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British Museum chief Nicholas Cullinan: ‘I start with the idea that everything is possible’
The new director on transforming one of the world’s biggest cultural institutions, last year’s scandal over thefts — and what might happen to the Parthenon MarblesBusiness - Financial Times - 6 hours ago -
Hew Locke’s subversive interrogation of the British Museum collection
The artist’s pairing of unfamiliar African, Asian and South American objects with his own sculptures reveals dark and complex storiesBusiness - Financial Times - October 19 -
British Museum given £1bn of Chinese ceramics
The donation includes 1,700 items which date back to the third century.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
The British Museum Gets a Giant Gift: $1.27 Billion of Chinese Ceramics
Sir Percival David’s collection, amassed in the early 1900s, includes prized vases and wine cups. “You simply couldn’t build up a collection like this today,” one expert said.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Follow Your Nose to the Next Museum Exhibit
Museums are adding scents as another tool for communicating information about science and other subjects in their exhibits.Science - The New York Times - November 3 -
Celebrities Hit the Red Carpet at the Academy Museum Gala
The Academy Museum Gala delivered what red carpets are made for.Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 21 -
Zombies Are Real? A Museum Tries to Bury a Hollywood Myth.
The undead monsters we know from movies and TV are distortions of a figure with roots in the religious practices of Haiti.Top stories - The New York Times - October 31 -
The British government’s Trump dilemmas
Relations with both the US and EU are now called into questionBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago