MUSEUMS IN THE NEWS

 

October 26-November 8, 2005

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Public zoo funds call for public meetings
By: Bill McEwen, The Fresno Bee, November 8, 2005
http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/mcewen/story/11454016p-12195544c.html

Library renamed for "native son"
By: Bob Wycoff, The Union, November 8, 2005
http://www.theunion.com/article/20051108/NEWS/111080079

New Memorial to be dedicated on Veterans Day
By: Xochitl Pena, The Desert Sun, November 7, 2005
http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051107/NEWS01/511070321/1006

Timely effort to rehab historic clock tower
By: Leigh Weimers, The Mercury News, November 7, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/13102363.htm

Micke Grove Zoo faces big challenges
By: Alex Breitler,Stockton Record, November 6, 2005
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051106/NEWS0102/511060325

Near-record crowds prompt LA museum to extend King Tut exhibit
By: Associated Press, North County Times, November 5, 2005
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/11/06/special_reports/travel/20_30_3111_5_05.txt

Curator at Pacific Asia Museum to step down
By: Patricia Jiayi Ho, Pasadena Star News, November 5, 2005
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3185621

Berkely children's museum outgrows its downtown spot
By: Marin Snapp, Monterey Herald, November 5, 2005
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/13090303.htm

2 Guns stolen from display at museum
By: Pauline Repard, San Diego Union Tribune, November 5, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20051105-9999-2m5museum.html

Museum of Contemporary Art Awarded $500K grant
By: Jessica Gdowski, The Daily Transcript, November 4, 2005
http://www.sddt.com/News/article.cfm?SourceCode=20051104cze

Italian smuggling case provides evidence MFA has stolen art
By: Associated Press, The Mercury News, November 4, 2006
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/13081299.htm

LACMA art brings in $13 million
By: Suzanne Muchnic, Los Angeles Times, November 4, 2005
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-auction4nov04,0,5852616.story?coll=cl-home-more-channels

Maritime Museum to be restored
By: Emily Fancher, The Examiner, November 3, 2005
http://www.sfexaminer.com/articles/2005/11/04/news/20051104_ne04_maritime.txt

Near-record crowds prompt LA museum to extend King Tut exhibit
By: Associated Press, The Mercury News, November 3, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/13070196.htm

Travis Air Museum opening to the public
By: Ian Thompson, Daily Republic, November 3, 2005
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/articles/2005/11/04/local_news/news08.txt

Southland Museum May Close
By: Associated Press, NBC4TV, November 3, 2005
http://www.nbc4.tv/newslinks/5241222/detail.html

Fontanans restore 100-year-old house
By: Russell Ingold, Fontana Herald News, November 3, 2005
http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/articles/2005/10/28/news/02newshistorical.txt

Museum seeking land to match its popularity
By: Colin Atagi, The Desert Sun, November 2, 2005
http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051102/NEWS01/511020339/1006

City Looks for ways to preserve Lompoc's History
By: Mark Abramson, The Lompoc Record, November 2, 2005
http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2005/11/02/news/news04.txt

LACMA raids the stockroom
By: Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, November 1, 2005
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-deaccession1nov01,0,2649485.story?coll=cl-home-more-channels

New Donner museum plans in the works
By: David Bunker, Sierra Sun, November 1, 2005
http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20051101/News/111010018

New committee will review claims that Getty Museum in California bought looted art
By: Associated Press, The Napa Valley Register, October 31, 2005
http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2005/10/31/news/state/iq_3146626.txt

City's history is in the making
By: Gilbert Castle, San Francisco Chronicle, October 31, 2005
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/10/31/EDGQIF5H0A1.DTL

Police museum in downtown S.D. closes
By: Joe Hughes, San Diego Union tribune, October 30, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20051030-9999-2m30museum.html

Maritime Museum drops anchor at new home in Samoa
By: Wendy Butler, The Eureka Reporter, October 28, 2005
http://www.eurekareporter.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=5332

$5 million donation for railway museum
By: Sarah Amquist, Daily Republic, October 27, 2005
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/articles/2005/10/27/local_news/news06...txt

Major expansion of Crocker museum advances
By: Terri Hardy, Sacramento Bee, October 26, 2005
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/environment/story/13770405p-14612582c.html



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