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rogue_corq<p>Key member of Die Brücke art movement gets museum in hometown <a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/05/09/key-member-of-die-brucke-art-movement-gets-museum-in-hometown?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theartnewspaper.com/2025/05/09</span><span class="invisible">/key-member-of-die-brucke-art-movement-gets-museum-in-hometown?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.corq.co/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a> <a href="https://mas.corq.co/tags/Openings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Openings</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>There once was a museum from Netherlands, reconsidering its lending demands, 'Amid Trump's arts cuts, we will pause, no more sharing our cause, For our priceless treasures, we'll keep in our hands'</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/08/netherlands-museum-mauritshuis-rethinks-lending-works-us-amid-trump-arts-cuts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/may</span><span class="invisible">/08/netherlands-museum-mauritshuis-rethinks-lending-works-us-amid-trump-arts-cuts</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>In the Netherlands, they had a rethink,<br>Lending art to the US, a link.<br>With Trump cutting arts funds,<br>Their decision expands,<br>To preserve their culture, they'd sooner blink.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/08/netherlands-museum-mauritshuis-rethinks-lending-works-us-amid-trump-arts-cuts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/may</span><span class="invisible">/08/netherlands-museum-mauritshuis-rethinks-lending-works-us-amid-trump-arts-cuts</span></a></p>
Architecture News<p>Archdaily : DeValera Library and Suil Gallery / Keith Williams Architects <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1029820/de-valera-library-and-suil-art-gallery-ennis-co-clare-ireland-keith-williams-architects" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">archdaily.com/1029820/de-valer</span><span class="invisible">a-library-and-suil-art-gallery-ennis-co-clare-ireland-keith-williams-architects</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CulturalArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalArchitecture</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a>&amp;Exhibit <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gallery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gallery</span></a></p>
Jenny Mathiasson<p>If you're in <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> next week and you work in <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> and <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heritage</span></a> at all, don't miss out on the M+H Show! </p><p>It's free to attend, you just register here: <a href="https://show.museumsandheritage.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">show.museumsandheritage.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>It's usually a good use of time: network a little, grab all the free sweets and pens you could want (swag is subject to change, but it's usually good!), listen to some free talks, and make new friends. </p><p>It's nice. I'm not just saying that because I'm there on the Wednesday either!</p><p><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>events</span></a></p>
USAJusticeWatch<p>“A federal judge has halted…Trump's attempt to eliminate the Institute of Museum &amp; Library Services…which provides federal funding to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> across the country. …[AGs] from 21 states sued…to stop him from dismantling…the IMLS, the Minority Business Development Agency &amp; the Federal <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mediation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mediation</span></a> &amp; Conciliation Service… [The injunction stated] that [the EO]…disregards the…unshakable principles that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> makes the law &amp; appropriates funds...” | NPR <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/06/nx-s1-5388902/library-funding-cuts-trump-injunction" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/05/06/nx-s1-53889</span><span class="invisible">02/library-funding-cuts-trump-injunction</span></a></p>
rogue_corq<p>Tate Modern, the ‘cathedral to contemporary art’, celebrates 25 years <a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/05/08/tate-modern-the-cathedral-to-contemporary-art-celebrates-25-years?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theartnewspaper.com/2025/05/08</span><span class="invisible">/tate-modern-the-cathedral-to-contemporary-art-celebrates-25-years?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.corq.co/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a> <a href="https://mas.corq.co/tags/TateModern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TateModern</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Region of Waterloo: Culture in Motion: Region of Waterloo Museums and Archives Roll Out New Museum Bike . “Region of Waterloo Museums and Archives is excited to announce the launch of its interactive Museum Bike, a community-focused initiative designed to bring the Region’s history and culture out into the community. This mobile museum experience aims to increase inclusive, accessible […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/08/culture-in-motion-region-of-waterloo-museums-and-archives-roll-out-new-museum-bike-region-of-waterloo/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/08/culture-in-motion-region-of-waterloo-museums-and-archives-roll-out-new-museum-bike-region-of-waterloo/</a></p>
Lynn Cherny<p>Victor Hugo's artwork was amazing. Icymi, I wrote up a blog post about an exhibition in London at the Royal Academy with a ton of pics. <a href="https://ghostweather.com/blog/posts/2025/04/victor-hugo-drawings/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ghostweather.com/blog/posts/2...</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23museums" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museums</a></p>
arnicas<p>Victor Hugo was an amazing artist as well. I wrote up a visit to an exhibition in London about his strange ink art, castles and ink stains and more. <a href="https://ghostweather.com/blog/posts/2025/04/victor-hugo-drawings/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ghostweather.com/blog/posts/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/victor-hugo-drawings/</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a></p>
Architecture News<p>Archdaily : LIÈGE EXPO Exhibition Hall / Francisco Mangado <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1029855/liege-expo-exhibition-hall-francisco-mangado" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">archdaily.com/1029855/liege-ex</span><span class="invisible">po-exhibition-hall-francisco-mangado</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CulturalArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalArchitecture</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Exhibitioncenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exhibitioncenter</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a>&amp;Exhibit</p>
All The Brazilian Politics<p>Political Body: A Review of Sérgio Ferro at MAC USP, São Paulo</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brazil</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.newcitybrazil.com/2025/05/02/political-body-a-review-of-sergio-ferro-at-mac-usp-sao-paulo/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newcitybrazil.com/2025/05/02/p</span><span class="invisible">olitical-body-a-review-of-sergio-ferro-at-mac-usp-sao-paulo/</span></a></p>
João Costa 💚🇵🇹🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦<p>PETITION: expel <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> from the International Council of Museums</p><p>"their version of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> is not purely rhetorical: it fuels a campaign aiming to systematically erase <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>'s centuries-old cultural identity"</p><p>"In February 2025, UNESCO counted 485 sites destroyed or damaged since 24 Feb 2022, including 149 religious buildings, 249 historic buildings, 33 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monuments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monuments</span></a> (including those commemorating the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Holocaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Holocaust</span></a>), 18 libraries, 32 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> and 2 archaeological sites."</p><p><a href="https://www.pourlukraine.com/en/post/expel-russia-from-the-international-council-of-museums" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pourlukraine.com/en/post/expel</span><span class="invisible">-russia-from-the-international-council-of-museums</span></a></p>
Mary Nelson<p>"States win a legal injunction against President Trump, pausing library funding cuts"</p><p>"A federal judge has halted President Trump's attempt to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services – the agency which provides federal funding to libraries and museums across the country."</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/06/nx-s1-5388902/library-funding-cuts-trump-injunction" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/05/06/nx-s1-53889</span><span class="invisible">02/library-funding-cuts-trump-injunction</span></a></p>
Eugene McParland 🇺🇦<p>French organisation calls for russia’s membership in the International Council of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a> to be revoked</p><p>“The goal for moscow is not only destruction. It is also appropriation—an effort to “russify” <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> heritage wherever possible,” the petition said.</p><p><a href="https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/06/french-organisation-calls-for-russias-membership-in-the-international-council-of-museums-to-be-revoked/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/06</span><span class="invisible">/french-organisation-calls-for-russias-membership-in-the-international-council-of-museums-to-be-revoked/</span></a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Pexcho’s American Dime Museum in Augusta, Georgia</p><p>An authentic recreation of a 19th-century museum for "working class folks."<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=oddities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oddities</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=dime-storemuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dime-storemuseum</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pexchos-american-dime-museum-augusta" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pexcho’s American Dime Museum</a></p>
Ozzie D, NP-hard :bikepump: :vegan:<p><a href="https://massmoca.org/a-statement-from-director-kristy-edmunds/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">massmoca.org/a-statement-from-</span><span class="invisible">director-kristy-edmunds/</span></a></p><p>Trump administration terminates NEA and IMLS grants to Mass MoCA, one of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NewEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewEngland</span></a>'s greatest museums (you should visit if you can!).</p><blockquote><p>The loss of these crucial funding awards for projects at MASS MoCA (pending appeals) is real and will throw us into greater financial strain. As painful as this is financially, what is more so is the diminishment of our revered national agencies and their staff after decades of service in elevating our national creativity, innovation and cultural contributions. These actions in combination with their rhetoric are unnerving, and are but one of many challenges at hand and to come.</p><p>MASS MoCA is a not-for-profit contemporary art museum that supports the visionary work of artists in all disciplines and cultures. We warmly welcome everyone as audience members and visitors and will continue to do so. We generate dynamic spaces for artistic expression to be created and shared with a global public, and we are a place of creative encounter with the extraordinary world in which we live. At our core, we are part of the beating heart of an artistic and creative ecology as it is being lived and made. </p><p>POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT is proudly on view and will be luminously alive for our visitors through August 2026, as will all other exhibitions and programming planned and forthcoming.</p><p>MASS MoCA is here to do what our mission and charter serves for the commonwealth, artists, our employees, and our public good.</p></blockquote><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MassMOCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassMOCA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Massachusetts</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NorthAdamsMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthAdamsMA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MApoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MApoli</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MAGAts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAts</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ContemporaryArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContemporaryArt</span></a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Laboratorio de Arte Alameda in Mexico City, Mexico</p><p>A 16th-century convent became a contemporary art museum.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=convents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>convents</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/laboratorio-de-arte-alameda" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laboratorio de Arte Alameda</a></p>
Martha<p>„A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from firing workers and taking other steps to shut down federal agencies that fund museums and libraries, mediate labor disputes and support minority-owned businesses.<br>U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, agreed with 21 mostly Democrat-led states that Trump's March executive order directing that the agencies effectively be wiped out violated the U.S. Constitution.“<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Libaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libaries</span></a></p>
JapanTripIdeas<p>🌸🇯🇵 Ready to experience the beauty of Japan? 🎎🍃 Take a stroll through Ueno Park in Tokyo and immerse yourself in the vibrant colors of cherry blossoms and lush greenery. 🌸🌳 Don't forget to visit the temples, museums, and zoo! 🏯🐼 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UenoPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UenoPark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapanTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CherryBlossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CherryBlossoms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Temples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Temples</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zoo</span></a> <a href="https://www.japantripideas.com/en/kanto/tokyo/tokyo/attractions/parks/ueno-park" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantripideas.com/en/kanto/to</span><span class="invisible">kyo/tokyo/attractions/parks/ueno-park</span></a></p>