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11:07:04 PM A working life: The museum curator
Guardian - UK

She has worked at the Museum of Childhood in London's East End since 1978, after moving from its parent museum, the famous Victoria and Albert in South ... [more]

9:44:08 PM Kodak donates Colorama collection to photo museum
The Associated Press

ROCHESTER, NY — Eastman Kodak Co. is turning over its archive of panoramic Colorama images to a photography museum in upstate New York where its founder ... [more]

9:30:44 PM Housatonic Museum re-empowers the flower in Bridgeport
Ct Post

You bet, says Terri C. Smith, a museum curator who is responsible for "Flower (Re)Power," a juried exhibition designed to "re-empower the flower" at ... [more]

7:28:46 PM A busy summer is ahead at your historical museum
Albert Lea Tribune - Albert Lea,MN,USA

The museum will host another four-hour AARP refresher defensive driving class on Tuesday, July 13, from 5:30 to 9:30 pm The cost is $19 per person and you ... [more]

5:49:38 PM Prado, Meadows Museum announce partnership
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA

El Greco's painting "Pentecost" will be on display at the Meadows Museum starting Sept. 12. Next year, Madrid's Prado will lend Jusepe de Ribera's "Mary ... [more]

3:39:45 PM Top 7 List: Admissions dip at largest Pittsburgh museums
Pittsburgh Business Times - Pittsburgh,PA,USA

All told, nine of the 25 largest Pittsburgh-area museums reported a drop in admissions compared to 2008, according to research ... [more]

1:55:38 PM Palm Springs Art Museum to take over Palm Desert Visitor Center
My Desert - Palm Springs,CA,USA

The Palm Springs Art Museum will pay $1 a year to lease the current Palm Desert Visitor Center building and turn it into a mid-valley expansion of the ... [more]

1:54:03 PM Museum of Krakow's war-time history opens
thenews.pl

The thoroughly-refurbished administrative building of Oskar Schindler's former enamelware factory (right) has been turned into a WW II museum in Krakow, ... [more]

10:30:49 AM PhillyDeals: Fund-raiser doubles as a museum prelaunch
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA

The fund-raiser of the Jewish Federation Real Estate Group was also a prelaunch party for the $150 million museum. Keystone Property Group Inc. owner ... [more]

9:21:38 AM Group downsizes museum plans
Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USA

A group planning to establish a children's science museum in State College has downsized its plans and settled on a smaller location in hopes of getting the ... [more]

6:59:42 AM Upcoming Washington area museum, gallery exhibits and closing shows
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

"Sondheim Artscape Prize: 2010 Finalists" opening June 19 at the Baltimore Museum of Art, recognizes the work of artists from Maryland, Virginia, ... [more]

5:06:14 AM Grand ol' flag gets new life at Milford museum
Pocono Record - Stroudsburg,PA,USA

Lori Strelecki, director of the museum and society, said, "The museum has two floors of exhibits that focus on the people, places and things that make up ... [more]

3:10:05 AM Farewell to Howard House gallery and its smart, engaging exhibitions
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA

"I tried very hard to place work in museum collections or with collectors who would eventually gift the work to an institution. ... [more]

2:25:01 AM Italy to Loan Roman Sculptures to the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Art Daily - Eastport,Maine,USA

The Indianapolis Museum of Art announced that it will receive a long-term loan of several ancient sculptures from the Museo Nazionale Romano, ... [more]



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