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News From Tuesday, June 22, 2010
11:39:34 PM The decline of Britain's public museums
Independent

We queue for blockbuster exhibitions while museums and galleries neglect their core collections. It's a cultural catastrophe, argues Adrian Hamilton AP ... [more]

10:09:24 PM Seattle's World-Class Flight Museums, Inside and Out
The SunBreak (blog)

By RVO With the weather ruling out many outdoor activities recently, I spent a few days catching up with the region's rich collection of aviation museums. ... [more]

9:17:43 PM Seattle Museum of Flight launches space shuttle website
Seattle Post Intelligencer

The Seattle Museum of Flight has launched a Washington Space Shuttle Boosters website and posted images of its planned shuttle gallery. ... [more]

5:41:07 PM Wall Street sign goes for $116.5K in NYC
The Associated Press

.... came down sometime after the bombing. It was recently shown at the Museum of American Finance in New York. ___ Online: Christie's: http://www.christies.com. [more]

4:47:29 PM £46.4 Million Required for the Transformation of Royal Museum
TopNews - Little Rock,Arkansas,USA

It has been reported that the Government will appeal to the public to join hands for the improvement in the Royal Museum at Edinburgh. ... [more]

1:30:09 PM A Brazilian Makes Playful but Serious Art
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

Rivane Neuenschwander prepares ribbons printed with wishes for “I Wish Your Wish,” part of a show of her art opening Wednesday at the New Museum. ... [more]

12:48:31 PM Donations sought to fund 'wall of wonders' at Royal Museum
The Herald

Picture: Steve Lindridge The Scottish public are being asked to help raise the final funds for the £46.4 million redevelopment of the Royal Museum in ... [more]

9:47:10 AM Magnes museum's Judaica to get new homes at UC
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

UC Berkeley will now preside over the Judah L. Magnes Museum's nearly unrivaled collections representing the cultural history of Jews in the West, ... [more]

9:39:26 AM Access to collections crucial for research
Edmonton Journal

There is a great misconception among the public, and most certainly in the ministry, about the functions of museums. While the public sees and enjoys the ... [more]

7:36:44 AM Museums in Wales 'to fight for free entry'
BBC News - E,UK

The seven museums are awaiting Tuesday's Budget, which could contain news on their spending. The museums had 1.64m visits last year, more than double the ... [more]

6:23:18 AM 1.64 million visits to National Museums in Wales in 2009/10
WalesOnline - United Kingdom

WalesOnline, the best source for Welsh news, sport, business and entertainment. Powered by the Western Mail, South Wales Echo, Wales on Sunday and Celtic ... [more]



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