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British Museum evacuated after ‘suspicious device’ discovered in toilet
British Museum evacuated after ‘suspicious device’ discovered in toilet The museum cancelled a lecture on ancient Israel this week due to security concerns - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Visitors were evacuated from the British Museum after it received “malicious communications” and found a “suspicious device” in a toilet. The Met Police were called to the site in Central London at 2.50pm on Saturday, where officers conducted a thorough investigation, the museum said. Visitors were...
Japan museum under fire for ‘rewriting history’ with Nanking ‘incident’ label
Japan museum under fire for ‘rewriting history’ with Nanking ‘incident’ label Conservatives force the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum to drop the word massacre, a move critics say downplays Japan’s wartime aggression The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, which previously resisted revisionist attempts, appeared to have capitulated to a civic group’s pressure campaign, following Thursday’s release of proposed exhibit changes by its operations council. Other amendments announced by the museum, opened in...
The Uncertain Future of the Smithsonian’s Smallest Museum
In 1969, the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, in Washington, D.C., debuted a new exhibit: “The Rat: Man’s Invited Affliction.” The display—complete with live rats—was different from what people were used to seeing from the venerable Smithsonian Institution. At the time, the main event at the Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) was an exhibit that focused on the fanfare of presidential campaigns and conventions.
Chilean lawmakers propose ‘museum of truth’ for pre-Pinochet years
Far-right National Libertarian party say museum would highlight ‘victims’ of socialist governmentFar-right lawmakers in Chile have proposed the creation of a “museum of truth” to tell its own version of the years preceding Gen Augusto Pinochet’s bloody dictatorship – and emphasise the plight of what it calls the victims of Salvador Allende’s socialist government. According to the seven congresspeople from the far-right National Libertarian party who presented the bill, the museum would...
'From collection to connection': How museums are redefining themselves
Gone are the days when museums were just places to see art and artifacts. On International Museum Day, DW looks at how museums are becoming unique spaces of community engagement and participation.
Inside Obama’s ‘first of its kind’ presidential museum with life-sized Oval Office replica and personal touches
Inside Obama’s ‘first of its kind’ presidential museum with life-sized Oval Office replica and personal touches This roughly $850 million project explores both the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Barack Obama's personal touch is deeply embedded within his presidential museum, from its chosen location on Chicago's South Side to the textured stone of its dramatic tower and the striped reading chairs reminiscent of those in...
Technology used to monitor conservation efforts at Rome's Colosseum to be used at the Ipiranga Museum
Technology used to monitor conservation efforts at Rome's Colosseum to be used at the Ipiranga Museum Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor The same three-dimensional laser scanning technology used to monitor the Colosseum in Rome will be used in a conservation project at the Ipiranga Museum in São Paulo, Brazil. Beatriz Kuhl, a professor at the University of São Paulo's Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU-USP), presented the initiative, which is scheduled to begin in...
French museum files criminal complaint over theft of Maurizio Cattelan's infamous arty banana
“Comedian”, Maurizio Cattelan’s provocative artwork consisting of a banana taped to the wall, was stolen from the Centre Pompidou Metz in France during the weekend. Now, the museum has decided to file a complaint against persons unknown for the theft. The Pompidou-Metz museum in eastern France, a branch of the famous Pompidou Centre in Paris, reported the theft of Maurizio Cattelan’s provocative artwork “Comedian” - which many know as the banana that's been taped to a wall.
Multimillion-dollar banana: French museum artwork 'Comedian', eaten twice before, is now stolen
A museum in eastern France has reported to police the theft of a banana that forms the core of a multi-million dollar artwork by Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan, officials said on Sunday. The missing fruit, which was taped to a wall as part of the provocative work titled "Comedian", was noticed by a guard on Saturday. The Pompidou-Metz museum, a branch of the famous Pompidou Centre in Paris, said in a statement that it had lodged a criminal complaint for theft against unknown persons.
Bayeux Tapestry set to go on show at the British Museum
The medieval masterpiece will go on show at the London museum from September 2026 to July 2027, marking the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conqueror. The Bayeux Tapestry is preparing to leave France. A medieval masterpiece, this embroidery, which stretches for 70 metres and recounts the Norman conquest of England, will go on display at the British Museum in London from September 2026 to July 2027, to mark the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conqueror.