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Shihsanhang Museum Of Archaeology

The establishment of the Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology can be traced back to “rescue excavation work” undertaken at the Shihsanhang Site in 1990. At that time the Taiwan Provincial Government’s Department of Housing and Development planned to build a sewage treatment plant in the area. As a result, a group of noted archaeologists launched a campaign to save the Shihsanhang Site, which quickly received wide public support. This successfully resulted in the area being designated a Historical Site - Second class and part of the original site was ordered preserved. In 1992 the Executive Yuan ordered Taipei County government to establish a Shihsanhang Site Exhibition Room to display objects unearthed in the area. In 1998 this was renamed the Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology and given the central objectives of preserving and displayi

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.

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.'

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.

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."

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.

Court Ousts Board That Breached Duty in Deciding to Close Museum Trustee told to appoint new Board to run museum according to will

The Supreme Court of Montana has ousted a Board of directors who decided to close an historic family ranch museum and ordered the bank trustee to appoint a new group to run the Museum according to the donor’s will.

Bread Museum in Odesa

Original Museum of Bread opened in Odesa. Its exposition tells the history of bread-making, depicting the way the bread was baked in the times when Russian Tsars ruled Ukraine, the pre-revolutionary period and during the Great World War, as well as today. Among the unique documents presented are the orders of Katherine the Great and Odesa city officials in 18th century, ancient recipes and bread making technologies, and photographs. The materials for the museum were taken from the city archive, and from private family archives of citizens and the employees of Odesskiy Karavay company, which initiated the establishment of the museum.

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.

British Museum buys medieval astronomy tool

In this undated photo provided by the British Museum, a brass device, called an astrolabe quadrant, is seen. The British Museum said Thursday, July 31, 2008, it has bought a rare medieval astronomy tool after a last-minute influx of cash helped the institution buy it and prevent it from leaving the country. (AP Photo/British Museum, PA)

British Museum buys medieval astronomy tool

In this undated photo provided by the British Museum, a brass device, called an astrolabe quadrant, is seen. The British Museum said Thursday, July 31, 2008, it has bought a rare medieval astronomy tool after a last-minute influx of cash helped the institution buy it and prevent it from leaving the country. (AP Photo/British Museum, PA)

New Museum Launches Triennial

NEW YORK—Does the art world need yet another festival? The New Museum of Contemporary Art thinks so and announced today that it is launching a new triennial next year. The first edition of the triennial, which bears the provocative title “Younger Than Jesus,” will be curated by the museum's director of special exhibitions, Massimiliano Gioni, and senior curator, Laura Hoptman, along with Lauren Cornell, director of Rhizome and an adjunct curator at the museum. It will open in spring 2009.

Delaware Art Museum Presents Gifted: Recent Additions To The Permanent Collection

Wilmington, DE— The Delaware Art Museum presents Gifted: Recent Additions to the Permanent Collection, an exhibition featuring more than 30 works of art given to the Delaware Art Museum since its reopening in June 2005, on view July 12-November 9, 2008. Paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, and ceramics—including works from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel collection—will be featured. Gifted offers visitors a glimpse into how the Museum’s collection grows through the generosity of collectors.

New Acropolis Museum to Recreate the Parthenon Frieze

ATHENS—After a series of delays, the New Acropolis Museum in Athens will open in September, finally displaying the Parthenon, or Elgin, Marbles, reports the Art Newspaper. Since the British Museum retains various pieces of the marbles, the new Athens museum will show the patina-coated originals alongside lighter-colored plaster casts of the pieces removed from Greece.

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

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

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