David Hockney, revolutionary British artist famed for his pools and portraits, dies aged 88.

The Bradford-born painter made his name with sunkissed visions of California and never stopped breaking barriers, going on to become one of contemporary art’s most important figures.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jun/12/artist-david-hockney-dies?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #art

Viking brooches from Finglas burial return to Norway after 1,200 years
Two stunning oval Viking brooches, discovered in Dublin in 2004, are now on loan to the University of Stavanger, Norway, where they’ll be displayed alongside a nearly identical piece found in a woman’s grave at Friestad.

Here’s where it gets fascinating: both brooches were likely made by the same craftsman nearly 1,200 years ago.

https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Irish-Antiquities-Division-Collections/Irish-Antiquities-Articles/An-early-Viking-Age-female-burial-from-Finglas?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #museum

Link to the recording of the 6/11 session of MUSEUMS AND CHANGE with Linda Norris, Stacey Garcia, and Braden Paynter on new perspectives in storytelling.
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