Museum

The "Fourth Pyramid" waits: Grand Egyptian Museum postpones inauguration due to regional tensions

Egyptian Prime Minister Madbouly announced new opening date to be determined after coordination with concerned parties.

 The "Fourth Pyramid" waits: Grand Egyptian Museum postpones inauguration due to regional tensions.
 The Elgin Marbles, a collection of Greek sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens on display in the British Museum.

Report: British Museum, Greece agreed on Parthenon loan - museum denies any such deal

 Mental health issues cited as tourist damages Terracotta Army statues.

Mental health issues cited as tourist damages Terracotta Army statues

 Rijksmuseum displays rare 1830s condom with erotic engraving.

Museum: Artifact shows playful, serious sides of 19th-century sexual health and attitudes


Capital Jewish Museum to reopen after fatal shooting of Israeli embassy staff

"This tragedy will not keep us from telling the story of the greater Washington region’s Jewish history for visitors from around the world," the museum's Executive Director said.

 A tribute and flowers for Israeli Embassy staff members Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim are seen outside the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum.

Archaeologists Unveil 5,000-Year-Old Bread at Küllüoba Höyüğü Excavation

The bread is the first known example of leavened, baked bread, dating back approximately 5,000 years.

 This bread is 5,000 year old. It's made of emmer wheat and lentils.

Iranian reports: Rate handwritten Qurans manuscripts stolen from Iranian museum

Manager and two guards arrested; main perpetrator identified via CCTV but still at large.

 Blue dome of Vali Shrine mosque viewed from a rooftop. On the rooftop of Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine, Mahan, Iran.

Not your conventional science museum: An exploration of science without walls

Located on the campus of the world-famous Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, it is the first totally outdoor interactive science museum in the world, one operated entirely by the visitors.

 The four-story ‘Clore Person, with inflatable organs that are activated by climbing inside the giant statue

4,500-year-old clay toys found in Syria

Discovery suggests ancient parents bought professionally made toys for their children 4,500 years ago.

 Hama, Syria.

Hohenzollern art dispute settled. German museums to retain works

Cultural State Minister Wolfram Weimer announced in Berlin that the more than ten-year asset dispute has been resolved, bringing nearly 100 years of uncertainty to an end.

 Hohenzollern castle.

Yellow Peugeot 208 linked to audacious Drents Museum robbery

Police confirm extensive investigation into yellow Peugeot used in heist.

The ​​Cotofenesti helmet, 450 BCE, National History Museum of Romania.

From murder to macabre relic: How William Corder's skin became a museum artifact

Author calls the skin-bound books 'disgusting artifacts' that 'should not be exhibited'.

 From murder to macabre relic: How William Corder's skin became a museum artifact.

Genghis Khan's empire treasures rediscovered in Siberian museum storage

The artifacts were first found in the 1960s during construction work near the city of Yeniseisk in central Siberia, and they have been lying in the museum's storerooms since then.

 Genghis Khan's empire treasures rediscovered in Siberian museum storage.

Passover at Dizengoff: "50 Degrees in the Shade" environmental exhibit

21 artists present large-scale installations and animation films addressing the climate crisis at the biennale, opening today (Sunday) and running until June 13.

 From the video work "Renewal"

Jewish cultural institutions reeling as Trump defunds arts and humanities

Virtually all federal grant-making for arts and culture is in jeopardy following recent and expected cuts across government agencies.

 Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, March 16, 2024