California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 6/6/07


Air & Space Museum to give $35,000 in scholarships
North County Times, June 5, 2007
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/06/05/news/sandiego/17_55_386_4_07.txt

Museums help visitors get the shape of history: Virtual re-creations become widely used to offer a more complete experience.
By: Lisa Cornwell, Los Angeles Times, June 4, 2007
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-virtual4jun04,0,6629860.story?coll=cl-art

Nature museums nearly relics themselves
By: Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times, June 3, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-et-natural3jun03,0,6508622.story?coll=la-tot-topstories&track=ntottext

Huge boost for museum: Crocker's top benefactors pitch in an extra $10 million for coming expansion
By: Bobby Caina Calvan, Sacramento Bee, June 3, 2007
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/203849.html

Latin American Art museum reopens with new look, attitude
By: Agustin Gurza, Los Angeles Times, June 2, 2007
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-culture2jun02,0,338397.story?coll=cl-art

California Indian museum finds a site
By: M.S. Enkoji, Sacramento Bee, June 2, 2007
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/203261.html

New Report Covers Trends in Museums, Art Galleries and Botanical and Zoological Gardens Across the United States
Business Wire, June 1, 2007
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070601005049&newsLang=en

Lights Off for Hands On Science: Nonprofit After-School Program Ending Its 27-Year Run
By: Daniel de Vise, The Washington Post, June 1, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/31/AR2007053102282.html

Museum Losing Funding, Treasure May Be Lost (editorial)
By: Dennis Evanosky, Alameda Sun, June 1, 2007
http://alamedasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1523&Itemid=11

ACADEMY OF SCIENCES TO BE MUSEUM OF FUTURE: New director sees it as model of sustainability -- planting begins on building's living roof
By: Carl T. Hall, San Francisco Chronicle, May 29, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/29/MNGK9Q2VMO1.DTL

Backers eager to set up police museum in Balboa Park: Collection in storage for past two years
By: Joe Hughes, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 28, 2007
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070528-9999-1m28museum.html

Buzz Arts and Entertainment Briefs: Diamond Match exhibit in Stirling City
Chico Enterprise-Record, May 24, 2007
http://www.chicoer.com/fastsearchresults/ci_5968069

Guest editorial- California museums deserve our recognition, support
By: Celeste DeWald, Sonoma Index-Tribune, May 24, 2007
http://www.sonomanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2555&Itemid=9

Museum month
InsideBayArea.com, May 24, 2007
http://www.insidebayarea.com/bayarealiving/ci_5975283

The Hammer Reinvents Itself as the Brassy Kid on the Block
By: David Littlejohn, Wall Street Journal, May 23, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117988055486111515-search.html


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