California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 3/19/08


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Architect waxes poetic with Presidio museum
By: John King, San Francisco Chronicle, March 18, 2008
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/17/DDOHVJA7E.DTL

Asian library at UC Berkeley is first of its kind in U.S.: Enormous collection began a century ago
By: Robert Taylor, San Jose Mercury News, March 17, 2008
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_8600340

Ga. Tech Chief Selected As Head of Smithsonian: G. Wayne Clough will be the 12th secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
By: Jacqueline Trescott and James V. Grimaldi, Washington Post, March 16, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/15/AR2008031501150.html?sub=AR

Escondido man's private museum has more than 5,000 artifacts
By: John Raifsnider, North County Times, March 15, 2008
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/03/15/news/top_stories/25_42_063_14_08.txt

Sacramento Zoo passes accreditation inspection
By: Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee, March 14, 2008
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/785070.html

LACMA land grab underscores controversy: New parcel means new opportunities
By: Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-notebook14mar14,0,4064587.story

Throwing a Bash? Surround It With Culture
By: William L. Hamilton, New York Times, March 12, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/arts/artsspecial/12events.html?_r=2&ref=artsspecial&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

The Tech Museum of Innovation Announces Four Virtual Exhibits to Make Their Way into the Physical Museum [four SecondLife virtual exhibits recognized for innovation, to be featured in real-life Tech Museum]
Business Wire, March 11, 2008
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080311005521&newsLang=en

LA museum acquires 1892 painting by Paul Gauguin
San Jose Mercury News, March 11, 2008
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8538156

Museums get an upgrade: Exhibits reflect move to electronic media
By: Sara Wykes, San Jose Mercury News, March 10, 2008
http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainmentheadlines/ci_8518632?nclick_check=1

Historic IBM Building 25 in San Jose destroyed by fire: Latest in a string of historic buildings to burn
By: Kim Vo, San Jose Mercury News, March 8, 2008
http://www.mercurynews.com/blogs/ci_8504495

Are Smart People Drawn To The Arts Or Does Arts Training Make People Smarter?
ScienceDaily, March 6, 2008
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080304150459.htm

Governor artfully surprises audience [Governor Schwarzenegger's surprise attendance at the California Arts Council conference]
By: Bruce Dancis, Sacramento Bee, March 5, 2008
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/761358.html

Autry museum getting $100 million makeover
By: Dana Bartholomew, Los Angeles Daily News, March 5, 2008
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8469170

Oakland Zoo's renovation grows, draws opposition
By: Mavis Scanlon, East Bay Business Times, March 5, 2008
http://eastbay.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2008/03/10/story1.html?b=1205121600%5E1602343

The arts of the campaign trail: Arts organizations are becoming aggressive in getting candidates to talk about funding.
By: Allan M. Jalon, Los Angeles Times, March 4, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-polartists4mar04,0,6628652.story

Crunch Predicted in Nonprofit Sector: Groups Are Not Nurturing and Retaining Tomorrow's Leaders, Study Says
By: Philip Rucker, Washington Post, March 3, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/02/AR2008030202325.html