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News From Monday, August 04, 2008
11:46:48 PM Plans to improve museums in Wales
BBC News - E,UK

Archaeological collections will be displayed at St Fagans National History Museum as part of plans to redevelop museums in Wales. Objects will be moved from ... [more]

11:46:48 PM Orem museum receives federal donation
Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA

The Orem Heritage Museum at SCERA will receive an important collection today from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal government agency ... [more]

10:05:53 PM Proposal for three Native museums in San Francisco to be considered
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA

SAN FRANCISCO - The Golden Gate National Recreation Area of the National Park Service has been given a concept paper that could provide three museums for ... [more]

9:44:18 PM Art museum task force is OK’d
FayObserver.com - Fayetteville NC,USA

By Andrew Barksdale A task force will re-examine what has become a contentious proposal to build an art museum at Festival Park. ... [more]

5:58:16 PM UA plans to start building science center, museum in 2009, if Rio ...
Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA

The University of Arizona intends to start building the combined UA Science Center and Arizona State Museum in summer 2009 - if the city can nail down .... [more]

3:49:48 PM Feds search U-M museum in wildlife probe
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA

The search occurred last week in the research wing of the Museum of Zoology. An affidavit to justify the search has been sealed in Detroit federal court. ... [more]

2:34:32 PM Workers repair museum items damaged in flooding
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA

The preservation department at the UI is handling restoration efforts on thousands of items from the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center ... [more]

10:29:47 AM ArquitectonicaGEO Team Designs Landscape for New Miami Art Museum
MarketWatch - USA

MIAMI, Aug 04, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Acclaimed design for new museum set to open in 2011. Powerhouse team includes award-winning architects Herzog ... [more]

10:05:51 AM Germany Still Harboring "Hundreds" of Looted Artworks, Says New Agency
ARTINFO - New York,NY,USA

By ARTINFO BERLIN—German museums have returned more than a thousand objects looted by the Nazis in the last 10 years, but those are just a drop in the ... [more]

10:05:51 AM Peter Rook: Surviving the school holidays (continued)
Peterborough Evening Telegraph - Peterborough,England,UK

Holidays are supposed to be the opposite of school" By Peter Rook Kids are allergic to anything that involves museums, people in traditional dress per- ... [more]

7:14:41 AM Qwest Foundation Awards Northwest African American Museum $20000 Grant
MarketWatch - USA

SEATTLE, Aug 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Qwest Foundation today announced its support of the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) with a $20000 ... [more]

7:14:41 AM Public Museum of Grand Rapids hires president, CEO
MLive.com - MI,USA

By Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk GRAND RAPIDS -- The Public Museum in Grand Rapids is taking the next step in its development as an independent institution by hiring ... [more]

6:16:00 AM Photos of Kennedys, MLK Jr. at Louisville museum
Daily Review Online - CA,USA

... his images of Robert and John F. Kennedy, which are on display in an exhibit through Oct. 5 at the Frazier International History Museum in Louisville. ... [more]

6:16:00 AM Colts traveling museum coming to Plainfield
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA

Colts in Motion is a 42-foot traveling museum that tours more than 20 cities across Indiana throughout the summer/fall. It features Colts memorabilia ... [more]

6:16:00 AM Arkansas to open black history museum Sept. 20
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

AP LITTLE ROCK—A new state museum opens this fall in Arkansas to honor African-American heritage. The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center opens Sept. ... [more]

6:16:00 AM Museum examines county role in Civil War
BlueRidgeNow.com - Hendersonville,NC,USA

The Henderson County Heritage Museum portrays this period of history in a dramatic exhibit that includes rare artifacts, sketches and photographs found in ... [more]

4:50:49 AM Museums offer learning for all ages
Nevada Appeal - Carson City,NV,USA

Kathryn Chamberlin, left, and twin sister Cosette, right, guide trains around the track Sunday afternoon at the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada as they ... [more]

2:51:57 AM Museum exhibits shine light on quack medicines, Victorian etiquette
Watertown Daily Times - Watertown,NY,USA

Admission to the museum and exhibits is free, but donations are accepted. For more information, contact the historical society, 782-3491, or visit the Web ... [more]

2:51:57 AM Next municipal tussle: Picking a museum site
ChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada

By AMY PUGSLEY FRASER City Hall Reporter A proposed civic museum should be on the Dartmouth side of the harbour, say members of a local heritage society. ... [more]

1:32:21 AM Upcoming Events at the Kenosha Public Museum
The Daily Kenoshan - Kenosha,Wisconsin,USA

A free event sponsored by Friends of the Kenosha Public Museums. A meeting of the Society with speaker Kurt Sampson; free and open to the public. ... [more]

1:22:18 AM Lexington History Museum
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA

15: Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm; Sunday through Friday, noon to 4 pm The Lexington History Museum uses a low-tech tool to uncover the secrets in its vast ... [more]

12:27:44 AM Museum plan for historic courthouse
The Press Association -

Historic Kilmainham Courthouse in Dublin is to be converted into a museum. The venue will be renovated by the Courts Service Courthouse into a legal history ... [more]



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