Posts Tagged ‘museum’

Large audio-visual museum opened in Kerman

TEHRAN–A museum dedicated to audio and visual equipment was officially inaugurated in the southern Kerman province on Sunday. The museum, which is the largest of its kind in the country, opened its door to the public on the occasion of Government Week (August 24-30), said an official with the tourism ministry. The museum was set […]

American Museum returns gospel manuscript looted from Greek Orthodox monastery

The Museum of the Bible in Washington, has reportedly returned a handwritten gospel manuscript to the Greek Orthodox Church on Tuesday afternoon writes The New York Times. According to the news report,  the manuscript in question was looted from a Greek monastery during World War I. ‘The museum said that it transferred the artifact, which… […]

Canadian Researchers Prove Old Shrunken Head Found in Museum is Human

A team of Canadian researchers have accomplished a feat that up to now had proven impossible.  Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology Ancient Places Americas Read Later  Source Views: 0

Acropolis Museum serenades August full moon with concert

The Acropolis Museum in Athens has announced a special event to celebrate the  August full moon this European summer with Greek songs about the moon, film music and famous melodies from abroad, performed by the historic Hellenic Air Force Band. According the the announcement, the special cultural event will take place on Friday 12 August… […]

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM: Ancient Greek Sculptures were colourful, not white

The Metropolitan Museum of New York is holding a revealing exhibition into Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture titled Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color till  March 26, 2023. Visitors to the exhibition will be surprised to discover that contrary to popular belief, most sculptures in the ancient Mediterranean world were colorful. Paint, gilding, and inlaid materials… […]

Israeli Museum Finds Sketches Hidden In Modigliani Painting

Three previously unknown sketches by celebrated 20th-century artist Amedeo Modigliani were found hiding beneath the surface of one of his paintings. Source Views: 0

Crowd Combats Anti-Pride Protesters At Children’s Museum By Singing

A Pride event designed for children and families took an ugly turn in Rancho Cordova Saturday. Protesters showed up shortly after family festivities got underway at the Sacramento Children’s Museum. Drag princess Suzette Veneti says she wasn’t surprised, she was disappointed and wanted answers. One sign read: “Groomers are not welcome in California.” Another read: “Protect white […]

1000-year-old Cat and Baby Mummies on Display in Turkey’s Aksaray Museum

The museum at Aksaray, the gateway of Turkey’s Cappadocia region to the West, holds a very special mummy section that displays as many as 13 local mummies to interested visitors. Astonishingly,  Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology Read Later  Views: 0

Russian Soldiers Empty Ukraine Museum Of Scythian Artifacts

Russian soldiers have entered a Ukrainian museum where they stole a priceless collection of ancient artifacts. Their haul included a 2,300-year-old Scythian gold crown. Read more Section:  News General Read Later  Views: 0

Centuries-old human remains to be transferred to museum displays 

TEHRAN- Centuries-old human skeletons will be put on show at a museum near the location where they were discovered in the central Isfahan province. Views: 0

Centuries-old human remains to be transferred to museum displays 

TEHRAN- Centuries-old human skeletons will be put on show at a museum near the location where they were discovered in the central Isfahan province. Views: 0

Jews Accuse Motion Picture Museum Of ‘Conspiracy’ To Downplay Jewish Dominance Of Hollywood

(Algemeiner) After years of denying the self-evident fact that Jews built and control Hollywood, many Jews — including the Jewish supremacist group, the Anti-Defamation League — are now crying foul after discovering that the new Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures — which was founded by wealthy Hollywood Jewish donors — has not sufficiently acknowledged the […]

Foot of ancient Greek goddess makes its way to Athens museum from Palermo

It’s only the size of a shoebox, carved with the broken-off foot of an ancient Greek goddess. But Greece hopes the 2,500-year-old marble fragment, which arrived Monday on loan from an Italian museum, may help resolve one of the world’s thorniest cultural heritage disputes and lead to the reunification in Athens of all surviving Parthenon […]

Immersion in the world of fairytales in Hans Christian Andersen museum

One of the world’s most famous storytellers, Hans Christian Andersen is being celebrated in his hometown of Odense (central Denmark) with a new museum designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, which combines biographical elements with a fantasy world. Source Views: 0

Niavaran museum displays rarely-seen objects of treasure trove

Niavaran museum displays rarely-seen objects of treasure trove – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – Tehran’s Niavaran Museum has put on show sets of rarely-seen relics associated with Yalda Night from its treasury, CHTN reported on Wednesday.  Bringing together intangible and tangible heritage rooted in Iranian culture and preserving a traditional ritual in a cultural and historical setting […]

Wood museum to be established in Kermanshah 

TEHRAN – A museum dedicated to woodworks by local artisans is planned to be established in the western province of Kermanshah, a local tourism official has announced.  The museum will be launched in collaboration with the private sector and craftspeople from the province, Akram Tahmasebi said on Wednesday.  There are notable wood sculptors and artists […]

Steven D. Kelley – Underground City at the Getty Museum

Whistleblower Steven D. Kelley talks about his first hand experience in the firearm and optic R&D industry and how it lead him to deep place underground figuratively and literally. In this presentation Steven also shares an in depth look at the underground base at the Getty Museum. NOV. 17, 2012 Views: 7

Castle to turn into anthropology museum 

Castle to turn into anthropology museum  – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – The historical castle of Sardar Afshar in Takab county, northwestern West Azarbaijan province is planned to be turned into an anthropology museum, Takab’s Governor has said.  “Takab county has the greatest amount of cultural and historical assets in the province, and to demonstrate this heritage […]

Bathhouse to be repurposed into heritage museum

TEHRAN – The Safavid-era (1501-1736) Haj Saleh public bathhouse in the western Iranian city of Saqqez, Kordestan province will be repurposed into a museum, a local tourism official has announced.  The historical structure has been completely restored and is ready to open as a museum that focuses on history and archaeology, Bahram Nasrollahi said on […]

Museum’s “Korean” Ru Ware Bowl Is Chinese and Now Worth $21 Million!

It’s not unusual for people to have antique heirlooms or other rare items laying around that are far more valuable than they realize. Of course, no one would expect that to happen in a museum, where highly trained experts are paid to identify every artifact that comes into their possession. So the revelation that the […]

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