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11:13:25 PM Human Rights Museum needs another $50M
CBC News - Canada

A group raising money for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights says it needs about another $50 million to meet the most recent construction estimate for the Winnipeg building. The group has already raised $130 million for the capital campaign. [more]

9:03:43 PM Denver Art Museum readying 200 outifts for Yves Saint Laurent: The
Denver Post

Denver Post (Photo A. Guirkinger | provide by Denver Art Museum) The biggest fashion show to hit Denver — perhaps ever — is underway, but it will be two more weeks before the public gets its first look at "Yves Saint Laurent: The Retrospective" at th [more]

9:03:43 PM Los Angeles readies for a ''Levitating Mass''
Reuters - NY,USA

Last week, the huge rock embarked on an 11-day journey from the California desert to its new home at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art where it will become the centerpiece of artist Michael Heizer's "Levitated Mass." He conceived of the artwork in [more]

9:03:43 PM Fort Worth museum hosts exhibit on impressionism
Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA

By JAMIE STENGLE The Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — An exhibit of French impressionist masterpieces including works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet and Edgar Degas is making its only US stop at a Fort Worth museum. [more]

7:31:41 PM Dalí Museum lowers prices during Grand Prix
Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA

To ensure that art lovers can make a more affordable pit stop during the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the Salvador Dalí Museum has lowered its admission during this year's race. Adult admission will be $10. The normal rate is $21. [more]

7:31:41 PM DMA announces new deputy director from Indianapolis Museum of Art
Pegasus News - Dallas,TX,USA

by Sarah Blaskovich Stein is the current deputy director for research, technology, and engagement at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, where Anderson formerly worked. Stein's job, according to the museum, is to "lead the museum and enhance the DMA's .. [more]

7:31:41 PM Corning Museum of Glass offers professional development event for teachers
Corning Leader

By Robert Boyer The Corning Museum of Glass at One Museum Way will host an Evening for Educators professional development event from 4-5:30 pm on March 15. The no-cost event will allow teachers to learn about the classroom programs offered by the ... [more]

7:31:41 PM Fort Collins Museum of Discovery announces opening day
ReporterHerald.com - Loveland,CO,USA

The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery have announced their opening day, which will be Nov. 10. Construction of the new 47000 square-foot building on the corner of Mason and Cherry Streets began in 2010 and was completed in December 2011. [more]

5:21:14 PM LACMA's Michael Govan talks about his new rock star
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

As long as artist Michael Heizer is not granting interviews about his 340-ton boulder, which has achieved celebrity status en route to becoming a museum piece, LACMA director Michael Govan has served as its de facto spokesman or agent. [more]

5:10:46 PM J. Paul Getty Museum returns 5th century BC ancient fragments to Greece
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

ATHENS, Greece — Three ancient marble fragments from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles have been repatriated to Greece following a deal last year. A culture ministry statement says two of the 2400-year-old pieces are parts of [more]

5:10:46 PM Titanic exhibition coming to Henry Ford Museum as 100th anniversary of
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

Washington Post An exhibition focused on the Titanic is coming to Henry Ford Museum as the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking approaches. The museum will host “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” from March 31 through Sept. 31. The touring exhibit [more]

5:10:46 PM Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturdays Celebrate Keith Haring in April
Broadway World - New York,NY,USA

The Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturdays attract thousands of visitors to free programs of art and entertainment each month. The April event celebrates the life and work of artist Keith Haring. Highlights include: 5-7 pm Music: Art-punk band The  [more]

5:10:46 PM Fort Collins Museum of Discovery will open Nov. 10
The Coloradoan - Fort Collins,CO,USA

The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, 408 Mason Court, is shown in this file photo taken in October. / Coloradoan library The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery announced that its opening day will be Nov. 10. Construction of the new 47000-square-foot . [more]

5:10:46 PM Coast Guard in Deal for Museum, Academy Expansion
Military.com - USA

Following months of uncertainty, the Coast Guard and the city have agreed to find a location within city limits for both the National Coast Guard Museum and future Coast Guard Academy expansion. The locations of both projects seemed in jeopardy after [more]

3:10:47 PM Epic ... the Maxxi museum in Rome. Photo: AFP
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia

As well as exploring Rome's ancient sites, consider looking forward at Maxxi, an epic new building the formal name of which is the National Museum of the Arts of the 21st Century. Maxxi covers 27000 square metres of Rome's Flaminio area and is itself [more]

3:10:47 PM 5 (Free) Things: Brooklyn Museum Teen Night, LES Comes to Franklin Ave, More
Patch.com

You need to get your teen to the museum. The Brooklyn Museum is having a Teen Night Open House celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. It will include live performances by teens and professionals, ... [more]

12:07:58 PM Schools, colleges and museums screen stellar films for free
Bellingham Herald - Bellingham,WA,USA

One place is the Washington State History Museum. For several months, it has offered a free documentary as part of Third Thursday ArtWalk. Always at 6 pm (this month, it's Thursday), films examine various segments of society and culture. [more]

10:59:08 AM Museum faces funding shortfall
Winnipeg Free Press - Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada

It was already going to take more time, but now it's official -- more money from the private sector is also needed before the Canadian Museum for Human Rights opens its doors. Gail Asper, national campaign chairwoman for the Friends of the Canadian . [more]

9:02:11 AM Revolution museum gathering its forces
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA

So are thousands of other artifacts - including a fowling firearm carved from curly maple; Washington's tents at Valley Forge; a list of soldiers from Massachusetts, some barely old enough to shave - destined for display at the Museum of the American [more]

7:35:08 AM Winnipeg human rights museum needs more cash, time
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada

WINNIPEG — It was already going to take more time, but now it's official — more money from the private sector is needed before the Canadian Museum for Human Rights opens its doors in downtown Winnipeg. Gail Asper, national campaign chairwoman for the [more]

6:24:35 AM Longmont Museum weaves Girl Scout history into exhibit
Longmont Daily Times-Call

The history of the Girl Scouts is explored in an exhibition at the Longmont Museum & Cultural Center on the occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary. The exhibit includes photographs, historic items, and interactive stations. [more]

6:24:35 AM Fort Collins Museum of Art show examines 'architecture' in quilts with ...
ReporterHerald.com - Loveland,CO,USA

By Bev Reeves Special to the Reporter-Herald Partnering for the first time with Studio Art Quilt Associates, the Fort Collins Museum of Art is hosting an exhibit of fiber works from across the country through April 21. "Structures in Cloth" embraces  [more]

6:24:35 AM New history museum slated to open in summer in downtown Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Journal

A new museum dedicated to preserving the cultural history of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County will likely open by the middle of July, giving the city its first history museum since 1979. The New Winston Museum will occupy a temporary space at 713 S. [more]

12:51:54 AM Polk Museum Critique Session Introduces Claire Orologas to Community
The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA

Claire Orologas is the new executive director of the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland. "The quality of the exhibitions is very high here, and the thing that surprised me about that is that more people don't know about the museum," she said. [more]

12:51:54 AM Birdlike dinosaurs wore glossy basic black
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

By Seth Borenstein AP This undated handout artist illustration provided by the American Museum of Natural History, shows a Microraptor, based on a fossil from 130 million years ago found in China. It indicates that the dinosaur _ it is a dinosaur eve [more]

12:51:54 AM John Wayne Gacy captured at the Crime Museum
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

By Jacqueline Trescott But coming up at The National Crime and Punishment Museum is an exhibit on John Wayne Gacy, the serial killer who often dressed as Pogo the Clown and terrorized Chicago in the 1970s. He killed at least 33 young men, ... [more]



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