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**  Museum’s Benin Bronzes Are Reclaimed by Wealthy Collector

The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the collector who owned them took them back instead.

**  Metropolitan Museum of Art Director Says Trump Anti-DEI Push ‘Doesn’t Apply to Us’

The Met is a private organization, not a federal institution that must meet the same standards as some government agencies, and these types of political decisions do not apply to the museum, and they are not making any changes to their exhibitions or programs​​.

**  Grand Egyptian Museum: A Monumental Journey to Egypt’s Ancient Wonders

The GEM will display over 100,000 artefacts, making it the largest repository of ancient Egyptian treasures ever assembled under one roof.

**  Britain’s exploration of South Pole was ‘colonial’, claims museum

Polar centre at Cambridge University said expeditions were in same ‘mould’ despite Antarctica having no human inhabitants.‌
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**  Glimpses of the Final Frontier at the American Museum of Natural History

Stranded astronauts and celebrity space tourism have piqued interest in space — and a photography exhibition in the museum is making the most of it​​.

**  He Built the Frick Collection with Passion, Patience and Bargaining

Henry Clay Frick, aggressive in art collecting as well as business, acquired many of the masterpieces of the museum, whose renovated Fifth Avenue mansion recently reopened.

**  Fort Worth Police Return Photographs Seized from Sally Mann Exhibition

Police had no business storming into a museum and seizing art like contraband; they picked a fight with the First Amendment and lost.

**  11 Italian Car Museums to Add to Your Travel Itinerary

If your upcoming holiday plans happen to include Italy, here are 11 great museums that dot the northern part of the country shaped like a boot.
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**  Black churches back embattled Smithsonian African American history museum after Trump’s order

The museum tells the history of slavery and segregation, while also highlighting the determination and successes of Black America through history.

**  Spring at the farm

Dr Ailsa Hutton explores eight objects for National Museums Scotland that tell us more about spring on the farm in Scotland, from sowing seeds to lambing.

**  Business Support of the Arts isn't Philanthropy

When the San Diego Natural History Museum recently received a transformative $10 million gift, the community celebrated not only the establishment of a Science and Conservation Centre, but also something deeper: a model for the kind of future-focused investment that reshapes cities.

**  Trump administration claws back $350K grant from Tucson archaeology nonprofit

The criteria for terminating federal grant programs are a directed attempt at ecocide, dismantling public education and interdisciplinary research, and systematically instilling fear in women and marginalized communities.​
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**  Zeugma Mosaic Museum restores Mars statue to preserve Roman legacy

A bronze statue of the Roman god Mars, a symbol of fertility and power, is undergoing careful restoration at the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep to ensure its preservation for future generations.

**  Trump administration cuts more than $1.3 million in grants from Minnesota museums, institutions

​It's pretty devastating, and it's discouraging that the federal government, which makes a relatively tiny investment in the arts, is willing to cut that investment.

**  Meet the National Museum of Natural History Volunteer Preserving Prehistory One Microfossil at a Time

Carlos Savignano is part of a dedicated group of FossiLab volunteers preparing Smithsonian fossils for display and future research.

**  New Voices Help Museums Tell New (or Forgotten) Stories

Across the United States, younger curators work to broaden audiences and redefine not only what an exhibition can be but also what an artwork is.​
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**  Small museums respond to UK Supreme Court gender ruling

Several small museums have published statements expressing support and solidarity with their trans staff, volunteers, community partners, visitors and wider audience following last week’s UK Supreme Court gender ruling.

**  Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room

​A lamplit sanctuary amid the bustle of Brooklyn—and a refuge in uncertain times—the Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room is a place to learn, reflect, and seek inspiration.

**  Unique southern Utah museum highlights conservation through thousands of taxidermy animals

The collection includes almost 1,000 animals, including a mountain lion acquired 53 years ago and a butterfly from 1901.

**  Supersized Dinosaur-Eating Crocodiles Kept Re-evolving Each Time They Had A Chance

They’re like terrifying versions of crabs, with a sort of gravitational attraction to the same body form again and again.
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**  The Textile Society museum, archive and conservation award

The UK Textile Society is offering up to £5,000 to support textile related projects within a museum, archive, or conservation studio.

**  The Conservator’s Role in Exhibitions: Preservation, Preparation, and Presentation

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