California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 12/5/07


Proposed Presidio museum would be modern addition to historic military site [Museum design unveiled]
By: John King, San Francisco Chronicle, December 4, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/04/MNCSTNE54.DTL

Art collector couple builds museum-size cave in Napa for collection
By: Carolyne Zinko, San Francisco Chronicle, December 3, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/03/DD44TLH8R.DTL

Chinese-American scholar's work going digital: Many of 'accidental' historian's writings have not been seen by public
By: Momo Chang, Oakland Tribune, December 1, 2007
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_7609956

Solar panels stolen from Cabot's Pueblo Museum
By: Mariecar Mendoza, Desert Sun, November 30, 2007
http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071130/NEWS0801/711300363/1026/news12

Hemet youth museum to close Dec. 31
By: Herbert Atienza, Riverside Press-Enterprise, November 29, 2007
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_H_kidzone29.34e1b9e.html

Historical society wins preservation award [Stanford Historical Society’s Historic Houses Committee receives 2007 Governor’s Historic Preservation Award]
Stanford Daily News, November 29, 2007
http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2007/11/29/historicalSocietyWinsPreservationAward

La Quinta, history in a 400 foot mural: Mural painted by local artist to chronicle city's rich background
By: C.L. Lopez, La Quinta Sun, November 29, 2007
http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071129/LIFESTYLES0104/711290313/1026/news12

Greek Court Dismisses Case Against Ex-Curator: A gold wreath at the center of a claim is now in a Greek museum
By: Anthee Carassava, New York Times, November 28, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/arts/design/28true.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Zoo runs wild with expansion plans
By: Zachary K. Johnson, Recordnet.com, November 26, 2007
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071126/A_NEWS/711260315/-1/A_NEWS

Presidio leaders consider art museum or history center [Historians and conservationists challenge Gap founder’s plans for an art museum]
By: John Wildermuth, San Francisco Chronicle, November 25, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/25/BAEPTG3O0.DTL

Developers, preservationists work together on prewar Richmond site
By: Tyche Hendricks, San Francisco Chronicle, November 24, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/24/BAQQTGU6U.DTL

Absent bulbs keep ZooLights dark Oakland Zoo's light show canceled after shipping problems with new LEDs
By: Abbie Swanson, Alameda Times-Star, November 24, 2007
http://www.insidebayarea.com/timesstar/localnews/ci_7548201

Built from art and soul: For 55 years, the women of the Creative Arts League have been nurturing Sacramento's crafts scene. Now they're helping the Crocker Art Museum grow.
By: Dixie Reid, Sacramento Bee, November 23, 2007
http://www.sacbee.com/107/story/509139.html

Council OKs funds for design of new center inside Carnegie: Members narrowly approve proposal to set aside nearly $500,000
By: Alan Lopez, San Jose Mercury News, November 23, 2007
http://www.mercurynews.com/alamedacounty/ci_7538982?nclick_check=1

Docks project threatened: State uses site as leverage in dispute over railyard buildings
By: Michael Shaw, Sacramento Business Journal, November 23, 2007
http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2007/11/26/story1.html?b=1196053200%5E1554785

New Plans for Old Library [Officials wrestle with fate of Carnegie Library]
By: Marc Albert, Alameda Sun, November 23, 2007
http://alamedasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2404&Itemid=10

Fresno's Kearney mansion needs a new spark: Antiquated electrical system due for upgrade
By: Cyndee Fontana, Fresno Bee, November 22, 2007
http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/214212.html

Charities' coffers swell to $23 million – and counting [Donations to San Diego wildfire area: successes and consequences]
By: Maureen Magee, San Diego Union-Tribune, November 21, 2007
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071121-9999-1m21giving.html

Museum site still dogging railyard plan: State wants two buildings, but developer has offered only one.
By: Mary Lynne Vellinga, Sacramento Bee, November 21, 2007
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/508156.html

San Diego Zoo's Advertising Wins National Awards
Imperial Valley News, November 20, 2007
http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=350&Itemid=1

City Museums Stand To Gain Earmark Cash [New York]
By: Russell Berman, New York Sun, November 19, 2007
http://www.nysun.com/article/66641

Zoo touts economic impact: Touts study showing it generates $125M a year [Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden releases economic-impact study]
By: Alexander Coolidge and Jessica Brown, Cincinnati Enquirer, November 16, 2007
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071116/NEWS01/711160441/1077/COL02

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