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News From Tuesday, November 07, 2006
10:41:45 PM LRMA earns regional awards
Hattiesburg American - Hattiesburg,MS,USA

The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art recently received special recognition at the 2006 Southeastern Museums Conference annual meeting in Chattanooga, Tenn. ... [more]

6:16:45 PM Vatican Museums plan finale for 500th-anniversary celebration
Catholic World News - USA

07 (CWNews.com) - The Vatican Museums will open a special exhibition on the Laocoon group in November, marking the climax of a year of special events for the ... [more]

4:33:39 PM Marine Corps museum gives visitors firsthand look at history
Hampton Roads Daily Press - Newport,VA,USA

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM. AP Writer. QUANTICO, Va. -- From the highway, the National Museum of the Marine Corps beckons to visitors, its 210-foot-tall steel spire ... [more]

4:33:39 PM Culture minister visits Palestine Contemporary Arts Museum
Islamic Republic News Agency - Tehran,Iran

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad-Hossein Saffar Harandi visited the Palestine Contemporary Arts Museum in Tehran on Tuesday. ... [more]

4:33:39 PM HOV lanes to be closed for museum dedication
WDBJ7.com - Roanoke,VA,USA

.... lanes will be reserved for several hundred buses taking guests from the Stafford Regional Airport and Pentagon to the dedication of the National Museum of the ... [more]

1:13:39 PM Kalam inaugurates open-air museum in Raipur
Times of India - India

RAIPUR: President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday inaugurated an open-air museum here showcasing the art and culture of Chhattisgarh. ... [more]

1:13:39 PM International Bluegrass Music Museum Gets New Banjo
Cybergrass - USA

The International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky has been given a gift for display. The Pete Seeger Vega banjo that ... [more]

11:08:45 AM Our Opinion: 2007 will be a banner year for Rio Nuevo
Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA

.... by a reconstructed Mission San Augustin and also have the University of Arizona Science, the Arizona Historical Society and the Arizona State museums and an ... [more]

9:53:40 AM Museum's seeking your ideas
Bradenton Herald - Bradenton,FL,USA

A new Kansas African American Museum will give Wichita the opportunity to tell the story of black culture and people more deeply, community members said Monday ... [more]

9:53:40 AM Enola Gay navigator to visit Museum
Macon Telegraph - Macon,GA,USA

WARNER ROBINS - A World War II Air Force veteran will visit the Museum of Aviation at 11 am Wednesday to discuss his stint as navigator on the US mission that ... [more]

9:53:40 AM NEWS IN BRIEF - MUSEUM, GALLERY AND HERITAGE NEWS
24 Hour Museum - UK

By 24 Hour Museum Staff. The site was launched in January 2006 and allows visitors to nominate their own icons which are then voted ... [more]

9:53:39 AM Kylie exhibition for London's V&A Museum
RTE Interactive - Ireland

Australian pop star Kylie Minogue will be the subject of a new exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum. This is ... [more]

9:53:39 AM Finalists discuss visions of Still museum project
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA

How art and architecture must work together to create a good museum was a thread through presentations Monday by three architects vying to design a home in ... [more]

7:53:41 AM Voters to Decide on Oversight Board for St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
KQTV - St. Joseph,MO,USA

Joseph should appoint an oversight board to check in on the museums. The St. Joseph Museums receive about $400,000 from tax payers every year. ... [more]

7:53:40 AM Who will design Clyfford Still Museum?
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA

.... monumental works. Q: You've done quite a few art museums. That must be a type of building that holds particular appeal for you. A ... [more]

7:53:39 AM ‘What makes museums tick?’
UNI Northern Iowan - Iowa,USA

Billie Bailey, executive director of the Grout Museum in Waterloo, will speak on the subject of “What Makes Museums Tick?” at 7 pm. ... [more]

6:33:44 AM Aircraft carrier turned museum gets stuck
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK

NEW YORK, NY, United States (UPI) -- The USS Intrepid, docked in New York as a floating museum for 24 years, was found to be stuck in the mud Monday during an ... [more]

6:33:44 AM Greek Olympic Games Museum to be built up
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China

A contract for the setup of a Greek Olympic Games Museum in Athens was signed at the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne ... [more]

6:33:43 AM Bluegrass Museum New Home For Pete Seeger's Banjo
WCPO - Cincinnati,OH,USA

Reported by: AP. OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) -- A folk music icon's banjo has a new home at the International Bluegress Music Museum. Pete ... [more]

6:33:43 AM North San Diego County Community News Briefs: Music museum hosts ' ...
North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA

CARLSBAD - The Museum of Making Music will present "Saxophobia," an educational concert by professional saxophonist, Rob Verdi, at noon Nov. .... [more]

6:33:42 AM REMEMBERING CAMP FANNIN EXHIBIT AT MUSEUM
Alton Telegraph - Alton,IL,USA

The Smith County Historical Society is hosting a special exhibit at the Carnegie History Museum, 125 S. College Ave., Tyler. The ... [more]

3:16:46 AM Museum Careers DVD resource, produced by ATTTO
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand

The resource features two young presenters talking to people who are currently employed in the Aviation, Tourism, Travel and Museums sectors who are involved ... [more]



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