Interdisciplinary fellowships @ Metropolitan Museum of Art. Deadline: 10/15/26 Supports research projects of various disciplines that use Met resources to explore connections between cultures & collections, bridging the arts, humanities, & sciences. Fellowship period: 9/1/27 - 8/31/28

The National Humanities Center invites applications for academic-yr or semester-long residential fellowships. Applications due 10/1/26 Must have received a PhD or equivalent credentials 5 years prior to applying. Scholars from all parts of the globe welcome; stipends/travel expenses provided.

National Humanities Center Fellow Job Opening in Durham, North Carolina - AFS Career Center

A new National Humanities Center Fellow job is available in Durham, North Carolina. Check it out on AFS Career Center.

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You can now access many more digital laws, not just the GDPR, at the UCL Massively Crossreferenced Digital Laws page: EU: GDPR, DSA, DMA, AI Act, UCPD, NIS2 UK: OSA, DPA18, ...+ Each article/para/recital, links to what-cites-it in int'l cases/statutes/guidance homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucqnmve/law...

michael veale@michae.lv · 6d ago

Parts of the GDPR are cited and interpreted by thousands of pieces of case law and guidance, but there's no easy and free way to find out what. We've made a tool which makes it super easy, for 13,000 citing documents, all in one place. More regulations to come! homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucqnmve/law...

Book critic Ron Charles reviews the Trump administration's report “Saving America’s Story." So many burns here I reached for some salve.

Americans Don’t Need Saving from Their History

Trump's attack on the Smithsonian is an affront to our intelligence.

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NEWS: Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Florida) has a new bill to require the U.S. flag be displayed in all D.C. school classrooms and mandate the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of the day, though students could opt out. "We should be teaching kids why America is worth loving," she says.

It seems like LinkedIn, Libby and Bluesky rolled out AI slop filters/reporting functionality within days of each other?

Came across grandmothers' death certificates today. Both had their occupation listed as "housewife" despite one working for decades cleaning offices and the other (widowed at 25) working a half dozen different jobs trying to support her kids.

This thread - whew! My own experience decades ago of being introduced by a panel moderator as a 'crone' (& not in the feminist sense) remains seared into my psyche. A burn is one thing. Meanness another.

Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · last wk.

Hey 🧪! I was just reminiscing with a friend about the time a very senior academic called a mid-career guy's work "completely meaningless" at a meeting and now I want to hear your best (public, academic) disses

CFP: Public History Projects www.villanova.edu/university/l... grants up to $7500 deadline Sept 25 @lepagevu.bsky.social #PublicHistory cc @ncph.bsky.social

Millions of biodiversity records—from historic field journals to botanical illustrations and preserved specimens—are freely available through the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Knowledge grows when it's shared. Explore: www.biodiversitylibrary.org #Biodiversity #OpenAccess #RaiseGoodRuckus

Libby (the popular, free app that gives users free access to ebooks and audiobooks through local library cards) is introducing AI content controls that let readers filter out machine-written books.

Libby Rolls Out AI Filter as Digital Libraries Brace for Bot Books

OverDrive's new CEO announces AI content controls for Libby app amid rising tide of AI-generated ebooks

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MCN: Advancing Digital Transformation in Museums annual conference (Seattle - Oct 21-23). Program now available.

MCN 2026 Schedule

Check out the schedule for MCN 2026

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Some citizens came to the Nat'l Mus of American History this AM as employees entered the bldg to thank them & convey their opposition to Trump's recent EO. These individuals kept vigil for hrs, receiving words of support from visitors, locals, NPS staff & even National Guard & police in the area. ❤️

Art in Embassies director Erin Scavino (attorney, former "Apprentice" contestant & wife of Trump adviser Dan Scavino: "This exhibition isn't one that's going to make you think about horribly dark things or things that have been a blemish on the face of America."

Inside the Trump admin's patriotic vision for Art in Embassies

A new exhibit brings into public view a State Department program that has showcased American art abroad for more than 60 years.

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The Cleveland Museum of Art - a model in consistently refreshing/reimagining its public technology-based projects.

ArtLens Reimagined: The Intersection of Art, Technology, and Innovation | Cleveland Museum of Art

ArtLens is relaunching with its third and most innovative iteration designed to remove the intimidation of an art museum and give people the tool sets to look closer and dive deeper.

clevelandart.org

Open access article available at: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Scientists warn of possible invasive species superspreader event due to stalling near Strait of Hormuz

A possible ecological catastrophe could be fueled by stalled ships as conflict over the Strait of Hormuz continues to block traffic on the passageway, scientists say.

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"Trump has somehow managed to pit two federal agencies against one another, both accused of the same failing, with one now standing watch to warn the public about the other. Folks, we have entered the Twilight Zone. This is the height of absurdity." 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/trumps-twi...

Trump's Twilight Zone: The National Park Service Just Became the Smithsonian's Warning Label

The administration spent a year calling the National Park Service untrustworthy. Now it's the agency vouching for the truth outside the nation's history museum.

kevinmlevin.substack.com

Affordable housing in DC is a perennial problem. According to @maustermuhle.bsky.social (a well-respected local journalist), DC spends $100 million annually on affordable housing. Imagine if they had $292 million.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2w ago

The National Guard Bureau will spend $292 million to provide a "long-term housing solution" for thousands of troop members deployed in DC in "apartment-style lodging units"

An computational analysis of a museum collection - in this case, the MMA's collections from India.

South Asia Collections at The Met: A Preliminary Computational Look

A preliminary computational analysis of 5,000+ MET objects reveals how South Asian art entered the collection — who donated it, when, and what happens to it now.

rrchnm.org

Over the last 18 months @thneed.bsky.social and I have been experimenting with being Wikipedians (or Wikimedians) in Residence at conferences—photographing academics, checking they and their papers are in Wikidata, and improving Wikipedia articles related to their research.

So we wrote up everything we learned, and it's an actual (small) book now. Tamsin is in Paris at Wikimania with a boxful, handing them out, but you can download the whole thing for free. This was all funded by a small grant from the Wikimedia Foundation. meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Wi...

"With help from data, art museums are reframing the visitor experience---Museums are embracing data-driven curation and a shifting technology landscape" arstechnica.com/culture/2026...

With help from data, art museums are reframing the visitor experience

Museums are embracing data-driven curation and a shifting technology landscape.

arstechnica.com

Hmm: "To accelerate the timeline, the General Services Administration, or GSA, and the District of Columbia National Guard used an acquisition plan in which vendors delivered oral presentations in lieu of lengthy written proposals."

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 2w ago

Wow: The National Guard has signed a $292 million contract to house thousands of troops deployed to D.C. in 2,000 apartments in the city, instead of in hotels or other places where they've been put up. www.notus.org/defense/nati...

It started with NPS signage, and now it is moving to museums. If you can spare a second, please consider using the American Alliance of Museum's template to contact your Rep/Senators to stop this nonsense. (Feel free to modify the template to express your sentiments.)

Protect the Independence of the Smithsonian Institution and America's Museums

Today, the American Alliance of Museums issued a statement in response to the Administration's continued attacks on the Smithsonian Institution and the broader implications these actions have for muse...

congressweb.com

Eileen Clancy 🧿@clancyny.bsky.social · 2w ago

Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum By Robin Pogrebin and Zachary Small President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a ... White House report described as “extreme political activism.” @zacharyhsmall.bsky.social

Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum By Robin Pogrebin and Zachary Small President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a ... White House report described as “extreme political activism.” @zacharyhsmall.bsky.social

Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum (Gift Article)

President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”

nytimes.com

DC renters, this is your call up. Get your building's owner or management company to commit NOW to decline contracts with the National Guard.

National Guard Signs $292M Housing Contract for Troops in Washington, D.C.

The deal would provide 2,000 “apartment-style lodging units” for service members deployed in the city.

notus.org

The District of Columbia Archives has released its largest digital collection of historic photos — showing new views of the city from 1947 through 1959. Find anything interesting? Let us know!

Check out thousands of photos of midcentury D.C.

The District of Columbia Archives has released its largest digital collection of historic photos

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Registration for AI4LAM’s Fantastic Futures 2026 (Sept 15–17) is now open. This international conference brings together colleagues from libraries, archives, and museums, to explore how our institutions can adapt to fast-moving technologies while maintaining public trust and fostering collaboration.

Fantastic Futures 2026: Conference Information - Ai4lam

Registration for FF2026 is now open to everyone! Secure your place today and join us at FF2026. As spaces are filling up quickly, we encourage you to register as soon as possible. Here, you can find…

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