California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 7/18/07


Museum's changes to exhibit fail to satisfy critics
By: David Olson, The Press-Enterprise, July 18, 2007
http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_B_museum18.38c2348.html

LACMA acquires a Baroque gem by Cortona
By: Suzanne Muchnic, Los Angeles Times, July 17, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-lacma17jul17,0,6447898.story?coll=la-headlines-calendar

Zoological Society To Pay For Gender Discrimination
10News.com, July 17, 2007
http://www.10news.com/news/13701813/detail.html

NEW World of Coca-Cola Selects ProximityMedia to Deliver Information to Guests Via Bluetooth Technology that Provides Enhanced Level of Experience at NEW World of Coca-Cola [discusses bluetooth in exhibits]
Business Wire, July 17, 2007
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070717005542&newsLang=en

Escondido historical houses ready to move
By: Quinn Eastman, North County Times, July 17, 2007
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/07/18/news/inland/3_02_187_17_07.txt

Some want historical status for San Pedro site: But idea for 64-acre Angels Gate Park could get in way of work toward a new master plan.
By: Donna Littlejohn, Daily Breeze, July 16, 2007
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/8525602.html

SF: ZOO LAUNCHES FIRST-EVER GPS VISITOR GUIDE
CBS5 News, July 16, 2007
http://cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2007/07/16/n/HeadlineNews/ZOO-RANGERS/resources_bcn_html

Siemens CT Scanner Reveals Mysteries inside Egyptian Relic
Business Wire, July 16, 2007
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070716006022&newsLang=en

SoCal museum to get rare mammoth bones
San Francisco Chronicle, July 14, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/07/14/state/n122741D21.DTL

Housing Pygmies at zoo sparks uproar
By: Louis Okamba, San Luis Obispo Tribune, July 14, 2007
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/349/story/92413.html

Permanent home planned for Holocaust Museum
By: Tom Tugend, Jewish Journal, July 13, 2007
http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=17920

Fire at Oceanside Museum of Art doused quickly
North County Times, July 13, 2007
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/07/14/news/coastal/7130734562.txt

Construction Projects Call For Clearing Trees
KCRA News, July 13, 2007
http://www.kcra.com/news/13681009/detail.html

Italy issues Getty ultimatum for return of works
Los Angeles Times, July 11, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-gettyitaly11jul11,1,6442407.story

T.O. to weigh plan for radio museum and archives building: There would be no cost to the city, report indicates
Ventura County Star, July 10, 2007
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/jul/10/to-to-weigh-plan-for-radio-museum-and-archives/

Hammer nails a major collection: The museum is set to inherit drawings and other works by artists including De Kooning, Pollock and Warhol.
By: Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times, July 9, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/cl-et-hammer9jul09,0,981037.story?coll=la-home-middleright

Museum may get new site: Council ponders deal for building
By: Jim Skeen, Los Angeles Daily News, July 9, 2007
http://www.dailynews.com/antelopevalley/ci_6336906

Presidential Hopefuls Tell NEA Delegates What They Want to Hear
By: Bess Keller, Education Week, July 6, 2007
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/07/06/43nea-candidates_web.h26.html

Oakland Zoo closer to putting in pandas: CONSTRUCTION, PERMIT PROCESS NEXT ON LIST
By: Chris Metinko, San Jose Mercury News, July 5, 2007
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_6302444

Saugus District Joins Arts Program
The Santa Clarita Valley Signal, July 3, 2007
http://www.the-signal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=49367&format=html

Toronto Public Library Partners with Leading Museums and Galleries to Increase Accessibility to Arts and Culture in Toronto
Canada Newswire, July 1, 2007
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2007/27/c9555.html


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