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Malaysian Museums lose a pioneer
The Passing On of The Former Director General of Department of Museums Malaysia Former Director General of the Department of Museums Malaysia, Dato’ Dr Adi Taha, 60, died after… Read More
Call for Papers: CAMOC Conference Vancouver, October 2012
City Museums: Collisions | Connections, CAMOC/Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada, October 24-26, 2012 CAMOC, the International Committee for the Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities of the… Read More
Asia-Europe effort conserves ancient Japanese scrolls
The Chester Beatty Library in Dublin with the support of The Sumitomo Foundation in Tokyo, have now commissioned Restorient to conserve one of their most treasured Japanese paintings. Read More
Call for Papers: UMAC 2012 SINGAPORE
The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Committee for University Museums and Collections (UMAC) will be held at the NUS Museum, National University of Singapore. Read More
Thai Floods: Experts report on World Heritage site
A team of 8 Japanese experts has reported on their recent technical mission to the Ayutthaya World Heritage site in Thailand. UNESCO stated that it “is concerned about the recovery of Ayutthaya”. Read More
Museum of Scotland wins best building award
The BBC reports, the team behind the £47.4m refurbishment of the National Museum of Scotland has won the country’s top architecture prize. Read More
UNESCO-ICCROM museum storage survey results
A recent UNESCO-ICCROM survey shows precious artifacts kept in museum storage facilities worldwide are not as safe as we may like to think. Read More
UK Museum awarded £50000 for Japanese collection
RENEW is a collecting scheme that helps UK museums create new collections or replenish and develop their existing holdings. This year, University of Durham Oriental Museum, was awarded £50,000. Read More
Launch of International Museum Day 2012
The worldwide community of museums will celebrate the 35th anniversary of International Museum Day around 18 May, 2012. Read More
Hanoi bridge museum plans spark controversy
A VND4.68 trillion (US$227 million) plan proposed to convert Hanoi’s century-old Long Bien Bridge into a contemporary art museum has met with resistance from the public and other architects. Read More
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