California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 6/20/07


Mayor Autry supports $15m city loan to Fresno's Met Museum project
By: Brad Branan, Fresno Bee, June 19, 2007
http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/63206.html

Nazi archive moves closer to opening
By: Arthur Max, San Luis Obispo Tribune, June 19, 2007
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/349/story/71982.html

Irvine Museum to remain closed: Flooding caused by a leak in air conditioning
By: Richard Chang, Orange County Register, June 19, 2007
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/entertainment/arts/abox/article_1734768.php

South Bay star named MoLAA chief: Arts: Robert Myers will replace Nancy Fox as head of Museum of Latin American Art
By: Nick Green, Long Beach Press-Telegram, June 19, 2007
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_6182055

New Standards for Smithsonian Museums
By: Brett Zongker, San Francisco Chronicle, June 18, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/06/18/entertainment/e154201D19.DTL

Children's Museum gets its money
By: Dana Bartholomew, Los Angeles Daily News, June 15, 2007
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_6143647?source=most_viewed

Museum to begin charging admission
Eureka Reporter, June 15, 2007
http://www.eurekareporter.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=25159

Georgia Aquarium's 2nd whale shark dies: Officials aren't sure what killed Norton, but some experts say even the world's largest tank is unsuited for the fish.
By: Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, June 14, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-shark14jun14,1,2442407.story?coll=la-news-a_section

Holocaust Victims' Art to Go on Show
San Francisco Chronicle, June 14, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/06/14/entertainment/e121248D82.DTL

Domestic farmed fish go under the microscope
By: Olivia Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, June 13, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/13/FDGIKQB1T51.DTL

Arts Education Building Steam in L.A. Area Schools
By: Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, Education Week, June 13, 2007
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/06/13/41arts.h26.html

$20 million gift for 'living roof'
By: David Perlman, San Francisco Chronicle, June 9, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/09/BABADIGEST4.DTL

Arts funding released with severe cuts (Michigan)
By: Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press, June 9, 2007
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007706090303

When 'Mummies' leave, Bowers Museum will drop prices: The Orange County institution is lowering its admission fee once the exhibit returns to London. But it may not last.
By: Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2007
http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-bowers8jun08,0,250989.story?coll=cl-art-features

SAP funds museum's rare computer collection
San Jose Business Journal, June 7, 2007
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2007/06/04/daily68.html?surround=lfn

Put some green into nature museums. Re: "Nature museums nearly relics themselves," June 3
By: William Y. Brown, Los Angeles Times, June 6, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-lew-museums6jun06,1,4937494.story?coll=la-news-comment

Private-public marriage needed for arts education
Alameda Times-Star, June 6, 2007
http://www.insidebayarea.com/timesstar/ci_6073040

Study: Laguna Beach ranks first in arts money: Creative endeavors enriched the city by nearly $55 million in 2005, a study of the industry finds.
By: Salvador Hernandez, Orange County Register, June 6, 2007
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/lagunabeach/article_1721326.php

New Name and Mission for Museum of Television
By: Elizabeth Jensen, New York Times, June 5, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/arts/design/05pale.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Museum of Science Launches First School Textbook Publishing Partnership with Key Curriculum Press: New High School Engineering Curriculum Applies Science and Math to Life
Business Wire, June 5, 2007
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070605005250&newsLang=en

Fresno County supervisors approve public art policy
San Francisco Chronicle, June 4, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/06/04/state/n093731D19.DTL&type=politics

More arts set for schools: Lancaster, Palmdale districts join with county
By: Karen Maeshiro, Los Angeles Daily News, June 2, 2007
http://www.dailynews.com/antelopevalley/ci_6047785

Museum employee arrested on theft charges
North County Times, May 25, 2007
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/05/26/news/sandiego/15_09_085_25_07.txt


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