MUSEUMS IN THE NEWS

 

December 21, 2005-January 4, 2006

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Shot Down Once, Battleship Plan Returns
By: Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times, January 3, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ship3jan03,1,3575653.story?coll=la-headlines-california

With Thousands of Items Reported Stolen, Art Theft Is Big Business
By: Rhymer Rigby, Los Angeles Times, January 2, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-ft-art2jan02,1,3223822.story?coll=la-headlines-business

Discovery Museum to build mural featuring headshots
By: Colin Atagi, The Desert Sun, December 29, 2005
http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051229/UPDATE/512290338

Museum move is likely
By: Andrew Edwards, Daily Pilot, December 29, 2005
http://www.dailypilot.com/front/story/33952p-49965c.html

In a dark hour for the Fine Arts Museums, one man forged a bright future for the de Young
By: Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle, December 27, 2005
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/27/DDGU0GCQ351.DTL

Oceanside museum hires director
By: Louise Esola, North County Times, December 26, 2005
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/12/26/news/coastal/122505203649.txt

Garage where HP was born becomes a museum
By: Benjamin Pimental, San Francisco Chronicle, December 26, 2005
http://www.pe.com/business/local/stories/PE_Biz_D_garagemuseums27.cf2bd48.html

Newton Museum Closing Its Doors
By: Michael Santo, Real Tech News, December 25, 2005
http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2372

Zoo names new director of conservation and research
By: Associated Press, North County Times, December 23, 2005
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/12/24/special_reports/science_technology/10_54_1212_23_05.txt

Historical Society names new executive director
By: Associated Press, Times-Standard, December 23, 2005
http://www.times-standard.com/lifestyle/ci_3337661

Nonprofit group plans 'Living history' museum
By: mark Abramson, The Lompoc Record, December 22, 2005
http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2005/12/22/news/news02.txt

Nonprofit group, state vie for museum
By: Melissa Eiselein, The Press-Enterprise, December 22, 2005
http://www.pe.com/localnews/desert/stories/PE_News_Local_H_museum22.fea6d66.html

Last battleship to become museums
By: Drew Brown, The Mercury News, December 22, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/13467999.htm

Children's Museum names new director
By: Associated Press, The Tribune, December 21, 2005
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/13455028.htm

Museum Targets Psychiatry As An "Industry Of Death"
By: Associated Press, PR Leap, December 21, 2005
http://www.prleap.com/pr/22120/



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