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Daily blackouts put Lebanon’s ancient artefacts at risk

Electricity is needed to preserve many of the National Museum of Beirut’s priceless archaeological treasures.

Al Jazeera

Great Southern Land: Icehouse and National Museum team up for gallery launch

Icehouse's hit Great Southern Land is one of the most iconic songs in Aussie music, and now the namesake of the National Museum of Australia's new gallery.

The Canberra Times

National Museum of Australia launches two new galleries — Great Southern Land and children's Discovery Centre

The National Museum of Australia launches two new galleries as part of its biggest redevelopment in more than 20 years.

ABC News

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First look: New $9m discovery centre opens at the National Museum

Canberra kids have a new place to play. And it's pretty amazing.

The Canberra Times

The Taliban now guard Afghanistan's National Museum, where they once smashed objects

When the Taliban returned to power, cultural heritage advocates worried history might repeat itself and the group would destroy objects it found offensive. The museum is open now but has few visitors.

WEKU

The Guardian view on commemorative art: remember differently

Editorial: Better to own up to Britain’s murderous history than hide it, but sensitive curation is everything

The Guardian - UK

Re-interpreted portrait of Welsh slave owner Thomas Picton goes on display as part of new National Museum Cardiff exhibition

New artworks will go on display at the National Museum Cardiff alongside a ' re-interpreted' portrait of Thomas Picton after it was removed from the museum last year

Wales Online

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Cobargo's melted phone booth on show as National Museum showcases nature's fury in a striking exhibition

Artefacts from disasters across the country feature in a striking National Museum exhibit that showcases the power of nature.

ABC News

Philippines starts new era of Marcos rule, decades after overthrow

Ferdinand Marcos, the son of the Philippine ruler overthrown in a popular uprising 36 years ago, was sworn in as the country's president on Thursday, promising to strive for unity and a better future while praising his late father's legacy.

Reuters

NFSA to stay put in beloved building

He says the institution has plenty going for it and has no need to move.

The Canberra Times

Sudanese museums seek return of artefacts taken by British colonisers

Items include armour, banners, and two skulls taken from Omdurman battlefield

The Guardian - UK

Where to get the best views of Edinburgh from National Museum to Victoria Street

New to the city reporter Danyel VanReenen has rounded up a few of Edinburgh’s best views ahead of the festival.

Edinburgh Live

Oslo’s vast National Museum opens with tapestry of 400 reindeer skulls

The ‘grey box’ has been eight years and £500m in the making and the striking installation in the foyer is a statement of intent

The Guardian - UK

Free things to do with the family in Wales during May half-term 2022

The week off does not need to break the bank

Wales Online

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International Museum Day celebrations begin

The National Museum would remain open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

The National (Scotland)

Tory anger as Declaration of Arbroath to go back on display during indyref2 year

SCOTTISH Conservatives have expressed fears that the SNP will “hijack” an upcoming display of the historic Declaration of Arbroath at the…

The Canberra Times

Lonely Planet names Canberra's ultimate tourist experience - and it's not the AWM

What is Canberra's ultimate tourist experience?

AFP

Iran fights to recover stolen antiquities

Tehran (AFP) - Decorated glazed bricks almost 3,000 years old are on display at Iran's National Museum after a four-decade search disrupted by war and an international legal battle.

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Norway’s £500m National Museum to open after eight-year wait

Mega-museum’s director apologises for delays that have kept Munch’s The Scream out of public view

The Canberra Times

Indigenous art collection gets Van Gogh Alive treatment

Just days after Van Gogh Alive opened its doors, a second multi-sensory art experience is set to come to Canberra.

AFP

Iraq's National Museum reopens after three-year closure

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq's National Museum reopened Monday to visitors after a three-year closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic and political unrest.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kadhimi Says Iraqis Should Be Proud Of Their Cultural History

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi stressed on Sunday the need to renounce violence and extremism and to seek unities and honorable values that contribute to evolving people and nations. The PM on Sunday inaugurated the Iraqi National Museum after immense rehabilitation and maintenance. Kadhimi said in a statement that the…

Wales Online

Wales' national museums body riven by internal dispute

The relationship between president Roger Lewis and director David Anderson is said to be "at rock bottom"

ABC News

National Museum of Australia's latest acquisition depicts the Rainbow Serpent's wrath in the form of Cyclone Tracy

Renowned Kimberley artist Rover Thomas' painting, Jabanunga Goorialla (the Rainbow Serpent), is donated to the National Museum of Australia.

The Canberra Times

National Museum of Australia acquires $1.2 million Rover Thomas work

The painting will 'entrance' NMA visitors, the council chair said.

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