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Smithsonian Hands Over Internal Materials to White House

01/15/2026

The Smithsonian Institution has turned over internal materials related to its programming and operations amid White House pressure for a review, according to private emails from Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch II obtained by The New York Times. After retaking office …

Метки : смитсоновский институтдональд трампполитиканаукаискусствоистория.

The US's Only Weather Museum May Have to Close Due to Poor Funding

01/06/2026

The National Weather Museum and Science Center in Norman, Oklahoma, the only US museum dedicated to weather artifacts, said late last month that it is at risk of closing. The nonprofit, launched in the early 2000s, has relied completely on …

Метки : музейпогодафинансированиенорманискусствонаука

The Most Impactful Archaeological Discoveries of 2025

12/17/2025

This year had no shortage of archaeological discoveries, and ARTnews reported on the most notable and exciting of them. While there were some new finds like the oldest blue pigment discovered in Europe, a rare hieroglyphic decree identified in Egypt, …

Метки : археологияоткрытияистория.#культуранауканаследие

“Little Foot” Fossil May Be a Formerly Unknown Species of Hominim

12/16/2025

As reported by the Guardian on December 14, one of the world’s most famous hominin fossils may be a previously unidentified species of human ancestor. Nicknamed “Little Foot,” the skeleton was discovered between 1994 and 1998 in the Sterkfontein cave …

Метки : наукаископаемыеантропологияавстралопитекиоткрытиячеловеческая эволюция

Christie's Offers Rare Dinosaur Skeleton in December Auction

11/08/2025

A well-preserved Caenagnathid dinosaur, affectionately known as Spike, is expected to headline Christie’s inaugural “Groundbreakers: Icons of Our Time” auction in London on December 11. At 68 million years old and counting, Spike is one of the most complete specimens …

Метки : динозаврыаукционискусствонаукакристисприрода

$15.5 M. Project Uncovers Stone Age Settlement on Seabed Near Denmark

08/27/2025

A six-year $15.5 million international research project has discovered a Stone Age settlement deep beneath the Bay of Aarhus near northern Demark, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The project, funded by the European Union, has been mapping the seabed across …

Метки : находкиархеологиянаукамореистория.исследования

Researchers Replicate Ancient Egyptian Blue Pigment

06/04/2025

A team led by Washington State University has successfully recreated a millennia-old pigment first synthesized in ancient Egypt. Egyptian Blue is considered the the oldest manufactured pigment in history. The pigment was widely used to adorn stone objects used in …

Метки : искусствонаукадревний египетисследованияпигментыистория.

Mara Manus to Depart Inaugural CEO Role at Pioneer Works

05/06/2025

Mara Manus is leaving her role as CEO of Pioneer Works, the Brooklyn arts and science-focused non-profit space founded by artist Dustin Yellin. That wraps up a brief tenure that began in 2023 and marked a swift period of transformation …

Метки : искусствонауканекоммерческая организацияbrooklynизменениялидерство

Unknown Portrait Identified Underneath Another Famed Titian Painting

02/08/2025

Below the surface of an oil painting by Italian Renaissance master Titian, experts have identified a previously unknown work by the artist using scientific analysis, the Andreas Pittas Art Characterization Laboratories at the Cyprus Institute (APAC) announced in a press …

Метки : тицианискусствооткрытиеренессанспортретнаука

Documenta Adopts Controversial Antisemitism Definition

02/07/2025

Earlier this week, Documenta released a new code of conduct aimed at remedying the ongoing fallout from an antisemitism controversy that created upheaval during its 2022 edition. Ahead of its 2027 edition, to be curated by Naomi Beckwith, the famed …

Метки : искусствоантисемитизмdocumentaнауканемецкая культуравыставка