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⭐️Is your bookshelf or Zoom background embarrassing? These antique book binder designs will make a difference! | Easily change the text on the design template to personalize | In The Global Museum Store zazzle.com/collections/... #binders #folders #Zoom #books #globalmuseum #museums #Zoom
I wonder about the Roman woman who actually wore this elegant necklace some 1,800 years ago ~ it features lilac amethysts and small green emeralds, with gold shield-shaped links, & is attributed to the 3rd century britishmuseum.org/collection/o...

@artinsociety #globalmuseum #Roman #jewellery
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Senior Textile Conservator, Charlotte Gamper, shows us the conservation work being undertaken on the wool strips taken from the Tester of Queen Caroline's Bed, part of the Royal Collection.

© Royal Collection Enterprises Ltd 2025 |
@RCT @HRP_palaces #globalmuseum #conservator
February 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Taped Banana - Large Wrapped Canvas Art Print zazzle.com/taped_banana... via
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#art #artprint #prints #zazzlemade
February 3, 2026 at 4:43 PM
The Coffee Pot in Austin, It opened in 1928 and was demolished in the 1960s. This photo was taken in the 1940s.
@archaeologyart #globalmuseum
February 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Virtual Classroom Visit with Grace Lin
The Eric Carle Museum
Feb. 12, 2026
1–1:30 pm
Interactive virtual visit for elementary school readers . Award-winning author Grace Lin will explain & share the customs of the Lunar New Year & its food
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February 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Free webinar on Feb 5th with The Broad (Nathan Alvarez, Dir of IT) and Pantheon to discuss some major changes and improvements on The Broad's website that resulted in 24% faster page loads that led directly to a 17% increase in ticket sales
community.aam-us.org/discussion/f... #globalmuseum #museums
Free webinar on Feb 5: The Broad's website transformation | Open Forum
Hi all,Wanted to share something we've been working on that I think you'll find useful (hopefully!).We're hosting a free webinar on Feb 5th with The Broad (Nath
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February 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The SILK Summer School will take place in Como (Italy) from June 3rd to June 11th and focuses on the Lake Como area as a living laboratory for exploring how historical industrial systems—specifically the silk district
www.lakecomohub.com/lake-como-su... #globalmuseum #heritage
February 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The History of Garment Care and Laundering, with Dr Paola di Trocchio
Saturday 28 February, 2– 3:30pm | Lecture & Afternoon Tea | The Johnston Collection, Melbourne
johnstoncollection.org/PPMFF_DiTroc... #costume #museums #globalmuseum #events
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Can AI appraise Te Papa’s public records?
Collections staff tested it on thousands of records and got results that were faster, less resource-intensive, and more consistent than expected – until they weren’t

blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2026/02/03/c... #globalmuseum #museums #collections #AI
February 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Watch as this traditional felt Top Hat is meticulously handcrafted the old fashioned way
@TheFigen_ #globalmuseum #hats #costume #hatmaking #crafts
February 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Art Deco uranium glass automobile hood ornament by Lalique, circa 1930.

@HeritageMatterz #globalmuseum #artdeco #Lalique
February 2, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Analysis | What’s behind the sluggish recovery in visitor numbers? 📊

Although the sector is seeing positive signs, footfall has been slow to return to normal after Covid. Amid changes in visitor behaviour and an oversaturated market, creativity and risk-taking are key to standing out
What's behind the sluggish recovery in visitor numbers? - Museums Association
Although the sector is seeing positive signs, footfall has been slow to return to normal after Covid. Amid changes in visitor behaviour and an oversaturated market, creativity and risk-taking are key to standing out
www.museumsassociation.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:22 AM
This bizarre formation on the Rock of Gibraltar is known as a "banner cloud," a type of orographic cloud, meaning it is created due to the shape of the land below it

[📹 Met Office Gibraltar] #globalmuseum
February 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Who Is Joshua Johnson?
Joshua Johnson had a remarkable arc, from enslavement to a successful career as one of the nation’s earliest-documented professional Black artists. Learn more about this impressive artist
www.nga.gov/stories/arti... #globalmuseum #art #museums
February 2, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Online talk: The history & legacy of maroon communities in the Americas - societies formed by people who escaped enslavement & established independent settlements across the Caribbean, Central America & South America. Free Feb 5 · 2:00 PM ES
www.eventbrite.com/e/kislak-fel... #globalmuseum
Kislak Fellows in Review: presented by Dr. Robert C. Schwaller
A Discussion of Research Findings from the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the University Libraries
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February 2, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Leading U.S. Museums and Galleries Join Nationwide Strike Protesting ICE
Galleries are calling on ICE to leave Minneapolis.
news.artnet.com/art-world/ar... #globalmuseum #museums #USA #ICE
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Museum seeks £150k to buy Bronze Age treasure.
A museum is aiming to raise £150,000 in order to keep a 3,000-year-old dress fastener.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #globalmuseum #BronzeAge #archaeology
February 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
⭐JOB POSTING⭐
Coordinator, LaCalle Chesapeake Gallery
Full-Time Staff/Management
Starting salary range: $54,569 - $70,939
Harford Community College.
Operate the College’s the Dr. James & Lynne LaCalle Chesapeake Gallery
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February 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Big Bertha, the cow that drank whiskey, lived until she was 48, broke two Guinness world records and raised £60,000 for cancer research. Big Bertha was born in County Kerry, Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day 1945 and lived until 1993, which is exceptionally old for a cow.
February 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Reevaluating Hand Stencil Phenomena in Cave Art: A Step Forward towards the Characterization of Symbolic Patterns during the Upper #Palaeolithic in Europe.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #globalmuseum #caveart
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February 1, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Ravinder Bhogal’s sweet-and-sour peanut dal with pappardelle.
Gujarati dal dhokla is the ultimate comfort food, and this dish takes inspiration from that, except the dhokla (or pasta) part

www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ja... #globalmuseum #recipes #IndianFood
January 31, 2026 at 5:31 PM
For predatory dinosaurs, the Late Jurassic was an all-you-can-eat sauropod buffet.

Some 150 million years ago sauropods dramatically shaped the dinosaur ecosystem in what is now the western U.S., according to a new study

www.scientificamerican.com/article/for-... #globalmuseum #dinosaurs
January 31, 2026 at 5:25 PM
National Archives bets on AI to modernize museum.

The USA's National Archives' newest permanent exhibit uses machine learning to make America's historical records more accessible to the public.

www.axios.com/2026/01/29/n... #globalmuseum #archives
National Archives deploys AI to connect visitors to history
Museum insists the new exhibit reveals America's past without reinventing it.
www.axios.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:41 PM
First arrest after high-value museum raid.
A 41-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods after more than 600 artefacts were taken from Bristol Museum's archive.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #globalmuseum #museums
First arrest after high-value Bristol Museum raid
Detectives are still hunting for four other suspects and have released new CCTV images.
www.bbc.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM
US museums under pressure amid growing unrest and ideological interference,

Minneapolis venues shut down in ICE protest as federal museums face ‘troubling’ White House demands

www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour... #globalmuserum #museums
US museums under pressure amid growing unrest and ideological interference - Museums Association
Minneapolis venues shut down in ICE protest as federal museums face ‘troubling and dangerous’ White House demands
www.museumsassociation.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM