You might be intrigued by some of these quotations pulled from this week’s historical highlights, ranging from art history to space exploration to World War II.

“Interlibrary loans for Northern Ontario libraries are slated to resume on Saturday, June 1 following considerable backlash over the impacts of funding cuts imposed by the Ford government, another instance in the growing list of protests following recent budget reductions by the province.”

“You’d expect that the suit used to protect Neil Armstrong from the harsh atmosphere of the moon would endure a little wear and tear. But it may surprise you that nearly 30 years in a display case at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum (NASM) has also taken its toll on this iconic piece of American history.”

“Opening May 24, Hogarth: Cruelty and Humor tells the story of Hogarth’s iconic images and the social realities of life in Georgian London that inspired him to advocate for reform through popular works of art.”

“But one of the consequences was the production of fragile artworks that are now brittle, yellowed, and occasionally flat out fall apart. For all their gravitas in the history art, Cubist collages are frail little things.”

“Should the Louvre make their doubts public in this way, the value of the Salvator Mundi would take a nose-dive, from $450 million to an estimated $1.5 million.”

“After over 50 years hidden from the public view, three works by one of Britain’s greatest painters are headed to the auction block.”

“The last surviving Mohawk code talker, one of the men who transmitted messages in their Indigenous languages during the Second World War to baffle enemy code-breakers, has died.”

“When Sammy and I drive to Texas . . . I am not allowed to go to the bathroom. I have to find a bush and squat. When it comes time to eat, we can’t go into restaurants. We have to eat out of a brown bag. And at night, Sammy sleeps in the front of the car with the steering wheel around his neck, while I sleep in the back. We are not going to do it again.”

“The Tate explores how it is no longer useful to think of Vincent van Gogh’s talent as a result of his poor mental health.”

Read anything interesting lately?