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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · Jul 5

Is your bookshelf or Zoom background embarrassing? These antique book binder designs will make a difference | Easily change the text on the design template to personalize | In The Global Museum Store | Weekly #Deals www.zazzle.com/collections/... #binders #folders #Zoom #books #globalmuseum #museums

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 1d

Tens of thousands of tourists lined up Friday to visit China's Palace #Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, as it marks 100 years since its founding. Built in the early 15th century, the Forbidden City in Beijing only opened to the public in 1925.
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Tens of thousands flock to China's Palace Museum on 100th anniversary • FRANCE 24 English

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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 1d

As the Government Shutdown Continues, Previously Unaffected Museums Prepare to Close Their Doors.
As the government shutdown continues into its third week, museums previously unaffected are beginning to close their doors.
www.artnews.com/art-news/new... #globalmuseum #museums

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 1d

The Silent Emergency Facing Museums.
News editor Margaret Carrigan joins co-host Kate Brown to talk about why museums are in crisis—and what a new era of reinvention could look like.
news.artnet.com/multimedia/s... #globalmuseum #museums

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 1d

London museum brings war survivor stories to life.
The Imperial War Museum in London has digitised thousands of recordings from their archives, which are being made more searchable with AI. Listen to survivor stories being brought to life thanks to new technology.
#globalmuseum #museums #IWM

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 1d

Cloisonné uses wirework and mineral enamel on copper or ceramic, kiln-fired to brilliance. Qing Song brings the craft to life.
@xmuse_ #globalmuseum #Cloisonné #Chineseart

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 1d

A unique pocket watch with a music box, made in Switzerland around 1810.
@BiancoDavinci #watches #horology #musicbox #globalmuseum

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 1d

🎅Still gifting socks for Christmas? Come on, Santa’s watching. At Global Museum’s Store, we’ve got gifts, cards, and ornaments that are as unique as your family’s holiday drama! Visit our #Christmas collection today! 👇https://www.zazzle.com/collections/119177504117129850 #Xmas #ChristmasGiftIdeas

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

Leading characters from the French Revolution | Large archival prints based on historic engravings Histoire des Girondins, Lamartin | Reproduced on 55 lb., 10.4 point thick acid-free archival paper | Gallery quality print www.zazzle.com/collections/... #FrenchRevolution #prints #history

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

Perfectly preserved dinosaur egg found during live broadcast.
A carnivorous dinosaur’s egg was found near General Roca in Argentine #Patagonia during an expedition broadcast live on YouTube and Instagram
www.jpost.com/archaeology/... #globalmuseum #dinosaurs

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

⭐JOB POSTING⭐
The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History is hiring a Collections Manager.
Eugene, OR
Annual Basis: 12 Month
Salary: $28.85 - $31.25 per hour/$60,000 - $65,000 per year👇
careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/53... #globalmuseum #museumjobs #museums

Current Opportunities | UO HR Website

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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

Greg Stevens discussing career development in museums, emphasizing the importance of networking, self-reflection, and adaptability in the current VUCA world
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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

At the Met’s ‘Divine Egypt,’ the Gods Are Eternally Fabulous.
A once-in-a-decade exhibition of ancient deities — many are goddesses — ranging over more than 3,000 years, from monumental statues to gleaming figurines.
archive.ph/uHiCj #globalmuseum #museums #MetMuseum #exhibitions #Egypt

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

⭐JOB POSTING⭐
Registrar
The Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College invites applications for the position of Registrar. This is a full-time, 12-month Administrative and Professional Staff position, beginning in January 2026 👇
jobs.oberlin.edu/postings/16748 #globalmuseum #museumjobs #museums

Art Museum Registrar

The Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College invites applications for the position of Registrar. This is a full-time, 12-month Administrative and Professional Staff position reporting to the museu...

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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

Let's take a moment to celebrate some of the animals in the Ashmolean museum collection!
🐸 Frog purse, 1601–1700. Silk
🕷️ Ojime in the form of a spider on a chestnut, 1871–1900. Sentoku.
🦁 Gold-glass fragment with a lion, set in modern finger-ring, 201–400 CE.

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

Long-lost bison found after 50 years, returned to Denver museum.

Bison are an iconic symbol of America’s history, and a set of five that were collected in Colorado were once seen in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science’s dioramas.

kdvr.com/denver-guide... #globalmuseum #museums #bison #Denver

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 3d

From Boxes to Browsers: A Digitization Roadmap for Small Institutions.
Small institutions often face big challenges when it comes to collections management
Zoom Thurs., Oct. 23rd at 2pm ET/11am PT.
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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 4d

In this stark room, rows of battered saints lean against the wall while a carpet of detached arms and legs waits on the floor—fragments of polychrome wood and plaster gathered from flooded churches and depots across #Florence. On 4 November 1966 the Arno burst its banks
@archaeologyart #globalmuseum

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 4d

Trilobite lovers, meet the blue green chiton! Though it resembles some trilobites, this critter is actually a #mollusk that inhabits waters around Australia & New Zealand. Growing about 1.4 in (3.5 cm) long. Nocturnal critter
American Museum of Natural History
@AMNH #museums #globalmuseum

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Royal Ontario Museum @romtoronto.bsky.social · 5d

After trees are cut down, ragweed grows quickly over bare ground + produces many seeds. Humans can spread these seeds when they stick to the soles of boots.

This boot can be found in the exhibition “Crawford Lake: Layers in Time”, which offers an engaging look at the record of human life on Earth.

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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 4d

Paris Museum Puts Édouard Manet on Mock Trial for Painting a Scandalous Scene of a Nude Woman.
“The Luncheon on the Grass” caused a stir when it made its debut in 1863. A century and a half later, students defended the French artist against obscenity charges
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/p...

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 4d

How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda videos.
An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations, used to justify #Gaza strikes, discovered digital assets sourced from commercial libraries and content creators
www.972mag.com/israeli-army... #globalmuseum #museums #Israel

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 4d

#MoMA Partners with #Mattel for Van Gogh #Barbie, Monet & Dalí Figures.
It features seven products inspired by the artists & art in the museum’s permanent collection that will be sold at MoMA’s Design Stores & the Mattel Creations website
www.artnews.com/list/art-new... #globalmuseum #toys #museums

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 4d

Admiral Nelson’s Branded ‘Queer’ by British Museum.
Curators at the state-funded Walker Art Gallery decided that his contested final words—“Kiss me, Hardy”—were enough to include #Nelson in a “Queer relationships” collection
www.artnews.com/art-news/new... #globalmuseum

Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 4d

New digital image library for Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales.
More than 2,000 images newly available in public domain.
Museum Wales has released more than 2,000 images into the public domain on its new platform, Amgueddfa Cymru Images.
images.museumwales.ac.uk #globalmuseum #museums #collections