city is eventually going to find a spot where nobody’s going to chase them off”
https://archive.ph/VxfFD #globalmuseum #NewYork #bagpipes

Today's Visual Diversion - because sometimes you need a break from the rigors of museum work!

90 Years of Skill in One Pair of Boots. Witness the incredible craftsmanship passed down through generations. From cutting the raw leather to the final stitch, every detail in these handmade boots reflects a lifetime of dedication to the traditional cobbler's art. #bootmaking #leathercraft #handmadeboots #craftsmanship #customboots #globalmuseum #cobbler

Nature-Based Pest Deterrents Experts Meeting
At the end of February, experts from across North America came together at the Getty Center to explore the future of nature-based pest deterrents in museums and heritage institutions.
Participants defined needs for additional testing and case studies to help advance the field of pest management in cultural heritage contexts. #globalmuseum #Getty #Pests

Cecilia Giménez, "restorer" of the infamous botched Ecce Homo painting died today at 94. RIP to a meme legend.

https://www.europapress.es/aragon/noticia-fallece-94-cecilia-gimenez-restauradora-ecce-homo-dio-vuelta-mundo-20251229160929.html #globalmuseum #art #EcceHomo

UCL Press is delighted to announce an open access book that may be of interest to Global Museum followers: Interpreting Art, by Sam Rose.

How do people make sense of works of art? And how do they write to make others see the same way?

Download it free: https://bit.ly/3JjHkbZ #books #UCLPress #globalmuseum #museums #art