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News From Friday, May 28, 2010
11:18:09 PM Sinful "pleasure garden" unveiled at London Museum
Reuters - NY,USA

The elaborate recreation of a Georgian "Pleasure Garden" is one of the star attractions of five new galleries opened by the Museum of London on Friday. .... [more]

10:18:09 PM Coast museum joins those giving free entry to military
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA

The Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs has joined four other sites in the state in the Blue Start Museums program, offering free admission to ... [more]

9:10:30 PM A new executive director for the San Diego Museum of Art
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

During her tenure at the national museums, Velásquez organized a number of international exhibitions including shows on Rubens Goya and the Frida Kahlo ... [more]

8:06:14 PM Governor Rell: Museums offering free admission to military families
Connecticut Plus - Hartford,CT,USA

Connectcut Plus By Governor Rell's office Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that nearly two dozen Connecticut museums will offer free admission this summer to active ... [more]

7:30:37 PM Randy Romero elected to National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame
NOLA / Associated Press

Jockey Randy Romero has been selected for the 2010 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame class after eight previous nominations. ... [more]

7:06:53 PM Museum Curator
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

While we're all familiar with the movie "A Night at the Museum," wouldn't it be cool to spend your day at the museum managing collections, and choosing and ... [more]

5:14:49 PM Museum curator: Britain roots for Mallory
New Zealand Herald - Auckland,New Zealand

By Martin Johnston The experience of Sir Edmund Hillary biographer and museum curator Alexa Johnston underlines the British enthusiasm to see George Mallory ... [more]

3:59:21 PM Daughters of the American Revolution Participates in Blue Star Museums
DesMoinesRegister.com

WASHINGTON, DC - The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is proud to announce its participation in Blue Star Museums, a partnership with ... [more]

3:58:24 PM Ozzy Osbourne Terrifies Fans At Wax Museum (VIDEO)
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Ozzy Osbourne recently made a trip to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. Not to take in the statues, but to be a statue. Osbourne, not surprisingly, was able to ... [more]

12:43:57 PM A Contemporary Artist Takes Helm at Chinese Bank's New Contemporary Museum
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

Then last year came the announcement of his appointment as the deputy director of a new contemporary art museum here, the Minsheng Art Museum, .... [more]

11:57:13 AM C.M. Russell Museum offering free admission to all active-duty military
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA

By Tribune Staff • May 28, 2010 The CM Russell Museum announced this week it would offer free admission to all active-duty military personnel and their ... [more]

10:50:41 AM Museums learn about marketing
Ventura ...

By Mark Storer Local museum officials learned this week how to use their museums to boost tourism, customer traffic and marketing opportunities. ... [more]

8:05:18 AM Brandeis to loan art to boost budget
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA

Typically, art loans take place between museums for roughly the cost of transporting and insuring the works. But there have been times when museums have ... [more]

4:05:43 AM KU museum expansion taps renowned architectural firm
Kansas City Star - MO,USA

The Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas isn't the Louvre, but the museums have this in common: the same internationally renowned architectural ... [more]

2:46:20 AM A Gathering of Women With Cameras
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

In 1995, the painter Elizabeth Murray organized a group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. It was one of the museum's series of “Artist's Choice” shows ... [more]

1:50:48 AM Pearce Museum to participate in Blue Star Museums
Corsicana Daily Sun

Corsicana — The Pearce Museum on the Navarro College campus has announced that it will participate in the Blue Star Museums Program this summer. ... [more]

12:23:57 AM Strikes to hit Glasgow museums at Bank Holiday weekend
BBC News - E,UK

Some of Scotland's most popular museums could be closed over the Bank Holiday weekend due to industrial action. Four unions are staging 24-hour strike ... [more]



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