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Smithsonian's Museum Ocean Hall Receives $15 Million Endowment

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has received a $15 million gift from the Roger and Victoria Sant Founders’ Fund of the Summit Fund of Washington to support the new Ocean Hall and related programs and outreach activities. The exhibition hall, scheduled to open Sept. 27, will be named the Sant Ocean Hall in honor of the donor. The fund will be used for updating and maintaining the exhibition and supporting ocean education.

British Museum Collection Of John White Watercolors Exhibited At Jamestown Virginia Settlement July 15-Oct. 15, 2008

WILLIAMSBURG, Va., July 8, 2008 - "A New World: England's First View of America," a British Museum exhibition of the 16th-century watercolor drawings of John White, opens July 15 and will continue through Oct. 15 at Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia operated by the state's Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.

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.

Ocean Conservancy Receives Food & Wine Magazine's Eco-Ocean Award for Approach to Rebuilding Fisheries

Ocean Conservancy Receives Food & Wine Magazine's Eco-Ocean Award for Approach to Rebuilding Fisheries

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."

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.”

Midway Loses $34.8 Million in Q2

Midway Games today announced its second-quarter fiscal results for the period ended June 30. Net revenues fell from $31.8 million last year at this time to $23.4 million, but the total did exceed Midway's prior guidance of $18 million. The publisher suffered a net loss of $34.8 million for the quarter, more than double last year's $14.3 million. Looking at the entire first half, net loss is an even uglier almost $69 million.

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

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

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.

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,

Mad Catz Scratches Together $3.2 Million in Annual P

Video game accessories manufacturer Mad Catz today revealed its fourth quarter and full-year earnings for the period ended March 31. Sales in the fourth quarter were up over 13 percent to $21.9 million while net loss amounted to $0.8 million. For the entire year, however, net sales were $87.6 million (down over 12 percent) and Mad Catz posted a net income of $3.2 million, down slightly from the previous year's $3.7 million.

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.

Ackland Museum Gets $1.25 Million

Jul. 30--CHAPEL HILL -- The Ackland Art Museum has received $1.25 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to deepen and expand the museum's role in the education of university students.

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

Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum receives donation

Yang Ning (2nd, right), chief of the Chengdu Branch of the Bank of Communications, shakes hands with Jia Lan (left), curator of the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum, after signing the agreement to donate 9 million yuan (US$1.3 million) for the latter's post-quake reconstruction. [Huang Zhiling/chinadaily.com.cn]

Earnings: BBC.com Ads Help BBCWW Soar; Big YouTube And iTunes Income

Digital revenue at the BBC’s overseas, profit-making BBC Worldwide division ballooned from £13.9 million ($27.4 million) to £21.9 million ($43.2 million) in the year to March 31, thanks to ads on the new BBC.com and to sales from the likes of iTunes and YouTube. The controversial BBC.com made £1.5 million ($2.96 million) from ads and sponsorships since its November launch. The site only runs ads outside the UK and plans to increase inventory, while �an international commercial iPlayer functionality is being explored�, too.

NBTY muscles up Q3 web sales

In the third quarter NBTY’s web sales rose by 35% to $24.7 million from $18.3 million in the prior year. In comparison, same-store sales in North America declined by 6% while total revenue grew by 6.4% to $535 million for the third quarter ended June 30 from $503 million in the prior year. Net income declined to $46 million in the third quarter from $51 million in the prior year.

London auctions prove that art is now for the super-rich

ARTICLE (June 29 2008): If proof were needed that the international art market has become a playground for the super-rich, it was delivered by record-breaking auctions in London this week. Just over 40 million pounds (80 million dollars) for a Monet water lily painting, a record-smashing 15 million pounds for Italian futurist Gino Severini, four million for a Henry Moore sculpture and 5.5 million for a work by fashionable Russian modernist Natalia.

Apple adds Smithsonian Channel programming to iTunes Store

Smithsonian Channel today makes its award-winning programming available on Apple's market-dominating iTunes Store, with initial offerings such as Stories from the Vaults, Remembering Vietnam: The Wall at 25, Day of the Kamikaze and Nature Tech. Smithsonian Networks programming celebrates the American experience with branded original content drawn largely from the assets of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research complex and features original documentaries, short-subject explorations and innovative and groundbreaking programs highlighting America's historical, cultural and scientific heritage.

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.

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