MUSEUM NEWS - PAGE TWO
New York City mayor’s aides allegedly pressured Brooklyn Museum to host Chinese history exhibition
A recent investigation found that Eric Adams’s office was involved in the scheme to mount a show about Sun Yat-sen with just one month’s notice. Read More.
A recent investigation found that Eric Adams’s office was involved in the scheme to mount a show about Sun Yat-sen with just one month’s notice. Read More.
Fake El Greco painting is seized in Spain just before selling for €1.3m
The owner claimed he bought a ‘genuine’ piece for €200 at a flea market, although the bogus artwork was accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and appraisal which stated it was valued at €1.35 million. Read More.
The owner claimed he bought a ‘genuine’ piece for €200 at a flea market, although the bogus artwork was accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and appraisal which stated it was valued at €1.35 million. Read More.
Maasai group decides objects can remain at Pitt Rivers Museum
Maasai artefacts acquired during the colonial era can remain at Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum, following a decision by a group of community representatives that has been working with the museum since 2017. Read More.
Maasai artefacts acquired during the colonial era can remain at Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum, following a decision by a group of community representatives that has been working with the museum since 2017. Read More.
Real art in museums stimulates brain much more than reprints, study finds
Scientists in Netherlands using eye-tracking and MRI scans found ‘enormous difference’ between genuine works and posters. Read more.
Scientists in Netherlands using eye-tracking and MRI scans found ‘enormous difference’ between genuine works and posters. Read more.
NYC’s Rubin Museum Faces Repatriation Demands Ahead of Closure
A local activist group is calling for the return of Tibetan and Himalayan objects including a Buddhist Shrine Room set to be relocated to the Brooklyn Museum. Read more.
A local activist group is calling for the return of Tibetan and Himalayan objects including a Buddhist Shrine Room set to be relocated to the Brooklyn Museum. Read more.
Scientific Instrument Symposia
The 45th Scientific Instrument Symposium in 2026 will be held at the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland 7 - 11 September 2026. Please save the dates!
The 44th SIC Symposium will be held 29 June – 5 July 2025 in Dunedin, New Zealand as part of the International Congress of History of Science and Technology. Learn more.
The 45th Scientific Instrument Symposium in 2026 will be held at the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland 7 - 11 September 2026. Please save the dates!
The 44th SIC Symposium will be held 29 June – 5 July 2025 in Dunedin, New Zealand as part of the International Congress of History of Science and Technology. Learn more.
