California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 8/29/07


BAM, There It Is - Someday: Plans for the new Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive are making slow, steady progress.
By: Sam Hurwitt, East Bay Express, August 29, 2007
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/2007-08-29/fall-arts/bam-there-it-is-someday

Museum eyes move [Peninsula Museum of Art looking to move to Coyote Point]
By: John Horgan, San Mateo County Times, August 28, 2007
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/ci_6738794

Arts center continues deficit, but says ticket sales improving
By: Paul Eakins, North County Times, August 28, 2007
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/08/29/news/inland/3_01_328_28_07.txt

In Fundraising, Supervisor Has Help from Her Friends [Donations from San Diego grant-awardees under question]
By: Rob Davis, Voice of San Diego, August 27, 2007
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2007/08/27/government/677donations082007.txt

Art Exhibit Stirs Controversy Among Korean Americans
By: Peter Schurmann, New America Media, August 27, 2007
http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=bb4b59e9c80a06a29d7242ae85fa0ee5

Banning center aims to keep Indian cultures alive
By: Adam C. Hartman, Riverside Press-Enterprise, August 27, 2007
http://www.pe.com/localnews/rivcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_S_indian27.3f49529.html

Getty Foundation Awards $220,000 to Museum of Contemporary Art
By: Joyce Glazer, San Diego Business Journal, August 27, 2007
http://www.sdbj.com/industry_article.asp?aID=87636161.4708516.1519128.744836.9233101.824&aID2=116847

Where will next trove of artifacts be stored? The cache of items expected to be found during construction in SLO's Chinatown could quickly overwhelm local curation resources
By: Sally Connell, San Luis Obispo Tribune, August 26, 2007
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/story/126550.html

$50,000 grant to fund rail museum: Project will be based on 1870s-era depot in Niles district of Fremont
The Daily Review, August 26, 2007
http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_6724988

Just let the art speak for itself: Museums are trying (sometimes too hard) to draw Latino visitors. Here's an idea.
By: Agustin Gurza, Los Angeles Times, August 25, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-et-culture25aug25,1,6073378.story?coll=la-news-a_section

Private donors focus on Yosemite: Improvements worth millions depend on matching U.S. funds
By: Eddie Jiminez, Modesto Bee, August 24, 2007
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/50730.html

History San Jose seeking bailout: NON-PROFIT IS THE LATEST TO ASK CITY FOR FINANCIAL AID
By: John Woolfolk, San Jose Mercury News, August 23, 2007
http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_6695939?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com&nclick_check=1

Holocaust Museum Appeals Visa Denial For Volunteer
CBS2 News, CA, August 23, 2007
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_235130855.html

New museum details Vietnamese journey
By: Sal Pizarro, San Jose Mercury News, August 23, 2007
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_6695960

Museum on road to recovery
By: Dana Yates, San Mateo Daily Journal, August 23, 2007
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=79564

Moving Up the Giving Pyramid: Art Around Town
By: Kate Taylor, New York Sun, August 15, 2007
http://www.nysun.com/article/60601?access=280558

Thomas Gaehtgens to head Getty Research Institute
By: Suzanne Muchnic, Los Angeles Times, August 14, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-getty14aug14,1,1067117.story

Sarkozy out to 'democratize' culture [France's President moves to abolish entry fees to museums]
The Washington Times, August 11, 2007
http://washingtontimes.com/article/20070811/ENTERTAINMENT/108110009/1007

Public art put on hold: Port commission halts new proposals so it can evaluate its program
By: Maureen Magee, San Diego Union-Tribune, July 20, 2007
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070720-9999-1n20portart.html


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