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News From Wednesday, May 27, 2009
11:54:56 PM Cartwright named new SAM director
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

“One of the things I used to write and study was the history of philanthropy and how that is affecting museums. So I have some sense of what has happened in ... [more]

10:59:00 PM R&R Partners steps up to help The Bead Museum reach sustainability ...
EVLiving - USA

A long supporter of culture and community, R&R Partners announced today that it will provide pro bono public relations support for The Bead Museum in ... [more]

10:09:02 PM Derrick Cartwright to lead Seattle Art Museum
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Derrick R. Cartwright, who has headed the San Diego Museum of Art since 2004, has been appointed director of the Seattle Art Museum. ... [more]

10:07:15 PM DC, Smithsonian Hope “Night at the Museum“ Sequel Will Lure Visitors
News Channel 8 - Washington,DC,USA

WASHINGTON - After a runaway success at the theaters, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" has museum officials turning the movie into an ... [more]

7:53:36 PM Residents fighting Children's Museum construction vow to press on
Chicago Sun-Times - United States

BY LISA DONOVAN Cook County Reporter Downtown residents fighting construction of the Chicago Children's Museum in Grant Park lost a legal battle this week, ... [more]

6:56:35 PM Museum of Science to launch wind lab
Boston Business Journal - MA, USA

Boston's Museum of Science said Wednesday it is building a wind-turbine laboratory on its roof, the first such lab in the nation to be constructed on a ... [more]

5:52:35 PM San Diego museum director to head Seattle museum
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA

AP He has been executive director at the San Diego Museum of Art since 2004 and will succeed Mimi Gates who is retiring June 30 after 15 years as Seattle ... [more]

4:34:33 PM A City and a Fashion Empire Come Together Over Art
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

“Louis Vuitton: A Passion for Creation," an exhibit at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, includes a section on the work of the artist Stephen Sprouse. ... [more]

4:19:54 PM Museums' futures remain uncertain
Marietta Register Online - Marietta,OH,USA

With the upcoming biennium budget now being considered in the Ohio Senate, the fate of the Campus Martius and Ohio River museums in Marietta is as uncertain ... [more]

1:20:11 PM Local group working to keep museums open
Marietta Times - Marietta,OH,USA

The Marietta museums are two of 18 Ohio Historical Society sites across the state that could lose their funding and have to close after June 30. ... [more]

12:18:10 PM Museums chief will head Rock Foundation
nebusiness.co.uk - UK

THE woman who has run the region's museums and libraries is to take control of one its leading charities. Penny Wilkinson has been named as chief executive ... [more]

11:52:14 AM A hermit's 40 nights in a museum
BBC News - E,UK

The Calcutta-born artist has been picked to spend 40 days and 40 nights in a tiny room at the top of Manchester Museum, looking over the city. ... [more]

10:31:21 AM Salina Art Center hires Kemper Museum curator
Salina Journal - Salina,KS,USA

By DUANE SCHRAG The curator of one of the nation's most highly regarded modern art museums will take over as director and curator of the Salina Art Center ... [more]

9:25:14 AM Summer fun on North Carolina's coast
USA Today - McLean,VA,United States

At the Corolla Wild Horse Museum, kids can pet live mustangs on Wednesdays, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays, they can paint a cutout of a horse and either ... [more]

7:56:48 AM County museum preserves history for the future
Stockton Record - Stockton,CA,USA

By Zachary K. Johnson LODI - A small vineyard grows among the buildings on the grounds of the San Joaquin County Historical Museum. ... [more]

7:26:21 AM Chicago Children's Museum ruling goes against residents
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA

A Cook County judge on Tuesday ruled against a group of downtown residents trying to block the Chicago Children's Museum move into Grant Park, ... [more]

7:04:24 AM State delays Coke site refill
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscripition) - Atlanta,GA,USA

Georgia is not alone in its museum budget woes. States across the nation have had to curtail hours, cut staff and even close museums, said Dewey Blanton, ... [more]

6:23:54 AM Museum sequel provides summer escape
The South End - Detroit,MI,USA

Nothing, except the fact that they all star in the movie “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,” director Shawn Levy's sequel to the 2006 film. ... [more]

6:16:19 AM Natural History Museum's sauropod exhibit 'anatomically wrong'
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK

The Natural History Museum's flagship dinosaur exhibit may be misleading because sauropods held their heads up high rather than keeping them low, .... [more]

4:25:24 AM The San Antonio River Improvements Project: Urban Segment of the ...
San Antonio Current - San Antonio,TX,USA

As we toast (repeatedly; see a selection of events, page 37) the grand opening of the San Antonio River's Museum Reach Urban Segment this weekend, .... [more]

3:17:04 AM 'Museum' makes $5.4M at IMAX
United Press International - USA

Ricky Gervais arrives for a screening of "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington on ... [more]

2:14:16 AM Fine arts museum cuts staff and work force
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA

By Ben Fulton Gretchen Dietrich Phone: 801-585-9824 Address: 410 Campus Center Drive; Utah Museum of Fine Arts at University of Utah City: Salt Lake City ... [more]

1:21:58 AM Museums pose dino bones 'wrongly'
BBC News - E,UK

By Victoria Gill Diplodocus's impressive neck sweeps along the main hall of London's Natural History museum, welcoming its visitors. ... [more]



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