Museum News

• Hagia Sophia: Pope 'pained' as Istanbul museum reverts to mosque
  
  The Pope is the latest faith leader to voice concern at the Istanbul museum reverting to a mosque.
  BBC News.  Sunday, 12 Jul 2020.
• Turkey's Erdogan formally designates Hagia Sophia as a mosque
  
  Turkey's President Erdogan issued a decree on Friday formally changing the status of the Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque. The decision was met with controversy as the historical landmark has roots in both Christianity and Islam. ...
  CBS News.  Saturday, 11 Jul 2020.
• World Council of Churches "dismayed" by Hagia Sophia decision
  
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally converted the former museum back into a mosque Friday and declared it open for Muslim worship.
  CBS News.  Saturday, 11 Jul 2020.
• Crieff boy, 11, youngest to climb the Matterhorn
  
  Jules Molyneaux has been confirmed by the Matterhorn museum to be the youngest to reach the imposing mountain's summit.
  BBC News.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Istanbul's Hagia Sophia transformed into mosque by Erdogan
  
  The move came hours after Turkey's highest court issued a landmark ruling that unanimously annulled the 1934 cabinet decision to renovate the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a museum.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Medieval Treasure Bought by Nazis
  
  The Guelph Treasure was acquired by a German state collection in 1935 from a consortium of Jewish art dealers. Their descendants say the sale was forced, but a Berlin museum claims the deal was fair.
  New York Times.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Turkey's Erdogan says Hagia Sophia becomes mosque after court ruling
  
  President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul's Hagia Sophia open to Muslim worship on Friday after a top court ruled that the building's conversion to a museum by modern Turkey's founding statesman was illegal.
  CNBC.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Edelman invites Jackson to Holocaust museum
  
  Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, who is Jewish, says he'd like to take DeSean Jackson to the Holocaust museum.
  ESPN.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Julian Edelman wants to have 'uncomfortable conversations' with DeSean Jackson
  
  The Patriots' Julian Edelman invited the Eagles' DeSean Jackson to visit the Holocaust Museum with him after Jackson published an anti-Semitic post.
  Los Angeles Times.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Jewish Patriots star Julian Edelman asks DeSean Jackson to tour the Holocaust Museum with him
  
  The New England Patriots' Julian Edelman proposed that he and the Eagles' DeSean Jackson visit Washington DC's Holocaust museum after Jackson's 'anti-Semitic' Instagram posts.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Grammy Museum Teams Up With Michelle Obama, Grammy U For Virtual Mentorship Monday Program
  
  Every Monday from July 20 through August 31, music industry professionals will mentor college students and recent graduates virtually through digital conferences.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• 2 Art Gallery Shows to Explore From Home
  
  Galleries and museums are getting creative about presenting work online during the coronavirus crisis. Here are two shows worth viewing virtually.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Former Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia will help design clothing line honoring past Black baseball players
  
  The partnership will feature the Major League Baseball Players Association and donate a portion of revenue from sales to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Ending the Use of Racist Mascots and Images
  
  The appropriation of Native language and imagery perpetuates racism and legitimizes racist acts, says the director of the American Indian Museum
  Smithsonian.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Famous 'Jurassic Park' dinosaur is less lizard, more bird
  
  From movies to museum exhibits, the dinosaur Dilophosaurus is no stranger to pop culture. ...
  Science Daily.  Tuesday, 7 Jul 2020.

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