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10:10:48 PM State's museums may be history soon
Times of India - India

HYDERABAD: Apart from playing custodian to the 550 protected monuments of Andhra Pradesh, the state archaeology department, when formed, was entrusted with yet another job -- that of conserving the state's 25 magnificent museums. [more]

10:10:48 PM When a museum turns into a relic of the past
Frontline - Chennai,India

Yet, on stepping inside the Government Museum on Kasturba Road here, more often than not, a visitor will have only museum officials for company. Entering the imposing red façade of the 148-year-old museum, which is tucked between the more popular ... [more]

7:07:33 PM Ohio museum restoring former first lady's dresses
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune - Wisconsin Rapids,Wisconsin,USA

"She loved embellishment and that has consequences," said Kimberly Kenney, curator at William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, which has 20 dresses authenticated as having been worn by his wife. "We have issues with beads falling off and ... [more]

7:07:33 PM Morris Museum introduces 3-part lecture series
Bridgeton News - Bridgeton,NJ,USA

By Independent Press MORRISTOWN — The Morris Museum announces a new three-part lecture series that explores the intersection of art and science through stimulating topics and speakers selected to spark curiosity and discovery. [more]

2:32:29 PM How controversial show 'Hide/Seek' came to Tacoma Art Museum
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA

But Tacoma Art Museum was persistent. No comments have been posted to this article. "Hide/Seek" originally had no bookings beyond its run at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery. So how did the Tacoma Art Museum land it? [more]

1:18:59 PM Huey at Oakland Museum of California '68 exhibit
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

"By all rights, I shouldn't be sitting here today," says Dubpernell, who is sitting in his old seat inside an authentic Bell UH-1 Iroquois (called a Huey) which happens to be sitting inside the Great Hall at the Oakland Museum of California. [more]

1:18:59 PM Controversial 'Hide/Seek' appears at Tacoma Art Museum
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA

"Hide/Seek," an exhibit of gay and lesbian portraits that drew controversy at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery in 2010, comes to the Tacoma Art Museum on its only West Coast stop. By Michael Upchurch Marsden Hartley's "Eight .. [more]

1:18:59 PM Atomic Testing Museum explores Area 51
Las Vegas Review - Journal - Las Vegas,NV,USA

Where: National Atomic Testing Museum, 755 E. Flamingo Road Visitors to "Area 51: Myth or Reality" will "travel" on this depiction of the Extra-Terrestrial Highway. Courtesy Photo This illustration of glyphs commonly found in Southern Nevada will hel [more]

1:18:59 PM Huntsville Museum of Art opens Holocaust exhibit
AL.com - Birmingham,AL,USA

The Birmingham Holocaust Education Committee is co-sponsoring the exhibit that will be on view through June 10 in the Prozan Gallery in the museum's Davidson Center for the Arts. The exhibit includes paintings by Mitzi Levin, which illustrate the ... [more]

1:18:59 PM 2 pocket watches missing from Silverton museum
Statesman Journal - Salem,Oregon,USA

(WTW) — Two antique watches, one of which belonged to famed cartoonist Homer Davenport, have disappeared from a Silverton museum, and some of the volunteers who work there believe they were stolen Silverton police are investigating the disappearance  [more]

12:07:29 PM Canyon County museums take us back in time
Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA

IPT: Tell us about the Canyon County Historical Society's museums in Nampa and Caldwell. MILLER: The Nampa Depot Museum is located in the historic Oregon Short Line/Union Pacific Depot built in 1903. When the Depot was scheduled to be demolished in . [more]

12:07:29 PM Illinois capital program offering $15 million in grants to public museums
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A capital program for Illinois public museums is accepting applications for $15 million in funding.Public museums across the state can apply for cash to improve their facilities and develop new exhibits. [more]

6:23:49 AM A museum forges ahead, ideas ablaze
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA

By Molly Glentzer A rendering by Gensler shows the architectural possibilities for the Houston Museum of African American Culture. Photo: HMAAC / HC Sandbags at the entrance to the Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) are part of "Fort  [more]

6:23:49 AM Miami Art Museum 'Vinyl' exhibition showcase art that sings
Miami Herald - Miami,FL,USA

Miami Art Museum exhibition underscores the theme that every old thing can become a new tapestry. ”The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl,” through June 10. When: 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday-Friday; noon to 5 pm, Saturday and Sunday. Closed Mondays. [more]

6:23:49 AM 7 In Your Neighborhood: National Museum of Mexican Art
KABC - Los Angeles,CA,USA

The National Museum of Mexican Art is turning 25. For our ABC7 In Your Neighborhood segment, we traveled south to Pilsen to check out one of the nation's most comprehensive collections of Mexican art. Remarkable sculptures and distinctive paintings a [more]

3:20:51 AM Gen. Lee's sword featured at Appomattox museum
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STEVE SZKOTAK, AP ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS MARCH 24-25 - In this March 17, 2012 photo, The Museum of the Confederacy, right, is surrounded by VCU buldings in Richmond, Va. An enduring myth has it that Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee offered his .. [more]

1:47:21 AM NY exhibit focuses on early career of Keith Haring
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ULA ILNYTZKY, AP In this March 14, 2012 photo, installations of art by Keith Haring hang on display before the opening of the exhibition "Keith Haring: 1978-1982" at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. The exhibition chronicles the period in Haring's .. [more]

1:47:21 AM Museum of Craft and Folk Art
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA

Yerba Buena Lane, a new pedestrian walkway linking Market and Mission between 3rd and 4th Streets, near SF MOMA and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The Museum of Craft & Folk Art is the museum of its kind in northern California. [more]

1:47:21 AM Antique watches stolen from Silverton historical museum
OregonLive.com

Twelve to 14 people have access to keys at the museum, said Carolyn Hutton, the volunteer who discovered the watches were missing as she led a tour through the museum March 17. The museum also has a security system, and some of the volunteers know th [more]

12:44:25 AM Museum honors area's railroad past
Freeport Journal Standard - Freeport,IL,USA

The Chicago Great Western Railway Depot Museum in Elizabeth features 10 operating trains as well as railroad memorabilia. By Janice Myelle The Chicago North Western Railway train rumbled through the town of Elizabeth for almost 90 years. [more]



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