MUSEUMS IN THE NEWS

 

February 16-March 2, 2006

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Supervisors to discuss release of museum official
By: Roman Gokhman, Lodi News-Sentinel, March 1, 2006
http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2006/03/01/news/5_supes_060301.txt

It cost $200,000 to move a 50-cent house
By: James Heiss, Redlands Daily Facts, March 1, 2006
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/news/ci_3558967

Indio veterans drop push for museum at Patton home
By: David Olson, Press Enterprise, March 1, 2006
http://www.pe.com/localnews/desert/stories/PE_News_Local_D_dpatton01.12feabc2.html

Arts Council Silicon Valley grants $24,000 to local artists
By: Mark de la Vina, San Jose Mercury News, February 28, 2006
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/visual_arts/13984803.htm

County plans to go ahead with retrofit
By: Roman Gokman, Tracy Press, February 28, 2006
http://www..tracypress.com/local/2006-02-28-County.php

Aquarium gets grant for girls' program
By: Associated Press, The Monterey Herald, February 26, 2006
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/local/13966971.htm

Off-The-Hook Museum Tours
By: Dan Goodin, The Monterey Herald, February 26, 2006
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/13967086.htm

European masterpieces
By: Caitlin Donnell, The Tribune, February 26, 2006
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/living/13947542.htm

Nature center expansion launched
By: Laura Urseny, Mercury-Register, February 26, 2006
http://www.orovillemr.com/news/chico/ci_3548110

Museum Assert Right on Showing Antiquities
By: Associated Press, The New York Times, February 25, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/25/arts/25muse.html?ex=1141534800&en=268695ab42db4890&ei=5070&emc=eta1

Zoo plan a good step forward
By: Associated Press, Times Standard, February 25, 2006
http://www.times-standard.com/opinion/ci_3546660

Paintings stolen from Brazilian museum as thieves escape in Carnival crowd
By: Associated Press, Union Tribune, February 24, 2006
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20060224-1859-brazil-artheist.html

Kidspace Children's Museum Recieves Anonymous $1 Million Gift
By: Associated Press, Pasadena Independent, February 23, 2006
http://www.coremg.net/newspapers.php?paper=pasadenaindependent&storyid=1560

Museums scheduled to open later this year at Diamond Valley Lake
By: Deirdre Newman, North County Times, February 23, 2006
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/02/24/news/californian/22_01_232_23_06.txt

New Director For The Exploratorium to Begin in May
By: Associated Press, Bay City News Wire, February 22, 2006
http://www.cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2006/02/22/n/HeadlineNews/EXPLORATORIUM-DIRECTO/resources_bcn_html

Two surfing museums try to catch state title
By: Alex Roth, Union Tribune, February 22, 2006
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20060222-9999-7m22surfing.html

New York's Met Museum, Italy agree on return of antiquities
By: Nicole Winfield, San Jose Mercury News, February 21, 2006
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/13924036.htm

Museums Offer 'Touch Tours' For Blind
By: Matt Sedensky, Monterey Herald, February 21, 2006
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/living/13923742.htm

San Jose art museum plans cell phone tours
By: Jack Fischer, San Jose Mercury News, February 21, 2006
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/visual_arts/13923032.htm

New chief at Fresno zoo
By: Marc Benjamin, The Fresno Bee, February 17, 2006
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/11817306p-12533393c.html

LB History on the Move
By: Steve Propes, Beachcomber, February 17, 2006
http://www.longbeachcomber.com/index.php?CatID=5&Story=1532

Louvre gets a taste of US sponsorship
By: Jason Edward Kaufman, The Art Newspaper, February 16, 2006
http://www..theartnewspaper.com/article01.asp?id=179

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