California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 4/25/07


House Seeks More Math, Science Teachers
By: Nancy Zuckerbrod, Los Angeles Times, April 24, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-math-and-science,1,3606016.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

Italy to return ancient statue to Libya
By: Ariel David, San Jose Mercury News, April 24, 2007
http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_5740129

Grand jury report - Zoo needs promotion: Orange County grand jury says Irvine Regional Park facility needs more patrons to avoid using more county funds.
By: Amy Taxin, Orange County Register, April 23, 2007
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/orange_villapark/article_1667142.php

Solar panel installed at Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
North County Times, April 24, 2007
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/04/24/news/sandiego/22_05_704_23_07.txt

Smithsonian to display work of early San Bernardino artist online
By: Adam C. Hartmann, Riverside Press-Enterprise, April 21, 2007
http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_B_bramon22.ec574c.html

Kids release their imagination designing science-related toys
By: Jeanette Steele, San Diego Union-Tribune, April 22, 2007
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070422-9999-1m22toy.html

Scientists Help Restore Aging Artworks
By: Stephanie Reitz, San Francisco Chronicle, April 22, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/04/22/entertainment/e105809D00.DTL

Cheech, a giving person: The comedian donates 50 sets of high-quality digital prints of Chicano works to museums and universities.
By: Agustin Gurza, Los Angeles Times, April 21, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-et-culture21apr21,1,1433857.story?coll=la-headlines-technology

S.F. Museum uses voices, not permanent artifacts, to tell story of diaspora
By: Katherine Corcoran, San Jose Mercury News, April 19, 2007
http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_5701708

Are Donor-Advised Funds in Jeopardy?
By: Arden Dale, Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117677237126072088.html

Arts education funds fall short of a comeback
By: Adam C. Hartmann, Riverside Press-Enterprise, April 16, 2007
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_B_bartsed16.41f9f1e.html

Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit will cost museum-goers extra
By: Jeanette Steele, San Diego Union Tribune, April 15, 2007
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070415-9999-1m15balboa.html

Why bad planning = bad preservation
By: Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune, April 15, 2007
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-0704130319apr15,1,7066267.story?coll=chi-entertainmentfront-hed

Charging It, for Art's Sake
By: Kelly Crow, Wall Street Journal, April 13, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117641387050668279-search.html?KEYWORDS=charity&COLLECTION=wsjie/6month

Contract awarded for natural history museum
Oroville Mercury Register, April 13, 2007
http://www.orovillemr.com/news/chico/ci_5656612

Smithsonian Termed 'Endangered'; Board's Structure Questioned
By: Jacqueline Trescott and James V. Grimaldi, Washington Post, April 12, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/11/AR2007041102376.html

Denver Art Museum cuts staff: Museum evaluates work levels as dust settles on new wing
By: John Wenzel, Denver Post, April 10, 2007
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_5629997

Arts, cultural groups lose state grants
By: Stacy Hanna, Battle Creek Enquirer, April 9, 2007
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/NEWS01/704090318/1002/NEWS01


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