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  In 1897, London’s Lampposts Dispensed Hot Coffee, Tea, and “Fluid Beef”. The Pluto Lamp, as it was branded, made its debut at the Victorian Era Exhibition, which was held in 1897 to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. https://www.openculture.com/2026/10/in-1897-londons-lampposts-dispensed-hot-coffee-tea-and-fluid-beef.html #golbalmuseum #history #Victorian

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  Museums are places where the past meets the present, where creators, researchers and scientists come together to preserve our shared history and shape the stories of tomorrow. This film by Es Devlin offers a glimpse into the passion, expertise and dedication of the people who bring the British Museum to life every day. Through their work, they uncover stories, share knowledge and connect us to the people, places and histories that have shaped our world. #TheBritishMuseum #globalmuseum #museums

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  Courtney Carter analyzed AAMG Member of the Month interviews to better understand how membership affiliation reinforces a sense of belonging through shared context. Using Claude AI, this data-driven analysis identified key themes that emerged across the following three interview questions: What do you value about your membership with AAMG? What do you enjoy most about being a part of an academic museum? What are your hopes for our industry? #globalmuseum #museums #AAMG #Membership

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  Sentenced to death at 17, at 68, quilt artist receives solo museum exhibition. Now Tyler's art honors those still locked up. He points to portrait quilts featuring the incarcerated men and women he met behind bars. https://www.npr.org/2026/10/21/nx-s1-6003634/sentenced-to-death-at-17-at-68-quilt-artist-receives-solo-museum-exhibition #globalmuseum #museums #quilts #art

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  ⭐FEATURE JOB POSTING⭐ Director of Digital Experience Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Closes: 11/22/2026 Salary: $140,000 - $160,000 https://www.famsf.org/ Responsible for spearheading the development, implementation, and evolution of integrated digital programs that enhance the visitor’s experience of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Full Details Here 👇 https://artsconsulting.com/opensearches/fine-arts-museums-of-san-francisco-seeks-director-of-digital-experience/ #...

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  Join Chris Cameron (Facilities and Preservation Environment Specialist | Director of Conserv Services) on Thursday, Oct 29 for his webinar: ‘Energy Reduction Strategies for Cultural Heritage Institutions’. For institutions caring for collections, cutting back can feel risky. Many institutions are looking for ways to run more efficiently without compromising preservation. Thursday October 29th at 11am ET Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3017925332387/WN_Ggtdv6VrTVyBaoYddKRdBg #...

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  A new $724 million museum is a visually stunning train wreck. Decontextualization has made a mess of one of this country’s great art collections. Seen from the air, the new David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art look like an amoeba, or one of the soft-edged, biomorphic forms in a painting by Joan Miró. https://archive.ph/jXTfx #globalmuseum #museums

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  Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum removed an ancient Egyptian mummified head from view because there was no “informed consent from the deceased individual,” the museum said. The move has upset some conservative politicians in Scotland, with one alleging that it is a sign of “woke madness.” https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/scottish-museum-removes-mummified-egyptian-head-backlash-1234803528/ #globalmuseum #museums

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  Join Museum Edition online on Friday, Oct. 23 at 4 pm ET for a conversation on Community Engagement from the Inside Out with Milena Acosta, Vice President of Audience Engagement at the Japanese American National Museum. https://www.crowdcast.io/c/museum-edition-02 #globalmuseum #museums

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  💬 QUOTE OF THE WEEK💬 “When you walk through a museum, you’re not just looking at art. You’re moving through centuries of people trying to explain love, grief, power, beauty, and belonging.” Attributed to: Jasmine Carr. @peridot.museums https://www.threads.com/@peridot.museums #globalmuseum #museums

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  Creating the USA's handmade pottery capital. It was 1917, and Raleigh artist Jacques Busbee had a vision. Fascinated both by ancient East Asian ceramics and modern art, he hoped to marry the two, creating wares that would appeal to contemporary consumers. There was just one problem: He needed a skilled potter. https://www.nga.gov/stories/articles/west-east/how-artist-and-potter-transformed-remote-north-carolina-community-nations-handmade-pottery-capital?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmus...

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  Packing an Emergency Salvage Kit for Cultural Collections with Preservation Specialist Jesse Keel from the Northeast Document Conservation Center. Emergency salvage kits include a range of basic supplies that can help you and your team respond quickly to a collections emergency. #globalmuseum #museums #disaster_recovery #preservation

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  A 67-million-year-old puzzle has been put together at Auckland Museum 🦴 The fossilised remains of the only known herd of five Triceratops ever discovered have been assembled and will go on display from 24 October. The Cretaceous clan has given experts rare insights into the ancient animals' behaviour. RNZ's Finn Blackwell reports. #globalmuseum #museums #dinosaurs #Triceratops

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  Hear the sound of 1,500 years of Korean creativity. 🎶 Musician Kyungso Park plays the gayageum, one of Korea’s most representative traditional instruments. This plucked string instrument is known for its expressive sound, with players bending notes to create a remarkable range of tones and emotions. She performs on a modern 25-string version, developed to explore new harmonies and contemporary compositions. #britishmuseum #globalmuseum #Music #KoreanMusic

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  Restoring old books is an art with a sense of mission. Much better than destroying them for the benefit of AI #WainwrightBookBinding #bookbinding #globalmuseum #books

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  🐷 This Week's Dose Of Cuteness🐷 Reason number 1726493 to get a baby pig. Root of Jesse Homestead https://www.facebook.com/Rootofjessehomestead #globalmuseum #pigs #animals

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  Watch as this traditional felt Top Hat is meticulously handcrafted the old fashioned way @TheFigen_ #globalmuseum #hats #costume #hatmaking #crafts

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  This might be the coolest thing you'll see today!! Nyckelharpa looks like it wandered out of a medieval manuscript. It's Swedish, bowed, with keys that stop the strings. It's been around since the 14th century. Arn Andersson (itsarnandersson) playing for us and he's rocking it 🔥 @xmuse_ #globalmuseum #musicalinstruments #music

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  Yes, the Show Has Drawn Raves. But Some of the Objects Are Not Real. When the New York Historical realized that sunlight in its new wing would potentially damage some items on display, it scrambled to reproduce or remove them. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/arts/design/new-york-historical-show-reproductions.html #globalmuseum #museums #conservation

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  Trump orders signs outside Smithsonian history museum to correct what he calls 'inaccurate information'. President Donald Trump directed federal officials on Friday to ‌install signs outside the Smithsonian's flagship National Museum of American History to reflect his administration's criticism of how the institution portrays the United States. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-signs-executive-order-related-smithsonian-institution-white-house-says-2026-07-24/ #globalmuseum #...

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  This weeks' favourite cartoon! #globalmuseum #cartoons #BayeuxTapestry #humour #humor

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  This is a Ruckers mother-and-child virginal—a 17th-century keyboard instrument with a second, smaller instrument built into it, tuned an octave higher. The “child” could be pulled out to play duets or set on top of the “mother” to add a jangly, buzzing color to the main sound—a Renaissance-era layering trick, centuries before mixing desks. Antwerp instrument makers were doing this in the 1600s. @BrianRoemmele #globalmuseum #museums #musicalinstruments

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  The urge to keep all the tabs open is not a recent thing. Pictured: a 300-year-old library tool that enabled a researcher to have seven books open at once, yet conveniently nearby (Palafoxiana Library, Puebla) @unmlawlibrary #globalmuseum #library #libraries #reading #history

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  In 1944, four-year-old Jane received a rare party invitation, but her only formal dress no longer fit. Because clothing coupons were strictly rationed during the war, her mother, Elizabeth, had no way to buy a new one. Determined not to let Jane miss the event, Elizabeth spent the night sewing. She gathered all the fabric scraps she had stored away—floral cottons, plain swatches, and small patterned prints—and stitched them together, square by square. @histories_arch #globalmuseum #costume

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  Danish Military Museum Sends Soviet Armoured Vehicles to Ukraine. A Danish military museum has sent a BMP-1 and MT-LB to Ukraine after repeated requests from Kiev, with additional museum vehicles potentially to follow. https://voennoedelo.com/en/posts/id18697-danish-museum-sends-soviet-armoured-vehicles-to-ukraine #globalmuseum #museums #Ukraine #UkraineWar

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  The Man Who Brings Dummies to Life. From his studio in Maine, one of the last full-time ventriloquist puppet makers in the country combines mechanics, painting and performance to create one-of-a-kind characters. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/arts/ventriloquist-dummies-austin-phillips.html #globalmuseum #puppetry #ventriloquism

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  SpaceX has confirmed that the Falcon 9 upper stage, which smashed into the Moon today, had recently been fitted with Tesla’s latest Full Self Driving software, describing the collision as “an unfortunate edge case” that would make future rockets significantly less likely to drive directly into the Moon. https://newsthump.com/2026/08/05/spacex-rocket-crashed-into-moon-after-being-equipped-with-teslas-full-self-driving-mode/ #globalmuseum #satire #humour #humor #Space

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  One Problem With Attacking the Smithsonian? Americans Like It. Coming after a history museum may not be the base-galvanizing issue Trump thinks it is. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/smithsonian-trump-trust/688165/ #globalmuseum #museums #Smithsonian #Trump

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  ⭐ JOB POSTING⭐ Director of Curatorial Affairs. Southern Utah Museum of Art. This position serves a dual role supporting both the Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA) and the Department of Filmmaking, Art, & Design (FAD) at Southern Utah University. 👇 https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/suu/jobs/5414433/director-curatorial-affairs-southern-utah-museum-of-art #globalmuseum #museumjobs #museums

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  Art Cards, Vintage Cards, Birthday Cards, Postcards, Personalized Cards | All types of cards in the Global Museum Store | 270+ designs | Easily change the text on the design template to personalize https://www.zazzle.com/collections/119464446426283476?rf=238667188152553553 #cards #greetingcards #gifts #giftideas #globalmuseum