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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 ...
Frontiers17d
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 Mail18d
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 ...
Artnet26d
Historic $1.2 Billion Donation Approved for the British Museum
The Sir Percival David Foundation will permanently donate its £1 billion ($1.27 billion) Chinese ceramics collection to the British Museum, following regulatory approval to amend its governing ...
Charity Times27d
Charity Commission gives permission for £1bn British Museum object donation to go ahead
The Charity Commission has given its permission for the most valuable object donation in British Museum history to go ahead. In November 2024, the Trustees of the Sir Percival David Foundation ...
Nature28d
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 Express28d
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, ...
Forbes1mon
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.
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British Pasture Leather Field Days return in April
British Pasture Leather will be holding its next Field Day on April 30, giving visitors insights into regenerative farming and sustainable leather. The day stats with a tour around a regenerative ...
GQ1mon
Pedro Pascal Is Still Dressing Like a Fashion Daddy
It all felt like a form of stunt dressing—fun and excitingly queer ... a cobalt cashmere turtleneck, and black leather pants tucked into a pair of quad-skimming leather wader boots—from ...
The Royal Family1mon
The Queen visits Charles Dickens House Museum
The Queen has visited the Charles Dickens House Museum to celebrate 100 years since the house was opened to the public in 1925. Her Majesty toured the former London home of Charles Dickens and viewed ...
British Vogue1mon
The Story Behind Victoria And David Beckham’s Matching Leather Looks From The ’90s
Not all vintage treasures are rare designer pieces loaded with fashion lore: from a perfectly worn leather jacket uncovered in a thrift store to a slogan tee sourced online, pre-loved items can (and ...