California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 8/30/06


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Museum of Man cleans out its closets for a sale
By: Elizabeth Fitzsimons, San Diego Union Tribune, August 27, 2006
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060827-9999-1m27mmsale.html

Meaning lost, name changes
By: Suzanne Muchnic, Calendar Live, August 27, 2006
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-ca-artsnotes27.1aug27,0,985681.story?coll=cl-art

Can Artwork Mend Fences? An exhibition of Palestinian embroidery at the Folk Art Museum garners visitors, raises questions
By: Naomi Pfefferman, The Jewish Journal, August 25, 2006
http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=16378

Aquarium Expansion Plans Proceed
By: Kurt Helin, Gazettes Newspapers, August 24, 2006
http://www.gazettes.com/aquarium08242006.html

Museum of Art returns stolen painting to Mexico
By: Anna Cearley, San Diego Union Tribune, August 24, 2006
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060824-9999-7m24painting.html

Museum will remain open another year
By: Dana Yates, San Mateo Daily Journal, August 24, 2006
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=63251

Necropsy on Los Angeles Zoo elephant Gita is inconclusive
By: Susan Abram, Los Angeles Daily News, August 23,2006
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4228595

Palm Springs Art Museum director to resign
By: Stefanie Frith, The Desert Sun, August 23, 2006
http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060823/UPDATE01/60823026

Group hopes $400,000 it raised will preserve Coyote Point Museum: Proponents of a climate center there showing less interest
By: Marisa Lagos, San Francisco Chronicle, August 23, 2006
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/23/BAGFPKNFS51.DTL

Getty Museum relinquishes ownership of two Greek antiquities
San Diego Union Tribune, August 22, 2006
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20060822-1428-greece-getty-antiquities.html

Diversity Brings Breadth to U.S. History
By: Erin Texeira, Washington Post, August 20, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/20/AR2006082000202.html

California African American Museum Expands Hours With Annenberg, Corporate Support
PND News, August 19, 2006
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=154200040

Museum measure stalls
By: Judy Lin, Sacramento Bee, August 18, 2006
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/14300496p-15165289c.html

Husband-wife team create history at Novato museum
Marin Independent Journal, August 16, 2006
http://www.marinij.com/marin/ci_4188525

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