Kidspace Children's Museum Wins National Award: Kidspace was awarded $7,500 for its achievements. A total of $20,000 was distributed to three museums
Pasadena Now, April 28, 2008
http://www.pasadenanow.com/_News/publish/article_2403.html
Experts see impact of museums in science education efforts
By: Malcom Ritter, San Francisco Chronicle, April 28, 2008
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/27/national/a092052D18.DTL&type=science
Opinion: Arts Education, Politics, and Research
By: Ann Hulbert, New York Times, April 27, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/magazine/27wwln-lede-t.html?_r=3&ref=magazine&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
A rediscovering of East L.A.'s core: Latino artists help revamp a place where the community (and freeways) intersects
By: Agustin Gurza, Los Angeles Times, April 26, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-culture26apr26,0,5728265.story
A proud history still in search of a museum [San Jose Fire Museum]
By: Sal Pizarro, San Jose Mercury News, April 26, 2008
http://origin.mercurynews.com/salpizarro/ci_9064283?nclick_check=1
Home is where the art is: Parents, grandparents fill the arts education gap: Soquel program brings volunteers into the classroom
By: J.M. Brown, San Jose Mercury News, April 25, 2008
http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_9057010?nclick_check=1
Hundreds Turn Out To Paint Museum Walls [Museum of Ventura County]
By: Susan G, Ventura County Star, April 25, 2008
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/25/hundreds-turn-out-to-paint-museum-walls/
The Museum of Art and the Tech offer free admission [Bank of America’s Museums on Us program]
By: Mark de la Vina, San Jose Mercury News Blogs, April 25, 2008
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2008/04/25/the_museum_of_art_and_the_tech_offer_free_admission/
Ground broken for natural history museum
By: Heather Hacking, Oroville Mercury-Register, April 24, 2008
http://www.orovillemr.com/news/ci_9047778
City historical society created: New committee will archive Rancho happenings
By: John Crandall, Orange County Register, April 24, 2008
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/city-council-rancho-2025912-santa-committee
Ups and downs of Los Angeles arts funding: Under proposed budgets, the city's Cultural Affairs Department spending would be trimmed, while county arts spending would rise.
By: Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times, April 23, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-artsmoney23apr23,1,4178583.story
Flag utilizes objects from state's artistic heritage [California Arts Council project]
By: Janette Williams, Pasadena Star News, April 22, 2008
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_9021303
Arizona museum getting rare musical instruments collection [Claremont Colleges’ rare musical instrument collection being sold to an Arizona museum]
San Jose Mercury News, April 21, 2008
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_9002428
A fresh voice on history: Local high school students produced museum audio tours aimed at their own age group
By: Mark St. John Erickson, Daily Press (VA), April 21, 2008
http://www.dailypress.com/features/dp-life_teenaudiotours_0421apr21,0,7472593.story
CSUSB museum secures future [Fullerton Art Museum at Cal State San Bernardino awarded AAM accreditation]
By: Michael Sorba, San Bernardino Sun, April 20, 2008
http://www.sbsun.com/sanbernardino/ci_8997090
UN releases first report on [global] creative economy
Trading Markets.com, April 20, 2008
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1398980/
California public schools seek private money just to cover the basics: Foundations are nothing new, but they're multiplying as huge budgets cuts loom. And beyond enrichment, their goals now are saving teacher positions and keeping class sizes down.
By: Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, April 20, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-foundations20apr20,0,3435639.story
Shuttle museum on track: Council approves application to acquire artifacts
By: Karen Maeshiro, Los Angeles Daily News, April 19, 2008
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8988344
Diamond Valley Lake museum buildings rated 'Platinum'
By: Gail Wesson, Riverside Press-Enterprise, April 18, 2008
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_ecobuilt19.4158a86.html
Briefs: Aquarium teams with food company [Monterey Bay Aquarium partners with Aramark as part of Sustainable Seafood Initiative]
Monterey County Herald, April 18, 2008
http://www.montereyherald.com/business/ci_8969714
Inland history teachers to get additional grant-based training [with funding from “Teaching American History” grants]
By: Imran Vittachi, Riverside Press-Enterprise, April 17, 2008
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_R_history18.43b2af1.html
County Arts Commission Considers the Future of Arts Funding: The State of the Art
By: Darian Bleecher, Santa Barbara Independent, April 17, 2008
http://www.independent.com/news/2008/apr/17/county-arts-commission-considers-future-arts-fundi/
Art history class gets practice in acquisition: Art class chooses permanent piece for de Saisset collection
By: Brittany Benjamin, The Santa Clara, April 17, 2008
http://media.www.thesantaclara.com/media/storage/paper946/news/2008/04/17/Scene/Art-History.Class.Gets.Practice.In.Acquisition-3331823.shtml
Cultural center concept gets nod of approval: City had initially rejected location [Yolo County cultural center]
By: Crystal Lee, Daily Democrat, April 17, 2008
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_8958392
Campbell history museum gets funds for museum
By: Cathy Weselby, San Jose Mercury News, April 17, 2008
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8962575?nclick_check=1
Smithsonian Official Resigned In Wake of Ethics Probe: Internal Report Cited Latino Center Leader For Multiple Violations
By: James V. Grimaldi and Jacqueline Trescott, Washington Post, April 15, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/14/AR2008041401913.html
MOCA gets part of nationwide windfall: The Museum of Contemporary Art is one of 50 institutions that will receive 50 artworks apiece from noted collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
By: Suzanne Muchnic, Los Angeles Times, April 11, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-vogelart11apr11,1,1183434.story
Avant-Garde Art Collection to Be Split Among All 50 States
By: Jacqueline Trescott, Washington Post, April 11, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/10/AR2008041003744.html
