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Museum Curators Discovered a 19th-Century Book Bound With the Skin of a Notorious Killer
Curators at Moyse’s Hall Museum (located in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk) just found an anthropodermic book hidden on an office ...
Frontiers16d
Reducing microbial contamination on historical leather artifacts at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum using ethanol in the form of mist
Materials and methods: The main object of the study were historical leather shoes from the collections of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (A-BSM) in Oświęcim (Poland). Microorganisms found before ...
Birmingham Mail17d
Update on first meeting to discuss future of Walsall Leather Museum
A meeting over the future of the Walsall Leather Museum is expected to take place ‘imminently’, according to a Walsall Council portfolio holder. Councillor Gary Flint, portfolio holder for ...
Nature27d
British Museum (Natural History)
LECTURE tours in the British Museum (Natural History) on Saturdays at 3 p.m., and on the first Sunday in each month at 3 p.m. have been arranged. London museums are re-opening their doors ...
The Indian Express27d
Trademark tickets of textile trade during British Raj on display at Bengaluru’s Museum of Art and Photography
These tickets and the associated trade are the focus of a new exhibit, ‘Ticket Tika Chaap:The Art of the Trademark in the Indo-British Textile Trade’ at Bengaluru’s Museum of Art and Photography, ...
Forbes28d
Why London’s British Museum Remains A Must-See Despite Controversies
A cultural powerhouse or a celebration of stolen artifacts from colonial times? The British Museum is a fascinating window into global culture—despite the problematic origins of many exhibits.