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11:44:54 PM Ala. Amistad Murals to go on nationwide tour
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA

The murals were being taken down piece by piece Monday and will be restored before beginning a tour of several museums around the country. College President Billy C. Hawkins said the restoration and tour will help bring the school more revenue and [more]

9:29:24 PM Museum to Feature Ohio's Old Electric Chair
ABC News - United States

AP By DOUG WHITEMAN AP Ohio's old electric chair will be on public view for the first time in 80 years as part of a small exhibit at the state's history museum that will spotlight artifacts from the more provocative side of Ohio history. ... [more]

8:20:01 PM New Rochelle Hopes To Open Norman Rockwell Museum
CBS New York

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — New Rochelle served as Norman Rockwell's inspiration for years and now the town is looking to create a museum dedicated to the man who defined Americana. Jim Killoran, President of the Norman Rockwell Museum of New Rochelle, [more]

6:00:32 PM New owner sought for historic warship in Philly
Forbes - USA

The Independence Seaport Museum says it's looking for someone to take ownership of the National Historic Landmark. The museum posted a transfer application Monday on its website. It's looking for a state, city or charitable organization that wil [more]

5:57:20 PM International Women's Day 2011: some online resources from UK archives and
discovery

Culture24 By Culture24 Staff | 07 March 2011 Unable to make one of the many events taking place around the country this International Women's Day? Then take a look at the wealth of online resources that mine the history, heritage and art of wome [more]

12:02:14 PM In Planning a History Museum, Sarkozy Opens a Can of Worms Instead
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

He has cooked up the Maison de l'Histoire de France, the country's first national museum of French history, to open in 2015, in a wing of the rambling palace in the Marais district of Paris currently occupied by the National Archives. ... [more]

10:28:25 AM Museum, students mark 10 years of interviewing vets
Vineland Daily Journal - Vineland,NJ,USA

MILLVILLE -- It was 10 years ago that local public school students began interviewing veterans at the Millville Army Air Field Museum for a long-term historical research project. Those videotaped interviews now are at the Library of Congress, ... [more]

7:43:45 AM Museum seeks help with gathering Civil War information
Beaufort Observer - Washington,NC,USA

The Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City is in the planning stages of an exhibit that will narrate the stories of individuals who lived, served, and sacrificed during this period of conflict. The soil on which they fought and the memories of  [more]

6:00:08 AM Civil War expert at history club
Salisbury Post - Salisbury,NC,USA

A. Wilson Greene, nationally recognized Civil War expert, will speak at the next Rowan Museum History Club meeting tonight at 7 pm in the Messinger Room of the museum at 202 N. Main St. The public is invited. Greene is the executive director of th [more]

5:40:04 AM Turkey Chooses Taggant Technology for Museum Entrance Security
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

NEW YORK, March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Turkey has recently decided to implement INKSURE's machine readable taggant solution for the security of the country's museum and historical site entrance tickets. .. [more]

4:23:29 AM Air Force Museum Joins Ongoing Battle To Nab A Space Shuttle
Luxist - Santa Monica,CA,USA

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) NASA hasn't determined which museums across the US will receive one of the three shuttles - the Enterprise, Endeavor or Atlantis. The Discovery is going to the Smithsonian which will in turn release the Enterprise, . [more]

2:06:31 AM Pennsylvania: Warship for Sale, Needs Work
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

By AP The Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia is looking for a new owner for the Olympia, a one-of-a-kind steel cruiser from the Spanish-American War. Museum officials said they could not afford the $10 million to $20 million needed to rep [more]

1:50:35 AM Collier clerk's office to audit county tourism office
Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA

28, Hiller questioned past decisions to give grant money reserved for non-county owned museums to Freedom Memorial and the Marco Island Historical Museum. She invited representatives from Brock's office to the meeting. ... [more]



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