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Dramatic Museum Attraction Opens in Germany

The ambitious oceanography museum opened its doors to the public in the north-eastern German port town of Stralsund on Saturday, July 12. It contains 39 huge fish tanks and seven life-size models of whales.

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.

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.

Sparks Fly and Metal Melts as Harley-Davidson Museum Opens in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE--The Harley-Davidson Museum, located in Harley's hometown of Milwaukee for nearly 105 years, opened its doors for the first time to the public today. The Museum opening kicked off with a Harley-Davidson-style "ribbon cutting" ceremony in which a motorcycle primary chain wrapped around a Museum tower was cut with an acetylene torch. Festivities - including the Harley-Davidson, Inc. president and CEO Jim Ziemer receiving his first tattoo, a 2008 Super Glide Custom bike build-off, and live music - will continue all weekend. "Harley-Davidson has dreamed about building this Museum for a long time," said Jim Ziemer, president and chief executive officer of Harley-Davidson, Inc. "It adds a whole new dimension to the Harley-Davidson experience.

ADDING MULTIMEDIA Sparks Fly and Metal Melts as Harley-Davidson Museum Opens in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE--The Harley-Davidson Museum, located in Harley's hometown of Milwaukee for nearly 105 years, opened its doors for the first time to the public today. The Museum opening kicked off with a Harley-Davidson-style "ribbon cutting" ceremony in which a motorcycle primary chain wrapped around a Museum tower was cut with an acetylene torch. Festivities - including the Harley-Davidson, Inc. president and CEO Jim Ziemer receiving his first tattoo, a 2008 Super Glide Custom bike build-off, and live music - will continue all weekend. "Harley-Davidson has dreamed about building this Museum for a long time," said Jim Ziemer, president and chief executive officer of Harley-Davidson, Inc. "It adds a whole new dimension to the Harley-Davidson experience.

ADDING MULTIMEDIA Sparks Fly and Metal Melts as Harley-Davidson Museum Opens in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE--(Business Wire)-- The Harley-Davidson Museum, located in Harley's hometown of Milwaukee for nearly 105 years, opened its doors for the first time to the public today. The Museum opening kicked off with a Harley-Davidson-style "ribbon cutting" ceremony in which a motorcycle primary chain wrapped around a Museum tower was cut with an acetylene torch. Festivities - including the Harley-Davidson, Inc. president and CEO Jim Ziemer receiving his first tattoo, a 2008 Super Glide Custom bike build-off, and live music - will continue all weekend. "Harley-Davidson has dreamed about building this Museum for a long time," said Jim Ziemer, president and chief executive officer of Harley-Davidson, Inc. "It adds a whole new dimension to the Harley-Davidson experience.

Tanzanite Museum Opens

Arusha Municipality has opened a Tanzanite gems' museum which is said to be the first one ever. The museum is located on the third floor of the Blue Plaza building in Arusha Tanzania Tanzanite Foundation a subsidiary of Tanzanite-One Mining Limited is behind the preparations of the museum. Tanzanite stones are only found, and mined, around the rocky Mererani hills, in the Simanjiro district of Manyara region.

London Opens Ripley's Museum

Yesterday, London opened the new Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum, featuring more than 500 exhibits. The attraction, occupying 24,000 square feet in London's West End at 1 Piccadilly Circus, offers a mixture of entertainment, education and fun. From an albino alligator to a 3,000 lb piece of the Berlin Wall, a Swarovski-Covered Crystal Mini Cooper and three human shrunken heads from Ecuador, the attraction features exhibits so bizarre they leave visitors wondering if something so outlandish could really be true. Visit www.ripleyslondon.com.

ADDING MULTIMEDIA Sparks Fly and Metal Melts as Harley-Davidson Museum Opens in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE, Jul 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Harley-Davidson Museum, located in Harley's hometown of Milwaukee for nearly 105 years, opened its doors for the first time to the public today. The Museum opening kicked off with a Harley-Davidson-style "ribbon cutting" ceremony in which a motorcycle primary chain wrapped around a Museum tower was cut with an acetylene torch. Festivities - including the Harley-Davidson, Inc. president and CEO Jim Ziemer receiving his first tattoo, a 2008 Super Glide Custom bike build-off, and live music - will continue all weekend.

Sparks Fly and Metal Melts as Harley-Davidson Museum Opens in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE, Jul 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- HOG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- The Harley-Davidson Museum, located in Harley's hometown of Milwaukee for nearly 105 years, opened its doors for the first time to the public today. The Museum opening kicked off with a Harley-Davidson-style "ribbon cutting" ceremony in which a motorcycle primary chain wrapped around a Museum tower was cut with an acetylene torch. Festivities - including the Harley-Davidson, Inc. president and CEO Jim Ziemer receiving his first tattoo, a 2008 Super Glide Custom bike build-off, and live music - will continue all weekend.

Chip museum opens in Bruges: The Belgian city of Bruges has opened a museum to educate people on the origins of Belgian potato chip....

The Belgian city of Bruges has opened a museum to educate people on the origins of Belgian potato chip.

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.

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.'

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 on 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. (AP)

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,

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.

Jim and Joyce Gauthier donate $1 million to Museum for Human Rights

WINNIPEG, July 11 /CNW/ - Winnipeg businessman Jim Gauthier and his spouse Joyce Gauthier today announced a $1 million donation to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. "This Museum will not only ensure a better future for our city," he said as he and Joyce presented the cheque to Babs Asper (Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Board Member) and Gail Asper (Campaign Chair, Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights), "It will ensure a better future for all humanity."

Jim and Joyce Gauthier donate $1 million to Museum for Human Rights

WINNIPEG, July 11 /CNW/ - Winnipeg businessman Jim Gauthier and his spouse Joyce Gauthier today announced a $1 million donation to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. "This Museum will not only ensure a better future for our city," he said as he and Joyce presented the cheque to Babs Asper (Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Board Member) and Gail Asper (Campaign Chair, Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights), "It will ensure a better future for all humanity."

Adirondack Museum Opens For 51st Season

The Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, New York opens for the new season. Visitors will discover fresh exhibits, hands-on activities, a wealth of special events, and surprises around every corner.

British Museum 'is Britain's most popular attraction'

The British Museum has overtaken Blackpool Pleasure Beach and the Tate Modern to become the nation's most popular cultural attraction.

British Museum becomes nation's most popular attraction

LONDON (AFP) - The British Museum overtook the Tate Modern art gallery to become the country's most popular cultural attraction in 2007, reports said Wednesday.

Air Force Museum Gets $14M for New Building That Would House Shuttle ; Space Shuttle Would Be Placed on Exhibit If NASA Gives Them One, Museum Says.

Air Force Museum Gets $14M for New Building That Would House Shuttle ; Space Shuttle Would Be Placed on Exhibit If NASA Gives Them One, Museum Says.

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