California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 11/8/06


Architects change their view of the lowly roof
By: Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times, November 6, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-et-google6nov06,0,2012486.story?coll=la-story-footer

Museum begins reattaching Venus' head
By: Giovanna Dell'Orto, San Jose Mercury News, November 2, 2006
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/15914650.htm

Participation in Arts, Society Linked
Washington Post, November 1, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110102535.html

'Lucy' tour gets no love: Smithsonian and N.Y. facility officials won't host the traveling exhibit of the skeleton, saying it's too fragile
By: Jacqueline Trescott, Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2006
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-lucy30oct30,0,6993048.story?coll=cl-art-features

Benefactor's final gift shakes a foundation
By: Valerie Reitman, Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-me-bequest30oct30,0,1629618,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Arkansas museum approves tow of WWII-era tugboat from Calif.
San Jose Mercury News, October 27, 2006
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/15864982.htm

Getty toughens up its rules for acquisition
By: Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, October 27, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-et-getty27oct27,1,4552153.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

Bright lights, big critics for wax museum plan: Madame Tussauds wants to make its own mark along Hollywood's Walk of Fame. But some local residents aren't embracing the idea.
By: Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, October 26, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wax26oct26,1,4878340.story?coll=la-headlines-business

Governor stops by aquarium to pump up water initiative
By: Dania Akkad, Monterey Herald, October 26, 2006
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/local/15852284.htm

Dia Art Foundation Calls Off Museum Project
By: Carol Vogel, New York Times, October 25, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/25/arts/design/25muse.html?hp&ex=1161835200&en=adb1d005ddb6e36e&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Museum of Natural History Soon to Grant Degrees, Too
By: Karen W. Arenson, New York Times, October 24, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/24/nyregion/24museum.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Coca-Cola Donates Land to Civil Rights Museum in Atlanta
By: Shaila Dewan, New York Times, October 23, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/23/us/24civilcnd.html

Museum will sell a dusty legacy: The Academy of Natural Sciences' donated mineral stashes are worth millions. Not everyone is happy.
By: Tom Avril, Philadelphia Inquirer, October 22, 2006
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/family_guide/15816466.htm

Vaunted gastronomical museum lays off workers to turn profit
San Jose Mercury News, October 22, 2006
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/15823531.htm

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