California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 8/2/06


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Dueling visions for Coyote Point
By: Patty Fisher, San Jose Mercury News, August 2, 2006
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/15178765.htm

Honorees of New California Hall of Fame Unveiled
By: Robert Salladay, Los Angeles Times, August 1, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-awards1aug01,1,1490456.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california

Getty posts the big numbers: Moving toward greater transparency, the trust puts top salaries, Villa costs and other financial details on its website
By: Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, July 31, 2006
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-getty31jul31,0,6954002.story?coll=cl-art

Hemet museum to open this summer; Reveals treasures of ice age
Temecula Valley News, July 30, 2006
http://www.temeculavalleynews.com/story.asp?story_ID=16597

Now on exhibit, the blogger's view
By: David Ng, Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2006
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-ca-blogs30jul30,0,6120393.story?coll=cl-art-features

N.Y. designer Karan puts fashions on runway to benefit De Young
By: Donna Kato, San Jose Mercury News, July 30, 2006
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/15157770.htm

Zoo: Forget about free day each month - Plan being replaced with urban outreach program
By: Momo Chang, Oroville Mercury Register, July 30, 2006
http://www.orovillemr.com/news/bayarea/ci_4114521

The Art of Pricing: Even museums are subject to the forces of the market
The Wall Street Journal, Opinion Journal, July 28, 2006
http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110008714

Museums’ Research on Looting Seen to Lag
By: Randy Kennedy, New York Times, July 25, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/25/arts/design/25clai.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Starting out small; Technology, especially newer tools, can extend reach of small nonprofits
By: Ret Boney, Philanthropy Journal, July 25, 2006
http://www.philanthropyjournal.org//lu.cfm?lu=9417

Vandals destroy museum artifacts stored in San Pedro
By: Donna Littlejohn, Daily Breeze, July 25, 2006
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/3417266.html

Museum sponsors bargain art: See it, and hear about the artists
By: Wes Woods, Press Enterprise, July 24, 2006
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_H_dspot25.1a1240f.html

Magnes drops one Berkeley future home for another
By: Joe Eskenazi, The Jewish News Weekly, July 23, 2006
http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/29583/format/html/displaystory.html

For Top Law Students, a Sidebar With the Arts
By: Erika Kinetz, New York Times, July 23, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/fashion/23lawyer.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Should Art Museums Always Be Free? There’s Room for Debate
By: Roberta Smith, New York Times, July 22, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/22/arts/design/22admi.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

City Board Approves $2.1 Million to Demolish L.A. Zoo Elephant Pen: The work will clear the way for the eventual construction of larger quarters for the animals
By: Steve Hymon, Los Angeles Times, July 22, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-elephants22jul22,1,6121680.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california

Local museum funding runs dry
By: Julianna Crisalli, Bakersfield Californian, July 22, 2006
http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/63557.html

Work begins on oft-delayed $46 million Jewish museum: Energetic design in city's culture gulch reuses power station
By: John King, San Francisco Chronicle, July 20, 2006
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/20/BAGSEK22E91.DTL

Study touts art museum’s impact: Report shows it generates $9.7 million annually to Columbia economy
By: Noelle Phillips, The State, July 18, 2006
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/business/15061780.htm

Author indicted in Frazier case: Conspiracy alleged at firearms museum
By: Kay Stewart, The Courier-Journal, July 16, 2006
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060716/NEWS01/607160382

A Clean Canvas: Corcoran Gallery Director Promises a New Look and a New Mission
By: Jacqueline Trescott, Washington Post, July 15, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/14/AR2006071401723.html

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