California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 9/26/07


Diversity with Strings Attached: The Anthropology Department presents its very first cultural exhibit featuring puppets from all around the world
By: Gail Navarro, Daily Titan, September 26, 2007
http://media.www.dailytitan.com/media/storage/paper861/news/2007/09/26/Features/Diversity.With.Strings.Attached-2991446.shtml

Italy drops civil charges against ex-Getty curator: The museum's pledge to return 40 objects is confirmed as civil charges are dropped against former curator.
By: Jason Felch and Livia Borghese, Los Angeles Times, September 25, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-getty26sep26,0,5708795.story?coll=la-home-center

Volunteers save historic collection: Flooding caused by a clogged drain at the building housing the Costa Mesa Historical Society, brings more issues to light.
By: Alicia Robinson, Daily Pilot, September 24, 2007
http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2007/09/25/news/dpt-flood25.txt

Tahoe Maritime Museum receives $266,722 for new building
Sierra Sun, September 24, 2007
http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20070924/NEWS/70924016

At the Getty, a cache with cachet
By: Suzanne Muchnic, Los Angeles Times, September 24, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-getty24sep24,0,7006.story?coll=la-headlines-calendar

Refurbished Cox House opens in San Marcos
By: John Raifsnider, North County Times, September 23, 2007
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/09/23/news/inland/23_05_599_22_07.txt

Museum adds part of Berlin Wall to its collection
North County Times, September 23, 2007
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/09/24/news/state/20_06_129_23_07.txt

Museum ethics evolve: CSUS-aided hunt reveals conflicts with collecting
By: Carrie Peyton Dahlberg, Sacramento Bee, September 23, 2007
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/393959.html

History group brings dark past to life: Redwood City travels back in time, for a day
By: Aaron Morrison, San Mateo County Times, September 23, 2007
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_6977225

Chaffee Zoo Having Hard Time Keeping Stingrays Alive
ABC Local News, September 22, 2007
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=local&id=5669554

Cramped quarters are history for L.B. society: Historical Society moves to its spacious new home.
By: Hanna Chu, Long Beach Press Telegram, September 22, 2007
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_6974315

Arts bodies look to US in search of funding [British arts organizations tap American donors]
By: Andrew Clark, Financial Times, September 21, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3f82440-0154-11dc-8b8c-000b5df10621.html

Machu Picchu artifacts to be returned to Peru: Yale agrees to give up more than 300 pieces, but the scope of the accord is unclear.
By: Adriana León and Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-machu18sep18,1,7956623.story?coll=la-news-a_section

San Jose vision gets boost: CIVIC GROUP PICKS UP $3.5 MILLION GRANT [1stACT, a collection of business owners and arts groups in San Jose, has obtained nonprofit status and has rising success]
By Sal Pizarro, San Jose Mercury News, September 17, 2007
http://www.mercurynews.com/valley/ci_6916188

Aquarium gets grant for Watsonville teens
The Monterey County Herald, September 17, 2007
http://www.montereyherald.com/breaking/ci_6919405?nclick_check=1

Group makes push for arts awareness: Event launches 'Creative Monterey County'
By: Leslie Escobar, The Salinas Californian, September 15, 2007
http://thecalifornian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070915/NEWS01/709150314/1002

Valley Students Collect Change For Met Museum
By: Debra Steele, ABC Local News, September 15, 2007
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=local&id=5657131

Boston art museum makes works mobile
By: Nancy Rabinowitz, Contra Costa Times, September 12, 2007
http://www.contracostatimes.com/technology/ci_6873599

House Plan Embraces Subjects Viewed as Neglected [NCLB revisions boost history, art, music]
By: Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, Education Week, September 12, 2007
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/09/12/03nclb_curric.h27.html

New survey aims to protect architecture in Los Angeles from the wrecking ball
By: Charmaine Picard, The Art Newspaper, September 6, 2007
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article01.asp?id=4556

Lawrence Lab’s New Cure for Lost Voices [Ancient voices and recorded snippets now recoverable through 2-D and 3-D scanners]
By: Jessica Kwong, The Daily Californian, August 30, 2007
http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=25770

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