Mastodawn

Global Museum 7h ago

The World’s First Museum of A.I. Art Will Open in Los Angeles as the Art World Ponders Questions of Ethics and Sustainability
Dataland’s immersive exhibitions, generated with artificial intelligence, will debut to the public on June 20, with an inaugural show about rainforests trained on millions of images of nature.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-first-museum-of-ai-art-will-open-in-los-angeles-as-the-art-world-ponders-questions-of-ethics-and-sustainability-180988613/ #globalmuseum #Museums #art #AI #AIArt

Global Museum 7h ago

Philadelphia museum brings Rocky statue inside after decades of tension.
For decades, the museum kept an uncomfortable distance from this kind of devotion. Now, it is embracing it — and inviting Rocky in.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/philadelphia-museum-brings-rocky-statue-decades-tension-rcna342053 #globalmuseum #museums #boxing #Rocky

Global Museum 8h ago

The Chambered Nautilus is one of the oldest surviving marine species on Earth, with a lineage that dates back more than 500 million years. Long before dinosaurs existed, these creatures were already drifting through ancient oceans, and remarkably, they have changed very little since then.
Unlike octopuses or squids, the nautilus retains an external shell, divided into chambers that help control buoyancy.
#Nautilus #DeepSea #MarineBiology #OceanScience #LivingFossil #OceanFacts #globalmuseum

Global Museum 1d ago

5 Resistance Museums Recall the Bravery of ‘Ordinary People’.
For many visitors to these European museums, the acts of those who opposed Nazism and Fascism have become newly relevant.
https://archive.ph/DcFK2 #globalmuseum #museums #resistance #WWII

Global Museum 1d ago

Massive kraken-like octopuses may have ruled the seas 100 million years ago.
New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators. They boasted eight arms and long bodies that extended more than 60 feet (18 metres), rivaling other carnivorous marine reptiles
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/a-massive-kraken-like-octopus-may-have-prowled-the-seas-during-the-age-of-dinosaurs/ #globalmuseum #octopus #paleontology

Global Museum 2d ago

Witness the astonishing trap feeding behavior of Eden's Whale in the Gulf of Thailand. Nature's wonders continue to amaze us every day.
@yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social #globalmuseum #whales

Global Museum 2d ago

The Rise And Fall Of ‘Petty Tyrants’
History shows that bad leaders can successfully undermine democracy — but the story always ends the same way.

(Ed: the parallels with contemporary history are worthy of consideration)

https://www.noemamag.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-petty-tyrants/?ref=thebrowser.com&utm_source=globalmuseum #History #globalmuseum

The Rise And Fall Of ‘Petty Tyrants’

History shows that bad leaders can successfully undermine democracy — but the story always ends the same way.

NOEMA

Global Museum 2d ago

Sake Made the Hard Way
In Japan, a 350-year-old brewery holds fast to tradition: wild yeast, ancient songs, and a mixture of muscle and finesse.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/22/dining/terada-honke-japan-sake-brewery.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dVA.r-0f.JqMxvaWSxpSA&smid=bs-share&utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #sake #Japan #Brewing

Global Museum 2d ago

New guidance has been published to support large and small organisations – including museums – to legally comply with the new Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act, which comes into force across the UK next April.

https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2026/04/is-your-museum-ready-for-new-anti-terrorism-legislation/#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=e26b5d60-99ee-4507-b6b7-0f2d294f0100 #globalmuseum #museums #terrorism

Is your museum ready for new anti-terrorism legislation? - Museums Association

Guidance published to support organisations ahead of Martyn’s Law 2027 implementation

Museums Association