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News From Thursday, September 25, 2008
11:01:27 PM Exhibits: Art galleries, museums
Kennebec Journal - Augusta,ME,USA

Children's Discovery Museum, 265 Water St.: hours: 10 am to 4 pm Tuesday-Thursday, 10 am to 5 pm, Friday and Saturday; 11 am to 4 pm Sunday; children 1 and ... [more]

10:14:45 PM Using Old Materials to Put a New Face on a Museum
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

More Photos > By ROBERTA SMITH Bring on the T-shirts that read, “I survived the opening shows at the new Museum of Arts and Design.” Such garments should be ... [more]

9:27:48 PM New Ocean Hall to Open at Smithsonian Natural History Museum
MyFox Washington DC - Washington,DC,USA

WASHINGTON , DC – The new Sant Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington does not refer to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as ... [more]

9:16:24 PM 2008-09-26 05:57:04 - Museums in Australia - a new market research ...
PR Inside (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria

This Industry Market Research report from IBISWorld provides a detailed analysis of the Museums in Australia industry, including key growth trends, .... [more]

8:22:34 PM The Franklin Institute Announces Death of Joel N. Bloom; Museum ...
Art Daily - USA

Joel N. Bloom, past director and President of the Science Museum and Fels Planetarium of The Franklin Science Institute in Philadelphia, and one of the ... [more]

7:32:28 PM Obituaries in the news
The Associated Press -

He was the first science museum president to serve as president of the American Association of Museums and was also chairman of the US National Committee of ... [more]

6:50:20 PM Salem's Lizzie Borden museum allowed to use trademarked name ...
Fall River Herald News - Fall River,MA,USA

Donald Woods, owner of the bed and breakfast, said the new museum and gift shop in Salem has ignored repeated warnings that its name infringes on his .... [more]

6:39:20 PM Where Art Thou, Fogg?
Harvard Crimson - Cambridge,MA,USA

“Harvard Art Museum: Closed in preparation for renovation,” it reads. Since June 30, the Fogg Museum—the oldest of the Harvard Art Museums system—has been ... [more]

5:57:24 PM Sant Ocean Hall
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

The National Museum of Natural History unveils its biggest, most complex exhibition devoted to the planet's biggest, most complex ecosystem: the ocean. ... [more]

5:48:44 PM Children's museums grow out, not up
USA Today - McLean,VA,United States

By Diane Bondareff, Brooklyn Children's Museum By Kitty Bean Yancey, USA TODAY The Brooklyn Children's Museum just reopened in a newly expanded, ... [more]

5:00:56 PM New Pearl Harbor museum scheduled for 2010
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

The Navy on Wednesday announced that Watts Constructors of Honolulu has been awarded a contract to build a new museum, shop and a second theater at the ... [more]

3:28:34 PM Magic of felting workshops set at South Dakota Art Museum
South Dakota State University - Brookings,SD,USA

BROOKINGS, SD — South Dakota Art Museum is hosting “The Magic of Felting,” a series of hands-on workshops Friday, Oct. 10 and Saturday, Oct. 11. ... [more]

2:34:10 PM Purr-fect ending to battle over Hemingway's cats
The Associated Press -

The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum announced Thursday it reached an agreement with the federal government that lets the 50 or so cats continue roaming the ... [more]

12:54:20 PM Travel deals
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

Free museum days. Bank of America's "Museums on Us" promotion offers its California cardholders free access to more than 70 museums nationwide on the first ... [more]

12:50:09 PM Tubman Museum receives large grant
Today's MGT - Macon,GA,USA

Today, the Tubman African American Museum is closer to their financial goal to finish construction after receiving a $1.5 million grant. ... [more]

11:54:04 AM American Museum of Natural History's OLogy Wins Dr. Toy(R)'s Top ...
CNN/Money - USA

Dr. Toy awards American Museum of Natural History's OLogy Germ Soap Kit manufactured by Action Products (NASDAQ: APII) with the Top 10 Educational Toy of ... [more]

10:44:37 AM Enjoy Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day
HULIQ - Hickory,NC,USA

On Saturday, September 27, 2008, New Orleans-area museums and attractions will participate in the fourth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian ... [more]

10:31:48 AM NYC Museum Undergoes $97-Million Makeover by Polshek
Architectural Record - USA

By Tim McKeough The Museum of the City of New York recently celebrated the completion of the first phase of an extensive, $97-million renovation and .... [more]

9:42:34 AM Elvis Is Alive Museum up for sale again on eBay
Standard-Speaker - Hazleton,PA,USA

LOUIS - The Elvis Is Alive Museum is once again for sale on eBay. The museum's owner, Andy Key of Mississippi, says military duties will keep him away from ... [more]

8:17:59 AM Museums: BB King, Gettysburg, da Vinci tour
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscripition) - Atlanta,GA,USA

Organizers say the $14 million museum is meant to honor King, telling his story of growing up in nearby Delta cotton fields and achieving fame and fortune ... [more]

8:03:43 AM Citizens sought for lighthouse museum task force
Gasparilla Gazette - Boca Grande,Fl,USA

BY DEBBIE KIEWIET, dkiewiet@breezenewspapers.com The Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS), which manages and operates the museum at the Boca Grande .... [more]

7:30:15 AM Museums’ visitor records hit Culture Year record
Liverpool Daily Post - Liverpool,UK

The seven free museums and galleries notched up 360000 visitors in July, 2008, and another 370000 in August, 2008. This means that, in these two months, ... [more]

5:57:49 AM Culture crawlers party at London museums
Georgia Straight - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada

By John Lee It’s 9 pm, and I’m leaning against a marble column at London’s cavernous Natural History Museum, beer in hand, under the watchful eye of a giant ... [more]

5:21:54 AM Museums need help
Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre - Owen Sound,Ontario,Canada

To that end the Museums are holding a Volunteer Fair this afternoon from 12 to 4 pm at the Marine and Rail Museum. Museum Manager Mary Smith says the .... [more]

5:08:54 AM Museum Review Renewed Vantage at Center of Battle
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

The painting is now mounted in a new $103 million visitor center, which includes an impressive 24000-square-foot Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War ... [more]

2:59:48 AM Renaissance at the Tech: San Jose museum is the only US stop for ...
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

By Richard Scheinin, Carlos Camargo is leading his guests through a beehive of a work site at the Tech Museum of Innovation. He walks past life-size models ... [more]

2:06:12 AM Museum's $100-million redesign unveiled
Globe and Mail - Toronto,Ontario,Canada

When the Museum of Arts and Design throws open the doors to its highly anticipated new home on the southern lip of Manhattan's Columbus Circle on Saturday, ... [more]

12:42:34 AM Free Admission Saturday At Five Museums In State
Hartford Courant - United States

By KORKY VANN | Courant Staff Writer Saturday is Museum Day, when nearly 500 museums across the country — including the Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven, ... [more]

12:05:52 AM Saturday is Free Museum Day
Kansas.com - KS,USA

Saturday is Free Museum Day in Wichita, with 14 museums in the area participating. Here's what you need to know about the event: 1) Visitors can get in free ... [more]



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