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10:30:45 PM Lawmakers seek new immigration museum in DC
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

BRETT ZONGKER, AP Several members of Congress called Thursday for a presidential commission to study the formation of a "melting pot museum" in Washington to tell the history of immigration and migration that formed the nation. Democratic Virginia Re [more]

10:30:45 PM San Jose tech museum hacked
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

A popular downtown San Jose technology museum has fallen victim to a hacker. The Tech Museum said on Wednesday that someone broke into three files on its system and stole the names, e-mail addresses, home addresses and phone numbers of up to 800 peop [more]

10:30:45 PM Blockbusters for Picasso and Van Cleef & Arpels
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

By Jacqueline Trescott “Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee Picasso, Paris” proved to be a blockbuster for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The Richmond museum reported Thursday that a quarter million people visited the show during its only East .. [more]

10:30:45 PM Dance Museum to host induction ceremony
The Saratogian

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The National Museum of Dance will host a reception for the opening of the new exhibit, “American Ballet Theatre: Then and Now,” and induct Oliver Smith and Frederic Franklin into the Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame from 5 [more]

10:30:45 PM A 'Snoopy' space adventure unfolds at Stamford museum
Ct Post

Museum and Nature Center stands near the 1/3 scale Appolo Mission lunar landing module at the exhibit TO THE MOON: Snoopy Soars with NASA on Friday June 24, 2011 Photo: Dru Nadler / Stamford Advocate Freelance An area where children can try on ... [more]

9:50:08 PM God's own museum
Times of India - India

They suggest using the treasure as the nucleus of a grand museum, giving Thiruvananthapuram the equivalent of a Louvre in Paris and the British Museum in London. Doing so takes care, among other things, of safeguarding the find. A secure museum is fa [more]

9:50:08 PM Museum and Gallery Listings for July 8 — 14
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

Museums and galleries are in Manhattan unless otherwise listed. Full reviews of recent art shows: nytimes.com/arts. American Folk Art Museum: 'Super Stars: Quilts From the American Folk Art Museum' (through Sept. 25) In conjunction with the exhibitio [more]

9:50:08 PM Priceless Artifacts Stolen From Upstate Museum
WYFF - Greenville,SC,USA

You hear about art museums getting things stolen all the time. We've been here almost seven years now and this is a first,"said curator Leslie White. White said the theft happened between noon and 2 pm Tuesday. Someone broke into two display cases an [more]

9:50:08 PM Milwaukee Art Museum hosts panel on Ai Weiwei tonight
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA

By Mary Louise Schumacher of the Journal Sentinel The Milwaukee Art Museum is one of only three US venues to show “The Emperor's Private Paradise,” an exhibit of 18th century art and decorative objects from China's Forbidden City. It was the only one [more]

8:45:35 PM National Quilt Museum winners on display at Dunedin Fine Art Center
Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA

"Sunflower: New Quilts From an Old Favorite" is a sunny collection of the 18 winning quilts from a 2010 contest by the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Ky. Every year, the museum challenges quiltmakers to create dazzling new designs from traditional [more]

5:58:42 PM Rockwell Painting To Be Exhibited at The White House
iBerkshires.com

Norman Rockwell's iconic painting "The Problem We All Live With," part of the permanent collection at the Norman Rockwell Museum, is being loaned to the White House, where it will be exhibited through Oct. 31. The loan was requested this year by ... [more]

5:58:42 PM Vermilion museum site to remain undeveloped, open to public
Chronicle-Telegram

VERMILION — The picturesque parcel of gently sloping land where the city's Inland Seas Maritime Museum now sites will remain an undeveloped spot to be enjoyed by residents and others for years to come. The Great Lakes Historical Society and Mayor ... [more]

5:50:33 PM Lawmakers Push for an Immigration Museum on the National Mall
Fox News

John Duncan, a Republican, want the museum, tentatively called the National Museum of the American People, to tell the story of immigration to the United States. In an editorial published Wednesday, Moran said he'd been moved to sponsor the legislati [more]

5:50:33 PM Six-year-old to open new museum
BBC Sport - UK

A six-year-old boy has been chosen to officially open The Museum of Liverpool after he wrote to its management asking to be able to carry out the honour. Finn O'Hare, from Mossley Hill, wrote: "I am good at opening things - Please can I open the muse [more]

5:50:33 PM Wood Type Museum and Target pair up
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA

By Mary Louise Schumacher of the Journal Sentinel Target Corp. is joining forces with the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Two Rivers for a new, back-to-school clothing and accessories campaign called "Cool Never Fades." Not only is Target goi [more]

3:42:31 PM D-day for arts and museums service
Basingstoke Gazette

A DECISION on the future direction of the arts and museums services in Hampshire is to be made tomorrow as they face deep budget cuts. Arts funding overall faces a 16 per cent cut by 2012-13, but the museums part of the budget is expected to take a 3 [more]

3:42:31 PM Going Up: Elevator Museum Opens In Long Island City
Gothamist

A retired "elevator executive" is opening the city's first Elevator Museum in Long Island City, which he calls "the nexus of the elevator world." What can you expect? Creator Patrick Carrajat has crammed some 4000 elevator-centric items into the seco [more]

3:24:12 PM State Museum displays USC baseball memorabilia
The Times and Democrat - Orangeburg,SC,USA

The South Carolina State Museum is celebrating the USC Gamecocks' second baseball national championship with a display of artifacts from last year's historic season, along with newspaper headlines of this year's victory. COLUMBIA - University of Sout [more]

3:24:12 PM Inland Seas Maritime Museum acquired by city of Vermilion
The Morning Journal

The museum, 480 Main St., which also is home to the Great Lakes Historical Society, has been placed in the hands of the Vermilion Parks Board through the city of Vermilion. The announcement was made at a press conference this morning. ... [more]

3:24:12 PM Fargo's Plains Art Museum hires curator from Minnesota
Bismarck Tribune - Bismarck,ND,USA

AP | Posted: Thursday, July 7, 2011 10:05 am | (0) Comments FARGO, ND (AP) - The Plains Art Museum in Fargo has filled its curator position after two years. Megan Johnston takes over as director of curatorial affairs and interpretation early next mon [more]

2:23:45 PM Picasso exhibit had a nearly $29 million impact in Virginia
Richmond Times Dispatch

Nyerges called it a highly successful return on what was a "risky" venture for the museum when it agreed in early 2010 to become one of only three US museums — and the only East Coast venue — to host the exhibit. "You're talking about a $5 million .. [more]

1:07:03 PM Rhino head stolen from Brussels museum
All Headline News - USA

That is the call the Brussels Natural History Museum made on Tuesday following the theft of a rare rhino head. Three people took the head of a black "Diceros bicorns" rhinoceros from the museum's gallery at closing time. A chase ensued with guards .. [more]

1:07:03 PM Lawmakers want immigration museum in DC
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

By AP Several members of Congress are calling for a presidential commission to study the formation of a National Museum of the American People in Washington to tell the history of immigration and migration that formed the nation. Virginia Rep. ... [more]

1:07:03 PM Blue Angels to Perform at Yankee Air Museum Show
ABC News - United States

The Yankee Air Museum says the Blue Angels military demonstration team is coming to southeastern Michigan this month. The museum says the US Navy's Blue Angels will perform during the "Thunder Over Michigan" air show. It's scheduled for July 23-24. . [more]

1:07:03 PM Two Rivers museum, Target Corp. team up for national clothing line
Herald Times Reporter - Manitowoc,WI,USA

Jim Moran, director of the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum in Two Rivers, shows one of the clothing items available nationwide at Target stores. The clothing line features a wide variety of designs derived from the museum's collection. ... [more]

1:07:03 PM Children's Museum raises the woof
Your Houston News

The Children's Museum of Houston is offering free Houston Dog Show tickets to the first 50 children to visit the museum between July 9-12. The Children's Museum of Houston is offering free Houston Dog Show tickets to the first 50 children to visit th [more]

11:54:45 AM Norfolk's museums could be funded by charitable trust
BBC Sport - UK

Plans to secure the financial future of many of Norfolk's best-loved museums will be put forward to councillors next week. The Joint Museums and Archaeology Committee will meet on 15 July at County Hall to find ways of maintaining 13 museums includin [more]

10:45:10 AM Moran, others in Congress seek study to create new DC museum on nation's ...
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

By AP, WASHINGTON — Several members of Congress are calling for a presidential commission to study the formation of a National Museum of the American People in Washington to tell the history of immigration and migration that formed the nation. ... [more]

9:21:27 AM Dinosaurs come to LA Natural History Museum
OCRegister - Orange County,CA,USA

Dinosaurs in LA: A new dinosaur hall opens at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum in Exposition Park has opened. The exhibit features Thomas the T-Rex, one of the big predators of the dinosaur world 54% off! Receive a $24 Voucher to Cajun Swamp .. [more]

7:24:45 AM Ogunquit Heritage Museum welcomes new docents
Hampton Union - Hampton,NH,USA

Courtesy photo New docents Gail Trust and Barbara Hilty stand with Ogunquit Heritage Museum coordinator Paula Cummings at the entrance to the museum. OGUNQUIT — The Ogunquit Heritage Museum at the Capt. James Winn House, has several new docents. ... [more]

7:11:01 AM £6.5m National Museum of Art, Cardiff, opening
BBC Sport - UK

The head of Wales' national museum says that it now has a world-class display for its world -class collection of art. A £6.5m new museum showcasing Welsh and Welsh-owned art is to open to the public in Cardiff on Saturday. The National Museum of Art  [more]

7:11:01 AM LC museums in Smithsonian program
Las Cruces Sun-News - Las Cruces,NM,USA

By S. Derrickson Moore dmoore@lcsun-news.com LAS CRUCES - Four Las Cruces museums have just been admitted to a very prestigious "club." The Las Cruces City Council has designated July as Las Cruces-Smithsonian Affiliations Month to celebrate the ... [more]

6:02:16 AM Distillery's downtown Louisville move offers taste of history
Louisville Courier Journal - Louisville,KY,USA

Michter's Distillery plans to rehabilitate the long vacant Fort Nelson building across from the Louisville Slugger Museum. A whiskey maker will spend $7.8 million to renovate a historic building at Eighth and Main streets and establish Louisville's . [more]

6:02:16 AM Mark Twain appears at benefit for New York State Military Museum
The Saratogian

The famed author and American humorist came back again — with help from re-enactor John Pogson — at the New York State Military Museum on Saturday where nearly 150 people turned out for a benefit dinner. The event raised nearly $20000 for the museum, [more]

5:57:27 AM Princeton Museum makes history
BCLocalNews - Victoria,BC,Canada

It's official Mayor Randy McLean, Princeton and District Museum Board past president Kathy Clement, MLA Harry Lali and Regional Director Brad Hope made the museum reopening official with a ribbon cutting in front of an appreciative crowd. ... [more]

3:21:57 AM In San Jose, The Tech Museum gets hacked
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

By Mike Rosenberg A museum devoted to promoting technology in the heart of Silicon Valley has fallen victim to a more sinister techie: a hacker. The Tech, the popular downtown San Jose museum, said Wednesday that a hacker broke into three old files . [more]

3:18:25 AM Exhibit turns up a mate for rare Civil War quilt
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA

Weeks discovered that a Connecticut museum had a Civil War quilt that matched one in the exhibit, both having been made in 1865 by the same group of women in Portland, Maine. In unusually quick fashion for museums, the quilt found in Connecticut was  [more]

2:18:46 AM Riverside Museum could have been so much better
The Herald

Unfortunately, at Riverside, vehicles and models are scattered throughout the museum, or placed out of reach, making it impossible to learn how, for example, public transport developed in the Glasgow region, that is to say through horse-buses and tra [more]



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