MUSEUMS IN THE NEWS

 

March 29-April 12, 2006

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Indoor firms see silver lining in rainy weather
By: Victoria Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle, April 12, 2006
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/12/RAINBIZ.TMP

Ground broken on ag center bill
By: Tim Moran, Modesto Bee, April 11, 2006
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/12041403p-12797891c.html

Science museum seen as visitor magnet; Backers of idea say hands-on environment could help revitalize downtown Lodi
By: Sara Cardine, Lodi News, April 11, 2006
http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2006/04/11/news/2_museum_060411.txt

Museum Highlights Arctic Climate Change
By: Randolph E. Schmid, San Francisco Chronicle, April 11, 2006
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/04/11/national/w133350D71.DTL

1906 Survivors Speak Of Destruction, Rebirth
ABC 7, April 11, 2006
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=assignment_7&id=4076926

Museum traces Latino presence
By: Chris Treadway, Contra Costa Times, April 11, 2006
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/14314869.htm

Council backs Art Center partnership
Palo Alto Online, April 10, 2006
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=2683

Museums marry theme parks and develop 'immersive environments'
By: Jane Engle, Inside Bay Area, April 10, 2006
http://www.insidebayarea.com/bayarealiving/ci_3694852

Hornet has a new captain at the helm
By: Kimberly S. Wetzel and Jeff Mitchell, Contra Costa Times, April 10, 2006
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/14307129.htm

Radio Waves: A Radio Museum Grows in Berkeley
By: Ben Fong-Torres, San Francisco Chronicle, April 9, 2006
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/09/PKGU9GIQD81.DTL&type=tvradio

Dinsmoor's distress; Group renovating 1929 house in Rosemead
By: Jason Kosareff, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, April 9, 2006
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_3692453

Chinese-American quake experience in special exhibit; Bid quelled to move Chinatown to Hunters Point
By Momo Chang, Inside Bay Area, April 8, 2006
http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_3687878

Greer celebrated; Steinbeck Center leader's efforts remembered
By Zachary Stahl and Christopher Ortiz, Salinas Californian, April 8, 2006
http://www.californianonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060408/NEWS01/604080310&SearchID=73241252464143

New Brighton State Beach visitor center now open
By Jennifer Squires, Santa Cruz Sentinel, April 8, 2006
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2006/April/08/local/stories/09local.htm

Museum move urged in Laguna Beach; Townhomes are also part of an arts coalition's plan for the Village Entrance area
By: William Wheeler, Orange County Register, April 8, 2006
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/atoz/article_1093562.php

Places to Idle: Imaginations run wild at automotive museums
By: Michael Taylor, San Francisco Chronicle, April 8, 2006
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/08/MTGPFI4R0R1.DTL

Stockton, S.F. battle over USS Iowa
By: Cheryl Winkelman, Chico Enterprise-Record, April 8, 2006
http://www.chicoer.com/news/bayarea/ci_3688110

Artwork contest for children
Daily Democrat, April 8, 2006
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/entertainment/ci_3688623

Delta rockets on display, on land and into space; 'D-3' donated to Discovery Science Center; 'D-2' scheduled to launch April 21
By: Gary Robbins, Orange County Register, April 8, 2006
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/healthscience/homepage/article_1093370.php

Chabot hopes Oakland provides funding; The Space and Science Center has made cuts but still faces a deficit in June
By: Eric Kurhi, Contra Costa Times, April 7, 2006
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/alameda_county/montclair/14286866.htm

A Klimt Purchase Could Help Restore Getty Image
By: Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, April 7, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-et-klimtbar7apr07,1,1017944.story?coll=la-news-a_section

A Dab of Luck on LACMA's Palette; If bought, the luminous Klimts temporarily on display could make the museum the only one in the U.S. with a major program in Modern art
By: Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, April 7, 2006
http://www.calendarlive.com/la-et-klimt7apr07,0,2370212.story

Museum to present 'Awesome Aquatic Adventures'; The Mobile Reef touch tank is filled with sea life
Thousand Oaks Acorn, April 6, 2006
http://www.toacorn.com/news/2006/0406/Schools/049.html

Angels Museum Gets More Room
By: Vaness Turner, MyMotherLode.com, April 06, 2006
http://www.mymotherlode.com/News/article/kvml/1144344198

New entrance to greet museum visitors; The $300,000 renovation project is expected to begin next month
By: Monique H. Henderson, The Press-Enterprise, April 6, 2006
http://www.pe.com/localnews/pass/stories/PE_News_Local_D_pmuseum07.ead79e1.html

Huntington seeks official surf museum designation
By: Rachel Olsen, Orange County Register, April 6, 2006
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1088955.php

Wildflowers, Tall Tales, and Charros at Museum
St. Helena Star, April 6, 2006
http://www.sthelenastar.com/articles/2006/04/06/features/arts_and_entertainment/iq_3376025.txt

For an art tour, press # key
By: Diane Haithman, Los Angeles Times, April 5, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-et-celltours5apr05,1,542897.story?coll=la-headlines-technology

Magnetic Attraction; Science center exhibit pulls kids into world of superheroes
By: Valerie Kuklenski, Daily News, April 5, 2006
http://www.dailynews.com/entertainment/ci_3675906

Micke Grove Zoo suffers setback
By: Roman Gokhman, The Tracy Press, April 5, 2006
http://www.tracypress.com/local/2006-04-05-Zoo.php

Chamber, museum will share space
By: Mathew Artz, Inside Bay Area, April 5, 2006
http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/localnews/ci_3674012

Nazi-looted art returned
By: Daisy Nguyen, San Jose Mercury News, April 5, 2006
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/gossip/14271230.htm

USS Hornet Museum names new CEO
By: Kimberly S. Wetzel, Contra Costa Times, April 4, 2006
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/14262884.htm

Growing Pains at Fresno's Chaffee Zoo
By: Associated Press, ABC30.com, April 4, 2006
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=local&id=4051399

Air museum ready for takeoff
By: Larry Parsons, Monterey Herald, April 3, 2006
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/local/14250716.htm

Jewish museum and Mexican Museum a step closer to becoming reality
By: Jesse Hamlin, San Francisco Chronicle, April 1, 2006
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/01/DDGU9GJ4OV1.DTL

Zoo awarded much coveted accreditation
By: Patricia Yollin, San Francisco Chronicle, March 30, 2006
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/30/ZOO.TMP

Steinbeck Center CEO Greer dies
By Joe Livernois, Monterey County Herald, March 29, 2006
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/14218805.htm

3 Out of 4 Visitors to the Met Never Make It to the Front Door
By: Carol Vogel, New York Times, March 29, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/29/arts/artsspecial/29web.html?ex=1144468800&en=a54c6b1e0e9f4865&ei=5070

The Art of Conservation Sees Light at the Getty
By: Laura Novak, New York Times, March 29, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/29/arts/artsspecial/29conserve.html

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