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News From Friday, August 04, 2006
7:07:12 PM Philadelphia officials reject Rocky statue for art museum
CBC News - Canada

An attempt to move a bronze statue of the movie character Rocky Balboa to the foot of the Philadelphia Museum of Art has been quashed. ... [more]

7:07:08 PM Two works of art tumble off museum wall
WWAY NewsChannel 3 - Wilmington,NC,USA

In fact, it's two, because that's the number of artworks that fell off the wall and shattered while on loan to a French museum. ... [more]

3:42:09 PM Eddie Robinson Museum proposal gets shot in the arm
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA

.... the way. The Louisiana Legislature passed a bill in 1999 to fund a museum that would honor those storied accomplishments. But the ... [more]

3:42:08 PM Gibson invited to museum
Buffalo News - Buffalo,NY,USA

NEW YORK - The Museum of Jewish Heritage has invited actor Mel Gibson for a visit as part of his "journey of understanding" following his anti-Semitic tirade ... [more]

3:42:07 PM Plymouth museum fires state House candidate
WOOD-TV - Grand Rapids,MI,USA

PLYMOUTH, Mich. A woman running to succeed her husband in the Michigan House has been fired as director of the Plymouth Historical Museum. ... [more]

12:47:05 PM calendar[ MUSEUMS & GALLERIESOUTDOORSFILMSSPECIAL EVENTS]
AL.com - Birmingham,AL,USA

CHRIS SMITH AND KENNETH SMITH. Cobb Lane Gallery, 1 Cobb Lane, Five Points South. Wood and mixed media. Through Aug. 25. ANGLES, PLANES & EDGES. .... [more]

12:47:05 PM Lottery setback for clock plan
This Is Basingstoke - Basingstoke,UK

.... Hampshire Museums Trust and officers on the borough's sponsored roundabout scheme have been working to secure the £80,000 it will take to deliver the project. ... [more]

12:47:04 PM Ulster Musuem to close
U.TV - Belfast,Northern Ireland,UK

.... organise art exhibitions, travelling exhibitions and lectures in civic centres and schools through its outreach programme, and loan artefacts to other museums. ... [more]

12:37:05 PM Eddie Robinson Museum gets financial boost
KLFY - Lafayette,LA,USA

A bill to fund a museum was passed in 1999, but the plans hit a series of snags before its oversight board was reconstituted in 2005. ... [more]

12:37:05 PM Museum gets $250,000 donation
Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USA

.... has given the Pittsburg Historical Museum a $250,000 gift, money its members plan to use to meet day-to-day expenses, upgrade exhibits and expand display space ... [more]

12:37:04 PM Arkansas Air Museum Searches For New Director
Today's THV - Little Rock,AR,USA

The Arkansas Air Museum wants to hire a new director in two to three months. Derald Linn's resignation was effective Monday. Linn ... [more]

9:47:05 AM Music for museums
Biloxi Sun Herald - Biloxi,MS,USA

By PETE TATTERSALL. The 2006 Ocean Springs Music Festival, the brainchild of several local musicians who wanted to help raise money ... [more]

9:37:05 AM NY museum to expand by 22%
calendarlive.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA

The Museum of the City of New York announced a $28-million expansion that will add 23,000 square feet, including a renovated lobby and a 2 1/2 -story addition ... [more]

9:37:05 AM Part-time director is hired for black museum
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA

CHARLESTON - The board of the International African American Museum has hired a part-time director for the planned $69 million museum. ... [more]

9:37:05 AM BEEF TAINTS HIP HOP MUSEUM IN NEW YORK: ...
Eurweb.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA

BEEF TAINTS HIP HOP MUSEUM IN NEW YORK: At issue is whether or not to include an exhibit on gangsta rap. *If the New York City Council ... [more]

9:37:05 AM Robinson Museum continues steady climb to reality
Monroe News Star - Monroe,LA,USA

By Nick Deriso. GRAMBLING — The proposed Eddie Robinson Museum received $63,500 in funding on Thursday as the long-delayed project gained surprising momentum. ... [more]

9:37:04 AM A better museum, and downtown
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield,MA,USA

The Berkshire Museum has long been an important part of the community as well as a magnet for tourists, but with the $9 million capital campaign announced ... [more]

6:32:11 AM Uncle Sam museum step closer to reality
Troy Record - Troy,NY,USA

.... A retired Arsenal worker and president of The Uncle Sam Memorial Foundation, Jacques decided Troy needed a museum to commemorate Sam Wilson properly, as well ... [more]

3:27:05 AM Berlin museums display Rembrandt's works
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA

.... Organized by the Berlin museums and Rembrandt House in Amsterdam, the exhibition is part of international celebrations marking the artist's 400th birthday. ... [more]

3:02:18 AM Nasher Museum of Art Promotes Two to New Positions
Duke University - Durham,NC,USA

Durham, NC -- The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University has created two new staff positions related to its educational mission and everyday operations, and ... [more]

3:02:16 AM Stolen icon from renowned Russian museum found in St. Petersburg
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China

Police found one of the most valuable icons stolen from the world-famous Hermitage State Museum in St. Petersburg on Thursday after ... [more]

3:02:15 AM Part-time director named for black museum
WHNS - USA

CHARLESTON, SC The board of the International African American Museum in Charleston has hired a part-time director for the planned 69 (m) million dollar museum ... [more]

3:02:12 AM Fort Plain Museum’s ‘Holding Down the Fort’ set for Saturday ...
Little Falls Evening Times - Little Falls,NY,USA

FORT PLAIN — In an effort to make local history more accessible, the Fort Plain Museum is organizing its annual “Holding Down the Fort/Trouble on the New ... [more]

3:02:10 AM Struggling Bay Area museum could get help from Al Gore's group
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

SAN MATEO, Calif. - The struggling Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Education will remain open because two nonprofit groups, including one with ties to ... [more]

3:02:06 AM French museum unapologetic after loaned artworks destroyed
CBC News - Canada

.... Pompidou Centre in Paris is refusing to take the blame after two art works on loan from the United States were destroyed when they fell from the museum's walls ... [more]



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