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11:42:14 PM On 9/11, Museums and Memories
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

Tom Hennes, whose Thinc Design firm creates interior exhibits for museums, came to the Sept. 11 project with experience in subject matter that evoked painful emotions and memories. He was working on a reconciliation memorial in South Africa in 2007 . [more]

11:42:14 PM NY arts world commemorates Sept. 11 in music, film
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA

On Sunday, New York cinemas, museums, concert halls, galleries and theaters will abound in cultural events held in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of that day. The happenings vary from screenings of old movies such as "Manhattan" to grand Linco [more]

11:42:14 PM Fall arts: Two Warhol exhibits and the (E)merge Art Fair kick off the season
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

By Philip Kennicott, The season begins with a burst of Andy Warhol, as two shows in two major museums explore very different aspects of the pop pioneer. An exhibition at the National Gallery of Art called “Warhol: Headlines” arrives in the late ... [more]

11:42:14 PM Visual Arts Preview: The Gallery and Museum Shows You Can't Miss This Fall
Exhibitions?

By Peter Simek From galleries and universities to museums, here are five fall visual art picks you won't want to miss. Selfless. Selfish. Selfiness at Brand 10 Art Space featuring Annie Arnold, Carol Benson, Shelby Cunningham, Val Hunnicutt, ... [more]

10:46:56 PM Gravity's Rainbow: The 9/11 Memorial Manages a Delicate Balance Between
TIME - USA

TIME 07, 2011 A rendering of an overview of the Memorial, with the entry pavilion of the future 9/11 Museum visible between the two reflecting pools. Squared Design Lab A few months after the attack on the World Trade Center, Rudolph Giuliani, ... [more]

10:46:56 PM Prehistoric clay disks found in northwestern Alaska
Reuters - NY,USA

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Four decorated clay disks have been discovered at a prehistoric site in Alaska, apparently the first artifacts of their type discovered in the state, the University of Alaska Museum of the North said. ... [more]

10:46:56 PM List of latest California Hall of Fame inductees released
Sacramento Bee - Sacramento,CA,USA

By Whitney Mountain The California Museum today announce the 2011 inductees into the California Hall of Fame - a list of Californians chosen by Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Brown. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, The Beach Boys, Nobel-prize winning ... [more]

10:46:56 PM Anacostia Community Museum Features Maria Rosario Jackson as the 44th ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

The luncheon, a fundraiser for the museum, will take place Thursday, Sept. 15, at noon at the National Press Club Ballroom in Washington, DC The theme of the benefit is inspired by the museum's "Call & Response: Community and Creativity Initiative" . [more]

9:27:04 PM Famous painting stolen by Nazis winds up in Tallahassee museum
10 Connects

Tallahassee, Florida - A museum in Tallahassee finds itself at the center of a fascinating international mystery involving a nearly 500-year-old piece of art believed to have been stolen by the Nazis during World War II. The painting, called "Christ  [more]

7:33:27 PM A major Poussin painting goes to the Kimbell, not the Getty
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

In announcing its newest acquisition, Nicolas Poussin's "Sacrament of Ordination (Christ Presenting the Keys to Saint Peter)," circa 1636-40, Fort Worth's Kimbell Art Museum said in a press release, "The painting is from Poussin's famous first set of [more]

7:18:50 PM Tech items among museum's 9/11 relics
ComputerWorld - USA

By Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld - WASHINGTON -- It's not easy to look at the National Museum of American History's 9/11 display. Whether viewed in person or online, its contents invoke painful memories. There's a severely damaged laptop from the . [more]

7:18:50 PM Now, heritage museum will house coins and stamps
Times of India - India

The museum is negotiating with its employee Radhakrishna Kumble, who has contributed bulk of coins on display at the museum and other collectors across India. It is the sheer perseverance of Radhakrishna, who, since December 1987, is laying his hands [more]

5:28:29 PM NY museum opening post-9/11 Nat'l Guard exhibit
Wall Street Journal - USA

AP SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — A new exhibit opening at an upstate museum pays tribute to the 32 members the New York Army National Guard who have fallen in battle since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The exhibit at the New York State Military ... [more]

5:28:29 PM Museum cancels Caterpillar honor under Corrie pressure
JTA - New York,NY,USA

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The National Building Museum cancelled a ceremony honoring Caterpillar after pressure from a foundation named for Rachel Corrie, the activist killed during Gaza home demolitions. "We feel the environment for the 2011 Henry C. Turn [more]

5:28:29 PM Old basketball museum revived with Bodies exhibit
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA

(AP) — The Kentucky Basketball Museum died a quiet death in 2008. Now, the head of the Lexington Center is hoping to bring it back to life, starting with an exhibit called Bodies Revealed. The exhibit is the inaugural show at the new Lexington Center [more]

5:28:29 PM Firefighters Museum Exhibit Commemorates 9/11 Anniversary [VIDEO]
Patch.com

9 at the Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center in E. Garden City. "They weren't just names, they were people," said Alana Petrocelli, executive director of the museum. "That's what this exhibit is about - the people. ... [more]

5:28:29 PM Balancing Act Topples Into The Children's Museum of Memphis
MarketWatch - USA

Children and their families can expand their understanding of balance -- and learn how to practice and improve it -- in Balancing Act, a children's traveling exhibit at The Children's Museum of Memphis, September 17-January 15. ... [more]

5:28:29 PM The California Museum & Comcast Announce the 2011 California Hall of
PR Newswire (press release) - USA

PR Newswire (press release) 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2011 California Hall of Fame inductees, as selected by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and First Lady Anne Brown, were announced today by The California Museum and Comcast, continuing the rich tra [more]

2:21:00 PM Brand Madness: Carnegie Science Center vs. Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh is vying against the Carnegie Science Center in the first round of Pittsburgh Brand Madness. Carnegie Science Center vs. Children's Museum of Pittsburgh Welcome to the first round of Pittsburgh Brand madness. ... [more]

1:01:44 PM State-funded McAuliffe-Shepard center to join ranks of private museums
Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USA

Visit: Cuts & Consequences Here are some comparisons of smaller or mid-sized science museums in New England. The National Association of Science-Technology Centers says the average annual budget for such museums is $4.58 million, more than twice the  [more]

1:01:44 PM Brand Madness: Andy Warhol Museum vs. Mattress Factory
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

We've got a battle of modern art in Pittsburgh in this match-up between the Andy Warhol Museum and The Mattress Factory Art Museum. The Warhol, as it's called, is named for the artist who was raised in Pittsburgh, and it is one of the four Carnegie . [more]

12:43:04 PM Distinguished Aircraft Retires, To be Displayed at Museum
Military & Aerospace Electronics (blog)

A 47-year old C-130E transport that has flown hundreds of combat and humanitarian missions around the world made its last flight Tuesday and will be retired and displayed at the Museum of Aviation at Robins. The aircraft's final flight had a rather . [more]

9:06:25 AM Palm Springs Air Museum honors our defenders
My Desert - Palm Springs,CA,USA

Docents at the Palm Springs Air Museum include (from left) Chuck Potter, Everett Price, Harvey C. Trackman and Richard Cruise. They lead museum tours and share with visitors their personal experience and knowledge of World War ll. ... [more]

9:06:25 AM Citizens speak out at Springfield Art Museum meeting
News-Leader.com

Despite the meeting's rocky start, community members and art enthusiasts eventually voiced their opinions on the search for a new Springfield Art Museum director. Plans changed at Thursday's regular museum board of directors meeting when citizens in  [more]

7:09:03 AM Artifacts from the 9/11 Memorial and Museum
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York contains items found at Ground Zero, from victims' keys to firefighters' gear. Looking west from Building 4 at Memorial Pool, the footprint of the fallen Tower 2. The white building to the right [more]

7:09:03 AM Fall arts 2011: Phoenix Art Museum
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA

8, 2011 04:41 PM An art museum is more than just pictures on a wall - although some of those pictures are really, really good. There is more variety at the state's premier art institution: There are installations, videos, digital projections and a fe [more]

7:04:29 AM Quick Takes: Art-film gala at LACMA
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

The work, along with many others, disappeared from the museum during World War II. German Nazis stole countless art treasures from museums across Europe. —Associated Press Mary Tyler Moore has turned the world on with her smile and talent for the las [more]

5:23:01 AM Fall arts 2011: Heard Museum in Phoenix
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA

It's the same with Phoenix and the Heard Museum. One of the world's best museums of Native American art and culture sits in the middle of town, and busloads of tourists pile in, but Phoenicians don't always remember it's worth visiting. It is. ... [more]

5:23:01 AM Fall arts 2011: ASU Art Museum in Tempe
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA

8, 2011 04:41 PM Of the four top area art museums, the ASU Art Museum is the only one that is always free. In the Nelson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Arizona State University, it hosts some of the best and most innovative art in the state or ... [more]

5:07:58 AM Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth buys Poussin's 'Sacrament of Ordination'
Fort Worth Star Telegram

By Gaile Robinson FORT WORTH -- After months of stealthy negotiations in Great Britain, the Kimbell Art Museum has acquired a $24.3 million work -- a painting that is considered one of the greatest by 17th-century French artist Nicolas Poussin. ... [more]

3:48:54 AM Museum Center flag to see sun for 9/11 anniversary
Cincinnati.com - Cincinnati,OH,USA

Provided/Cincinnati Museum Center The Cincinnati Museum Center will mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with an enduring - and huge - memento that could bring smiles and a patriotic surge. Hours after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the ... [more]

3:02:30 AM Palace Museum thief to stand trial
China Daily

By Zheng Jinran (China Daily) BEIJING - The man suspected of being the first thief to successfully steal pieces from the Palace Museum is still being questioned prior to a public prosecution. "This robbery is the first time items have been stolen fro [more]

12:26:38 AM Museum's busy weekend packed with free activities
San Angelo Standard Times - san angelo,tx,USA

Howard Taylor is the director of the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. Contact him at director@samfa.org or 325-653-3333. SAN ANGELO, Texas — Today and this weekend, the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts' calendar is rich and full of wonderful activities. [more]



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