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A museum for Toledo city

First there was Boljoon Parish Museum, followed closely by the Cathedral Museum in 2006. Nearly a year later came Tuburan Town Museum and Bogo City Museum. This year it was the turn of Carcar City Museum and then Museo Sugbo, the Cebu Provincial Museum. Barely two months after the latter’s inauguration, the Toledo city council approved plans to convert its former city hall and the plaza fronting it into a museum and heritage center, project sponsored by councillor Amelia “Amy” Ortilla-de Pio.

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spawns Real-Life Car

Car Analogy Please writes to tell us that a new car unveiled at the Paris Auto Show was modeled after the Gran Turismo 5 Prologue car. GTbyCITROËN is the first car that has been designed in tandem with a video game to then spill out onto the actual pavement. "The GTbyCITROËN is the product of a partnership built up during the creation of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Takumi Yamamoto, from Citroen and Kazunori Yamauchi from Polyphony Digital Inc, the games developer were inspired by each others industries to design a concept car for the game that then flowed further into the real-world. The game version of the car mirrors the real-world performance of the concept."

Nov 05, 2008 Swiss Museum of Transport Celebrates 50 Years

Lucerne’s Swiss Museum of Transport will celebrate its 50th anniversary this coming spring. The museum presents the development of transport and mobility, on road and rail, on the water, in the air and in space, and explains the principles of communication. More than 3,000 exhibits in approximately 20,000 square meters of museum space testify to a history that is, quite literally, moving. The Museum of Transport is full of original milestones of transport history. In operation since 1959, and now welcoming over 870,000 visitors every year, the museum is Switzerland’s most visited museum.

Car impounded after dog drives away from car wash

A dog waiting in a car while at a car wash slipped the vehicle into gear and drove in a loop before the car came to a stop. Pryor police officer Brent Crittenden said the dog's owner was washing the vehicle when the 70-pound pit bull jumped on the dash and somehow shifted the car into reverse.

Museum assures no artifacts damaged due to flooding

Robert Hunter, executive director of NMI Museum of History and Culture, uses a vacuum cleaner at the main entrance floor of the facility following last Wednesday's downpour that flooded the area. (Nazario Rodriguez Jr.) Robert Hunter, executive director of NMI Museum of History and Culture, assured the public yesterday that no valuable or historic artifacts were damaged by floodwaters that inundated the museum Wednesday afternoon.

Car impounded after dog drives away from car wash

PRYOR, Okla. -- A dog waiting in a car while at a car wash slipped the vehicle into gear and drove in a loop before the car came to a stop. Pryor police officer Brent Crittenden said the dog's owner was washing the vehicle when the 70-pound pit bull jumped on the dash and somehow shifted the car into reverse.

Towe Auto Museum Exhibits Ed "Big Daddy" Roth Artifacts and Memorabilia

Don't miss your chance to get up close and personal with memorabilia and personal items that explore the life and times of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, the creative genius of the iconic Rat Fink and the man behind such inventive hot rods as the Outlaw (1959) and the Beatnik Bandit (1960). The Towe Auto Museum will exhibit Ed "Big Daddy" Roth - The Original Rat Fink August 1, 2008 through January 31, 2009. On exhibit, various original art work by Ed Roth and artists from Roth Studios, a collection of over two-hundred and fifty Ed Roth artifacts, many of which are signed, as well as Roth's Finkmobile, a unique five-wheel creation with seating for one. Also included, never before seen hand-written personal letters from Roth, allowing the viewer a better understanding of who Roth really was and why he was able to influence the hot rod car culture bot

National Archeological Museum, the oldest in Bulgaria

Downtown Sofia, the oldest museum in Bulgaria is housed in one of the few preserved buildings dated to 15 c. It is the National Archaeological Museum and has a fascinating history. The idea to set up an all-Bulgarian museum originated in the 1840s, when Bulgaria was still part of the Ottoman Empire. The organization that was committed to that project was the Bulgarian Literary Society, the prototype of the Bulgarian Academy of Science. Back then the first format of the museum was created with the name Historical Committee. More about the institution from Dr. Svetla Petrova from the Expositions Department at the National Archeological Museum.

New York is museum cityand not just Manhattan

New York is one of the country’s greatest museum cities for kids—and we’re not just talking Manhattan. The Brooklyn Children’s Museum (http://www.brooklynkids.org) has just moved into a $49 million expanded building-becoming simultaneously the world’s newest and oldest children’s museum complete with a fresh water pond, the chance for kids to make lanterns for Chinese New Year and bake pretend bread in a Mexican bakery. The museum is the first NYC museum to receive certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. Go Green!

Free Youth Admission to Tacoma Washington Art Museum throughout December

(Tacoma, WA) – Tacoma Art Museum offers visitors age 18 and younger free admission through the month of December, thanks to the generosity of patrons who attended the recent Tacoma Art Museum Gala. In response to the current economic climate, museum supporters raised funds to ensure that the museum remains accessible and welcoming, especially to future museum-goers and their families during the holiday season

24th Annual Towe Auto Museum

For anyone who's dreamed of owning and showing off a world-class car collection - without having to wipe up the drips or check the tires- the Towe Auto Museum's Docent program might just be the answer. Docents, under the leadership of the Docent Council, are the educators for the museum and the personal outreach to visitors. Docents conduct tours for organized groups, school classes and individuals. Some Docents also give Speaker's Bureau talks, promoting the museum throughout the region. Most of all, Docents are able to meet and share their knowledge and passion about the automobile with many interesting people from all over the world. Other benefits of becoming a Docent at the Towe Auto Museum include staying active and making new friends.

Athens museum to show unseen artifacts

The capital’s National Archaeological Museum will showcase in February hundreds of unseen artifacts in a section of its first floor that has been closed to visitors for a decade, the museum’s director, Nikos Kaltsas, revealed yesterday.

Order your free 'How-To' CD/DVD from the Car Care Council for Fall Car Care Month

Bethesda, Md.--With Fall Car Care Month in October right around the corner, the Car Care Council reminds industry companies and organizations that its "how-to" CD and DVD is available at www.carcare.org. The CD and DVD contain extensive information and marketing materials to help vehicle service providers get actively involved in Fall Car Care Month.

$140,000 Diamond-Studded Hot Wheels Car on Display at the Petersen Automotive Museum

A one-of-a-kind Hot Wheels(r) car will be on display in the Hot Wheels(r) Gallery at the Petersen Automotive Museum this week from Monday, October 20th through Friday, October 24th. It is displayed in anticipation for Saturday's Bonham's and Butterfields auction at The Petersen Automotive Museum where it will be auctioned off for the benefit of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles and the Inland Empire.

CAR rise keeps Indian pvt sector banks risk-free

Even as reputed banks tumbling and shutting shop across the world, capital adequacy ratio (CAR) could put to rest any doubt about the health of private sector banks in India. Not only many banks in the country have seen their capital adequacy ratio growing in FY08, private sector banks’ CAR grew more than that of the public sector banks (PSB). A study of CAR of 18 private banks and 27 PSBs during 2007-08 and 2006-07 by FE shows the average CAR of private banks rose from 13.32% to 15.32%.

Ukraine museum refuses to return dozens of looted German paintings

Kiev/Aachen, Germany - The management of a Ukrainian art museum on Saturday refused to return to Germany dozens of paintings brought to the Soviet Union as a result of the Second World War. Officials from the Simferopol Art Museum in south Ukraine told Germany's Foreign Ministry the museum "had no plans to give up" the 87 paintings thought originally to have belonged to the Suermondt- Ludwig Art Museum in the German city Aachen, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said.

Sell your Car via SMS

Gaadi.com, India’s No. 2 Auto Portal, today launched a whole host of new features, including a complete used car section where users can engage in customer to customer used car transactions using a mobile phone. The user has to simply enter his / her used car details on Gaadi.com and within a short period of time will start receiving SMS messages from interested parties directly through the site. Gaadi.com estimates that a user to user transaction can save as much as 10-15% for both parties put together, as the middleman (the dealer in this case) is eliminated from the picture. The used car listing is completely free for the user.

National Museum of American History Reopens Nov. 21

Star-Spangled Banner Gallery, White House Copy of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Are Highlights of Opening Exhibitions WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is set to reopen its doors to the public Friday, Nov. 21, providing a new look at the almost 200-year-old Star-Spangled Banner and a rare chance to see the White House copy of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The museum is reopening after a two-year, $85 million renovation of the building's core, dramatically transforming the museum's architectural appeal and renewing the presentation of its extensive collections. The museum will unveil new exhibitions and programs throughout the reopening year. (Photo: http://www.

Book Will Introduce Children To Museum Treasures

Here is a building filled with art. What will you find inside?� So begins A is for Art Museum - the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s first children’s book, penned by a pair of Museum educators. Published this October in association with Temple University Press, this playful alphabet book will take preschoolers on a whirlwind A-to-Z tour through the Museum’s collection.

Perfume's French first city reopens its overhauled museum - Feature

Grasse, France - Perfume's first city of Grasse in southern France has reopened the doors of its fragrance museum, four years after they were shuttered for renovations. The International Perfume Museum is bigger and better than ever after extensive renovations and enlargement. It now has double the floor space and a beautiful new glass gallery with a view of the Esterel mountains.

Car thief turns up to court in a stolen car

A man who was charged with car theft should have left a note to self: "don't drive a stolen car to court."

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