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News From Saturday, December 02, 2006
9:53:27 PM Museum gets boost with anonymous $500,000 donation
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI -- A $500,000 donation by an unnamed donor has given supporters of a proposed military museum and memorial park at the former Quonset Point ... [more]

9:53:26 PM First US museum dedicated to WWI opens
CBC News - Canada

The American National World War One Museum opened Saturday in Kansas City, Mo., the first museum in the US dedicated solely to that war. ... [more]

9:53:26 PM The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston opens waterfront museum
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA

.... of Contemporary Art on Friday unveiled its new building on the redeveloping South Boston waterfront, an eye-catching glass-clad structure the museum and city ... [more]

9:53:26 PM Give the Museum Goer What She Wants
Chicagoist - Chicago,IL,USA

We love whoring out the best and brightest sights in the city in order to wow and bedazzle. So, with that in mind, we trekked it out to the Field Museum. ... [more]

10:42:24 AM Museum open house Sunday
Bellevue Leader - Bellevue,NE,USA

The Sarpy County Historical Society will host its annual Christmas open house from 2 to 4 pm Sunday at the Sarpy County Historical Museum, 2402 Clay St. ... [more]

10:42:24 AM Museum board should rethink resignations
Bloomington Pantagraph - Bloomington,IL,USA

I am in complete agreement with George and Mary Houska (``Valuable insight lost at aviation museum,'' YourViews, Nov. 17). I volunteer ... [more]

10:42:23 AM Ski museum opens for Greenwood Day
Central Maine Morning Sentinel - Augusta,ME,USA

FARMINGTON -- The newly relocated Ski Museum of Maine opens today in Farmington as the town celebrates its 30th annual Chester Greenwood Day, honoring the ... [more]

10:42:16 AM Of human interest World War I museum doesn't just look back
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA

.... Opening: The National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Mo., helps visitors understand how the war helped the United States become a world superpower. ... [more]

10:18:28 AM The new® face of™ museums
Globe and Mail - Toronto,Ontario,Canada

.... Still, the appearance of corporate-approved shows in museums bothers some visitors — they sense that the line between learning at a public institution and ... [more]

7:17:37 AM Ski Museum of Maine opens
MaineToday.com - Portland,ME,USA

'Twas was a dark and stormy night and not a snowflake was in sight, but more than a hundred people turned out for the Ski Museum of Maine's open house ... [more]

7:17:35 AM Law comes before art: Museum architect needs Florida license
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA

TAMPA - The architect selected to design the new Tampa Museum of Art might have the job, but still lacks something else: a state license. ... [more]

7:17:32 AM Museum keeps faith with Christmas traditions
Savannah Morning News - Savannah,GA,USA

Walt Brown hangs an ornament on the Memorial Christmas Tree in the rotunda of the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum. The ornament is ... [more]

2:52:27 AM Metropolitan Museum of Art Tour and Dinner for MMC Alumni
Marymount Manhattan College - New York,NY,USA

You are cordially invited to an exclusive private after-hours tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see the special exhibition, “Americans in Paris, 1860 ... [more]

2:52:25 AM Williams College Museum of Art
iBerkshires.com - North Adams,MA,USA

The newly renovated Williams College Museum of Art Shop is offering a special discount during the Williamstown Holiday Walk Weekend. ... [more]

2:52:23 AM Woodstock artifacts sought for museum
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA

.... The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts wants the artifacts for a museum honoring Woodstock and the '60s, which could open next year. ... [more]

2:52:23 AM Natural history course at museum
Harvard Post - Harvard,MA,United States

Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster is presenting a 10-week course, The Natural History of Cape Cod, providing participants a foundation in Cape ... [more]

2:52:22 AM Saitowitz to design Tampa Museum of Art
Archinect - USA

Stanley Saitowitz has been selected to design a new building for the Tampa Museum of Art. Saitowitz was one of three finalists that ... [more]

2:52:21 AM World War I museum opening in Mo.
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

.... But this weekend, the "war to end all wars" takes center stage when the National World War I Museum opens, giving the public a chance to learn about - and from ... [more]

2:52:19 AM Art Museum offers Free First Saturdays
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA

By Rocky Mountain News. Colorado residents are offered free admission on the first Saturday of each month to the Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. .... [more]

2:02:17 AM US museums have biggest budgets for acquisition: study
CBC News - Canada

A British study of spending on acquisitions by the world's greatest museums shows the biggest spenders on arts and artifacts are US institutions. ... [more]

2:02:15 AM Visitor numbers soar at Britain's free museums and galleries
Guardian Unlimited - UK

.... and was yesterday happy to take people on a tour of his favourites to help celebrate the fifth anniversary of free entry into England's museums and galleries. ... [more]



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