MUSEUMS IN THE NEWS 

May 11-May 25, 2005

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Exploratorium chief takes post in England; Delacôte intends to create network of science museums
By David Perlman, San Francisco Chronicle, May 25, 2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/25/BAGU0CU2JV1.DTL&type=science

Clash Over Museum Wing Forces Director Out
By Carl Hartman, Associated Press, May 24, 2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/05/24/entertainment/e070316D01.DTL

Why the Arts Matter
By Stephanie Casenza, Voice of San Diego, May 24, 2005
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=euLTJbMUKvH&b=618993&ct=878493

Hang a '10' on new museum
By Terry Rodgers, Union-Tribune, May 24, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/20050524-9999-lz1s24surf.html

Lost and Found: A Museum of Misplaced Objects Is 200
By JohnTagliabue, The New York Times, May 23, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/23/international/europe/23paris.html

SDSU Professor Plays Integral Role in Curating San Diego Exhibit of Dead Sea Scrolls
By Coleen L. Geraghty, SDSUniverse, May 23, 2005
http://www.sdsuniverse.info/story.asp?id=30677

Workers at the zoo on edge; City of Fresno readies to transfer operations to a private, nonprofit group
By Jim Davis, The Fresno Bee, May 23, 2005
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/10543535p-11335693c.html

Curse of the Blockbuster? The return of King Tut pits a growing reliance on big-ticket glitter against museum's mission to enlighten
By Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times, May 22, 2005
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-ca-kingtut22may22,0,846552.story?coll=cl-home-top-blurb-right

Creation Museum sparks evolution debate
Associated Press, San Jose Mercury News, May 22, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/health/11712270.htm

Children's museum gears up to reopen as city looks into lease
By Chris Richard, The Press-Enterprise, May 21, 2005
http://www.pe.com/localnews/sanbernardino/stories/PE_News_Local_B_bmuseum22.a20d4.html

Indictment Targets Getty's Acquisitions
By Tracy Wilkinson and Suzanne Muchnic, Los Angeles Times, May 20, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-et-getty20may20,1,6187966.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Where all routes lead toward fun
Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/features/kids/readingroom/la-et-kidcal19may19,0,5943386.story?coll=la-living-kids_reading_room

Museum picks science fiction over the real thing
By Michael Kunzelman, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 19, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20050519-1552-starwars-benfranklin.html

Challenge to zoo plan officially rejected; Opposition leader weighs new attempt
By Jeanette Steele, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 19, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050519-9999-1m19zoosuit.html

Chico Air Museum gets off the ground Saturday
By Laurie Kavenaugh, Chico Enterprise, May 19, 2005
http://www.chicoer.com/Stories/0,1413,135~26787~2877337,00.html

What Museums Have in Store
Art.Blogging.LA,
May 18, 2005
http://art.blogging.la/archives/2005/05/what_museums_ha.phtml

The Natural History Museum To Exhibit The Dead Sea Scrolls
KFMB, May 17, 2005
http://www.kfmb.com/story.php?id=12591

Volunteer finds longtime home with historical society
By Jeff Frank, North County Times, May 15, 2005
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/05/16/news/community/51505192241.txt

Aquarium redo in Monterey
By Jane Engle, Los Angeles Times, May 15, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-log15may15,1,7958429.story?coll=la-travel-headlines

Ready To “Artwear”
By Bill Picture, The San Francisco Examiner, May 15, 2005
http://www.sfexaminer.com/articles/2005/05/16/entertainment/20050516_en02_artwear.txt

Museum loses desert for art's sake; Board changes venue's name to reflect last year's shift in emphasis
By Brian Joseph, Desert Sun, May 14, 2005
http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050514/NEWS01/505140333/1006

Children's Museum gets a reprieve
By Martin Stolz, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 12, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050512-9999-7m12museum.html

Chumash storyteller helps celebrate museum month
By Lisa Renken, Lompoc Record, May 11, 2005
http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2005/05/11/news/news18.txt

Made in Palestine
By Onnesha Roychoudhuri, Mother Jones, May 11, 2005
http://www.motherjones.com/arts/feature/2005/05/palestinian_art.html


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