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10:46:34 PM Finlon to be Denver Art Museum's business chief under new director Heinrich
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

Cathey McClain Finlon — a longtime Denver ad-agency chief who served as interim president of the Denver Art Museum during its transition between directors ... [more]

8:56:21 PM Liechtenstein royal cancels major UK art exhibit
The Associated Press

Johann Kraeftner, director of the Collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein and the Vienna Liechtenstein Museum, stressed that neither the prince nor the ... [more]

5:36:32 PM Museums 'wide open' after strike
CBC News - Canada

Educators and actors are entertaining and informing visitors at the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum for the first time in 12 ... [more]

5:03:28 PM Smithsonian in the News: Diamonds at Natural History and Bubbles at the
Hirshhorn

Smithsonian (blog) The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History announced yesterday that the Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond, a rare 31.06-carat blue diamond, will be joining ... [more]

3:56:46 PM Saint Louis Art Museum expansion to proceed
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

The David Chipperfield designed addition to the Saint Louis Art Museum in Forest Park is now back on track. The 200000 sf black modernist addition will have ... [more]

3:08:25 PM Ancient Egyptian wall paintings to return to Luxor
The Associated Press

CAIRO — Egypt's antiquities chief says the wall paintings that caused a feud between Egypt and the Louvre Museum will be returned to their original location ... [more]

2:26:49 PM Construction Begins on Clyfford Still Museum
mediabistro.com - New York,NY,USA

Yesterday saw the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Clyfford Still Museum, which will serve as a cantilevered concrete home for the more than 2400 works ... [more]

1:59:06 PM Stolen fresco fragments returned to Egypt
AsiaOne

CAIRO - The Egyptian Museum has received five stolen ancient fresco pieces that France's Louvre Museum returned under the threat of a boycott, ... [more]

1:40:12 PM Why don't American love their museums any more?
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA

The words “museum” and “mausoleum” sound an awful lot alike. And according to two recent studies out of Washington, DC, if America's museum directors and ... [more]

1:04:18 PM Museum of Civilization workers ratify deal
CTV - Canada

Workers from the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the War Museum voted Tuesday to accept a tentative settlement. The deal was negotiated between the ... [more]

12:08:17 PM Heritage Museums & Gardens
Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Bulletin - Plymouth,MA,USA

18, 7 to 9 pm in the Art Museum. Put on your pjs and enjoy a holiday movie with the family. The shuttle will transport families to the Art Museum starting ... [more]

11:06:25 AM Polk Museum of Art hires new curator
News Chief - Winter Haven,FL,USA

LAKELAND - Polk Museum of Art announced that Adam Justice is its new curator of art. Justice will be in charge of organizing the museum's exhibitions with ... [more]

10:10:10 AM France Returns Egyptian Art
Voice of America

And on the other side, all the countries where you have huge museums, huge collectors." Planche says a number of artifacts have been returned. ... [more]

8:22:49 AM MSU board OKs building start for Broad Art Museum
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA

Michigan State University's trustees have approved the start of construction for a new art museum on the East Lansing campus. The school says it will break ... [more]

7:18:13 AM The Hirshhorn balloon expansion: Will art get squeezed out of the picture?
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

Art museums ought to be about three things: Art. Art. And more art. They should be so focused on gathering art together and showing it off that there's ... [more]

5:11:42 AM Museum still may remain empty
Winknews.com - Fort Myers,Florida,USA

By Renee Stoll The Marco Island Museum is a month away from being finished, but there's a good chance it could remain empty. Craig Woodward, with the museum ... [more]

4:01:56 AM The hottest new Bay Area night spot? Your kid might have had a field trip
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

San Jose Mercury News Many other Bay Area museums also can be rented for corporate events and parties, including the Tech Museum in San Jose and the Monterey Bay Aquarium, ... [more]

3:48:02 AM Saint Louis Art Museum Announces Plans to Proceed with Expansion
Art Daily - Eastport,Maine,USA

The Saint Louis Art Museum today announced that it is proceeding with its ambitious $130.5 million expansion project, following a one-year delay. ... [more]

1:56:45 AM The veined octopus's coconut shelters may be first evidence of tool use in
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

Los Angeles Times (blog) According to the Associated Press, two Australian scientists -- Julian Finn, a research biologist at the museum who specializes in cephalopods, .... [more]

12:50:25 AM Downtown Fresno museum headed for its end
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

The struggling Fresno Metropolitan Museum may soon be closing its doors for good. Bankruptcy attorney Riley Walter says the city's art and cultural museum ... [more]

12:32:13 AM Area museums for family excursions
Highlands Ranch Herald - Highlands Ranch,CO,USA

An expedition to an area museum can be tailored to special interests, or used to create new interests. Exhibits range from Genghis Kahn to Salvador Dali, ... [more]



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