Huntington Art Gallery's grand plan: Beaux-Arts house is now historic in spirit yet contemporary in sinew.
By: Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times, May 27, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-museum27-2008may27,0,1347685.story
President George Bush Signs Latino Museum Bill into Law: President waited for 5 years for bill stalled in congress to reach his desk to establish a permanent place for Latino culture in the nation’s capital
By: Xavier Becerra, La Prensa Hispana, May 26, 2008
http://www.laprensahispananewspaper.com/news.php
Art museums get creative in fundraising methods
By: Lisa Orkin Emmanuel, San Francisco Chronicle, May 22, 2008
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/05/22/entertainment/e113546D23.DTL
Riverside library/museum task force divided over expansion goals
By: Doug Haberman, Riverside Press-Enterprise, May 22, 2008
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_R_rtask20.42c78e6.html
'Naked' mummies covered after complaints: Mummies at a museum are being covered up after visitors complained about them being displayed 'naked'.
The Daily Telegraph (UK), May 21, 2008
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2000248/'Naked'-mummies-covered-after-complaints.html
Supervisors see plans for ag museum at Mooney Grove Park
By: Hillary S. Meeks, Visalia Times Delta, May 21, 2008
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/805210319/1002
Met Director Will Become Professor at N.Y.U. Institute [de Montebello, who has led the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, for 31 years, plans to become the first professor to teach history and culture of museums at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts]
By: Carol Vogel, New York Times, May 20, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/arts/design/20muse.html
Preservationists don't like Presidio plans
By: Marisa Lagos, San Francisco Chronicle, May 20, 2008
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/20/BA3110P396.DTL
Monterey County Office of Education Launches California Arts Advocacy Toolkit: MCOE Encourages Schools to Advocate, Rebuild and Teach Arts in Education
Business Wire.com, May 20, 2008
http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20080520006376/en
Greats of US literature pressed into diplomatic service [NEA has announced literary cultural exchange with Egypt as part of NEA's Big Read campaign]
By: Lindesay Irvine, Guardian Unlimited (UK), May 20, 2008
http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2281117,00.html
The Smithsonian's Movie Role [cost to studio for Smithsonian’s featured role in “Night at the Museum 2: Escape From the Smithsonian"]
By: Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post, May 19, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/19/AR2008051900077.html
Field trips going extinct?
Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-fieldtrips-pg,0,4533762.photogallery
Covering history - museum to get long-awaited new roof [historical building that houses the Amador County Museum]
By: Bethany A. Monk, Amador Ledger-Dispatch, May 19, 2008
http://www.ledger-dispatch.com/news/newsview.asp?c=243520&topStory=1
NSTA Teacher Site Bolstered by $3 Million Grant: The National Science Teachers Association this week announced that it's received a two-year, $3 million grant from the GE Foundation to support the NSTA Learning Center.
By: Dave Nagel, The Journal.com, May 16, 2008
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/22608
Smithsonian Strategies Suggested: GAO Calls for Method of Measuring Reforms After 2007 Spending Scandals
By: Jacqueline Trescott, Washington Post, May 16, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/16/AR2008051600096.html
Hidden treasures on tap Six choices for Arroyo Day tours [19th Annual Museums of the Arroyo Day]
By: Michelle J. Mills, Pasadena Star News, May 16, 2008
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_9286584
Sites in National Forests at Grave Risk, Study by Preservation Group Indicates
By: Lyndsey Layton, Washington Post, May 15, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/14/AR2008051403473.html
A free day at museums: Admission is free to all Santa Barbara’s museums on Sunday, so go get some culture this weekend
By: Julia McHugh, Santa Maria Times, May 15, 2008
http://www.santamariatimes.com/articles/2008/05/15/ae/south101/southon101.txt
Roxanna Brown, Asian art expert, dies in custody: The director of the Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum at Bangkok University had been implicated in a scheme to smuggle looted antiquities from Thailand to L.A.-area museums
By: Bob Pool, Los Angeles Times, May 15, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-art15-2008may15,0,7352492.story
UC Davis History Project receives $1 million grant: Program funds to correct declining U.S. history scores
By: Lauren Stussey, California Aggie, May 14, 2008
http://www.californiaaggie.com/article/739
Arts education funding in limbo: Grant money for art and music programs might be used to bail out cash-strapped school districts, experts say
By: Scott Martindale, Orange County Register, May 7, 2008
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/arts-education-school-2037150-districts-state
