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News From Wednesday, May 28, 2008
11:04:02 PM A night at the museums
Time Out Chicago - Chicago,IL,USA

Fifth Avenue’s Museum Mile Festival (Tuesday 3, 6–9pm) turns into more of a meat market with each passing year. TONY shows you how to make the scene. ... [more]

10:37:29 PM UBC mum on report art thieves used pepper spray
Canada.com - Canada

VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia is refusing comment on a CBC television report that thieves who broke into the Museum of Anthropology and ... [more]

10:37:29 PM Back to the Garden: A Woodstock Museum
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

But somehow “then” kept looping back to “now” at the unveiling Wednesday of the Museum at Bethel Woods, which will open to the public on Monday. ... [more]

8:05:05 PM Local museums open for the season
Blue Mountain Eagle - John Day,OR,USA

Kam Wah Chung and Company Museum and Interpretive Center, 125 NW Canton St., John Day, 575-2800. Open every day, 9 am-5 pm, with guided tours on the hour ... [more]

7:36:21 PM Pieces of Ohlone history will be displayed at new Sunnyvale ...
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

The Ohlone objects found at the development site are being sent to the SHS for cataloging and entry into their database and eventual display at the Museum. ... [more]

7:36:21 PM New details about heist at Museum of Anthropology
News1130 - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - New details about the gold art heist at the Museum of Anthropology are starting to emerge. The CBC is reporting key surveillance ... [more]

6:31:29 PM Summon up the spirit of Dunkirk
The Times - London,England,UK

It does not need a special anniversary to mark the defining moments of the Second World War or to visit the museums across the Channel that recall those ... [more]

5:28:39 PM Simon Patterson, National Maritime Museum, London
Independent - London,England,UK

Now we are 12 years on, and standing in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. Patterson is here too presenting an anthology of works from the past 16 ... [more]

5:00:28 PM I Want Your Job: Art gallery curator
Independent - London,England,UK

Do masses of voluntary work, in a variety of museums or galleries. Look out for listings for voluntary positions in the Museums Journal, the magazine of the ... [more]

5:00:28 PM London leg of promotion for Museum of Islamic Arts ends
Peninsula On-line - Qatar

London • A Qatar Museum Authority(QMA) delegation from Doha on Tuesday briefed the British media and a large number of cultural personalities on the ... [more]

3:26:08 PM Walters Art Museum cuts back late Friday hours
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

The Walters Art Museum will no longer stay open until 8 pm every Friday starting next month. The Mount Vernon museum has been open late every Friday for ... [more]

1:09:22 PM Creation Museum to Celebrate First Year
Christian Broadcasting Network - Virginia Beach,VA,USA

The museum supports the literal interpretation of the Bible, that God created not only all life on Planet Earth, but everything else in the universe. ... [more]

1:09:22 PM 85285: Chapels, Museums Offer Wisconsin Weddings
Lovetripper.com - Austin,TX,USA

If the bride or groom has a passion for flying – or even if they don’t – the EAA Airventure Museum’s Fergus Chapel ( 920/426-4800) in Oshkosh is another ... [more]

1:07:14 PM Museum shows, a definite tourist magnet
Economic Times - India

And the recent success of an exhibition in the British Museum in London illustrates this point very evocatively. According to newspaper reports there, ... [more]

1:07:14 PM Nepal a republic, pink palace a museum
NEWS.com.au - Australia

"The king will be given 15 days to leave the palace and the palace will be turned into a historical museum after he leaves," Peace and Reconstruction .... [more]

11:04:31 AM No tips in BC museum art heist
Canada.com - Canada

A dozen pieces of gold jewelry designed by prominent Canadian artist Bill Reid were stolen from the museum sometime on May 23, along with three pieces of ... [more]

11:04:31 AM Oslo to Move Munch Museum to Cultural Quarter in City (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA

By Marianne Stigset May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Oslo council plans to move the Munch museum, housing the biggest collection of paintings by Norwegian artist ... [more]

11:04:31 AM Director of African American Museum to retire
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA

By Jack Broom Carver Gayton, executive director of the recently opened Northwest African American Museum, has announced his retirement, effective June 25. ... [more]

10:54:05 AM Museum and Library Programs Can Slow Summer Learning Loss in Young ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - New York,NY,USA

The nation’s libraries and museums stand ready to help children and youth enjoy exciting summer time activities and retain their educational gains. ... [more]

7:48:34 AM Norway plans to build new Munch Museum next to just opened ...
International Herald Tribune - Paris,France

AP OSLO, Norway: National and city officials announced plans Wednesday to move a popular museum dedicated to Norwegian painter Edvard Munch to a new .... [more]

3:45:21 AM Students key to re-enacting past
Hampton Union - Hampton,NH,USA

Junior Docents like Danny Bottino, left, and Zach Bald play an important role in visitors’ experience at the Museums of Old York. By Erica A. Holthausen The ... [more]

1:27:20 AM Library offers passes to visit museums this summer
Laconia Citizen - Laconia,NH,USA

Gilford Public Library will follow the tradition of public libraries by providing free and discounted museum passes during the summer months. ... [more]

1:27:20 AM Creation Museum plans expansion
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA

AP The group behind a museum that focuses on the biblical account of creation plans to expand the facility in Northern Kentucky over the next year, ... [more]



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