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Torben WürtzCreated with AI. The precious metal copper is perfect for paying tribute to laboratory technicians and their profession. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/statue?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#statue</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/museum?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museum</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/museums?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/park?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#park</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ai?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aiart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartcommunity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aiartcommunity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartwork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aiartwork</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aiartist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartists?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aiartists</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aigenerated?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aigenerated</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/laboratory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#laboratory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/labtech?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labtech</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/labtechnician?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labtechnician</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/labcoat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labcoat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/stablediffusion?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stablediffusion</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/adobefirefly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adobefirefly</a>

infoDOCKETWe've Added a Letter From the National Museum and Library Services Board to the IMLS Acting Director to Our Roundup of Statements re: IMLS <a href="https://www.infodocket.com/2025/03/17/roundup-statements-in-response-to-executive-order-impacting-the-institute-of-museum-and-library-services-imls/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.infodocket.com/2025/03/17/roundup-statements-in-response-to-executive-order-impacting-the-institute-of-museum-and-library-services-imls/</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a>

Torben WürtzCreated with AI. There is nothing that shows the classic beauty of laboratory technicians like a design in marble. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/marble?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marble</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/statue?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#statue</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/marblestatue?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marblestatue</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/museum?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museum</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/museums?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/museumarchive?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museumarchive</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ai?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aiart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartcommunity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aiartcommunity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartwork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aiartwork</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aiartist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aiartists?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aiartists</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aigenerated?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aigenerated</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/laboratory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#laboratory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/labtech?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labtech</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/labtechnician?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labtechnician</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/labcoat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labcoat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/stablediffusion?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stablediffusion</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/adobefirefly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#adobefirefly</a>

The Japan TimesHow do you care for a 1,000-year-old bonsai? At the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum, by preparing for scorching summers induced by climate change. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/24/travel/palm-life-bonsai-omiya-museum-reopen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/24/travel/palm-life-bonsai-omiya-museum-reopen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#life</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/exhibitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#exhibitions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecrafts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japanesecrafts</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseThe Conversation: Museums have tons of data, and AI could make it more accessible − but standardizing and organizing it across fields won’t be easy. “AI tools can do amazing things, such as make 3D models of digitized versions of the items in museum collections, but only if there’s enough well-organized data about that item available. To see how AI can help museum collections, my team […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/24/the-conversation-museums-have-tons-of-data-and-ai-could-make-it-more-accessible-%e2%88%92-but-standardizing-and-organizing-it-across-fields-wont-be-easy/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/24/the-conversation-museums-have-tons-of-data-and-ai-could-make-it-more-accessible-%e2%88%92-but-standardizing-and-organizing-it-across-fields-wont-be-easy/</a>

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Regina KammerFAQ: Executive Order Targeting IMLS This set of frequently asked questions is intended to help library workers, library advocates, and library users understand this Executive Order. <a href="https://www.ala.org/faq-executive-order-targeting-imls" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ala.org/faq-executive-order-targeting-imls</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Museums</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FederalFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalFunding</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FascismInTheUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FascismInTheUSA</a>

Everybody's LibrariesSupport the IMLSIf you’ve found useful the many mid-20th century <a href="https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/serials.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">serials</a> that are now freely readable online through <a href="https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Online Books Page</a>, you can thank the <a href="https://www.imls.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Institute of Museum and Library Services</a>. The IMLS (as it’s generally known) funded the completion in 2018 of a <a href="https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/cce/firstperiod.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">survey of copyrights</a> I led for serials published before 1950. The completed survey made it possible for the first time to quickly ascertain the public domain status of decades of serials. It also laid the groundwork for our bigger <a href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/2024/08/13/milestones-for-the-deep-backfile-project/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deep Backfile project</a> that now documents rights and free online availability for well over 10,000 serials. I’d say that’s a pretty good return on a $25,000 IMLS investment.The IMLS has made that kind of investment many times over, with libraries and museums across all 50 states. The IMLS makes a lot of mostly modest grants for projects and programs that make a big difference in the communities libraries and museums serve. You can read about <a href="https://theconversation.com/trump-administration-seeks-to-starve-libraries-and-museums-of-funding-by-shuttering-this-little-known-agency-252455" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a sampling of them</a> in Devon Akmon’s recent Conversation article. Or you can ask your local librarian or museum curator. They may tell you how the IMLS supports them providing access to information online, promoting literacy, preserving unique parts of our country’s cultural heritage, and many other functions. They do it with <a href="https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/imls-budget-table-fy-2023-2025.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a budget</a> that requires less than $1 per American per year. It’s hard to imagine a more efficient use of government funds.Despite its efficiency, the IMLS has been a recurrent target for elimination. The first Trump administration <a href="https://www.imls.gov/news/institute-museum-and-library-services-issues-statement-presidents-proposed-fy-18-budget" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">proposed eliminating the IMLS</a> starting with its first budget request. But Congress listened to its constituents and continued to fund it. This time, however, Trump has tried to shut it down on his own, without involving Congress. He <a href="https://www.ala.org/faq-executive-order-targeting-imls" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">issued an executive order</a> for IMLS’s activities to be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law”, aiming to “effectuate an expected termination” of the agency. He also <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5335600/library-museum-funding-doge-sonderling" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">appointed a new acting director</a> who’s pledged to act “in lockstep with this Administration” to carry out the president’s wishes.So far, Trump has been unable to completely shut down the organization, as he has managed with some other agencies. When IMLS remote staffers got word that the new acting director and some of Elon Musk’s DOGE workers were going to come to the IMLS office last Thursday, they reported to the office in person, many of them dressed in formal (or funereal) black. Faced with more people than DOGE expected, <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/doge-imls-institute-museum-library-services-2623286" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">an anonymous staffer related that</a> “instead of laying everybody off immediately they left the building, because they didn’t want to create a scene with us there. Otherwise, they would have locked the doors and taken over our systems and sent a mass notification out to everyone.”As I write this, IMLS is still operating. But in the next week, the new acting director may try to cut off its funding to libraries and museums. Or, he could try to make libraries and museums receiving funds to change their programs and collection policies to conform to his preferences, or Trump’s. The acting director has already issued a <a href="https://www.imls.gov/news/keith-e-sonderling-sworn-acting-director-institute-museum-and-library-services" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">press release</a> expressing his intent to”restore focus on patriotism”. And the president has not been hesitant to cut funding to institutions to make them change their programs to his liking, as some <a href="https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/03/21/columbia-to-acquiesce-to-trump-administrations-demands-amid-federal-funding-threats/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">have now agreed to</a>.But right now, there’s still time for us who value libraries and museums to make our voices heard. We can tell our lawmakers that the IMLS should continue to be fully supported, and should support all the libraries and museums whose diverse programs and collections help make our country great. If you want to participate, see the calls to action at <a href="https://action.everylibrary.org/saveimls2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EveryLibrary</a> and the <a href="https://www.aam-us.org/2025/03/17/urgent-act-now-to-save-imls/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Alliance of Museums</a>.<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/tag/museums/" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://everybodyslibraries.com/tag/news/" target="_blank">#news</a>

Ben Higbie'Le château de la Clayette (Saône-et-Loire)' by Maurice Utrillo, 1934 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artwork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#painting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paintings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paintings</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arthistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#illustration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/designer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#designer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artlover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artlover</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artgallery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artgallery</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artgalleries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artgalleries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museum</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artmuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artmuseum</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artmuseums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artmuseums</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artlover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artlover</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artlovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artlovers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arts</a>

The Japan TimesDepartment store operator Marui Group has announced a new credit card line that makes donations to museums and art galleries. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/23/companies/marui-museum-credit-card/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/23/companies/marui-museum-credit-card/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#business</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#companies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marui</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/departmentstores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#departmentstores</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creditcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#creditcards</a>

Doug Whitfield [Minneapolis]and here is the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeerTube</a> version!<a href="https://dalek.zone/w/pG11gs7LE9ocVffvCHhAWS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dalek.zone/w/pG11gs7LE9ocVffvCHhAWS</a> We discuss <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netlabelday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#netlabelday</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/@friendsofccmusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@friendsofccmusic</a> and so much more!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ccmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ccmusic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LLM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiphop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiphop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jazz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artlibre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artlibre</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freeart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glam</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archives</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ruleoflaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ruleoflaw</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anarchism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> And if you want to join our planning session tomorrow, here's the info: <a href="https://calendar.app.google/PfxCoTp3ejdSwL9K6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://calendar.app.google/PfxCoTp3ejdSwL9K6</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️Elon Musk’s DOGE Moves to Gut Local Libraries While No One Is LookingDOGE is seizing the Institute of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Museum</a> & <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Library</a> Service. <a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/193015/elon-musk-doge-library-musem-imls" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newrepublic.com/post/193015/elon-musk-doge-library-musem-imls</a>"There are [Dept] of Homeland Security personnel present - to bully a bunch of civil servants who administer grants to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a> & <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libraries</a>.”“There is no efficiency argument when <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/IMLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IMLS</a> represents just 0.0046% of the federal budget, while museums generate $50 billion in economic impact”<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Doge</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Global MuseumAn ancient Greek vase in the shape of a lobster claw! 🦞 It’s suggested this fantastic vessel was used as a novelty cup at drinking parties some 2,500 years ago! 🥴 The Met 📷 by @alisonfisk <a href="https://metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/251401" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/251401</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Archaeology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pottery</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ceramics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ceramics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Greek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a>

Global MuseumWho Owns Museum Collections? And what should we do with them? Book now for a day of talks & discussion about museum accountability for contentious collections.Sat 29 March, 10.00-16.00. Tickets: £55/Members £40 (Includes lunch & refreshments) <a href="https://bit.ly/3QfisUJ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3QfisUJ</a>Pitt Rivers Museum @Pitt_Rivers <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/collections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collections</a>

Atlas ObscuraHwangnyonsa Temple Site in Gyeongju, South KoreaOnly the stone foundations remain of one of the greatest Buddhist temples in early East Asian history.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#buddhism</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=ruins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ruins</a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#section-Atlas</a> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hwangnyonsa-temple-site" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hwangnyonsa Temple Site</a>

Global MuseumA sneak-peek of 'Food: beyond the plate', opening at RAMM tomorrow.Dotted between the fascinating objects from RAMM's collection are quotes collected from people around <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Exeter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Exeter</a>, detailing their memories and relationships with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#food</a>Find out more at rammuseum.org.uk/whats-on/food-beyond-the-plate/Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ceramics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ceramics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pottery</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a>

Global MuseumRejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow (ca. 1825) Creator: Keisai Eisen🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 55015)<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MuseumObjects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MuseumObjects</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MetropolitanMuseumOfArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MetropolitanMuseumOfArt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheMet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheMet</a>@museumobjects.bsky.social‬ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a>(Ed: A touch of cold does that to passion!)

Global MuseumCasual suggestion in 1927 letter from John Marshall (Met's antiquities buyer) to an American collector that she consider arranging for Italian owner of an ancient Greek sculpture to chop off its head to make it easier to export...@artcrimeprof.bsky.social‬ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MetMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MetMuseum</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antiquities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antiquities</a>

Ken DowellBanksy’s ’Mobile Phone Lovers’ reproduced at the Banksy Museum in Madrid. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Banksy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Banksy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a href="https://offtheleash.net/2025/03/16/the-world-according-to-banksy-pt-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://offtheleash.net/2025/03/16/the-world-according-to-banksy-pt-2/</a>

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