Museum Articles, Blogs & Headlines — September 2006
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Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum Achieves Re-accreditation from the American Association of Museums
The Auto Channel - Sep 25
AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE - 9/25/2006 CONTACT: Gran Roberts, For Immediate Release Marketing Director September 2006 (260) 925-1444 ext. 30 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum Achieves Re-accreditation from the American Association of Museums...
'Mob Museum' wants display that can't be refused
Las Vegas Sun - Sep 25
Whether the new museum at the old Post Office and federal courthouse site on Stewart Street will be a tribute to groundbreakers...
Skulls displayed at museum
Montanaforum.com - Sep 25
BOZEMAN - Skulls, the spectacular and the strange, are on display at the Museum of the Rockies. The skulls of a killer whale, a lion, a parrot and a wolf are among the 117 that comprise a new exhibit. Museum of the Rockies paleontologist Jack Horner...
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Art Smuggler Offers Italy Mystery Masterpiece `X' to End Trial
Bloomberg.com - Sep 25
Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- A convicted antiquities smuggler has offered to return a previously unknown ancient masterpiece known as ``Object X'' to Italy in exchange for reducing the jail time and fines he faces for supplying loot to U.S. museums...
Museum recipient of $10 million gift
Boston Globe - Sep 19
Officials of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston are praising a generous donor for being willing to publicize his latest contribution of more than $10 million, saying it will help the museum recruit other...
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Appointments to the Board of Trustees of Three National Museums
Government of Canada News - Sep 19
The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, today announced the appointment of Harriet E. Walker, Chris Nelson, and Fredrik Stefan Eaton to the boards of trustees of three national museums...
Dallas Children's Museum, Museum of Nature & Science merge
BizJournals - Sep 19
The Dallas Children's Museum and the Museum of Nature & Science...
The Munch Museum reopens with strict security measures
The Norway Post - Sep 19
The Munch Museum in Oslo reopens this weekend, following nearly 12 months of refurbishing and installation of extensive new security...
Folk pottery museum opens in Georgia
AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18
After a seven-year quest, the Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia has opened in Sautee Nacoochee, giving visitors a chance to discover the history of folk pottery in...
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Museum celebrates Islamic culture
BBC News - Sep 14
A major event celebrating Islamic art and culture will take place at the Royal Museum in Edinburgh...
Empire State Building won't host National Cartoon Museum
Boston Globe - Sep 14
Plans for a National Cartoon Museum at the Empire State Building have fallen through, with owners of the landmark Manhattan skyscraper saying the project was taking too long to develop...
Field Museum receives $5 million grant from John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
EurekAlert! - Sep 14
CHICAGO -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has granted The Field Museum $5 million to strengthen and broaden the Museum's work in...
Penn Museum lending pieces for exhibit in Beijing
BizJournals - Sep 14
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will lend significant portions of its collection for an exhibition in China, the museum...
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Board Chair Bails Out Of Crashing Air Museum
CBS 2 New York - Sep 14
The chairman of the Cradle of Aviation museum has resigned. Sean Fanelli, who is also president of Nassau County Community College, says the financially troubled museum needs fundraising, and he can't focus on raising money for both the college and the museum...
The implications of art fund collections shown in museums
Art Newspaper - Sep 14
Art funds are investment vehicles, the return on which is linked to a portfolio of works of art acquired—as opposed to the stocks, bonds, property and commodities that are the usual components of investment...
Museums: Showing off France's art de vivre
International Herald Tribune - Sep 14
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs, finally reopening in Paris on Friday after a $46 million makeover, tells the story of France's art de vivre through furniture, ceramics, porcelain, glassware, textiles, jewelry and even toy...
Canadian museums woo China with expertise
CBC - Sep 12
Museums are to be built and upgraded in China over the next few years as the country seeks to display masterpieces from its 5,000-year history...
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Two groups are pitching ideas for black history museums
San Antonio Express News - Sep 12
Two East Side groups are vying to build black history museums in San Antonio designed to showcase a rich heritage that includes intrigue surrounding Texas' independence and, in later years, the installation of sewers and paved streets thanks to the influence of an African America...
Austrian jailed for museum heist
BBC News - Sep 07
An Austrian security expert who pulled off a spectacular theft from a Vienna museum is jailed...
Sioux City Art Center reaccredited
Sioux City Journal - Sep 06
The Sioux City Art Center won reaccreditation from the American Association of Museums, making it one of only 20 percent of the museums across the country achieving that prestigious...
Call For Entries For The 49th Annual Exhibition
Art Daily - Sep 06
Call For Entries For The 49th Annual Exhibition. NEW YORK.- The American Association of Museums through its Society of Illustrators invites artists to submit entries for its 49th Annual...
New Virginia museums opening
AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05
A number of new museums and exhibits are opening this fall in Virginia, with exhibits ranging from dinosaurs to military...
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Recovered Munch masterpieces damaged after theft, but repairable, museum says
USA Today - Sep 01
The Edvard Munch masterpieces The Scream and Madonna suffered minor damage after being stolen by masked gunmen in August 2004, but it can be repaired, museum officials...
Waikiki gem museum will open to public
Pacific Business News - Sep 01
A large collection of precious gems collected in Afghanistan will go on display to the public Tuesday at a Waikiki gem museum...
WWII Museum Reopens, but Tourists Remain AWOL
NPR - Sep 01
Day to Day , September 1, 2006 · Like many cultural institutions in New Orleans, the National World War II Museum was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Building damage and looting kept the museum closed...
Grace Museum's new executive director comes from Smithsonian
Abilene Reporter-News - Sep 01
Posted 5:40 p.m. A man who works at the Smithsonian Institute will become the new executive director of The Grace Museum...
National Corvette Museum Celebration Kicks Off
WBKO-TV Bowling Green - Sep 01
America’s sports car was on parade yesterday in Bowling Green to kick off the celebration of 12 years at the Corvette Museum. Part of the festivities included a Makers Mark Scenic Tour, Lincoln’s Birthplace Scenic Tour and the Parade of Corvettes...
From ashes of war, Dresden museum is reborn
International Herald Tribune - Sep 01
The restored Green Vault at Dresden's Royal Palace, one of Germany's most celebrated museums, reopened Friday, more than 60 years...
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