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?Grave Of The Fireflies? At Washington Museum

Anime Masterpieces, a new series highlighting the best in Japanese animated feature films, presents “Grave of the Fireflies,� Saturday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m., in the Freer Gallery of Art’s Meyer Auditorium. The film is followed by a panel discussion with leading authorities on the subject of Japanese animation, or anime.

Sikh museum's founder needs monetary help

A few politicians have since long being promising to provide all possible help to a founder of a makeshift museum depicting the Sikh heritage. This museum is situated near Lakhnaur village. Now, its founder plans to shift the museum to the Balongi area in Kharar.

USA. Jerry Ostermiller appointed National Coast Guard Museum president

The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education, welfare and morale of all Coast Guard members and their families, and a partner of the National Coast Guard Museum Association, announced today the appointment of Jerry Ostermiller as the president of the National Coast Guard Museum. An accomplished museum administrator for over 25 years, Mr. Ostermiller will establish museum programming, develop internal infrastructure and lead capital campaign fund raising efforts for the construction of the country’s newest national museum in New London, Connecticut. The United States Coast Guard is the only military service that does not currently have a national museum, which recounts the institution’s history, service and missions.

December 15, 2008-- Nominate Your Favorite Museum or Library For the National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is seeking nominations for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for exemplary museum and library community service The medal winners will be the institutions that make the most extraordinary civic, educational, economic, environmental, and social contributions.

Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)

The Museum of the African Diaspora is in the Yerba Buena Arts district of SoMa. See the San Francisco Museum List for more museums in the city.

British Museum Director Named Briton Of The Year By The Times

The Director of the British Museum has had his decision to reject overtures from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art rewarded after a national newspaper named him Briton of the Year.

Prado museum draws record number visitors

MADRID -- Madrid's Prado art museum drew a record number of visitors in 2008 despite the economic crisis, sources of Spain's top art museum said Friday. The Prado was visited by 2.8 million people, 3.6 per cent more than in 2007.

Koshland Science Museum Announces Upcoming Events

The Marian Koshland Science Museum presents its winter program of public lectures called “The Dish,� which features discussions on infectious diseases, tracing human ancestry using DNA, the microbial world of cheese, and a forum for science educators to celebrate Darwin Day. In addition, the museum will be open and free of charge on Inauguration Day.

National Railway Museum Anticipates Arrival Of A King

Curators at the National Railway Museum are steaming with excitement in anticipation of the arrival of No.6000 King George V – the latest locomotive to be added to the Museum’s vast collection.

SAS Financial Management helps NC Museum of Art plan growth

The NC Museum of Art is improving the strategic use of its financial information with SAS Financial Management from the leader in business analytics. Using SAS for enterprise planning, budgeting, consolidation and reporting fuels the museum’s growth, including the current 127,000-square-foot expansion for its permanent collection.

Long-ago museum thefts documented

LONDON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- A World War II-era employee of London's Victoria and Albert Museum once decorated his home with scores of stolen museum pieces, newly released documents reveal.

Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Selected for Radio Contact with International Space Station Live Saturday, December 27th Starting at 10 am Open to the Public

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec 22, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Two years after applying to NASA, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum will be honored by conducting an Amateur Radio live connection to speak with the International Space Station and Astronaut E. Michael Fincke. Spearheaded by Ig Justyna with a local amateur radio group, they applied to Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) on behalf of the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. When asked why they chose Ann Arbor's Hands-On Museum for this momentous opportunity he said that, "The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum was an excellent candidate that reflected the goals of advancing Science and Amateur Radio for young people." "In fact," Ig continued, "the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum has recently added an Amateur Radio Exhibit that will inspire young people to pursue careers in Science, Technology,

Shanghai Textile and Raiment Museum opens to public

Zhuang brocades are shown in newly opened Shanghai Textile and Raiment Museum in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 5, 2009. The museum was opened to the public on Monday.

One of Bulgaria's Two Submarines Becomes Museum

Bulgaria One of Bulgaria's Two Submarines Becomes Museum: One of Bulgaria's Two Submarines Becomes Museum

US Ambassador Visits Kim Koo Museum

U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Kathleen Stephens, left, talks with Kim Shin, director of the Kim Koo Museum and Library in Seoul, during her visit to the museum, Saturday. / Yonhap

A-T headphones selected for Grammy Museum

USA - Audio-Technica has been selected as the official headphone supplier for the recently-opened Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. More than 60 pairs of ATH-M30 Closed-back Dynamic Stereo Monitor Headphones have been selected for use in the museum's exhibits.

Mammoth gets new vibe at museum

Eleven thousand years later, his skeleton was found in a peat bog in Illinois in 1931. In the late 1970s, Royal B.C. Museum staff travelled to the University of Nebraska to check out the woolly mammoth skeleton. They were looking for ideas for an impressive entrance exhibit for the new natural history gallery of museum.

Renovated Washington Museum Spotlights Star-Spangled Banner

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., closed for more than two years for an $85-million facelift, just reopened its doors to the public. The reinvented museum’s centerpiece is the 200-year-old Star-Spangled Banner—the flag that inspired the national anthem.

Dec 16, 2008 Viking River Sponsors Terracotta Warriors Exhibit in Atlanta

Viking River Cruises is supporting the efforts of Atlanta’s High Museum of Art to bring a display of Chinese terracotta warriors and related artifacts to Atlanta. The exhibit -- which recently ended a seven-month run at the British Museum followed by a record-breaking five-month run at the Bowers Museum in California -- opened to the public in November. It will remain at the High for more than five months before moving on to Houston’s Museum of Natural Science, then continuing to the National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall in Washington, D.C. “The First Emperor� was inspired by one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Featuring more than 100 works, including 15 terracotta figures, the exhibition is one of the largest groups of works relating to the First Emperor ever loaned to the U.

Museum Announces Great White Is Female

Auckland Museum today made its proud announcement about its "long, sleek" great white shark thawing in its loading bay, awaiting dissection.

Museum team finds historic shipwreck off North Queensland coast

Australian National Maritime Museum archaeologists have almost certainly found the site of an intriguing 1829 shipwreck on the Great Barrier Reef some 20 km off the coast of North Queensland.

The Bowes Museum Celebrates Investing In Children Status

The museum was the first in the country to receive the award and the staff have continued to work tirelessly to promote their education programme and after school club at Barnard Castle.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Exhibits Great Art

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston is one of the world’s most beloved arts institutions – a Venetian-inspired palace museum housing a world-class collection personally installed by Isabella Stewart Gardner to create an intimate experience with great art. Always free for kids under the age of 18, for museum members, and – in honor of the museum’s founder Isabella Gardner, for anyone named “Isabella�...

Adirondack Museum Announces ?Call For Quilt?

In early September, the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake sent out a “Call for Quilts,� searching for exceptional quilts, comforters, or pieced wall hangings made after 1970, used in, inspired by, or depicting the Adirondack region.

I.M. Pei-designed Islamic art museum opens in Qatar

The museum's permanent collection includes books, manuscripts, ceramics and other items from all over the Middle East, India and Spain.

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