The Lady in Mauve, Lionel Feininger. From the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid. #art #museums https://offtheleash.net/2025/04/13/the-expressionists-of-the-thyssen/

Vikram Pendse Cycle Museum in Pune, India

In a Pune bungalow, a quirky museum showcases over 150 vintage bicycles.#transportation #biking #cycling #museumsandcollections #museums #section-Atlas
Vikram Pendse Cycle Museum

#Texas #legal #GLAM #art #museums

'A new bill introduced in the Texas legislature could fine museums $500,000 per day if they display "obscene" works of art, months after GOP officials sought to remove photographs involving nude children from a museum in Fort Worth. '

https://www.chron.com/news/article/texas-museums-obscene-art-20255582.php

#GLAM #nature #museums #trees

'The design consists of three overlapping landscaped volumes that gently rise from the forest floor. The museum will be partially sunken in the ground, so that it blends with the surrounding park and minimizes its footprint. Planted with native species, the sloping green roofs will offer habitats for local flora and fauna.'

https://www.bdcnetwork.com/home/news/55283080/bigs-new-hungarian-natural-history-museum-will-feature-sloping-green-roofs-that-rise-from-the-forest-floor

Online Exhibit Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating.

Feature: New #Urchin (Actonocidaris new species) from the Western Pacific
"Humans just don’t encounter these animals and the reason is that they live inside the reef."

More with Gustav Paulay: https://floridamuseum.ufl.edu/100-years/object/hidden-species/
@FloridaMuseum #marineanimals #museums #exhibitions

Hedgehog, c. 1650 An old favourite from the Rijksmuseum. I love its expression.
@jdmccafferty #hedgehogs #museums #prints

Is anyone building a database or otherwise collecting data on the canceled IMLS grants?

ACH has a database with the cancelled NEH grants - https://impact.ach.org/ - and having a similar database for IMLS grants could provide folks with more information about impacted positions, services, and community populations, bonus if hard numbers for all three can be collected!

A New Op/Ed by Crosby Kemper: "As DOGE Targets Federal Cultural Agency I Led [IMLS], Its Work Must Go On" https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/guest-commentary/article303932126.html #libraries #IMLS #museums

Comment | Metadata is not just a major pillar of online access, it is a step towards decolonising the museum https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/04/14/comment-%7C-metadata-is-not-just-a-major-pillar-of-online-access-it-is-a-step-towards-decolonising-the-museum?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Technology #Museums

https://www.europesays.com/uk/18220/ Culture and heritage ignite the regeneration fire in Sheffield – The Art Newspaper #Britain #England #GreatBritain #Museums&Heritage #Regeneration #sheffield #UK #UnitedKingdom

Archdaily : Circular Pavilion / Fabian A. Wagner + Wiss. Ass. Louise Daussy + Hochschule Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences https://www.archdaily.com/1028815/circular-pavilion-fabian-a-wagner-plus-wiss-ass-louise-daussy-plus-hochschule-kaiserslautern-university-of-applied-sciences #Installations&Structures #LandscapeArchitecture #CulturalArchitecture #Museums&Exhibit #Pavilion

Autumn Evening, Emil Nolde #art #Expressionists #Thyssen #museums

http://offtheleash.net/2025/04/13/the-expressionists-of-the-thyssen/

EINPresswire: The First-Ever Museum of Digital Influence Has Launched (PRESS RELEASE). “Today, digital influence is an established part of online culture, shaped over decades through emerging platforms, creators, and technological change. This ongoing transformation now has a dedicated space for reflection and research. The Museum of Digital Influence is a newly launched, non-commercial […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/13/einpresswire-the-first-ever-museum-of-digital-influence-has-launched-press-release/

Grey parrots know it all! | Ask Me Docent/Guide buttons for museums, galleries & zoos | 25% discount for orders of 10 or more | Reward your team.

https://www.zazzle.com/ask_me_grey_parrot_guide_button-256376460257903942

'La Nymphe Salmacis' by Francois Joseph Bosio, 1826

Russians are now in the looted artifacts business: https://tvpworld.com/86123688/russians-selling-stolen-artifacts-on-black-market-ukraine-says?utm_source=social&utm_medium=youtube&utm_id=russiansselling. #culturalheritage #looting #UkraineWar #russianfascists #artifacts #museums

MECA Embroidered Cap - Make Earth Cultural Again.

High-quality, embroidered Flexfit cap in two stretchable sizes.

Fight The Philistines!

In The Global Museum Store | Every Sale Supports The NFP Global Museum.

https://www.zazzle.com/meca_embroidered_hat-256321719263684720 #museums #caps #culture #cultural #museums