Museum News

• All That Glitters is Cartier at the Dallas Museum of Art
  
  Cartier tiaras and necklaces sparkle with history and artistic inspiration in an exhibit on view at the Dallas Museum of Art through September 18.
  NBC.  Saturday, May 21 2022.
• Museum preserves story of contemporary whisky industry
  
  National Museums Scotland has acquired whisky bottles and other items reflecting the industry today.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 21 May 2022.
• Jane Goodall Opens New Perot Museum Exhibit
  
  The Perot Museum of Nature and Science opened an exhibit titled "Becoming Jane" on Friday. "Jane" is primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall.
  NBC.  Friday, May 20 2022.
• Cambodia Asks U.K. Cultural Institutions to Return Looted Statues
  
  British museums contain hundreds of allegedly stolen temple treasures
  Smithsonian.  Wednesday, 18 May 2022.
• Destroyed Russian Military Equipment On Display In New Ukrainian Museum Exhibit
  
  Burned-out armored vehicles, notebook doodles, shattered weapons, and the wreckage of a fighter jet are among items belonging to the Russian military to go on display at Ukraine's National Military History Museum in Kyiv.
  Radio Liberty.  Wednesday, 18 May 2022.
• British brothers face extradition to Switzerland over claim they were part of masked gang of thieves
  
  Stewart Ahearne, 43, and Louis Ahearne, 33, are said to be part of a gang of professional thieves who burgled the Baur Foundation, Museum of Far Eastern Art, on the night of June 1, 2019.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 17 May 2022.
• New Tory sleaze row as private tour of Victoria and Albert Museum is auctioned off to wealthy donor
  
  Labour has demanded an investigation into the lot offering providing access to the art and design museum, of which Tory co-chairman Ben Elliot is a trustee.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 17 May 2022.
• The bloody history behind Lincoln's coat
  
  Currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is the coat worn by President Abraham Lincoln on the night he was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. ...
  CBS News.  Sunday, 15 May 2022.
• What Happened When a Conservative Jewish Group Invited DeSantis to Speak
  
  The Florida governor received a last-minute invitation to appear at a conference at a prominent Jewish museum in New York City. Then the whole thing fell apart.
  New York Times.  Saturday, 14 May 2022.
• National Museum of Mexican Art honors ABC7 VP of Community Affairs Diana Palomar with Legacy Award
  
  The National Museum of Mexican Art honored ABC7's Vice President of Community Affairs Friday night.
  ABC News.  Saturday, 14 May 2022.
• Artists Are Putting Their Stamp on Lincoln Center
  
  In a partnership with the Studio Museum in Harlem and the Public Art Fund, works by Nina Chanel Abney and Jacolby Satterwhite will help reintroduce Geffen Hall this fall.
  New York Times.  Friday, 13 May 2022.
• Chicago museums team up for American Writers Festival
  
  Chicago is celebrating books and those talented authors, who write them.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 12 May 2022.
• Harry Kane's school project proves dreams can come true
  
  The career of Harry Kane will be the subject of an exhibition at the Museum of London which he hopes will inspire others to achieve their dreams.
  ESPN.  Thursday, 12 May 2022.
• Cambridge University museum finds 150-year-old platypus specimens
  
  The 19th Century egg-laying mammal samples supported Darwin's theory of evolution.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 12 May 2022.
• Plucked from war flames, a beloved Ukrainian artist's legacy lives on
  
  Russian bombs wrecked a small museum holding works by one of Ukraine's best-known artists, Maria Prymachenko. But townspeople rescued a national legacy.
  Los Angeles Times.  Tuesday, 10 May 2022.

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