This 19th-century poster advertisement for the City Portrait Gallery, 22 Ludgate Street, near St Paul’s, London seeks to persuade women to get miniatures and profiles taken of themselves at the Gallery.
@BritishMuseum #globalmuseum #museums #posters

Why didn't anyone tell me there's an animal that smells exactly like hot, buttered popcorn?
Side question: Why can't humans naturally smell this good?
creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st... #globalmuseum #animals #binturong

The Field Museum deaccessioned a collection of firearms and other weapons & accessories and are still looking to transfer some to other non-profits. The list with photos is here.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets....
If you are interested contact [email protected]. #globalmuseum #museums #weaponry

West to East: Stitching Mississippi Stories
Coulter Fussell, a diner waitress turned artist, makes her kids’ Snapchat messages into art.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Gs...
#globalmuseum #art #quilts

Vintage Clocks & Watches Design | Unique Designs | Vintage & Modern | Great Gifts For The Home | In the Global Museum Store @zazzle
zazzle.com/collections/... #clock #clocks #watches #gifts #giftideas #zazzlemade #globalmuseum

When exhibitions become formats, what happens to the experience of art?
A generation of exhibitions is adapting the museum to the way we already consume media, raising questions about what happens to the artwork.
www.designboom.com/art/exhibiti... #globalmuseum #museums #immersive #art #exhibitions

My side hustle - cartooning.
A take on museum collection repatriation.
rogersmithcartoons.weebly.com
#globalmuseum #museum #cartoons #rogersmithcartoons #humour #humor

How Do You Make People Care About an Object?
What Museums Can Learn From Their Most Talked-About Objects.
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www.museumnext.com/article/how-... #globalmuseum #museums #collections

An Inside Look at Why a Private Museum Is on Every Major Collector’s Wish List.
Patrons, including Dries Van Noten, Jorge M. Pérez, and Patrizia Sandretto ReRebaudengo, think big by launching their own new institutions.
galeriemagazine.com/an-inside-lo... #globalmuseum #museums #PrivateMuseums #art

OPINION: Should we refuse to give the Bayeux tapestry back to France? Of course not! So why are we keeping the Parthenon marbles?
It is simply wrong for the British Museum to hoard what doesn’t belong to Britain.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #globalmuseum #museums #Parthenonmarbles

Take a look behind the scenes as collections in the South Australian Museum Pacific Cultures Gallery are carefully prepared for their temporary move to anew state-of-the-art collection storage facility.
#SouthAustralianMuseum #globalmuseum #museums #collections

Researchers reveal that this year alone, 48 prehistoric arrows have been discovered and recovered from melting ice in Jotunheimen. ​

secretsoftheice.com/news/2026/09... #globalmuseum #stoneage #history #climatechange

Contemporary conflict and ‘reimagining’ museum practice: Imperial War Museum sets out new research aims.
Institution will focus on a broader chronology as it prepares for the second world war centenary.
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour... #globalmuseum #museums #research

Mary, Queen of Scots: Renaissance and Resistance.
12 June - 14 Nov. 2027.
National Museum of Scotland.
Presenting a vibrant Renaissance monarch on a European stage and a Scottish queen fiercely resisting those who conspired to take her crown
www.nms.ac.uk/exhibitions/... #globalmuseum #museums

Emerging scholars will share their research on Washington, D.C., in the GW Museum and Textile Museum's Albert H. Small D.C. History Symposium on October 28. Topics range from early political cartoons to the D.C. home of a 19th-century socialite & spy.
museum.gwu.edu/albert-h-sma... #globalmuseum

Blind man sues British Museum over lack of Bayeux Tapestry audio description.
Institution says that in-person audio-described tours will be offered & that it may add an audio-described tour to the exhibition's app.
www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/10/01/b... #globalmuseum #BritishMuseum #BayeuxTapestry

'Every museum in the world is stressing': How brazen art heists are affecting visitors.
A spate of brazen thefts has rocked European museums. Now, some institutions are rethinking what's worth displaying.
www.bbc.com/travel/artic... #globalmuseum #museums #artheist #crime #Europe

The Politics of Petticoats: Ballet in Britain after the French Revolution with Dr Caitlyn Lehmann.
In 1798 the Bishop of Durham rose to his feet in the House of Lords to denounce the pernicious influence of French ballet dancers.
johnstoncollection.org/The-Politics... #globalmuseum #museums #ballet

🍐This beautiful pear-shaped porcelain bottle from Japan is covered in a distinctive green flambé glaze.
It was made by Ishiguro Kōkō of the Sumida Pottery in Tokyo, named after the nearby Sumida River.
@ashmoleanmuseum #globalmuseum #pottery #ceramics #porcelain #Japaneseceramics

Source – A New Way to Access Archives and Special Collections.
A platform that helps researchers access non-digitised material from archives, libraries, and special collections without the time and expense of travelling.
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bemysource.com?utm_source=g... #globalmuseum #museums #research