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As a warming climate is projected to increase extreme weather events, museums face new collection conservation and sustainability challenges. 

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The helmet of the legendary Greek General Miltiades, who fought at the Battle of Marathon 2,500 years ago, in the Archaeological Museum of Athens. Ancient Greek helmets are of enormous interest to collectors worldwide, and the sale of these antiquities is often illicit. Christie’s Auction House is known for selling items of questionable provenance, according…

On Feb.14, 2021, urban planner Danicia Monet posted a link to an open letter on her Facebook page, with its primary demand that Newfields CEO and president Charles Venable step down from the position he had occupied at the museum since 2012. That he ultimately did step down was certainly a dramatic development, but it may also be part of a broader shift occurring in arts institutions across the country and around the world. Monet’s letter quickly gained 2219 signatures.  Those who signed the letter insisted Venable step down because of a Newfields job posting that sought a museum dire...

Fri, 04/23/2021 LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas expert on the evolutionary history and diversity of insects will present his distinguished professor Inaugural Lecture, “400 Million Years on Six Legs: Evolution of the Insects,” on Thursday, April 29.  Michael Engel is a University Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and senior curator in the KU Biodiversity Institute, a rank he has held since 2018. He is also a courtesy professor in the Department of Geology and the Museum Studies Program. The lecture will begin at 4 p.m. and be recorded for those unable to atten...