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museum

[myoo-zee-uhm] / mjuˈzi əm /


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Lauder says he trusts the Met, but he doesn’t want anything in his museum to change: “The Klimts have to stay in the Klimt room.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

In the lab at Fisher’s Key West museum one day in 1986, Mr. Malcom spotted some artifacts on a back shelf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The Pitt Rivers, an ethnographic museum founded in the 19th century, has already handed back human remains to Indigenous communities in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Less than a week ago, the museum debuted a new piece of public art, Shio Kusaka’s “Beam,” a clay mosaic flying saucer supported by a yellow metal cone of light.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, the Paris police canvassed the museum for clues.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

The handover at the Pitt Rivers Museum came as part of a broader trend among Western museums reassessing how they acquired exhibits from other cultures, particularly human remains, and in some cases returning them.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Some 80 galleries throw open their doors across the city with museums and nonprofits offering special programming throughout the boroughs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Sophie Fish, museums manager at Gwella, which manages the councils libraries and leisure, said she hoped "some of the most interesting finds" from Mancot could go on display at Mold Museum in 2027.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Unlike partial closures, day-long closures resulting in ticket refunds can have a marked impact on the Louvre, which relies to a much greater degree on ticket revenue than other major museums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

It was a short ride on “the Metro” to Washington, DC—and all the museums, shops, theater, and coffee shops.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith


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