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11:43:30 PM Tourist Adoration Endangers Sistine Chapel Art
Voice of America - USA

The director of the Vatican Museums, Antonio Paolucci, has expressed serious concern for the famous frescoes inside the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals have ... [more]

10:22:51 PM Tate Modern Expansion Is the Cost of Success
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

Now Nicholas Serota, director of all the Tate museums (a network that includes Tate Britain across the river in Milbank along with branches in Liverpool and ... [more]

7:50:38 PM An aesthetic desert
Al-Ahram Weekly

Thefts from art museums inevitably excite public interest. Perhaps some among our older generations will recall "How to Steal a Million, a film starring ... [more]

5:08:29 PM Egypt to Try 11 People in Theft of $55 Million Van Gogh From Cairo Museum
Bloomberg

If convicted, the people, who include museum officials and security guards, could face sentences of as much as three years for dereliction of duty and .... [more]

4:34:01 PM Raphael tapestries go on show in Britain
Reuters - NY,USA

Professor Arnold Nesselrath, a director at the Vatican Museums, said it was symbolic to reunite the Catholic Church's tapestries with the Cartoons, ... [more]

12:44:25 PM Influential COBRA artist Corneille dies at age 88
The Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A museum dedicated to the works of an influential European art movement says the group's last surviving Dutch member, Corneille, ... [more]

10:56:35 AM A Paris Show That's as Good as (Incan) Gold
New York Times (blog)

On loan from Peruvian museums, they together conjure up the flamboyance and glory of the most remarkable of the pre-Colombian civilizations. ... [more]

9:37:35 AM Olympia, 2-war naval veteran, battles for survival
The Associated Press

Visitors to the museum pay up to $12, which includes the chance to board the warship. Since taking stewardship of the floating museum from a cash-strapped ... [more]

8:27:04 AM Madison museum offering free admission
Dailyrecord.com - Parsippany,NJ,USA

25 to the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, as part of the sixth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine. A celebration of culture, learning and ... [more]

6:44:14 AM Museums of Lisle Station Park to play host long list of authors
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA

By Joan Broz | Daily Herald Columnist A historic lineup of authors is coming to the Museums of Lisle Station Park during the next four months. ... [more]

5:01:33 AM Group questions more than museum
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA

"Obviously the petition is about the bonding for the museum," said Michael Langley, a Woodford County resident who owns the Book Nook. ... [more]

3:31:30 AM Overlooked treasures are worth the effort
China View, Beijing, China

While these museums are all relatively well-known, I count three of my other favorite museums here - the China National Film Museum, China National Geology ... [more]

1:26:28 AM Okaloosa plans to reduce contributions to nonprofits; Fishing museum
Destin Log - Destin,FL,USA

Destin Log 21, doesn't expect the proposed cuts to force the museum to cut its hours. “We will make due somehow,” she added. “We have lot of additional fundraisers ... [more]



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