California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 11/7/07


The museum takes a field trip to the classroom: LACMA On-Site brings artists and art instruction to LAUSD campuses.
By: Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times, November 7, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-lacma7nov07,0,1530412.story?coll=la-headlines-calendar

Editorial: San Jose shouldn't subsidize three proposed museums: ORGANIZERS NEED PRIVATE BACKERS
San Jose Mercury News, November 7, 2007
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_7392475

City Ends Classic Cars Deal with Petersen Museum: Cars Have Been Stored In Museum Basement
ABC7 News, November 7, 2007
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=5746915

Tough decisions coming for Turtle Bay: Board to consider $400,000 in museum budget cuts
By: David Benda, Redding Record-Searchlight, November 6, 2007
http://www.redding.com/news/2007/nov/06/tough-decisions-coming-for-turtle-bay/

A tale of two houses: Historical Society questions homes' status: Victorian home has been off-ground for 2 years; other house will become office space
By: Crystal Lee, Daily Democrat, November 6, 2007
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_7384641

San Jose leaders skeptical of museum proposals: RECENT BAILOUT REQUESTS FUEL DOUBTS OF VIABILITY
By: Barry Witt, San Jose Mercury News, November 5, 2007
http://www.mercurynews.com/valley/ci_7374130

Onward and Upward with the Arts: Future Reading, Digitization and its discontents
By: Anthony Grafton, The New Yorker, November 5, 2007
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/11/05/071105fa_fact_grafton

Plants, wildlife returning to burned areas of Griffith Park
San Jose Mercury News, November 5, 2007
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7375097

Smithsonian balks at donation: $5 MILLION GIFT FROM OIL INDUSTRY MAY CLASH WITH 'OCEAN INITIATIVE'
By: James V. Grimaldi and Jacqueline Trescott, San Jose Mercury News, November 3, 2007
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_7360417?nclick_check=1

New historical walking tour aims to promote tourism, preserve history
By: Jenn Klein, Chico Enterprise Record, November 2, 2007
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_7348461

Zoo's board OKs budget: $7.5m includes exhibit changes, sprucing up
By: Marc Benjamin, Fresno Bee, November 1, 2007
http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/180788.html

Planning grant vital to museum
By: Valerie Williams Reisinger and Katherine Rinehart, Petaluma Argus Courier, October 31, 2007
http://www1.arguscourier.com/article/20071031/OPINION02/71030053

Tallying Museum Donations
New York Times, October 30, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/arts/design/30arts-TALLYINGMUSE_BRF.html?ref=todayspaper

Children's museum gets gift of $10 million: Officials consider the anonymous donation a turning point for the L.A. institution.
By Francisco Vara-Orta, Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-museum30oct30,1,6106375.story

Judge Refuses To Dismiss Elephant Abuse Suit: L.A. Zoo Accused Of Abusing, Neglecting Elephants
CBS Los Angeles, October 29, 2007
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_302135311.html

A sneak peek at what's to come at new Academy of Sciences
By: Kevin Fagan and David Perlman, San Francisco Chronicle, October 28, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/10/28/MN0VT1MSO.DTL

Is vision as grand as Sacramento's history? The railyard's Central Shops could give city its iconic sense of place in history [Opinion]
By: Pia Lopez, Sacramento Bee, October 28, 2007
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/456250.html

Returning Stolen Art: No Easy Answers
By: Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, October 27, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/27/arts/design/27ethi.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Documenting Chinese in America
By: L.A. Chung, San Jose Mercury News, October 27, 2007
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_7297611?nclick_check=1

County Museum plays host to mountain fire evacuees
By: Jesse B. Gill, Redlands Daily Facts, October 27, 2007
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/news/ci_7302818

Science on back burner at schools: Teachers better prepared for math, reading instruction
By: Neil Gonzales, San Mateo County Times, October 27, 2007
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_7298394

Art Museum Offers Aesthetic After-School Alternative: Encourages Self-Expression Over Gang Involvement
By: Danny Langhorne, Santa Barbara Independent, October 26, 2007
http://www.independent.com/news/2007/oct/26/art-museum-offers-aesthetic-after-school-alternati/

For Love and a Little Money [paid volunteerism on the rise]
By: Claudia H. Deutsch, New York Times, October 23, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/business/retirement/23PAY.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Shining a light on the Shroud of Turin: Fountain Valley is home to a museum and research center dedicated to the Shroud of Turin
By: Kari Wilkinson, Orange County Register, September 6, 2007
http://www.ocregister.com/news/center-shroud-accetta-1840057-research-subia

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