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10:18:45 PM Jewish Museum appoints Claudia Gould as new director
San Diego Jewish Journal

by Ruth Fine | Uncategorized | Post your comment » Following the retirement of Joan Rosenbaum, the Jewish Museum announced Tuesday the new appointment of Claudia Gould as director of the organization, according to reports at The New York Times. ... [more]

8:54:46 PM Construction continues on Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum
Toronto Sun - Ontario, Canada

REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi The site of the National September 11 Museum is seen under construction at the World Trade Center site in New York, August 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi A person is reflected in a window looking down on the World Trade ... [more]

8:54:46 PM Financially struggling Garbage Museum closes its door
Ct Post

The museum, which in 2010 provided educational services to 30708 adults and children through museum visits and outreach programs, has an annual operating cost of about $300000. The museum's pockets are currently only about $60000 deep, excluding $680 [more]

8:54:46 PM NASA not coerced into giving shuttles to L.A., N.Y., report says
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden in April selected the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in northern Virgina, Florida's Kennedy Space Center and the California Science Center in Los Angeles to receive Discover [more]

8:54:46 PM New public screening of 'The Clock' announced by Museum of Fine Arts
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA

The ticket price for the new premiere screening will be the museum's regular admission fee, $22, during the MFA hours of 4 pm - 9 pm on Sept. 16 and 10 am - 4 pm on Sept. 17. But if you arrive after 9 pm on Sept. 16, when only the Marclay video will  [more]

8:05:15 PM 2Do: Museums, parks, family events and more for Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 2011
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., Cleveland. 216-781-7625 or rockhall.com. The Latino Heritage Festival. Entertainment: Hector Tricoche, Sammy De Leon y Su Orquesta, Latin Soul Ballroom Dance Company and the Julie de .. [more]

5:35:37 PM Report: NASA made proper pick for retired shuttles
The Associated Press

The shuttles were awarded in April to museums in suburban Washington, Los Angeles, Cape Canaveral, Fla., and New York, based on recommendations by a special NASA team and a decision by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, a former shuttle commander. .. [more]

4:19:51 PM Motown figure Esther Gordy Edwards dies at age 91
The Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) — Esther Gordy Edwards, who helped build Motown Records alongside her brother Berry Gordy Jr. and led efforts to turn its original Detroit headquarters into a museum, has died. She was 91. Edwards died Wednesday surrounded by family and  [more]

4:19:51 PM Knowing presence
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA

By Lauren Viera Tribune reporter Druick had been the Art Institute's museum's interim director since July 1, following the surprise resignation of James Cuno, who left the Art Institute to head the J. Paul Getty Trust empire in Los Angeles. ... [more]

3:31:40 PM Popular Edward Hopper show at Bowdoin museum makes good peg for Maine ...
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

By AP, BRUNSWICK, Maine — An exhibit of Edward Hopper's paintings of Maine is breaking attendance records at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick, but it's just one of three top-notch shows at museums around Maine this summer and fall. ... [more]

1:49:48 PM Show on woodcut master Hokusai opening in Berlin
San Antonio Express - San Antonio,TX,USA

A women looks at the artwork 'Women in various walks of life' (around 1793) during a press preview of the Hokusai retrospective at the Martin Gropius Bau museum in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. The museum is mounting Germany's first ... [more]

1:49:48 PM Green Bay Children's Museum starts to take shape downtown
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay,WI,USA

H. Marc Larson/Press-Gazette New structures are starting to appear on the site of the Green Bay Children's Museum. Construction crews this week began erecting segments of the two-level parking ramp that will be above the museum. ... [more]

1:19:16 PM Renaissance Art Exhibit Kicks-Off in Berlin, Germany
NTDTV - Atlanta,GA,USA

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (MoMA) teamed up with Germany's major museums to put on a stunning exhibit on portrait art from Renaissance Italy. On Wednesday journalists were given a sneak preview of the exhibit, which shows off some of Italy [more]

10:37:09 AM Plans for a new baseball museum in Eau Claire hit a major snag
WQOW - Eau Claire,WI,USA

Other members also spoke out about the placement of the museum, worried that it would affect the character and look of the stadium. The city's Landmarks Commission was another group to vote it down recently. They were concerned the new structure woul [more]

10:01:53 AM It's On Again: Museum Lease Veto Squashed by BOL
Patch.com

In a special session that lasted no more than 15 minutes, the County Board of Legislators voted 15-0 to overturn County Executive Rob Astorino's veto on the Westchester Children's Museum lease to occupy the North Bathhouse at Playland. ... [more]

10:01:53 AM Forgotten army remembered at Gressenhall museum
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

By CHRIS HILL Thursday, August 25, 2011 A new gallery celebrating the work of Norfolk's “Land Girls and Lumber Jills” during the two world wars has been opened at a museum in Gressenhall. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their .. [more]

7:42:58 AM Bulgaria museum enshrines Soviet era
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA

As Europe marks the 20th anniversary of the Soviet collapse, this nation is opening a museum dedicated to the totalitarian past. A debate is raging on whether the museum romanticizes the Soviet era or teaches new generations about its horrors. ... [more]

7:42:58 AM Museum of the San Ramon Valley will feature quilt exhibit
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

Ballard, whose quilting style expanded to include appliqués, paint and other mediums, will be the featured artist at the Museum of the San Ramon Valley's exhibit opening Thursday entitled "Quirkology of Quilts: Warmth to Whimsy. ... [more]

7:42:58 AM Dia art museum achieves warmer hue with Beacon
Lower Hudson Journal news

In the early days of Dia, the massive modern art museum that startled the art world by landing in this small Hudson River city, its first director took a remarkable photo from the air. Michael Govan's picture in 2002 showed the former Nabisco printin [more]

7:14:40 AM Claudia Gould Named Director of Jewish Museum
mediabistro.com - New York,NY,USA

By Stephanie Murg on August 24, 2011 6:15 PM As the International Center of Photography begins its search for a new director, the Jewish Museum has found its next leader in Claudia Gould, who since 1999 has served as director of the Institute of ... [more]

7:14:40 AM Galleries & Museums: Aug. 25
Bradenton Herald - Bradenton,FL,USA

Museum of Botany and the Arts at Mary Selby Botanical Gardens: 900 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota Hours: 10 am-5 pm daily, except Christmas. Admission: $17 visitors ages 12 and older, $6 visitors ages 6-11. Members and children ages 5 and younger are admitte [more]

4:53:08 AM County Overrides Children's Museum Veto
The Daily Harrison

by Phil Corso 2 min 19 sec ago The County's Board of Legislators voted to override the county executive's veto of a children's museum lease agreement. WHITE PLAINS, NY - County Executive Rob Astorino's veto of a 10-year lease agreement for the ... [more]

4:20:35 AM New season: Bay Area art museums Fine Arts
Bay Area Reporter - San Francisco,CA,USA

Then there are musical chairs to report – most notably, the Contemporary Jewish Museum's dynamic director, Connie Wolf, is leaving at the end of the year to take the top job at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford, a changing of the guard that may well [more]

4:20:35 AM Lead letter: A top quality museum in Jacksonville
Florida Times-Union

A recent national survey found America's museums and libraries to be the most trusted sources of information by the public. Museums have also become essential community-gathering places - what one researcher calls a "sanctuary for respite and renewal [more]

2:18:58 AM MacNider Museum receives grant award to help preserve Baird puppet
collection

Mason City Globe Gazette MASON CITY — The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum in Mason City has been awarded a $5595 grant to enable it to better preserve the Bil Baird puppet collection. The Historical Resource Development Program grant was awarded by th [more]

2:18:58 AM Local museum's attendance up
Chicago Sun-Times

By Bob Okon bokon@stmedianetwork.com August 24, 2011 6:32PM JOLIET — More people are coming to the Joliet Area Historical Museum at the same time that the museum could see a serious funding shortfall if the city cuts its budget. ... [more]

1:10:29 AM Smithsonian Castle to remain closed but museums will be open Thursday
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

All the Smithsonian museums were reopened Wednesday and will be open at regular hours Thursday. The storage facility in Suitland is not open to the public and is now closed to staff. At the facility eight jars of fish specimens fell from their shelve [more]

1:10:29 AM More than 100 objects of Kentucky Art donated to Speed Art Museum
Art Daily - Eastport,Maine,USA

The Speed Art Museum announced one of the most important gifts in the history of the Museum and the largest donation of Kentucky art ever received by the Speed. Given by Robert and Norma Noe, this extensive collection includes 119 examples of early . [more]

1:10:29 AM Fees increase for some museums, historical attractions
Minnesota Public Radio

Admission fees to historical sites including Fort Snelling and the Mill City Museum will increase by a dollar, the Minnesota Historical Society announced Wednesday. The Minnesota State Capitol will also begin requesting voluntary donations for its fr [more]



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