Let’s get ready to shell-ebrate! Two headed museum mascot that turns 23 years old in three weeks and could be the oldest of its kind is seen taking a bath Two headed tortoise called Janus is seen taking a bath and getting a wash 3 weeks ahead of his 23rd birthday The creature is believed … Read more
An arts centre and museum, which includes the house in which controversial colonialist Cecil Rhodes was born, has changed its name following Black Lives Matter protests. The Rhodes Art Complex in Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, has severed its 82 year link to the controversial imperial figure, who was born in the building which now houses Bishop’s … Read more
A quick snap! Tourist accidentally breaks the toes off a 200-year-old sculpture at Italian museum while lying on it for a selfie The tourist leaned on the ‘Paolina Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix’ artwork He accidentally broke off three of the toes of the 200-year-old sculpture Police say they have identified the man as a 50-year-old … Read more
Tourist snaps the toes off a 200-year-old sculpture at Italian museum while lying on it to take a selfie The tourist leaned on the ‘Paolina Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix’ artwork He accidentally broke off three of the toes of the 200-year-old sculpture Police say they have identified the man as a 50-year-old Austrian tourist By … Read more
A self-made property tycoon who, along with his brother, built an enormous property empire from the ground-up, has been given the green light to build a super basement complete with a car museum, dance studio and wine cellar at his huge estate – dubbed ‘Candyland’. Christian Candy’s plans for the circular underground complex, which can house … Read more
The museum is awash with sightings of the paranormal. Pretty much everybody who works there agrees that the objects all hold a lot of energy The British Museum is home to the largest collection of ancient relics and bones, so it’s not surprising that staff and visitors have experienced thousands of eerie happenings. Historian Guy … Read more
German student who took selfies with dinosaurs in the Australian Museum is charged with breaking into a woman’s flat and sexually assaulting her Paul Kuhn, 25, is accused of breaking into a 21-year-old woman’s apartment He was previously sentenced for a break-in at the Australian Museum on May 10 Kuhn had left the woman’s flat earlier … Read more
A former councillor has admitted to targeting a museum dedicated to beloved 19th century author Charles Dickens, branding the writer as a ‘racist’. Ian Driver scrawled ‘Dickens Racist, Dickens Racist,’ on the outside of the The Dickens House Museum in Broadstairs, Kent, and attempted to black-out the lettering on a street sign for nearby Dickens Road. The … Read more
NYC’s Museum of Natural History will remove its statue of Theodore Roosevelt on horseback flanked by Native American and African men because it ‘symbolizes racism and colonial expansion’ The bronze statue depicts Theodore Roosevelt on horseback with a Native American man and an African man standing next to the horse It has stood at the museum’s … Read more
Amazon UK boss quits to become director of the Natural History Museum By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:58 BST, 18 June 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 18 June 2020 Doug Gurr (pictured) will replace Sir Michael Dixon at the Natural History later this year Amazon UK’s boss is quitting to become director … Read more