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"Math Encounters Math Encounters is a new public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world of mathematics and presented by the Simons Foundation and the Museum of Mathematics. For further information, call the Museum of Mathematics at (212) 542-0566 or e-mail mathencounters@momath.org."

Links to museums around the world.  This is a great way to start a new topic and introduce your students things beyond the classroom

Amarna, Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun is co-curated by Dr. David Silverman, the Eckley Brinton Coxe, Jr., Professor and Curator of Egyptology; Dr. Jennifer Wegner, Research Specialist, Egyptian section; and Dr. Josef Wegner, Associate Curator and Associate Professor in the Museum's Egyptian section. Curatorial Dr. David P. Silverman Exhibition Co-curator

"Tony DeRose wanders between rows at New York's Museum of Mathematics. In a brightly-colored button-up T-shirt that may be Pixar standard issue, he doesn't look like the stereotype of a scientist. He greets throngs of squirrely, nerdy children and their handlers - parents and grandparents, math and science teachers - as well as their grown-up math nerd counterparts, who came alone or with their friends. One twentysomething has a credit for crowd animation on Cars 2; he's brought his mom. She wants to meet the pioneer whose work lets her son do what he does."

This is an interesting video about the geometry of seeing, there are also more photo essays on various topics