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11:35:18 PM The IPhone's Your Guide at New York's Natural History Museum
PC World - USA

By David Dahlquist, Macworld If you've ever had to navigate through an expansive museum like the Louvre or the Air & Space Museum, you've probably ... [more]

10:37:01 PM How do you sue a foreign country? Ask Herzog heirs seeking return of
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

Los Angeles Times (blog) The suit names the Republic of Hungary itself as the lead defendant, followed by nationally operated museums that house the artworks in question. ... [more]

7:34:29 PM New tourist charge to be taxed for hotels and some museums in Rome
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Examiner.com .... Italian officials said Thursday, that the Rome city hall is looking to charge tourists a few extra euros (dollars) in tax for hotels and some museums. ... [more]

5:15:47 PM World's richest man buys last private Fifth Avenue mansion
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

The rusty-orange stone building with cream trim should be familiar to anyone who's visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art: the Fifth Avenue mansion is ... [more]

5:08:24 PM High River museum lovers rush to help after fire
Calgary Herald - Calgary,AB,Canada

By Sarah McGinnis, Calgary Herald July 29, 2010 9:28 AM Bob Shilson, of the town of High River, helps transport antique clothing from the Museum of the .... [more]

1:53:09 PM To see the stars, use your pupils
Akron Leader Publications - Akron,OH,USA

If anything, I'd expect the upkeep of our flight museums would be at the highest level, as our policymakers seem more interested in displaying old flying ... [more]

1:25:17 PM National Children's Museum Powers Web Strategy on the iAPPS Product Platform
MarketWatch - USA

All phases of the WebAward winning National Children's Museum website are powered on the iAPPS Product Platform, an innovative SaaS solution that unifies ... [more]

11:02:14 AM New Vicksburg museum to open this fall
Victoria Advocate

While the start-stop progress has brought its share of frustrations, Roberts says there have been some silver linings in the museum's five-year push to ... [more]

9:45:45 AM Group works to raise money for museum in Charles to honor Maryland veterans
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

By Sara K. Taylor But Norman Saunders, a member of a group that hopes to turn the old school into a museum to honor Maryland's military veterans, .... [more]

7:31:46 AM Military personnel can go to American Labor Museum
NorthJersey.com

Haledon — The American Labor Museum is proud to announce the launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, ... [more]

5:37:14 AM Hub's $60M Kennedy Institute plans unveiled
Boston Herald

The institute will be next to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum on the University of Massachusetts at Boston campus. ... [more]

5:15:01 AM Engineer launches effort to bring shuttle to Aggieland
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA

Pearlman said flight museums with good track records will get consideration, as they have a history of successfully displaying flight aviation artifacts. ... [more]

4:39:54 AM On Columbia Point, a structure befitting younger sibling's role
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA

Nor does it commit the obvious blunder of trying to compete with the adjacent John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, IM Pei's soaring and ... [more]

3:21:58 AM Creative Discovery Museum Has Nation's Only Model Biofuels Program For
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA

The Chattanoogan National leaders in science and technology will gather in Chattanooga to attend workshops at Creative Discovery Museum, the only institution in the United ... [more]

1:35:19 AM Fire destroys Alberta museum
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada

By Sherri Zickefoose, Calgary Herald July 28, 2010 5:40 PM Antiques and memorabilia removed from the Museum of the Highwood following an early morning fire ... [more]

12:44:57 AM Hungary sued over art looted during Holocaust
The Associated Press

They also are suing several state-owned museums. The Herzog family alleges that the museums have about 40 pieces of the massive Herzog collection ... [more]



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