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News From Saturday, March 03, 2012
9:49:23 PM New Tampa home gives Florida Museum of Photographic Arts new opportunities
Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA

By Lennie Bennett, Times Art Critic In 2001 a museum dedicated to fine art photography opened in a small storefront space on the second floor of Old Hyde Park Village, provided rent-free by the complex's owner. The first show was "Masters of Black an [more]

8:58:44 PM Thomas Spagnol: What is a museum?
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As an employee of the Museum of the Albemarle, I sometimes have to remind people what we are and what we stand for. A museum to me is a learning institution, much like a library, but in 3-D. Throughout my school years, I think that I have learned mor [more]

7:11:19 PM Struggling mustard museum turns down PETA offer after customer backlash
Wisconsin State Journal

PETA offered the struggling National Mustard Museum some much-needed cash if the owner would agree to prominently display this anti-meat ad in the museum. The National Mustard Museum in Middleton has turned down an offer from a controversial animal . [more]

7:11:19 PM Asia moves into Houston Museum District
Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA

Artist Mel Chin's spidery sculpture 'The Cabinet of Craving' is the first art piece to be installed at the Asian Society Texas Center in the Houston Museum District. The facility, which also will include a performing arts theater as well as an ... [more]

7:11:19 PM Upcoming Knoxville Museum of Art exhibit's theme is silence
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA

Artist Harry Shearer's 2009 "The Silent Echo Chamber"installation with seven video screens is part of the exhibit "Several Silences" at the Knoxville Museum of Art. In late January, the Knoxville Museum of Art opened an exhibition called "Liquid Ligh [more]

7:11:19 PM War of 1812: State Museum looks at Tennessee's role for anniversary
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA

Collection of the Tennessee State Museum. The Tennessee State Museum in Nashville is commemorating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 with a new exhibition, "Becoming the Volunteer State: Tennessee in the War of 1812. [more]

6:22:11 PM New leader has big dreams for Albany Regional Museum
Albany Democrat Herald

Administrative Coordinator Kaley Sauer talks about some of the changes that are planned for the Albany Regional Museum. (David Patton/Democrat-Herald) Dream big. Shoot for the stars. Hope for the moon. That optimistic philosophy guides Kaley Sauer in [more]

4:34:24 PM Museum of New Mexico Foundation Announces Artist Call for Entries
Dallas Art News - Dallas,Texas,USA

Friends of Contemporary Art (FOCA), a support group of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, is pleased to announce its biennial juried exhibition, Art on the Edge, to be hosted by the New Mexico Museum of Art in 2013. Artists based in New Mexico or . [more]

3:45:03 PM Amid wealth of museums, New York's Hispanic treasure is forgotten
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA

The Malcolm X Museum is under construction onsite; details at www.themalcolmxmuseum.org — The National Track & Field Hall of Fame at The Armory, 216 Fort Washington Ave., at 168th Street; www.ny.milesplit.com/pages/Hall-of-Fame. [more]

3:01:25 PM Eisenhower Presidential Libray and Museum Exhibit features 100 years of
Abilene Recorder Chronicle - Abilene,KS,USA

Abilene Recorder Chronicle The uniform that Mamie Eisenhower wore in this role will be displayed in the Eisenhower Museum, while uniforms from each decade will be displayed with the bulk of the exhibit in the Library building. (Courtesy photo of Eise [more]

3:01:25 PM BALBOA PARK MUSEUM HONORS VETERANS' LEGACY
U-T San Diego

Navy Corpsman Brandon Berry visits the San Diego Veterans Museum and Memorial Center. He said he planned to come back to volunteer. John Gastaldo • UT The old Navy chapel in Balboa Park was destined to become a parking lot in the 1980s. [more]

12:59:28 PM DuPage Children's Museum Creates Early Learning Research in Action Council
Patch.com

The DuPage Children's Museum-sponsored Early Learning Research in Action Council held its initial meeting February 2, 2012 in Naperville. Pictured (from left) Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Ph.D.; Lorrie Beaumont, Ed.D.; Angela Andrews, M.Ed.; Patricia Schacht,  [more]

11:45:34 AM Maritime museum wants 'spectacular' new harbour home
Times Colonist - Victoria,British Columbia,Canada

By Jeff Bell, Times Colonist March 3, 2012 2:11 AM Momentum is picking up for a plan to move the Maritime Museum of BC from Bastion Square to a floating platform in the Inner Harbour. The concept was introduced to the public in December after museum  [more]

11:45:34 AM Museum of the Moving Image to Honor Thomas R. O'Donnell, 3/3
Broadway World

Herbert S. Schlosser, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Museum of the Moving Image, announces that Thomas R. O'Donnell, who has served more than 50 years as the President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 817, will be honored at  [more]

11:45:34 AM Futuristic Sculpture Charms LA Museum Visitors
AssociatedPress -

A new installation at the LA County Museum of Art attempts to imitate and improve on modern urban life with a cityscape of model skyscrapers and hundreds of toy cars on miniature roads. It's artist Chris Burden's vision of the future. [more]

9:54:19 AM Titian masterpiece Diana and Actaeon at Norwich Castle Museum
BBC Sport - UK

Diana and Actaeon will hang at Norwich Castle Museum, the only regional venue to display the work in 2012. Titian, a Venetian artist, completed the piece in 1559 as a commission for Spain's King Philip II. County council spokesman James Carswell said [more]

9:54:19 AM Richard West, Jr. as Textile Museum's Interim Director
Fibre2fashion.com - India

The Textile Museum announced that W. Richard West, Jr. has been appointed interim director, effective February 27. West was previously the founding director and is director emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American ... [more]

9:54:19 AM Museums Sheffield chief quits as cost-cutting starts
Sheffield Telegraph - Sheffield,England,UK

THE Chief Executive of Museums Sheffield has quit as the organisation embarks on stringent cost-cutting measures in facing up to the loss of £800000 of annual grant funding and other financial pressures. Nick Dodd is to step down in June from the pos [more]

9:54:19 AM China's National Museum officially opens to public
China Internet Information Center| - China

The renovated and enlarged National Museum of China, located to the east of Tian'anmen Square in central Beijing, officially opened to the public on Thursday. After a year of trial operation, the National Museum has received more than 4 million ... [more]

7:19:55 AM Cook County Forest Preserve District celebrates museum's birthday
Franklin Park Herald

The Hal Tyrell Trailside Museum of Natural History in River Forest is celebrating its 80th birthday in May. The Trailside Museum, one of the six Forest Preserve District of Cook County nature centers, is the oldest environmental education facility in [more]

7:19:55 AM BRING THE FAMILY Model ships at the USS Constitution Museum
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You'll find ample proof of that axiom right now at the USS Constitution Museum, where a ship model show featuring more than 60 handcrafted replicas has taken up temporary residence. The models on display range from humble tugboats to elaborate warshi [more]

6:36:42 AM Lebanon museum wins spot in state program
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich,CT,USA

By Francesca Kefalas The museum has been accepted to participate in StEPs-CT, a capacity-building program for smaller Connecticut museums, historical societies and other cultural organizations offered by the Connecticut Humanities Council and the ... [more]

6:36:42 AM Out for the day: Two new museums showcase local history
Guelph Mercury

And there's no better way to observe this than by visiting one or both of two recently opened museums — the Guelph Civic Museum and the Waterloo Region Museum in south Kitchener. The Guelph Civic Museum, operated by the City of Guelph, used to be in  [more]

6:36:42 AM Arizona's Buckhorn Baths house spring training history
Chicago Sun-Times

Hope springs eternal at the Buckhorn Mineral Baths, Motel and Wildlife Museum in East Mesa. The roadside motel has been closed since 1999, but everything is in place as if owners Ted and Alice Sliger slipped out for a desert dip. [more]

1:10:25 AM National Museum of Scotland named 'Scotland's best new place'
Scotsman (blog)

By BRIAN FERGUSON THE new-look National Museum of Scotland picked up another major honour at the “Oscars” of British architecture in Edinburgh last night. The £46 million revamp of the historic attraction in the capital was one of the six main winner [more]

12:16:22 AM A visionary museum
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

Hudis had come to the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore with his mother. “It just has a lot of interesting things. Like, where else would you see a dinosaur like that?” Justin pointed to a large stegosaurus made entirely of “found objects,”  [more]

12:16:22 AM Museum marks the Monitor's 150th anniversary
Baltimore Sun - Baltimore,MD,USA

At the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Va., where conservators are working to save the Monitor from the ravages of the sea, visitors can learn about the life, death and rebirth of the revolutionary vessel. And beginning March 9, there'll be a weeke [more]

12:16:22 AM Things To Do: 'Cars of the Stars' displayed at state Auto Museum exhibit
Sacramento Bee - Sacramento,CA,USA

By Carla Meyer The black Mercury coupe James Dean drove in "Rebel Without a Cause" and Erik Estrada 's motorcycle from "CHiPs" and other famous vehicles from film and television are part of the new California Automobile Museum exhibition "Cars of the [more]

12:16:22 AM LeMay museum set to open on June 2
AutoWeek - USA

LeMay—America's Car Museum in Tacoma, Wash., will hold its grand opening on June 2. The four-story, 165000-square-foot museum holds more than 500 vintage cars, trucks and motorcycles, including vehicles from Harold LeMay's personal collection. [more]

12:16:22 AM Minister Raitt Congratulates Canadian Museum of Nature and PSAC on
Einnews Portugal

Einnews Portugal Today, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Labour Minister, congratulated the Canadian Museum of Nature and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) for ratifying a new collective agreement. "I am very pleased that the Canadian M [more]



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