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10:56:19 PM No. 69: David Conklin Farmhouse Museum
Patch.com

By Kay Blough This side view shows the David Conklin farmhouse museum's front door entrance and the larger part of the house that was added by Abel Conklin in the late 1700s. The house museum, owned by the Huntington Historical Society, ... [more]

9:14:20 PM Museum-Benefit 'Poker Run' Scheduled for Saturday of Knoxville's AMA ...
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – The 501(c)(3) non-profit National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation's inaugural “poker run” will take place on Saturday afternoon, September 10, during Knoxville Raceway's Classic Flat Track National Championship (CFTNC) a [more]

7:57:12 PM New Art Museum set to open Sept. 17
The Depaulia

After 13 years of being tucked away in the university's library, DePaul's Art Museum has a new home and a new vision. Located next door to the CTA's Fullerton Red Line stop, the museum looks to attract more visitors to the museum's move from the ... [more]

7:57:12 PM SE Valley gears up for Arizona Centennial
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA

Two capstone festivals would follow the many exhibits, open houses and other celebrations held at the city's museums, airport, art center and similar locations during the year. The festivals cost about $65000 and the funding will come from sponsorshi [more]

6:48:16 PM New Bird Species Revealed to Science After 50 Years in Museum Drawer
Surfbirds News - USA

... obtained using digital imagery and DNA sampling on the live bird,” said ABC Vice President Mike Parr. Bryan's shearwater is named after Edwin Horace Bryan Jr., who was curator of collections at the BP Bishop Museum in Honolulu from 1919 until 196 [more]

6:17:24 PM Travelling installation by Ai Weiwei, the Chinese imprisoned artist the
Ahram Online

Ahram Online He has since returned to work on his numerous projects. Weiwei has exhibited in museums and galleries around the world and worked closely with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron to design the 2008 National Olympic Stadium (“The Bird's N [more]

6:00:01 PM Chinese artist Ai Weiwei wins fans in Los Angeles
Reuters - NY,USA

An overhead view of the installation of artist Ai Weiwei's ''Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads'' is pictured at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, California in this undated publicity photograph released to Reuters on September 2, 2011 [more]

6:00:01 PM Staten Island pol fighting for inclusion of cross at Sept. 11 museum
Staten Island Advance - Staten Island,NY,USA

The 17-foot cross, discovered in the days after the attacks, is currently located at the 9/11 Memorial Museum in Manhattan. However, an atheist group has filed a lawsuit seeking to bar its inclusion at the museum. “This cross was a symbol of hope and [more]

5:12:38 PM 1775 document: Colonists asked pacifists to pay
The Associated Press

The proposition is spelled out in a July 11, 1775, public notice known as a "broadside," which is on display at the Moravian Archives & Museum here. Experts recently confirmed it as the only known English-language copy. Lancaster played an important  [more]

4:37:45 PM Museum species added to new look Encyclopedia of Life
Natural History Museum - London,UK

Scanning electron microscope images of Emiliania huxleyi species of coccolithophore, (digitally coloured to show individual coccospheres) - one of the Natural History Museum's species fact files added to the Encyclopedia of Life website, a new versio [more]

4:37:45 PM Selkirk museum holding benefit auction Friday
Haldimand Review - Caledonia,ON,Canada

By Matt Day, The Chronicle With children heading back to school this week, it's only fitting the Wilson MacDonald Memorial School Museum in Selkirk is holding its major fundraiser of the year this Friday. Beginning at 5:30 pm at the Selkirk Centennia [more]

3:33:31 PM Museum of Salt & Pepper Shakers in Gatlinburg, Tennessee
AssociatedPress -

A video tour of the Museum of Salt & Pepper Shakers in Gatlinburg, Tennessee filmed for Mountain Xpress. [more]

2:29:21 PM 2 arrested in Portugal after rhino horn heist
Sacramento Bee - Sacramento,CA,USA

AP LISBON, Portugal -- Portuguese police say they have arrested two foreigners on suspicion of stealing rhino horns from a museum in central Portugal. The arrests came after a recent spate of rhino horn thefts from European museums this year. ... [more]

1:17:48 PM Soul of the FDNY
New York Post - New York,NY,USA

By JOE WALKER A solemn march from a Midtown church and firehouse paid tribute yesterday to 9/11 victim Father Mychal Judge -- and enshrined the FDNY chaplain's jacket and helmet in the Fire Museum's permanent collection. "It gives us a little comfort [more]

1:17:48 PM From the big 'M' to the Mining Museum, visitors will stay busy
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA

Platteville, founded in the 1820s, takes its history seriously , especially when it comes to its mining past. Today, the home of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville still has a friendly, small-town feel. »Read Full Article You can register throug [more]

12:53:55 PM Videogame History Museum completes first round of fundraising
Warp Zoned

The Videogame History Museum is one step closer to reality as the group behind it has completed their first round of fundraising via Kickstarter. The goal for this initial funding drive was a very modest $30000, but donors easily surpassed that with  [more]

11:19:47 AM 9/11 Memorial: Ground Zero as Dark Tourist Site
Miller-McCune.com

Visitors are expected to flock to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum when it opens, even as memories of that day fade away. By Michael T. Luongo An artist's rendering of 9/11 memorial, which is located at the site of the former World Trade [more]

10:57:47 AM Reopening of the Museum der Kulturen Basel / Museum der Kulturen Basel -
PR Newswire UK (press release) - London,UK

PR Newswire UK (press release) After two years of reconstruction, refurbishment and expansion, the Museum der Kulturen is ready to reopen its doors. Herzog & de Meuron, the Basel-based architectural firm, has designed a stunning crown for the histori [more]

9:36:01 AM Unusual museums: from sausages to lawnmowers
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK

Cup Noodles are not the only unusual item to emerge as the unlikely focal point of a museum. By Danielle Demetriou in Tokyo There are a string of museums devoted to showcasing the quirky and the unconventional in establishments around the globe. ... [more]

9:36:01 AM Open days offer free access to our heritage
Northern Echo - Darlington,England,UK

By Mark Tallentire » DOZENS of churches, parks, museums, galleries and other historic buildings across the region will be open free of charge later this week, for this year's Heritage Open Days. Nationally, the English Heritage initiative will see 40 [more]

8:24:22 AM National Taiwan Museum shows Seediq collection
Taiwan Today

“Buragaya”—a hanging symbolizing headhunting success—is part of the National Taiwan Museum exhibition on the indigenous Seediq people's culture and history. (Courtesy of NTM) By June Tsai The National Taiwan Museum will showcase historical items ... [more]

8:20:43 AM Cup Noodle museum opens in Japan
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK

A museum devoted to the Cup Noodle is about to open its doors in Japan. The iconic food creation, consisting of a precooked block of noodles requiring only hot water, a packet of flavouring and three minutes preparation time, has been a popular ... [more]

8:20:43 AM The Up Beat: First responders get jewelry repair deal
The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA

Dalton Whitfield visited the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum on Aug. 23 for two reasons. He got to take advantage of the national Blue Star Museums partnership in which more than 1500 museums around the country are offering free admission to active-duty [more]

6:55:23 AM Museum of Art exhibit to honor Beta Sigma Phi
Gadsden Times - Gadsden,AL,USA

The exhibit is on display in the Gadsden Museum of Art. The Gadsden Museum of Art is hosting an exhibit showcasing the last 60 years of Beta Sigma Phi, an international Greek-letter social sorority. Included in the exhibit of sorority memorabilia are [more]

4:12:47 AM Thorvaldsens Museum and the National Gallery of Denmark exhibit in Moscow
Art Daily - Eastport,Maine,USA

The Pushkin Museum in Moscow itself possesses a sculpture of Princess Barjatinskaja, which will be included in the exhibition. The exhibition “Danish Masters 1800-1850” in the Pushkin Museum will open on 6 September on the occasion of the State Visit [more]

4:12:47 AM Career Choice: Museum Curators
SayCampusLife - Richmond,VA,USA

The museum director manages a museum and its daily operations. This professional, who is also a curator, is the face of the museum in its contact with the public. In her role as a curator, the museum director acquires, stores, and exhibits collection [more]

2:11:16 AM AD Classics: Everson Museum / IM Pei
IBTimes Hong Kong

By Jesse Ganes | September 5, 2011 9:23 AM HKT With a collection focused largely on American art and ceramics, the Everson Museum exists as a structure that is more than just a vault for art. Designed in 1968 by IM Pei, the structure sought to ... [more]

1:00:17 AM Chippewa Valley tourism sees summertime gains
WEAU-TV 13 - Eau Claire,WI,USA

Susan McLeod, the director of the Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire's Carson Park said the popular destination has made recent gains in attendance. “We have had higher attendance this year during both June and July,” McLeod said. ... [more]

12:30:28 AM $434m National Museum contract to Hyundai
Peninsula On-line - Qatar

DOHA: South Korean construction firm Hyundai Engineering & Construction has finally secured the final contract from the Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) to build the Qatar National Museum, the company announced yesterday. The project worth $434m will se [more]



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