April was a crazy month with articles, news, webinars and resources everywhere! We did our best to collect the most intriguing pieces and put them in order!
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Heritage Management
Revealed: the top 20 most popular art museums on social media in 2023
News
A New High-Speed Train Connecting Rome and Pompeii Aims to Bolster Tourism (Does anyone else remember a time when we were saying Pompeii suffers from over tourism? Or when there were thoughts of reburying it for conservation?-Just me? Oh okay then)
Van Gogh’s thwarted dream: a painting by the artist blocked from display in a French café (CONTEXT: that is where he died)
Russian troops again fired at an art museum in Kherson, causing damage. No one was injured.
Lost Cities of the Amazon Discovered From the Air
Underwater Nabataean temple discovered in major archaeological find in Italy
Latin America countries demand France return pre-Columbian era artefacts
These Robot Dogs Are Learning to Paint. Soon, You Can Watch Them Work
Italian Land Artist Creates ‘World’s Largest’ Picasso Portrait
Take a Virtual Tour of the ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault
Museums mark Earth Day with digital artwork inspired by animals in museum collections
Enfin des chiffres (relatifs) sur l’industrie des expositions
The curtain rises: London’s Museum of Shakespeare opens in 2024 on the site of a long-hidden theatre
Texas-Born Princess Evicted from Villa in Rome with Ceiling Painted by Caravaggio
Interesting Reads
Clues to the Lives of North America’s First Inhabitants Are Hidden Underwater
After 13 Years Underwater, Lost Digital Camera Photos Reunited With Owner
How Occultism Was a Catalyst for Avant-Garde Art
What’s the Best Way to Dry Wet Art?
Guides
Interpreting Transgender Stories in Museums and Cultural Heritage Institutions
Books
Assassin’s Creed in the Classroom: History’s Playground or A Stab in the Dark?
Papers
Understanding the mechanics and consumer risks associated with play-to-earn (P2E) gaming
Events
Europeana Translate Event – How machine translation & multilingual access impacts cultural heritage
“International Conference on Cultural Tourism Advances”
Accreditation mentors – Spectrum 5.1 and rethinking cataloguing
Register to a NEMO Webinar on cross-border cooperation and EU funding for museums
Opportunities
this is a test addition to the list
Call for proposals – Building the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage
CISRUL PhD Studentships to start in October 2023
GREAT YOU MADE TO THE END! What topic would you like to discuss?
