Hacker News with Generative AI: Museums

More details for London's new Roman Basilica museum revealed (ianvisits.co.uk)
Following the recent discovery of Roman ruins in the City of London, more details have been revealed about the plans for a new museum of Roman London’s history.
London, Museums, Archaeology, Roman History
51 points by zeristor 7 days ago | 4 comments
Why are two TX senators trying to wrest a Space Shuttle from the Smithsonian? (arstechnica.com)
Should the city of Houston, which proudly bills itself as "Space City," have a prized Space Shuttle orbiter on public display?
Space Exploration, Politics, Museums
17 points by pmags 9 days ago | 4 comments
Terak Museum (threedee.com)
What is a Terak?
Art, Museums, 3D Design
29 points by rbanffy 10 days ago | 11 comments
Virtually Tour Salvador Dali Theatre Museum in Figueres, Spain (salvador-dali.org)
The Foundation is happy to make publicly available the virtual visit of the Theatre-Museum Dalí.
Virtual Reality, Art, Museums, Spain
9 points by rmason 11 days ago | 3 comments
Men's Weird Collections Inspired the Modern Museum: Cabinets of Curiosities (worldhistory.substack.com)
Welcome to Looking Through the Past! At its heart, this is a project in which I find a bunch of cool stuff every week and share it with you. It takes hours of research and writing to produce. If you’re new here, you can click the button below to subscribe.
History, Museums, Art, Collections
44 points by crescit_eundo 20 days ago | 16 comments
OpenVertebrate Presents a Database of 13K 3D Scans of Specimens (openculture.com)
From The Flori­da Muse­um of Nat­ur­al His­to­ry comes the open­Ver­te­brate project, a new ini­tia­tive to “pro­vide free, dig­i­tal 3D ver­te­brate anato­my mod­els and data to researchers, edu­ca­tors, stu­dents and the pub­lic.”
Science, Databases, 3D Models, Museums
187 points by exikyut 21 days ago | 18 comments
The Doge Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums (wired.com)
The Trump administration, working in coordination with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, has gutted a small federal agency that provides funding to libraries and museums nationwide.
Politics, Libraries, Museums, Funding
25 points by xbryanx 24 days ago | 1 comments
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave (npr.org)
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has placed its entire staff on administrative leave.
Government, Libraries, Museums, Federal Agencies
106 points by Teever 25 days ago | 36 comments
Trump orders 'ideological' cleanup of Smithsonian museums (elpais.com)
U.S. President Donald Trump has made good on his threat to intervene in the museums of the Smithsonian network in Washington, and even the capital’s zoo.
Politics, Smithsonian Institution, Museums, Culture, United States
14 points by geox 29 days ago | 1 comments
A Special Year at the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum (computer.org)
Museums, History, Technology, Germany
10 points by rbanffy 30 days ago | 4 comments
The theft and recovery of a grisaille by Anthony Van Dyck (1599–1641) (britishartjournal.co.uk)
In July 1951 Anthony van Dyck’s Portrait of Wolfgang Wilhelm of Pfalz-Neuburg (Pl 1) was stolen from Boughton House, Northamptonshire.
Art, History, Theft, Museums
9 points by PaulHoule 31 days ago | 1 comments
An iPad dug up from the Thames solved museum thieves' murder plot (bbc.com)
A Ming vase stolen from a Swiss museum. A shooting at a comedian's house in Woodford, east London. The robbery of a luxury apartment in Sevenoaks, Kent.
Crime, History, Museums, London, Theft
10 points by vinni2 31 days ago | 2 comments
'The Maverick's Museum' Review: Albert Barnes and the Art of Collecting (wsj.com)
His talent for pharmaceutical chemistry made him rich. His bold taste in paintings created the foundation for America’s most personal art museum.
Art, Museums, Biography, History
15 points by Caiero 39 days ago | 7 comments
Rembrandt to Picasso: Five ways to spot a fake masterpiece (bbc.com)
The recent discovery of an art forger's workshop reminds us of the long history of fraudulent artworks – here are the simple rules to work them out.
Art Forgery, Art History, Painting, Museums, Art Authentication
43 points by Vigier 44 days ago | 29 comments
The Official Aztec C Online Museum (aztecmuseum.ca)
Welcome to the Wonderfully Ancient World of Aztec C
History, Museums, Art, Culture, Mexico
25 points by rbanffy 50 days ago | 6 comments
Vagina Museum answers Reddit post: Can a clitoris be trained to read Braille? (masto.ai)
Sexuality, Science, Museums, Reddit
7 points by lhoff 51 days ago | 0 comments
Virtual museum of socialist era graphic design in Bulgaria (socmus.com)
Design, Bulgaria, History, Museums, Socialism
151 points by NaOH 57 days ago | 16 comments
NSA museum covered plaques honoring women and people of color (npr.org)
Late last week, a national museum literally papered over history.
History, Museums, Diversity, Controversy, Government
20 points by rbanffy 79 days ago | 17 comments
Who Is Being Excluded by Museums' Wholesale Adoption of Digital Technology? (amuseumfornow.com)
As someone not only born before - but who studied, worked and even went out and had fun before - the public launch of the internet in April 1993, I am often surprised by the lack of push-back against digital technology, as it continues to flatten our three-dimensional experience of the world.
Museums, Digital Technology, Accessibility, Culture, Technology
12 points by ohjeez 80 days ago | 12 comments
3 Are Arrested in Theft of Gold Helmet from Dutch Museum (nytimes.com)
Three people have been arrested in connection with a brazen heist at a museum in the Netherlands over the weekend in which thieves stole ancient artifacts, including a prized golden helmet on loan from Romania, the authorities said on Wednesday.
Crime, Archaeology, Museums, Netherlands
4 points by IdealeZahlen 85 days ago | 1 comments
British Museum forced to partly close after alleged IT attack by former employee (theguardian.com)
The British Museum was forced to partly close on Friday after its IT infrastructure was allegedly attacked by a former employee.
Cybersecurity, Museums, Data Breaches, IT
4 points by yearesadpeople 91 days ago | 2 comments
GOG Joins European Federation of Game Archives, Museums & Preservation Projects (gamingonlinux.com)
GOG made a press announcement today to note they've joined the European Federation of Game Archives, Museums and Preservation Projects (EFGAMP).
Gaming, Preservation, Archives, Museums, Europe
246 points by LorenDB 101 days ago | 38 comments
Why the Getty Center Is the Safest Place for Art During a Fire (2019) (getty.edu)
Art, Fire Safety, Museums
105 points by wallflower 104 days ago | 43 comments
The history of sex toys and what they tell us about ancient women (rte.ie)
During a recent trip to London, I had the honour of finally visiting the Vagina Museum. This delightful museum is an inclusive space that celebrates vulvas, vaginas, and advocates for self-acceptance and equality.
History, Sex, Gender, Culture, Museums
22 points by austinallegro 104 days ago | 17 comments
The Ceramic Archivists (nualacreed.com)
In about 2008, the founder and director of the Internet Archive, Brewster Kahle, traveled to China. There, he saw the famed Terra-cotta Warriors at the tomb of the first Emperor of China and it gave him an idea.
History, Internet Archive, Museums, China, Art
15 points by kelseyfrog 107 days ago | 5 comments
Search through Rijksmuseum artworks based on meaning (artexplorer.ai)
Art, Museums, Artificial Intelligence, Search Tools
10 points by mooreds 132 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: Why did no one save the Living Computers museum in Seattle? (ycombinator.com)
Last I heard it closed and everything was auctioned off.
Museums, Technology, Seattle, History
73 points by superconduct123 144 days ago | 78 comments
Prayer, Placement, and Absolution: Peter Hristoff on Islamic Prayer Rugs (2015) (metmuseum.org)
Islamic Art, Rugs, Museums, Religion, History
127 points by handfuloflight 152 days ago | 77 comments
The rectangular cows of Art UK (2018) (artuk.org)
Spending time among the thousands of paintings on Art UK often throws up questions. What is a sun fish? Why is there a painting of the Queen with Robert Burns? What makes this tie hot?
Art, History, United Kingdom, Online Resources, Museums
153 points by onychomys 156 days ago | 60 comments
Museum of Bad Art (museumofbadart.org)
MOBA is the world’s only museum dedicated to the collection, exhibition, and celebration of art that would not be welcomed to any traditional art museum.
Art, Museums, Culture, Humor
207 points by purkka 159 days ago | 138 comments