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Algeria Culture Minister Donates Crystal Holy Quran to National Museum

Algerian Culture Minister Khalida Toumi donated a precious crystal copy of the holy Quran to Algeria's National Museum, IINA reported.

Iron Warriors Motorcycle Club Donates $20K to National Law Enforcement Museum

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has announced that the Iron Warriors Motorcycle Club (IWMC), an international club of law enforcement motorcycle enthusiasts, has generously donated $20,000 in support of the National Law Enforcement Museum. The money was raised by chapters of the IWMC across the United States and was presented to the Memorial Fund by Mike Pascoe and Ian Ale during this year's National Police Week observance in Washington, DC.

Love and Destiny at National Museum on Culture Night

Love will be in the air at the National Museum of Iceland on Reykjavík Culture Night tonight. Various objects and artworks related to romance, love and destiny will be on display at the museum on the occasion.

July 29, 2008-- IMLS Announces Recipients of 2008 Museum Grants For African American History and Culture

Washington, DC—On July 29, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $827,290 to eight exceptional institutions as part of the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program. These grants are available to organizations that focus on African American life, art, history, or culture, and can be used for programs to recruit, train, and retain skilled and new museum professionals in African American museums.

Museum of Islamic Art - an international centre for dialogue and cultural exchange

The Museum of Islamic Art, which will be opening on November 22, in Doha, Qatar, under the patronage of Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, had its reception at the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum on May 27. It will be a new international centre for learning and creativity. While welcoming the guests, Lord Jacob Rothschild, Trustee of the Museum of Islamic Art, said, “Beyond the Museum it is also the place of learning and the platform of dialogue. [The] museum will develop a fruitful relationship with world class institution like the British Museum.”

Mystery insect bugging experts at London museum

In this undated image made available by Natural History Museum, showing the tiny red-and-black bug which is thought to be a new species of insect, and that has appeared inside London's Natural History Museum gardens, according to information made available Monday July 14, 2008. The almond-shaped insect, about the size of a grain of rice seems to thrive on plane trees at the grounds of the 19th-century museum, but this insect is not the same as any of the 28 million insects currently classified by the museum, 'I don't expect to find a new species in the gardens of a museum,' said Max Barclay, Collections Manager at the Natural History Museum.

Air Force museum receives highest national recognition

8/13/2008 - DAYTON, Ohio (AFPN) -- The National Museum of the United States Air Force has again achieved accreditation by American Association of Museums officials. It is the highest national recognition a museum can receive.  

Pretoria's national cultural museum burgled

Items such as coins, stamps and Kruger rands, as well as office equipment have been stolen during a break-in at the National Cultural Museum in Pretoria. National Flagship Institution CEO, Makholo Makholo, says a nightshift security guards team at the museum was attacked by the armed robbers.

Bell Helicopter Donates Helicopter to National Law Enforcement Museum

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is donating one of its 206B helicopters to the National Law Enforcement Museum, the company announced during the annual Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA) conference held this year in Houston, TX.

Bell Helicopter Donates Helicopter to National Law Enforcement Museum

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (July 17, 2008) - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is donating one of its 206B helicopters to the National Law Enforcement Museum, the company announced during the annual Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA) conference held this year in Houston, TX.

Wuhan to build new 1911 Revolution Museum

The city of Wuhan in Hubei Province has decided to invest 300 million yuan to build the 1911 Revolution Museum (New Museum), creating a commemorative 1911 Revolution national landmark to welcome the 100th anniversary grand ceremony of the Revolution of 1911. The total construction area of the 1911 Revolution Museum is approximately 30,000 square meters. The Museum will shoulder four main functions: storage of 1911 Revolution relics (relics of historical figures, historical events information); an exhibition of the Revolution's history; Wuhan modern history research and academic exchanges; and integrated services.

Thomas Hoving, Best-Selling Author and Former Director of the Metropolitan Museum...

Thomas Hoving, Best-Selling Author and Former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Joins artnet as Contributor to artnet Magazine NEW YORK & BERLIN--(Business Wire)-- artnet is pleased to announce that Thomas Hoving, best-selling author and former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has joined artnet as a contributor to artnet Magazine. A renowned museum executive, Hoving was first a curator (1959-65) and then director (1967-77) of the Met, where he presided over a dramatic expansion of both the museum and its audience. He specialized in high-profile acquisitions of masterworks -- an abiding interest, and the subject of his first artnet Magazine column -- as well as opening the museum to a broader and more youthful public via blockbuster exhibitions like "King Tut.

NATIONAL MUSEUM: Breaking all the rules

Since the museum is the central bank of a nation’s culture, every country’s capital boasts at least one major repository. The US capital, Washington DC is home to The Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum chain. The British capital London has, among other museums, British Museums, while Berlin, seat of the German government boasts 167 museums.

National Postal Museum expansion plans

The director of the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum is embarking on his most ambitious project since taking charge of the museum six years ago.

Scottish national museum in massive development

EDINBURGH (Reuters Life!) - Scotland's National Museum has opened a major new gallery covering the dramatic changes the country has undergone over the past 100 years as part of a 60 million pound refurbishment and development of the museum complex in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town.

Scottish national museum in massive development

EDINBURGH (Reuters Life!) - Scotland's National Museum has opened a major new gallery covering the dramatic changes the country has undergone over the past 100 years as part of a 60 million pound refurbishment and development of the museum complex in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town.

Children's museum in Delhi soon, says minister

The national capital's first children's museum will come up soon, union Tourism Minister Ambika Soni said here Wednesday.

Works of graduates displayed at National Culture and Fine Arts University (Yangon)

YANGON, 16 Aug - The 12th graduation works show of students of National Culture and Fine Arts University (Yangon) was held at the National Theatre on Myoma Kyaung Street, here, today.

U.S. Reps Seeks Permanent Home for National Women's History Museum

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswomen Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would give the National Women’s History Museum a permanent home in the nation’s capital. The Museum, which is dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the diverse historic contributions of women, was conceived of over a decade ago and has been repeatedly denied a permanent site in Washington, D.C.

Catholic Extension Bringing 'Mission America' Multi-Media Exhibit to New York's National Museum of Catholic Art and History

CHICAGO, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Catholic Church Extension Society, a Papal Organization that supports missions in the United States, is bringing a multi-media exhibit called "Mission America" to New York's National Museum of Catholic Art and History from July 1 through August 13. The museum is located at 443 East 115th Street, New York City.

Far Out! New Museum at Bethel Woods Celebrates the 60s

The Museum at Bethel Woods, designed by museum designer Gallagher & Associates and museum architect Westlake Reed Leskosky and making up the newest part of the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., opened last month at the site of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair. The museum, designed to offer a multimedia understanding of the turbulent decade that reshaped America, offers 10,000 square feet of permanent display space, 6,000 square feet of changing exhibit gallery, a research and archive library, a 1,000-seat performance amphitheater, and a 4,500-square-foot events gallery. To understand the iconic significance of Woodstock, the architects say that the project will help younger visitors grasp the vital context of what was happening at the time “politically, militarily, and socially,� while enabling boomers to look bac

Utah Museum of Natural History Breaks Ground on New Location

The Utah Museum of Natural History will break ground for the new museum at 301 Wakara Way. They are celebrating by holding a groundbreaking celebration on July 29th at the site of the new museum from 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Museum members are invited to park on Colorow Drive between Wakara Way and Tabby Lane and shuttles will take them to the site.

Philadelphia Museum of Art Appoints Interim Leaders

PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia Museum of Art board of trustees has announced the appointment of chief operating officer Gail Harrity as the museum's interim chief executive officer and of associate director of collections Alice Beamesderfer as interim head of curatorial affairs. Harrity joined the museum in 1997 as COO; Beamesderfer was first hired in 1987 and has served in a succession of positions, including special assistant to the director for projects and assistant director for collections. Both of their appointments, effective immediately, come in the wake of the unexpected death of Anne d'Harnoncourt, the museum's former director and CEO. A selection committee will be organized in the upcoming weeks to search for a permanent successor.

Peranakan Museum draws 50,000 visitors in 9 weeks

Dr Kenson Kwok, Director, Asian Civilisations Museum, which also manages the Peranakan Museum, said: 'We are excited about the public's response to the Peranakan Museum. This is a milestone for us, as it took us almost a year to reach a visitorship of 60,000 at the Asian Civilisations Museum when it was first opened.'

American History museum to reopen in November

A special new gallery for the flag that inspired the national anthem will debut in November when the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History reopens after a longer-than-expected renovation, the museum announced Wednesday.

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