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Museums in (Greater) China

As the world’s eyes turn to Beijing for the opening of the 29th Olympiad this week, ARTINFO offers a museum top five from across Greater China. There’s plenty to choose from: The Chinese seem to love museums almost as much as Americans do. Taiwan’s Council for Cultural Affairs boasts “more than 400 museums” (!) and Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai each have dozens. Plus, new museums are popping up faster than Olympic hopefuls in China nowadays, from MoCA China, which is opening this fall in Hong Kong, to a Jackie Chan Museum in Shanghai, which was announced just last month. From the sublime to the ridiculous, almost exactly.

From celebrity homes to museums

Room with a view: A Swiss house overlooking Lake Leman was Chaplin's home for the final 25 years of his life. It is scheduled to open in 2010 with a permanent exhibition, a 200-seat cinema, a shop and a restaurant. After Chaplin's death, Eugene, one of his sons, lived in the home until 2006.

Hollywood Celebrity Gossip News abundantly available

We are in a 'bull' market with Hollywood celebrity gossip news today. Paris Hilton and Britney Spears are kind of like what Yahoo and eBay were during the internet boom days. And even though both of late have quieted down; Paris recently experiencing some domestic bliss and Britney back on track but less chaotic after the wild manic depressive days, they helped ignite the industry of celebrity gossip to a new level. And not coincidentally the internet is what is feeding the growing celebrity gossip market today.

A list of recommended museums in Beijing

BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) -- For many overseas visitors to Beijing for the Olympic Games, it may be a good and meaningful arrangement to insert some trips to local museums between sport matches. Here, Xinhua helps you screen the city's more than 2,300 museums and patch up a simple list of more than 80 museums that may cater to your interests.

(OLYMPIC SERVICE) A list of recommended museums in Beijing (1)

BEIJING, Jul 14, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- For many overseas visitors to Beijing for the Olympic Games, it may be a good and meaningful arrangement to insert some trips to local museums between sport matches. Here, Xinhua helps you screen the city's more than 2,300 museums and patch up a simple list of more than 80 museums that may cater to your interests.

VH1 Launches Scandalist.com - A New Pop Culture and Celebrity Blog - Online and on Mobile

PRNewswire/ -- VH1, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), announced today the launch of a new standalone celebrity and pop culture blog, Scandalist.com (http://www.scandalist.com/). The new online and mobile blog features breaking entertainment news, celebrity gossip, glossy celebrity photos and videos, as well as commentary on the latest and greatest in fashion, music, television and politics.

VH1 Launches Scandalist.com - A New Pop Culture and Celebrity

PRNewswire/ -- VH1, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), announced today the launch of a new standalone celebrity and pop culture blog, Scandalist.com (http://www.scandalist.com/). The new online and mobile blog features breaking entertainment news, celebrity gossip, glossy celebrity photos and videos, as well as commentary on the latest and greatest in fashion, music, television and politics.

Priceline.com's William Shatner Makes AOL's List Of Top Celebrity Spokespeople Of...

Priceline.com's William Shatner Makes AOL's List Of Top Celebrity Spokespeople Of All Time WalletPop names the celebs who have become "nearly synonymous" with their brands NORWALK, Conn.--(Business Wire)-- Ten years ago, consumers first heard William Shatner proclaim that priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) www.priceline.com would be "big...really big." That decade of association has paid off. AOL's personal finance site WalletPop www.walletpop.com has named Shatner to the list of its favorite celebrity spokespeople of all time. Shatner joins a star-studded list of pitchmen (and women) that includes Bill Cosby, Michael Jordan and Brooke Shields. According to WalletPop, "Celebrity spokespeople have long been a favorite marketing tool of companies with products or services to sell.

VH1 Launches Scandalist.com - A New Pop Culture and Celebrity Blog - Online and on Mobile

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA - News, VIA.B - News), announced today the launch of a new standalone celebrity and pop culture blog, Scandalist.com (http://www.scandalist.com/). The new online and mobile blog features breaking entertainment news, celebrity gossip, glossy celebrity photos and videos, as well as commentary on the latest and greatest in fashion, music, television and politics.

Kim Kardashian Partners With Celebuzz to Further Expand Online Presence

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebuzz.com (http://www.celebuzz.com), the newest destination and first social media website dedicated to all things celebrity, today announced a partnership with prominent celebrity and style expert Kim Kardashian, making her official blog KimKardashian.com part of the Celebuzz family. Celebuzz brings passionate fans the most robust, diverse and all-encompassing celebrity experience online by combining the voices and media of a first class editorial team, with that of the web's leading celebrity bloggers, photo agencies, pop culture experts, users, and as of today -- celebrities themselves.

Kim Kardashian Partners With Celebuzz to Further Expand Online Presence

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebuzz.com (http://www.celebuzz.com), the newest destination and first social media website dedicated to all things celebrity, today announced a partnership with prominent celebrity and style expert Kim Kardashian, making her official blog KimKardashian.com part of the Celebuzz family. Celebuzz brings passionate fans the most robust, diverse and all-encompassing celebrity experience online by combining the voices and media of a first class editorial team, with that of the web's leading celebrity bloggers, photo agencies, pop culture experts, users, and as of today -- celebrities themselves.

Bristol museums get new identities

Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives Service is undergoing a major brand-naming exercise, ahead of fresh identities for all six of its museums and historic sites.

Russian museums lose 50,000 treasures

Russian museums are missing some 50,000 valuables, after an extensive two-year revision sweeping over 80 per cent of Russia's 2,000 museums, the Interfax news agency reported, quoting the police.

Russian museums lose 50,000 treasures

Russian museums are missing some 50,000 valuables, after an extensive two-year revision sweeping over 80 per cent of Russia's 2,000 museums, the Interfax news agency reported, quoting the police.

Vacancies at Iziko Museums of Cape Town

Iziko Museums of Cape Town are African museums of excellence that empower and inspire all people to celebrate and respect our diverse heritage.

50,000 treasures missing from Russian museums

Russian museums are missing some 50,000 valuables, after an extensive two-year revision sweeping over 80 per cent of Russia's 2,000 museums, the Interfax news agency reported quoting the police.

HCM City's museums deserted

s 11 museums in the past three years is equivalent to 20% of the city’s population. Foreign visitors going to museums account for around 20% of total foreign tourists visiting the city, reported the local Department of Culture and Information.

Brunei Museums Dept begins five-day road show in Belait

In a bid to educate the public on the importance of treasuring the cultural heritage and natural resources, a five-day road show to create more awareness on the Brunei Museums Department Acts kicked off yesterday at the Oil and Gas Discovery Centre (OGDC) in Seria in conjunction with the Museums International Day this year.

HCM City?€™s museums deserted

s 11 museums in the past three years is equivalent to 20% of the city’s population. Foreign visitors going to museums account for around 20% of total foreign tourists visiting the city, reported the local Department of Culture and Information.

50,000 items missing from Russian museums: police

MOSCOW - RUSSIAN museums are missing some 50,000 valuables, after an extensive two-year revision sweeping over 80 per cent of Russia's 2,000 museums, the Interfax news agency reported quoting the police.

50,000 items missing from Russian museums: police

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - RUSSIAN museums are missing some 50,000 valuables, after an extensive two-year revision sweeping over 80 per cent of Russia's 2,000 museums, the Interfax news agency reported quoting the police.

New Media and Museums in Eastern Europe

New media art is no stranger to eastern Europe and the Balkans; from the early net.art of Vuc Cosic to the collective work of Apsolutno, these regions were the proving ground for many groundbreaking experiments in media, politics, and art. So the upcoming international symposium on (New) Media Art in Museums this October in Croatia signals that the region's consideration of media art has come full circle from unknown outsiders and agitators to curated collectibles (not too dissimilar to the path traced in other regions or for other "avant-gardes"). The intersection of cultural institutions like museums with new media art continues to confound both artists and curators alike. No standard institutional model has arisen for the collecting of such work, for how to frame it in the overall programs of the museum, nor how to preserve the work.

August 5, 2008-- 776 Museums, Libraries, and Archives Selected to Receive IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf

Washington, DC—Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), announced today that 776 museums, libraries, and archives, representing every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam have been selected to receive the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. The contents of the bookshelf were selected by a blue ribbon panel of conservation experts; it includes an essential set of books, online resources, and a user’s guide that can profoundly affect the ability of small libraries and museums to care for their collections.

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