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Museum curator made a habit of monitoring flashes on the moon

Daichi Fujii has logged about 60 impacts on the Moon since 2011, giving astronomers fresh data on asteroid strike rates.

The surface of the moon.
The Grand Egyptian Museum.

Netherlands to return 3,500-year-old Egyptian statue seized in Maastricht

Cupid Sculpture. Illustration.

Sleeping Cupid marble sculpture discovered in Pula Roman domus on future boutique hotel site

Over 1,000 artifacts stolen from Oakland Museum storage four days before Louvre jewel heist.

Over 1,000 artifacts stolen from Oakland Museum storage four days before Louvre jewel heist


Grand Egyptian Museum opens as world's largest archaeological museum

The 1.2 billion dollar project, backed by Japanese loans, unites over 5,000 treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb under one roof for the first time since 1922.

Grand Egyptian Museum

Egypt opens colossal new antiquities museum after two-decade wait

By opening the museum, Egypt was "writing a new chapter in the story of this ancient nation's present and future," Sisi said at the opening.

Tourists look at Pharaonic statues displayed at the Grand Staircase of the Grand Egyptian Museum during a partial trial in Giza, Egypt, October 15, 2024.

Son of Original Finder Says His Father, Not Carter, Discovered King Tut’s Tomb and Its Secrets

The 84-year-old Luxor man said his father, Hussein Abdel-Rasoul, was 12 when he pointed British archaeologist Howard Carter to a tilted stone on Luxor’s West Bank in Nov 1922.

Ancient sculpture of the Sphinx at the Cairo Museum.

Lost letter of Emperor Caracalla Found — Burdur Museum Rushes to Save 1,800-Year-Old Stones

Following a demolition order, the Burdur Museum Directorate is retrieving ten slabs reused in the 1950s from the ancient city of Takina to safeguard them as cultural heritage.

The Ancient Roman written Stone. Illustration.

ANU Museum to host Aliyah Day celebration for immigrants

Multi-language event on Wednesday hopes to create a sense of belonging among new and veteran olim amid ongoing national challenges.

 THE ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Ramat Aviv.

How a Naples museum protects its treasures with forensic mapping

A team of gemology experts at the Tesoro di San Gennaro museum has developed a forensic fingerprinting method to certify gems, creating a sort of DNA for the collection's pieces.

The Tesoro di San Gennaro museum in Naples, Italy

Chinese woman charged in 1.5 million euro gold nugget theft from Paris Natural History Museum

She was arrested at Barcelona airport on September 30 with about one kilogram of melted gold and remains in provisional detention, according to prosecutors.

the National Museum of Natural History in France.

Greece slams British Museum over celebrity-filled fundraising dinner amid Parthenon Sculptures

Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said the event was “offensive to cultural goods and endangers the exhibits themselves”.

Roman emperor Hadrian commands an imperial audience at the Israel Museum

British Museum launches £3.5 million bid to secure Henry VIII Tudor Heart pendant found by café own

A 24 carat gold jewel, engraved with the initials h and k and linked to Catherine of Aragon’s 1518 tournament, was unearthed by metal detectorist Charlie Clarke.

British Museum launches £3.5 million bid to secure Henry VIII Tudor Heart pendant found by café owner.

Jerusalem highlights: October 10-16

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Eyal Meir Berkovitz and Gal Meir Eisenkot

Historic Loss: Bronze Age Gold Taken in St Fagans Break-In

Detective Inspector Chambers thanked the museum, Northamptonshire Police, and the public for their continued support, stating that the investigation is ongoing.

St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff, Wales.