California Association of Museums

Museums in the News 7/09/08


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South city history's new home
By: Susan Robles, The Daily Journal, July 8, 2008
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=94405

Old school gets new owners
By: Sean Janssen, UnionDemocrat.com, July 8, 2008
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=26999

Atascadero's Paddock Zoo sees the future
By: AnnMarie Cornejo, San Luis Obispo Tribune, July 8, 2008
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/183/story/407644.html

Going back in time
BY: Dana M. Nichols, Stockton Record, July 8, 2008
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080708/A_NEWS/807080313

Check out San Bernardino museum's grand opening
By: Chris Richard, The Press-Enterprise, July 7, 2008
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_N_nmuseum08.4b22855.html

3,344 People May Not Know Art but Know What They Like [review of exhibit that is 'crowd-curated']
By: Ken Johnson, New York Times, July 4, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/04/arts/design/04clic.html?ref=design

China's Legacy: Let a Million Museums Bloom
By; Holland Cotter, New York Times, July 4, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/04/arts/design/04museums.html?_r=1&em&ex=1215316800&en=3db7988ac7a5156f&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin

On Wildlife Conversation: Why the zoo should remain a zoo
By; Jim Maddy, San Francisco Chronicle, July 3, 2008
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/02/ED4U11IQTK.DTL

Historical society to open Castro site
By: Matthew S. Bajko, Bay Area Reporter, July 3, 2008
http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=3132

Historians chronicle Palm Desert's past
By: Gina Tenorio, The Desert Sun, July, 3, 2008
http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080703/NEWS01/807020363/1006/news01

Selling Immortality
By: Alicia Chang, HelenaAir.com, July 1, 2008
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2008/07/03/weekly_features/health/top/100hs_080701_species.txt

ELAC begins construction on performing arts complex
Los Angeles Wave, July 3, 2008
http://www.wavenewspapers.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=79&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=8862&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1019&hn=wavenewspapers&he=.com

Why this actor's art shouldn't be in LACMA
By: Christopher Knight, LA Times, July 1, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-cheech2-2008jul02,0,3075743.story

Prognosis good for cemetery's future
By Jason Campbell, Manteca Bulletin, June 29, 2008
http://www.mantecabulletin.com/main.asp?SectionID=28&SubSectionID=58&ArticleID=58330&TM=16026.31

Peninsula museum focuses on aviation
By: Karen Aiello,The Modesto Bee, June 29, 2008
http://www.modbee.com/life/travel/trip/story/344100.html

Museums offer a peek at history
By: Kristina Hernandez, Redlands Daily Facts, June 28, 2008
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/sanbernardinocounty/ci_9728983

Laguna museum presents 'Retinal Delights'
By: Richard Chang, The Orange County Register, June 28, 2008
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/art-juxtapoz-retinal-2079142-many-artists

Exhibits chronicle Pico Rivera's history
By: Airan Scruby, Whittier Daily News, June 27, 2008
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_9725464

Culture, history exhibits flourish around Yerba Buena
By: Robert Taylor, Contra Costa Times, June 27, 2008
http://www.contracostatimes.com/arts/ci_9715805

Art museums deal with attendance issues after expansions
By: Carrie Antlfinger, USA Today, June 23, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2008-06-23-museum-attendance_N.htm