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The effective way the clarinet player does a musical call and response to the singer is just mesmerizing.

"Tu vuo' fa' l'americano" by Renato Carosone: cover by Hetty and the Jazzato Band, an Anglo-Italian jazz quintet.
@Rainmaker1973 #globalmuseum #music #jazz

How a team of engineers a built the most spectacular museum exhibit in the solar system.
Installing the 185-foot space shuttle Endeavour in the California Science Center was a feat of engineering.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91565660/california-science-center-endeavour-shuttle-exhibition #globalmuseum #museums #sciencecenter #Space

Tens of thousands rush for tickets to see Bayeux Tapestry in UK.
The 70m-long masterpiece will go on display in London for 10 months - the first time the tapestry has been exhibited on British soil.
More than 65,000 people joined in the online queue after the first batch of tickets were released at 10:00 BST on Wednesday.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g49q5qyjxo #globalmuseum #museums #BayeuxTapestry

1776 – 2026.
The Pursuit of Hungriness:
250 Years of American Food Innovation.
Sliced bread. Soul food. Cheetos. Here are 25 inventions, crazes and cravings that defined the national diet, decade by decade.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/29/dining/america-250-years-of-food.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uFA.mLmh.BIqrxjYZgVoA&smid=url-share&utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #USA250 #food

Who Needs an Art Museum When There’s a Banana Room in Town?
As arts institutions struggle to increase attendance, entertainment centers marketed as museums are wooing those who once might have gone to view art.
https://archive.ph/WiM3T #globalmuseum #museums #artmuseums

The Last Princesses of Punjab at Kensington Palace ✨
This #SouthAsianHeritageMonth, we're reflecting on the stories of Punjabi princess Sophia Duleep Singh and the women who shaped her life. Their extraordinary family history is explored in our current exhibition.
@HRP_palaces #globalmuseum #exhibitions #India #Punjab

Cooling off period: How did UK museums fare in their response to the heatwave?

Drop in temperature brings relief – and reflection on what the sector should be doing to better plan for extreme heat

https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2026/06/cooling-off-period-how-did-museums-fare-in-their-response-to-the-heatwave/ #globalmuseum #museums #heatwave

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#binders #folders #office #zoom #webinar

Pierre-Olivier Costa, the president of the MuCEM in Marseille, is suspended.
After months of tension, a report from the General Inspectorate of Cultural Affairs and the opening of an investigation into allegations of moral and sexual harassment, the French Ministry of Culture has decided to suspend the former chief of staff to Brigitte Macron
https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2026/06/30/pierre-olivier-costa-le-president-du-mucem-a-marseille-est-suspendu_6717255_3246.html #globalmuseum #museums

Join Europe's new museum forum in Budapest | EthnoConnection 2026.
From 18–20 October 2026, the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest will host the first EthnoConnection International Conference, bringing together museum directors, curators, exhibition developers, researchers and educators from across Europe and beyond to explore one of the museum world's most enduring questions:
How permanent should a permanent exhibition be?👇
https://ethnoconnection.com/programme
#globalmuseum #museums

Silver Lining: How Federal Attacks Are Reviving Popular Interest in History.
While Philadelphia has been deeply concerned with the removal of interpretive signage from the President's House, similar vandalism is happening around the country to sites related to Native, African American, gender, immigrant, and Japanese history, as well as signs referring to climate change.
Jul 9, 2026 12:30 PM ET.
Zoom - us06web.zoom.us/j/84736722239
Meeting ID: 847 3672 2239 #globalmuseum #museums #zoom

⭐ JOB POSTING⭐
Director & Curator, List Gallery, Swarthmore College. Swarthmore, PA.
The director and curator administers and oversees all operations for the List Gallery, a regionally acclaimed exhibition venue that presents an ambitious and diverse schedule of exhibitions including contemporary artists, student work, and works from the Swarthmore College Art Collection.
Full description and link to apply here: https://careers.swarthmore.edu/cw/en-us/job/495930/director-curator-list-gallery
#globalmuseum #museumjobs

Kiplin Hall is an independent historic house and gardens located in the heart of rural North Yorkshire, established as a visitor attraction in 1971. Following Covid and changes to their marketing approach and ticketing they grew visitor numbers, and the tearoom and shop was soon overwhelmed resulting in the team deciding to build a new visitor centre.
https://aim-museums.co.uk/case-studies/kiplin-halls-refurbishment/?utm_source=globalmuseum #museums #globalmuseum

⭐ JOB POSTING⭐
The Housatonic Museum of Art is looking for a part-time, grant-funded Museum Educator to join their staff. Their ideal candidate is a trained museum educator with extensive experience teaching with original works of art, conceptualizing and executing museum programs, and working with visitors of all ages and abilities.

https://ctstatecommunitycollege.applytojob.com/apply/wo8MK7qGoB/Museum-Educator

Priority to applications received by July 9, 2026. #globalmuseum #museumjobs #museums