California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 1/17/07


Zoo's public feedings of big cats praised, condemned by experts
By: Patricia Yollin, San Francisco Chronicle, January 16, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/01/16/TIGER.TMP

Guilt kindles woman's fire for history museum
By: Leezel Tanglao, The Press-Enterprise, January 15, 2007
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_H_sdora15.3a531cf.html

Experts Available to Discuss New Rules on Tax Write-Offs
Business Wire, January 15, 2007
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070115005567&newsLang=en

A landmark arrival: A major arts venue emerges downtown as MCASD opens two expansive buildings
By: Robert L. Pincus, San Diego Union Tribune, January 14, 2007
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20070114-9999-1a14museum.html

Acquiring with a little help from their friends: Out-budgeted by private collectors and outbid at auction, museums are turning to faithful donors to help land those high-profile works.
By: Suzanne Muchnic, Los Angeles Times, January 14, 2007
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-ca-sales14jan14,0,4219836.story?coll=cl-art

Cashing in or selling out?: A hot art market is too tempting for some institutions to ignore. That's not necessarily for the public good.
By: Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, January 14, 2007
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-ca-art14jan14,0,6254835.story?coll=cl-art

Museum nabs 'treasure' from Dallas: New director says Picasso exhibit within local hall's reach
By: Stefanie Frith, The Desert Sun, January 13, 2007
http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070113/LIFESTYLES0104/701130324/1050

Helm Technical Services Chooses Crocker Art Museum for Donation
Business Wire, January 10, 2007
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070110006113&newsLang=en

L.A. museums are learning to share: With Eli Broad's help, MOCA and LACMA will both own Chris Burden's 'Hell Gate.'
By: Diane Haithman, Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-moca9jan09,1,2091494.story

First lady presents awards to museums and libraries
By: Natasha T. Metzler, San Diego Union Tribune, January 8, 2007
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20070108-1019-firstlady-awards.html

A patron at the helm? L.A.'s cultural leaders size up the mayor after 18 months and ask: Is there ...
By: Diane Haithman, Los Angeles Times, January 7, 2007
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-ca-mayor7jan07,0,4694720.story?coll=cl-art-features

Museums color in blank canvas for nation; The methods that New Orleans' cultural institutions are using to recover could be model for struggling facilities across U.S.
By: Stevenson Swanson, Chicago Tribune, December 31, 2006
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0612310382dec31,1,7496325.story

Bay Area wealthy are less giving; Study finds affluent of L.A. donate nearly twice as much
By: George Raine, San Francisco Chronicle, December 26. 2006
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/26/BUGUIN44MJ1.DTL&hw=philanthropy&sn=003&sc=696

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