World of beetles

Spotted at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Apparently the curator of Entomology has a sense of humour.

Posted by andrew, September 22, 2011. Post has 0 comments.
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European Museum of the Year

At the European Museum of the Year Award Ceremony on Saturday 22nd of May, in front of an audience of more than 160 museum professionals from 22 European countries, the Ozeaneum Museum in Stralsund, Germany was announced as the winner of the European Museum of the Year Award for 2010.

Visitors queue in front of the maritime museum 'Ozeaneum' in Stralsund, Germany. The rather cold weather has boosted visitor numbers to more than 1,000 per day. The Ozeaneum has been awarded the European Museum of the Year award, which was handed over in Tampere, Finnland on 22 May 2010. EPA/STEFAN SAUER.

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Posted by andrew, May 26, 2010. Post has 1 comments.
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Once in museum

In museum there are a lot of interesting and unique exhibits, and many collectors visit them over the world; it is a good place to see, and even touch the history...

But it is a worse place to preserve...

Posted by serge, November 16, 2009. Post has 0 comments.
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ABN Amro seizes Dirk Scheringa museum’s collection

The DSB bank owner had used his museum’s art collection as security for a loan of EUR 32 million.

Spanbroek – Staff of the Scheringa Museum of Realist Art were shocked Tuesday evening as the museum’s permanent collection was seized by ABN Amro bank in lieu of DSB bank boss Dirk Scheringa’s unpaid loan.

Jan van Tongeren (1897-1991)

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Posted by serge, October 22, 2009. Post has 0 comments.
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International Museum Day

On this day, 18th May, we celebrate International Museum Day that is held each year since 1977. The event provides the opportunity for museum professionals to meet the public and alert them to the challenges that museums face if they are to be - as in the ICOM (International Council of Museums) definition of museums - "an institution in the service of society and of its development". Most of museums on this day are open with free admission hours.

1000000 Rubles banknote with National Belorussian Museum of Art in Minsk

Posted by serge, May 18, 2009. Post has 0 comments.
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