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Uk & Ireland:
- The world’s most complete Baby Mammoth is to go on display at the National History Museum in London. http://ind.pn/1fjmg2w (Thanks to Mairead Quinn, PhD researcher, University of Ulster).
- The age old debate of corporate sponsorship in Museum Exhibitions has reared it’s head at the Aberdeen Maritime Museum in Scotland. http://bit.ly/1lTqRLT
- The ‘Art of the Troubles’ exhibition has opened at the Ulster Museum in Belfast. Â Has Northern Ireland come far enough to deal with images from ‘The Troubles’? Can we, as people, deal with our uncomfortable past? More analysis here:Â http://bit.ly/1j0cG44
- The Commemorations of WW1 have started. But as a nation are we ‘tired’ already of WW1 themed exhibitions? Â http://bit.ly/1fEv8us
- The Museums Association has launched a new resource & animation on how to share collections knowledge. Â http://bit.ly/1h1rFXt
- The 1000th anniversary of ‘The Battle of Clontarf’ was commemorated on Twitter by posting ‘blow by blow’ tweets of the course of the famous battle! http://bit.ly/1pqsEcT
- Because cakes and museums go hand in hand, the V&A is inviting people to bake cakes to celebrate the 450th birthday of Shakespeare! http://bit.ly/1gDOLmx
International & Europe:
- A museum in Germany has returned Native American ‘scalps’ after an ethical debate of hosting such items. (Link in German). Â http://bit.ly/1pCvoE6
- After years of looting and war, the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, is set to re-open. http://bit.ly/1kko8HW
- A museum to commemorate the protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989 is set to open in Hong Kong despite protests from the Chinese Government. http://on.wsj.com/1pCwLCJ
- ICOM (The International Council of Museums) ‘ICOM News 2013 no.3′ features a special report on ‘Training Museum Professionals’. http://bit.ly/1ioTONq