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11:19:56 PM Rival Museums Retrace Route of China's Imperial Treasures
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

“They were stored right about here,” Hu Changjian, a local museum official, said of the artifacts, an unparalleled collection of more than a million objects ... [more]

10:28:17 PM Museum Gets Donation For Barnum's Birthday
WFSB - Connecticut,CT,USA

In honor of PT Barnum's 200th birthday, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey contributed $10000 to the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport. ... [more]

8:35:42 PM As Rome Modernizes, Its Past Faces Disrepair
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

“Widow”, an installation by Anish Kapoor at the Maxxi, Rome's new national museum for contemporary art. By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN The latest on the arts, ... [more]

7:27:16 PM A Fine Arts Museum's Tribute to Nonpareil Miles
JazzTimes Magazine - USA

When I lived in Boston eons ago, the Museum of Fine Arts was within walking distance, and I often visited to get high on such paintings as a Renoir of a ... [more]

6:14:34 PM German museum finds rare Kirchner in cellar
The Associated Press

BERLIN — A German museum has discovered what it believes to be a previously unknown work by German Expressionist artist Ludwig Kirchner that languished in ... [more]

4:30:24 PM Clowns Entertain Barnum Museum With $10000 Gift
AOL News

But on Monday there was nothing but smiles at the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, Conn., when a pair of circus performers showed up with a $10000 gift. ... [more]

1:38:16 PM The Chapel Hill Museum Announces Closure After Battle with City Council
mediabistro.com - New York,NY,USA

By Steve Delahoyde on Jul 06, 2010 09:02 AM Following last month's news that the Fayetteville Museum of Art was closing its doors forever, July brings more ... [more]

1:10:53 PM Cold War museum considered for Texarkana airport
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA

According to meeting records of the Airport Board's Property and Facilities Committee, some of the squadron's former members have formed a historical museum ... [more]

11:27:45 AM Free museum admission for active duty military
Bend Bulletin - OR,USA

The High Desert Museum is participating in Blue Star Museums, a program that grants free admission to active duty military personnel and their families ... [more]

10:50:55 AM Ashe turns old courthouse into county museum
Winston-Salem Journal

By Monte Mitchell The fate of Pvt. James "Jack" Yates is among dozens of stories told in exhibits of people, places and events in the new Museum of Ashe ... [more]

9:12:06 AM Michigan Iron Industry Museum begins 7-week series
Detroit Free Press - Detroit,MI,USA

AP The Michigan Iron Industry Museum is kicking off a seven-week lecture series that's designed to offer a wide-ranging glimpse into the mining history of ... [more]

8:27:31 AM North County historical societies sponsor summer treasure hunt
San Luis Obispo Tribune - San Luis Obispo,CA,USA

Much of the joy of visiting the museums is the drive itself. In San Miguel, you drive on a portion of the original Mission Trail as you approach the old ... [more]

7:27:59 AM Artefacts stolen from Dhaka museum, replaced with fakes
Times of India - India

DHAKA: Nine gold medals and 17 antique silver coins, some belonging to the erstwhile Tripura state, were stolen from the National Museum here and replaced ... [more]

5:46:58 AM LBJ Museum of San Marcos has aggressive expansion plans
Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA

Museum dedicated to Johnson's early years received more than $300000 from city and county government in June. The museum will use more than $300000 in local ... [more]

5:34:42 AM Whaling museum offers free summer admission to military families
SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford,MA,USA

NEW BEDFORD — In partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, the New Bedford Whaling Museum is participating in the Blue ... [more]

3:59:01 AM Bilbao – the city a museum helped revive
The Sun Daily - Malaysia

Among other things, it so happened that the world famous Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art in New York was looking for a city to locate a branch. ... [more]

2:41:30 AM Auctions to benefit Abbe Museum
Bangor Daily News

By Ardeana Hamlin Through the generosity of more than 40 artists, craftspeople and gallery owners, the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor will hold an art auction, ... [more]



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