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9:58:59 PM The Norton Simon Museum is battling to keep 'Adam' and 'Eve'
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

An heir to an art dealer who had them looted by the Nazis has staked a claim to the museum's prized works. STAYING PUT: "Adam and Eve" painted by german ... [more]

5:03:46 PM Historic Travel 101: What are some of the best museums to visit?
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

In almost any city you visit, there are museums to visit. Even the smaller local museums can have a strong collection of artifacts. ... [more]

3:51:55 PM Copper to be processed into museum building facade
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA

AP Copper that will ultimately serve as the facade of the new Utah Museum of Natural History building has started its processing journey. ... [more]

3:01:37 PM Man turns periscopes that once rode warships into museum exhibits
Radio Iowa - Des Moines,IA,USA

By Darwin Danielson A man who once helped make periscopes for warships, now helps install the periscopes in museums so everyone can see how the devices work ... [more]

1:40:22 PM Ship leaves SC maritime museum for Florida
Miami Herald - Miami,FL,USA

AP CHARLESTON, SC -- The day after a World War II destroyer left a South Carolina maritime museum for repairs, a second vessel left for good. ... [more]

12:41:51 PM Man drowns in Indianapolis art museum lake
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA

AP INDIANAPOLIS - A 23-year-old man drowned while swimming in a lake near the Indianapolis Museum of Art in an area being converted into a nature preserve. ... [more]

11:33:28 AM 20 m agoMan drowns in Indianapolis art museum lake
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA

August 21, 2009 By AP INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A 23-year-old man drowned while swimming in a lake near the Indianapolis Museum of Art in an area being converted ... [more]

11:29:01 AM Whitney Gallery of Western Art grows into its own
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA

There are other Western art museums of distinction, most notably the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, and the Gilcrease in Tulsa, Okla. ... [more]

9:06:13 AM Wis. public visitation for music legend Les Paul
The Associated Press

Paul's closed casket will be available for viewing for four hours Friday at a museum along the shores of Lake Michigan about 15 miles from the city where ... [more]

7:50:06 AM Stanford scans 2500-year-old mummy with a CT machine
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

He, and the data collected from Thursday's scan, will be the centerpiece of a new exhibition opening Oct. 31 at the Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco. ... [more]

3:52:25 AM 9 m agoRussell Museum splits with Ad Club art auction
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA

(AP) — CM Russell Museum officials say the group's decision to split with the Great Falls Ad Club and its annual art auction is not because of a sharp ... [more]

1:13:12 AM Mom's legacy is world renowned black collection
The Associated Press

Museums are for the ages. Mayme Clayton spent a lifetime scouring one so her son could build the other. When it's finished, curators say the Mayme A. ... [more]

12:45:36 AM Final curtain call for Waukesha's Les Paul
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA

In the public service, fans can pay tribute to Paul at Discovery World Museum, 500 N. Harbor Drive, from 10 am to 2 pm, in a closed casket service. ... [more]



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