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National Military Museum unveils ‘Nightwatch of Soesterberg’
“The cap of the soldier on the left is very striking,” says director John Sijmonsbergen of the National Military Museum. “On his cap is the text ‘For King and Fatherland’…
Museum receives email about stolen Van Gogh
The painting, which is worth at least one and a half million euros, was stolen from the Singer Laren museum on March 30, 2020 by 59-year-old Nils M. from Baarn.…
$50,000 Trillium grant helped Stratford-Perth Museum bring visitors back for live performances in 2022
News Local News Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae was at the Stratford-Perth Museum Wednesday evening to celebrate a nearly $50,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant that helped the museum with operating expenses…
Centraal Museum Utrecht has a chance to win a Museum Prize and a substantial amount of money
Artistic director of the Centraal Museum Bart Rutten is happy with the nomination, although he hopes that it can now be converted into a profit. “Being one of the three…
National recognition for renaming of Josiah Henson Museum
News Local News Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site in Dresden was renamed the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History in July. The name change led to an award for the…
The Battle of IJsselstein: museum uses VR game to learn about history of the city
The castle of IJsselstein, it is known to almost every IJsselsteiner. The only thing that can still be seen of the castle in the city is the castle tower. There…
Painting by Mondrian has probably been hanging upside down in German museum for 42 years
According to curator Susanne Meyer-Büser, there are several reasons to believe that the painting is hanging incorrectly, the deputy writes. NOS. For example, the painting can be seen in a…
One of the oldest manuscripts of the Qur’an, the “Langar Mushaf on the Floor” will be exhibited at the Louvre Museum.
BAHTİYAR ABDÜLKERİMOV – The copy of the Holy Quran, known as the “Katta Langar Musfah” in Uzbekistan and one of the oldest and unique manuscripts of the Turkish-Islamic world, will…
Zinédine Zidane inaugurates his third statue at the Grévin museum
The statue of the former number 10 of the French team has been brought up to date, after a new photo shoot and new casts so that it ages at…
Energy saving decision in France! Louvre Museum pyramid lights were also turned off early
In order to make the transition to energy saving effective in the country and to create widespread awareness on this issue, decisions were taken to turn off the lights of…