California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 5/9/07


California's 1,300 Museums Celebrate May as California Museum Month
YubaNet, May 8, 2007
http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_56512.shtml

California's 1,300 Museums Celebrate May as California Museum Month: State's Aquariums, Cultural Centers, Natural History Museums, Zoos, Historical Societies & Botanical Gardens Welcome Visitors
Yahoo Business, May 7, 2007
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070507/sfm058.html?.v=87

Visit a museum
The Press Democrat, May 7, 2007
http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070507/NEWS/705070313&SearchID=73280454717304

Caught up in sustaining our seafood: Sam King is reeling in diners at his restaurants. He also is spreading the word about depletion of the ocean's stocks.
By: Martin Zimmerman, Los Angeles Times, May 6, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/business/careers/work/la-fi-profile6may06,1,7404811.story?coll=la-headlines-business-careers

Meetings set on creation of Fremont earthquake exhibit
TriValley Herald, May 6, 2007
http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_5832078

Union City museum founder gets her way: Raymundo critics give up fight for board seats in Monday election
By: Matthew Artz, InsideBayArea.com, May 5, 2007
http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_5826343

Natural history museum embarks on $115-million drive: A low-key plan to raise $115 million will fund renovations already begun at the Exposition Park complex.
By: Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times, May 5, 2007
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-history5may05,0,5122539.story?coll=cl-art-features

The museum: a place for the future
By: Jolene Redvale, Redlands Daily Facts, May 5, 2007
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/ourtown/ci_5829696

Museum group names president
Los Angeles Times, May 4, 2007
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-quick4.5may04,0,6540056.story?coll=cl-art

Heir seeks works in Norton Simon
By: Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times, May 3, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-wk-norton3may03,1,6287074.story

Computer History Museum gets $546,000 grant
San Jose Business Journal, May 2, 2007
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2007/04/30/daily60.html?surround=lfn

S.F. Zoo to open new grizzly habitat
By: Patricia Yollin, San Francisco Chronicle, May 2, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/02/BAG6FPJQI79.DTL

Make time for museums
By: Jim DeMersman, InsideBayArea.com, May 1, 2007
http://www.insidebayarea.com/opinion/letterstotheeditor/ci_5791440

Push is on for museum in Palm Springs
By: Julia Glick, Riverside Press-Enterprise, April 29, 2007
http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_D_museum30.3f3b3be.html

Celebrating California Museum Month
San Bernardino Sun, April 29, 2007
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_5776092

Museum offering free admission on May 6
San Bernardino Sun, April 29, 2007
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_5776092

Bright future for arts education
By: Joe Landon, Stockton Record, April 29, 2007
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070429/A_OPINION02/704290308/-1/A_OPINION06

Museum for kids sought: Nonprofit wants to build interactive facility at CSUB
By: Jenny Shearer, Bakersfield Californian, April 28, 2007
http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/130177.html

Smithsonian Will Charge For Butterfly Pavilion: History Museum Fee Marks Institutional First For a Permanent Exhibit
By: Jacqueline Trescott, Washington Post, April 25, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/24/AR2007042402495.html


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