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11:20:38 PM National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Is It a Disgrace?
goeurope.about.com - Europe

Slow demise of top attraction Even in the early 1980s the museum was often seen as a big and dusty repository of badly-labeled antiquities, but today's tourist will likely be even more disappointed than we were back then. There aren't enough guards a [more]

11:20:38 PM Corvette Musuem Offers Military Personnel Free Admission This Summer
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The National Corvette Museum has joined Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than 1300 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their . [more]

11:15:16 PM Reborn, refocused Ice House Museum reopens in Cedar Falls
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

About 170 people crowded into tents outside the Ice House Museum for the grand reopening of the building, closed since the 2008 flood. Donors, builders and historical society supporters got the first peek at the new museum. Immediately inside the new [more]

10:15:04 PM 'Avatar' exhibit shows off the world-building that created Pandora
archaeology

“Avatar” fans eager to revisit the lush alien rain forests of Pandora now have their chance with “AVATAR: The Exhibit,” which opened Saturday at Seattle's EMP Museum. The show, like the more than $2 billion-grossing James Cameron film about humans .. [more]

10:15:04 PM Illinois Aviation Museum is about the past and future of flight
MySubarbanLife.com

Clow Airport employee Dan Christine works on restoring a Jungster Two inside the Illinois Aviation Museum Saturday May 21, 2011. Clow is preparing for Cavalcade of Planes event held June 4th and 5th. By Alicia Spates, aspates@mysuburbanlife.com ... [more]

10:15:04 PM Former Empress hotel GM named as Royal BC Museum chairman
Times Colonist - Victoria,British Columbia,Canada

By Andrew Duffy, timescolonist.com June 6, 2011 2:06 PM The Royal BC Museum has opted for a familiar face to tackle the role as its latest chairman of the board. John Williams, who joined the board in 2010 and in the past held the post as general ... [more]

8:54:59 PM Live in a Chicago museum for a month
msnbc.com

The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is once again hosting a "roommate" for a month. By Harriet Baskas, msnbc.com contributor If you'd like to visit Chicago this fall, and you enjoyed those "Night at the Museum" movies, then consider enterin [more]

8:54:59 PM Museums compete in auction for Unabomber items
Auction Central News - New York,NY,USA

To Janine Vaccarello, chief operating officer at the National Museum of Crime & Punishment in Washington, they're priceless. For a mere $1766 at an online government auction that ended Thursday, Vaccarello's museum was the winning bidder for ... [more]

8:54:59 PM The Dallas Museum of Art Acquires “Lady Godive” by Sculptor Anne Whitney
Dallas Art News - Dallas,Texas,USA

Today the Dallas Museum of Art announced the acquisition of the first life-sized marble figure executed by Anne Whitney, one of America's premiere women sculptors working during the second half of the 19th century. This is the first work by Whitney t [more]

8:15:41 PM Bruce Lee museum coming to Seattle?
Seattle Post Intelligencer

A Bruce Lee museum, possibly in Seattle, has been in the works since at least 2004, but there's been little news about the project in recent years. So when Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell blogged that he had visited with Shannon Lee, ... [more]

8:15:41 PM Keegan: It's not MAM's mission to protest
OnMilwaukee.com - Milwaukee,USA

By Bobby Tanzilo As a summer packed with Chinese art appears on the horizon at Milwaukee Art Museum, some local artists and others have been waiting for a comment by the museum on the April 3 arrest at the Beijing airport of controversial Chinese ... [more]

8:15:41 PM LA cops gave dopey museum show of graffiti the welcome it deserved by
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

New York Daily News The Brooklyn Museum of Art is set to welcome a graffiti exhibit, confusing felony with fine art. With impeccable timing, the Los Angeles Police Department packed a graffiti scrawler off to jail for 180 days just as that city's mod [more]

8:15:41 PM For Flag Day, learn about stars & stripes at National Heritage Museum
Taunton Gazette - Taunton,MA,USA

National Heritage Museum staff will offer "Get to Know Our Flag'' programs using the museum's treasured 15-star flag as a backdrop during the June 11 Flag Day program at the Lexington museum. By Staff reports Why not celebrate Flag Day on Saturday, . [more]

5:57:37 PM 70 years of sifting through military surplus
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

For military surplus store owner Jerome Oxman's 96th birthday, he will personally conduct tours at his museum, a collection of rare and sometimes expensive items he bought at auctions. Jerome Oxman, 95, shows off his collection of military history at [more]

5:44:56 PM Herreshoff Museum Hosts "Grand 40" Gala
Patch.com

In honor of their 40th anniversary, the Herreshoff Marine Museum hosted a gala along the waterfront on Saturday evening. By Lucine Kozinian | Email the author | 12:00pm The Herreshoff Marine Museum hosted its first gala in celebration of their 40th . [more]

5:44:56 PM Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to Break Ground for
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

PR Newswire (press release) Washington Crossing Historic Park is one of 25 historic sites and museums on the Pennsylvania Trails of History® administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in partnership with the Friends of Washingt [more]

5:44:56 PM A Bid for Culture, as Only Hong Kong Can
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

Hong Kong has no facilities that come close to the iconic theater districts, opera houses or museums of New York, London, Paris or Tokyo. Cultural infrastructure planning really began only in the 1970s, with concert halls built in the 1980s. ... [more]

5:44:56 PM "D-Day" Remembered: The Sights of Normandy
International Business Times - New York,NY,USA

A number of tour groups cover the area in 2-3 days, giving you adequate time to cover the beaches and some of the museums. If you prefer to go it alone, you can spend a few days biking the coast or rent a car and drive along the scenic route. [more]

4:49:08 PM 'Miracle on the Hudson' plane departs for museum
Reuters - NY,USA

The plane will make its way over several days to Charlotte, where it will become a permanent exhibit at the Carolinas Aviation Museum. The museum was tracking the journey, originally announced to begin on Monday, through the streets of New Jersey and [more]

2:57:22 PM 'Miracle on the Hudson' plane due in Del. this morning
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA

One of the most famous planes in aviation crash history – known as "The Miracle on the Hudson" – is to make its way through Delaware today on its way south to a permanent museum home. Its crossing of the Delaware River is expected to close or heavily [more]

2:57:22 PM Metropolitan Museum of Art Raises 'Suggested Donation' Rates
mediabistro.com - New York,NY,USA

By Steve Delahoyde on June 6, 2011 9:02 AM Though technically a public museum and therefore always free to enter, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art doesn't tend to highlight that fact at its ticketing counter, other than in some fine print that . [more]

2:57:22 PM Tazewell County Museum looks to leave Pekin
Pekin Daily Times - Pekin,IL,USA

By Ken Harris The Tazewell County Museum Board needs a larger space and is seriously considering leaving Pekin after failing to secure financial support from the city. The museum currently resides in Sunset Plaza and has several artifacts wasting awa [more]

2:41:30 PM New director appointed at Kansas State's Beach Museum of Art
The Republic

The Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University has a new director. Linda Duke succeeds Lorne Render, who is retiring after 12 years at the university. Duke's appointment is effective July 1. The university said Duke most recently has served as .. [more]

2:41:30 PM The Frugal Traveler: How to see Scotland for less
Kansas City Star - MO,USA

Museums: Many museums throughout Britain are free, and Scotland boasts its fair share of free-to-see exhibit venues. Perhaps the most shining example is the National Museum of Scotland. In addition to an impressive collection of national antiquities, [more]

1:19:25 PM Barnes Foundation plans $300K makeover for grounds of estate
The Republic

A $300000 makeover is planned for the grounds of the suburban Philadelphia property which is losing a world-renowned art collection that's being relocated to a downtown museum. Barnes Foundation president Derek Gillman told attendees of a community d [more]

1:19:25 PM Maritime Museum to observe D-Day
Herald Times Reporter - Manitowoc,WI,USA

The Door County Maritime Museum will conduct a D-Day observance today at the museum in Sturgeon Bay. Highlighting the event will be the unveiling of the dramatic print “D-Day Landing.” / Submitted MANITOWOC — The Door County Maritime Museum will ... [more]

11:47:44 AM Wingless 'Miracle on Hudson' jet heads for museum (PHOTOS)
International Business Times - New York,NY,USA

The US Airways plane that miraculously landed on the Husdson River off New York City in January 2009, saving lives of all onboard, was taken to the Carolinas Aviation Museum on Saturday. The body of the aircraft, without wings, will be on permanent . [more]

11:47:44 AM Famous Airbus jet travels the back roads to museum
Vineland Daily Journal - Vineland,NJ,USA

The jet, which sustained engine damage, was relegated to a warehouse in Harrison in North Jersey until it started its journey on Saturday to the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte. New Jersey State Police blocked the road as the plane headed sout [more]

11:23:33 AM 10000 Iranians visited Mevlana Museum last year
Iran Book News Agency

Tehran Times: Mevlana Museum Deputy Director Naci Bakirci reports that 10000 Iranians visited the museum in Konya, home to the shrine of the Iranian mystic and poet Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273). Over 1850000 visitors came to visit the museum  [more]

10:23:02 AM Neb. museum to host heart science program for kids
Washington Examiner (blog)

AP The University of Nebraska State Museum is hosting a program to teach children and families about tissue mechanics that prevent and treat heart problems. The program, "Engineering Better Heart Health," will be led by Linxia Gu, an assistant ... [more]

10:23:02 AM John Lehman to receive America and the Sea Award
Connecticut Plus - Hartford,CT,USA

By Mystic Seaport Former Secretary of the Navy, historian, and author John F. Lehman has been named the recipient of the America and the Sea Award for 2011 by Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. The award honors and celebrates those who embrace the scholarsh [more]

10:10:47 AM Prague's Museums, Open at Night and Free
New York Times (blog)

By JULIE O'SHEA These days, few things in life are free, making Prague's annual Museum Night a rare and alluring treat. Offering a unique opportunity for cultural hobnobbing in the evening hours, many of the city's museums and galleries will be stayi [more]

8:17:43 AM 'Miracle on Hudson' airplane sent to aviation museum
Bridgeton News - Bridgeton,NJ,USA

The plane is headed for a museum in North Carolina. Angelique Dippel doesn't usually work at 7:30 am on Saturday, but she showed up at Joe Supor & Sons Trucking and Rigging to see her “baby” off on its voyage. The “Miracle on the Hudson” Airbus that  [more]

8:17:43 AM THANK YOU NOTES: Bradley Museum offers examination of heritage
The Daily News Journal

The Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center opened its doors Saturday for the annual Juneteenth Celebration, which is the oldest known celebration in the country that commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. ... [more]

8:17:43 AM Behind the scenes at Warrington Museum
Northwich Guardian - Northwich,Cheshire,UK

The Victorian building that was the north of England's first public museum, has retained much of its 19th century charm, now complemented by a modern look and feel. Now, revealed to the town, the Warrington Guardian is looking at four of the most ... [more]

7:13:11 AM War of words over Norfolk museums' plans
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

By Shaun Lowthorpe, Public affairs correspondent Monday, June 6, 2011 Moves to shift Norfolk's museums out of direct public control were causing deep concern last night, amid claims that councillors and the public are being kept in the dark over the  [more]

7:13:11 AM On the Metropolitan Museum's New $25 "Suggested" Admission Fee, and
ARTINFO - New York,NY,USA

ARTINFO Nothing, however, makes me angrier than when I go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and, deciding against all better judgment to forsake dinner, I hand over my final $9 to the craggy-faced docent ladies at the ticket counter only to find that [more]

7:08:14 AM Bikers ride to Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa to support military families
Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA

Kevin Clemens and his daughter Hannah, 7, watch as 750 people on motorcycles pass by at the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa on Sunday. The museum honored the D-Day invasion of the Normandy beaches during WWII. The event raised more than $15000 to be spli [more]

7:08:14 AM D-Day commemorated at museum
Salisbury Post - Salisbury,NC,USA

By Nathan Hardin More than 750 veterans, family members and participants turned out Saturday for a special D-Day gathering at the Price of Freedom Museum on Weaver Road. The event was held to remember military veterans, specifically those involved in [more]

4:37:29 AM Museum welcomes visitors to Henry Cooper Day
Parkersburg News - Parkersburg,WV,USA

By BRETT DUNLAP (bdunlap@newsandsentinel.com) , Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG - One of the area's oldest museums welcomed guests Sunday for another summer of remembering the area's history. A number of visitors came to the Henry Cooper Lo [more]

4:28:33 AM 'Miracle on Hudson' Flight 1549 plane stops through Trenton (VIDEO)
Trentonian - Trenton,NJ,USA

By SULAIMAN ABDUR-RAHMAN TRENTON — The airplane famous for its January 2009 “Miracle on the Hudson” landing rolled through the capital city Sunday morning on its southward journey to be enshrined in a North Carolina museum. The damaged Airbus A320, . [more]

4:28:33 AM Snowmass fossil site continues to be 'treasure trove'
Grand Junction Sentinel - Grand Junction,CO,USA

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science resumed digging at the site this spring, and by Thursday night had racked up 864 fossils, even more than the 600 or so found last fall. “We're pulling out about a hundred bones a day now,” said paleontologist Kir [more]

2:06:49 AM Chicago Museum Of Science and Industry: Month At The Museum Campaign
The Inquisitr - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia

As many of our readers may have learned the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry (@msichicago) is ready to host their next “Month at the Museum” writer winner and the person who takes this top prize will be asked to stay in the museum for 30 days . [more]

2:06:49 AM Picasso: Masterpieces From the Musée National Picasso at the de Young
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

While the French museum is closed for renovation, this exhibition of "Picasso's Picassos," as Fine Arts Museums Director John Buchanan calls them, is touring the world. Co-organized by the Fine Arts Museums, the show goes to Sydney after San Francisc [more]

12:26:53 AM Photo gallery: Saginaw Art Museum's 27th annual Children's Art Festival
MLive.com - MI,USA

27th annual Children's Art Festival at the Saginaw Art Museum gallery (11 photos) SAGINAW - Anna Kate Day, 6, daughter of Mike and Abby Day of Saginaw Township carefully decorates a pot before planting a flower in it at the 27th annual Children's Art [more]



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