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11:56:36 PM Tiny parasite felled mighty T. rex, says UW researcher
Wisconsin State Journal

The final draft of the article was years in the making and work on it led Wolff through some of North America's most famous museums and finally to a back ... [more]

10:54:13 PM Lakeside sites still in running for Finger Lakes museum
Elmira Star-Gazette

A short list of six sites has been drawn up to house the Finger Lakes Cultural and National History Museum, and although Tompkins County is not on it, ... [more]

10:35:12 PM Two Days. 24 Museums. Gauntlet Thrown.
NBC Los Angeles - Los Angeles,CA,USA

Can we get to the bottom of the bowl when it comes to the Museums Free-For-All, which is occurring October 3rd-4th? No, but we'll make quite an impressive ... [more]

9:50:43 PM 65 million years later, a cause of death for Field Museum's Sue
Chicago Sun-Times

BY DAVE NEWBART Staff Reporter Theories abound on what led to the demise of the Field Museum's most famous specimen: shortly after the T. Rex was found, ... [more]

8:20:00 PM Libeskind to design German progressive synagogue
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York,NY,USA

Libeskind is especially known in Germany for his design of the Jewish Museum in Berlin, one of Germany's most popular museums. ... [more]

7:33:22 PM Smithsonian Offers Buyout Packages
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

The Smithsonian is the world's largest group of museums and research centers. It is made up of 18 museums with a planned National Museum of African American ... [more]

5:09:34 PM Needham Library hosts evening with the Danforth Museum
Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Bulletin - Plymouth,MA,USA

By Staff reports Spend an evening with the Danforth Museum of Art, hosted by the Needham Free Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7-8 pm in the library's ... [more]

11:01:45 AM Roswell UFO Museum to CLOSE? OH NO!! Say it isn't so!!!
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Recently my attention turned to Roswell where I was told there was an article in the Roswell Daily Record about the famous Roswell UFO Museum closing! ... [more]

9:43:28 AM There Will be No Contemporary Art Museum at the Presidio
National Parks Traveler

Billionaire Donald Fisher is dead, and so is his controversial proposal to endow an art museum at the Presidio. Fisher's magnificent collection of ... [more]

8:45:11 AM Hangin' with big boys: Artist slips in stealth exhibit at Brooklyn ...
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

He crisscrossed the country and secretly installed paintings at 11 other museums - and even slipped one past the guards at the Saatchi Gallery in London. ... [more]

8:13:42 AM Miami Science Museum envisioned as a natural wonder
Miami Herald - Miami,FL,USA

Newly released conceptual plans depict a striking, high-tech home for the Miami Science Museum, whose environmentally friendly downtown building would be an ... [more]

5:15:17 AM Henry T. Hopkins dies at 81; painter and museum director had ...
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

By Suzanne Muchnic Henry T. Hopkins, a distinguished museum director and educator who played a leading role in establishing Los Angeles' art scene, .... [more]

4:19:55 AM Museum of Springfield History to provide new home for antique fire ...
The Republican - Springfield,MA,USA

“It's one of the sexiest things in the whole museum,” said Springfield Museums president Joseph Carvalho III after getting his first glimpse of it on ... [more]

3:19:47 AM SFMOMA mapping out wing for Fisher art. Maybe.
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

"This all happened quickly," says Libby Garrison, a museum spokeswoman. "We have a handshake, but not many details beyond that." This is a far cry from 2007 ... [more]

12:50:10 AM Spotlight: Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

There is no doubt that the Walt Disney Museum is here to stay as a spectacular honor to the animation master. The legacy of Walt Disney in turn will enhance ... [more]



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