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News From Sunday, June 06, 2010
11:43:00 PM Peel ponders exhibition centre plan for Museum of Museums
Crain's Manchester Business - Manchester,UK

Although the building on Barton Dock Road has reopened in recent weeks as the Museum of Museums — a showcase for the region's heritage attractions — the ... [more]

11:12:56 PM Oswald's getaway cab sold for $35750
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA

AP The Checker cab once known as Lee Harvey Oswald's getaway car has been sold at auction to an Illinois museum. In a statement issued Sunday, the Canadian ... [more]

10:52:45 PM A Light in Stony Point
Wall Street Journal - USA

They're also lighting galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian; the Guggenheim Museums in New York, Las Vegas and Spain; ... [more]

9:02:14 PM New Guinea concerned over de Young art sale
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

Charles Abel, the tourism, arts and culture minister for that Pacific island nation, is to visit the museum on Wednesday after penning a letter to John ... [more]

8:09:30 PM Appalachian Trail Museum Opens In Central Pa.
CBS 3 - Philadelphia,PA,USA

And a desire to reconnect with the journey drew him to Saturday's grand opening of the new Appalachian Trail Museum in central Pennsylvania. ... [more]

6:59:36 PM Night at the Museum: It was all about Warhol
Seattle Post Intelligencer

But the crowd that gathered last night Friday June 4 at the Seattle Art Museum was not typical. Afro wigs, Edie wigs, Andy wigs. Sunglasses, miniskirts ... [more]

3:52:16 PM North Jersey is home to unusual, surprising museums
NorthJersey.com

BY JIM BECKERMAN There isn't a word for it, but there should be — because North Jersey is filled with museums as strange and fascinating as anything they ... [more]

2:42:32 PM Mayor has high hopes for proposed Jackson museum
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA

AP Promoters of a planned Michael Jackson performing arts center and museum in Gary say they hope the project rivals Elvis Presley's Graceland in popularity ... [more]

1:21:10 PM Museum visitors step back in time
St. George Daily Spectrum - St. George,UT,USA

GEORGE - Residents from St. George's earliest days walked the halls of a downtown museum Saturday during the first Dixie Pioneer Celebration sponsored by ... [more]

12:35:55 PM Mexico City's rich heritage welcomes lovers of culture
Detroit Free Press - Detroit,MI,USA

It has 160 museums. It has the richest cultural heritage in all Latin America." In the 1920s to 1950s, muralists flourished here, their astonishing ... [more]

10:23:52 AM Ash Grove festival raises money for the Afro-American Heritage Museum
News-Leader.com

Music unites visitors to Ash Grove's festival that celebrates what people have in common, raising money for the Afro-American museum. ... [more]

10:02:05 AM Angel Museum a heavenly attraction in Wisconsin
Chicago Sun-Times

I had driven past the Angel Museum in Beloit several times and never stopped in. I was always in a hurry to get to some supper club or catch a Beloit ... [more]

8:45:23 AM Active military members, family invited to museums
Hudson Hub-Times - Hudson,Ohio,USA

The Akron Art Museum recently announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families and more ... [more]

8:40:49 AM Children's museum will offer summer camps
News Chief - Winter Haven,FL,USA

Summer Camp 2010 will offer weekly themed activities, museum exploration, make-your-own snacks and outdoor play for children ages 4 and 5 and ages 6-12. ... [more]

6:08:12 AM Dole honored by World War II museum
Salisbury Post - Salisbury,NC,USA

For these reasons, and many more, she is a very worthy recipient of the Museum's Silver Service Award," said Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller, president and CEO of ... [more]

5:31:39 AM Deals from Orbitz, hotels, San Francisco museums and Alaska cruises
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

Six leading San Francisco museums are offering family programs July 16-18, with free admission, hands-on art activities and performances. ... [more]

5:07:21 AM Rowan Museum hosts Boy Scout exhibit
Salisbury Post - Salisbury,NC,USA

Jack Kepley's collection of Boy Scout patches is part of the scouting exhibit currently at Rowan Museum. Submitted photo. "The most important object in Boy ... [more]

3:42:15 AM Historical museum remembers one of its own
Ironton Tribune - Ironton,OH,USA

Virginia was with the museum since it opened. She was the person with the answers when we needed them. She once laughingly said, “I was 'smart' before I ... [more]

3:23:59 AM Montreal`s Nature Museums will no longer sell bottled water
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

On June 3rd, 2010, Montreal`s Nature Museums in association with IGA Quebec have announced that bottled water will no longer be sold or available at any of ... [more]

2:30:56 AM New galleries open at Marine Corps museum
Inside NoVA

Black is a member of the Marine detatchment attached to the National Museum of the Marine Corps. By Amanda Stewart Triangle, Va. ... [more]

1:30:52 AM Word-of-mouth helps military museums in Romulus draw visitors
Elmira Star-Gazette

As word continues to spread via the Internet, newsletters and word of mouth, Air Force and Navy museums at Sampson State Park in Romulus grow in popularity. ... [more]

1:02:24 AM National WWII Museum Remembers D Day
WDSU - New Orleans,LA,USA

The National World War II Museum honored the greatest generation this weekend. "It brings back memories of that first day when Pearl Harbor (was hit)," said ... [more]



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