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Articles related to "Museum Collections"
Is NAGPRA Emptying Museums? A recent article argued that Native American tribes are reclaiming a large percentage of museum collections in the US. Is NAGPRA really emptying U.S. museums out? nagpra • native american • indian • american indian • repatriation
It's an Art - Good Museum Food The Huntington Museum of Art has a reputation that's growing in the art world. Now, the museum cookbook is becoming a must-have for regional cooks. museum • collection • kwaanza cake • shells • stuffed
REAL Dinosaurs Discover how museums started 'Dinomania.' dinosaur • museum • collection • expedition • exhibit
Become a Museum Docent What does a docent do? How do you learn to give docent guided tours? Learn about docents and docent training at National Docent Symposium. docent training • national docent symposium • korea gallery docent program • volunteer • museum collections
Explore Bruges: Belgium's Historical Gem Mechanical Music Museum, a puppet theater, a Gothic town hall, outdoor markets, horse- drawn carriages and miles of canals highlight Northern Europe's great Medieval city medieval architecture • canals • 9th century viking conquests • flemish art treasures • northern europe medieval
Makishi: Mask Characters of Zambia Masks have an important role in initiations and public ceremonies in Zambian tribal cultures zambia culture • african masks • angola • mask characters • makishi
North America's Smallest Dinosaur, Alvarezsaur A newly discovered alvarezsaur from near Red Deer, Alberta, Canada provides insight into dinosaur evolution and biogeography. smallest north american dinosaur • new dinosaur species • alvarezsaur • albertonykus borealis • bird-like dinosaurs
Use Maps, Books, Experts - Identify Fossil Finds Amateur paleontologists have provided numerous scientifically significant discoveries to museums. It is important to try to identify the fossil before asking an expert. amateur paleontologist • fossil identification • find local fossils • fossil resources • fossil hunting tips
Use Maps, Books, Experts - Identify Fossil Finds Amateur paleontologists have provided numerous scientifically significant discoveries to museums. It is important to try to identify the fossil before asking an expert. amateur paleontologist • fossil identification • find local fossils • fossil resources • fossil hunting tips
The Museum of American Glass at Wheaton Village The American Glass Museum is a brilliant panorama and history of the American glass movement. art glass • museum of american glass • victorian • wistarburg glass works • paperweights
Did the Met Make a Bad Buy? The Met aquired a rare Duccio painting for $50 million. Now, an expert thinks it's a forgery. duccio • metropolitan museum of art • painting • forgery • acquisition
Gross Clinic: The Final Tally The Philadelphia Museum of Art and people all over the country helped to raise the money to keep the $68 million (US) Gross Clinic painting by Thomas Eakins in Philly. thomas eakins • painting • walmart museum • thomas jefferson university • gross clinic
Irving Penn Photos in U.S. Museums New York's Morgan Library & Museum and Los Angeles' J. Paul Getty Museum own superlative collections of works on paper by American photographer Irving Penn. photography art museum collections exhibitions • irving penn • morgan library & museum • j. paul getty museum • modern 20th-century photography
LACMA Acquires Vernon Collection of Photographs A Wallis Annenberg gift has allowed the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to acquire the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection of 19th- and 20th-century photographs. art museum collections exhibitions • los angeles county museum of art • wallis annenberg foundation • story of photography • marjorie and leonard vernon collection
Las Vegas Art, Shows, and Concerts The best that Las Vegas, Nevada has to offer extends beyond the 5-star hotels resort casinos. There are a lot of top-notch art, concerts and shows in Sin City as well. las vegas art shows concerts • casino trip culture museums • best nevada 5-star hotels resorts • top-notch shows sin city • luxury travel high-end weekends vacations
London's Wellcome Exhibit London's new visitor attraction draws on art, science and history to show how medicine has developed from ancient times to the modern day. henry solomon wellcome • wellcome collection • papworth hospital • televised open heart surgery • acclaimed performers eugene skeef roxana pope and
Medici Portraits at the NGA A bust and two medals in Washington, D.C.'s National Gallery of Art commemorate Italian Renaissance statesman Lorenzo de' Medici and Giuliano, his brother. italian renaissance art museum collections • national gallery of art • lorenzo de' medici il magnifico • giuliano de' medici • quattrocento
Edgar Allan Poe Museum Fascinating look into the collected memorabilia of one of America's best loved poets. poe • the raven • richmond • virginia • james carling
Great Guides! This recommended selection of architectural guidebooks and city guides are worthy companions to any traveler's collection. architecture • architect • building • books • reference
REGALIA TEXTILES If one was to look up the word, <b>"regalia",</b> the dictionary will offer many definitions. The first being, <i> The emblems and symbols of royalty; the distinguishing symbols of a rank officer, order, or society, magnificent attire or finery.</i> regalia • emblems • royalty • lodges • fraternities
The Farmers' Museum Travel back through time to a more peaceable landscape. Come with me and explore the Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, New York. samuel nelson • edward clark • national register of historic places • cooperstown • james fenimore cooper
The Farnsworth Art Museum Highlighting regional art and three generations of the Wyeth family regional • artists • fine art • museum • farnsworth
The Field Museum A lakefront monolith, the Field Museum, houses a number of unique and rare collections, treasures of history and its people. field museum • butterflies • moths • dead sea scrolls • natural history museums
An Educated Eye: An Overview "An Educated Eye: Princeton University Art Museum Collections" celebrates the New Jersey institution's 125th anniversary. museum permanent collection special exhibitions • an educated eye • princeton university art museum • sorcerers of the fifth heaven • treasures from olana
Ansel Adams Center for Photography In the spirit of western landscape, Ansel Adams stands as tall in the world of photography as his beloved subjects in Yosemite National Park. photography • museum • ansel adams • historical photographs • sierra club
Art for the Blind in New York City The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City offers a variety of ways for the blind and visually impaired to experience visual art such as paintings and sculpture. metropolitan museum of art • new york city • art for the blind • art for the visually impaired • disabilities in the museum
Crystal Bridges: Wal-Mart Museum The new Crystal Bridges museum of American art will create an art oasis in Arkansas. wal mart • sam walton • alice walton • crystal bridges museum of american art • walton family foundation
Lullaby and Goodnight A discussion of lullabies, their purpose, and some listening and reading suggestions. lullaby • children • music • sleep • parents
New Director-General at IWM Sir Robert Crawford CBE, Director-General of the Imperial War Museum retires in October 2008. Diane Lees, Director of the Museum of Childhood, will step into his shoes. imperial war museum • sir robert crawford cbe • diane lees • victoria and albert • museum of childhood
Spain Art Museums: The Guggenheim Bilbao Architect Frank Gehry's swirling titanium building is reason enough to come to Bilbao, in Spain's Basque Country. spain • museum • bilbao • guggenheim • art
Stoke-on-Trent - The UK Home of Pottery & China The Potteries is the area of Stoke-on-Trent which is famous for its Victorian pottery and kilns. Nowadays many firms old and new still make their base in these six towns. the potteries • stoke-on-trent • china seconds shops • pottery musuems • pot seconds shops
The Amarna Letters from the Egyptian New Kingdom The Amarna tablets are a unique collection of writings from the Egyptian New Kingdom, scribed in the 14th century BCE and re-discovered by Egyptian peasants in 1887. amarna letters • cuneiform tablets • egyptian new kingdom • pharaoh akhenaten • akkadian script
The Artifact Thief Steals History In which we discuss the rank and role of the artifact thief. Many museums have little or no security and online auctions make it easy to sell stolen goods. robert john kea • artifact thief • art thief • museum • kleptomaniac
The Path From Education To Career After completing your first museum internship, you will probably have some idea of how your colleagues obtained their positions in museums - so where do you go from here? museum • museums • museum studies • museum studies program • certificate
The San Diego Aerospace Museum Spanning the wings of time, it's all here for the lovers of flight and space exploration aerosummer • balboa park • gillespie field • museum • aviation
Top Six Cincinnati Attractions Cincinnati, along the Ohio River in Southwest Ohio, has a character unlike other Ohio cities. The city has unique, walkable neighborhoods, museums, parks, and bridges. cincinnati attractions • freedom center • findlay market • mount adams • cincinnati zoo
Upcoming Science Exhibitions in NY New York's American Museum of Natural History has announced its new schedule of special exhibitions for 2007 and 2008. All are great for school-age children. science natural history astronomy exhibits • american museum of natural history • butterfly conservatory • water h2o = life • saturn images exhibition
Ahoy, Lighthouse Museum Interns! Museum interns can explore their love of the sea while earning college credit. internship • st. augustine • lighthouse • east coast lighthouse • lighthouse keepers
American Artist Charles Demuth Expert painter and watercolorist, Demuth's variety of styles and subjects show his complexity and talent. charles demuth • william carlos williams • marsden hartley • arthur dove • alfred stieglitz
Applying for Museum Jobs This article will discuss how to start looking for, and how to prepare for applying for museum jobs. museum • museums • jobs • employement • opportunities
Argentina, Resistencia- El Fogón de los Arrieros Feel the bohemian spirit in this cultural centre of the Chaco Province, where artists meet and which houses the collection of its eccentric founder, Aldo Boglietti. el fogon de los arrieros resistencia argentina sou • cultural centre resistencia argentina south americ • art gallery resistencia argentina south america • exhibition plastic art resistencia argentina south • chaco province argentina south america
Berlin Museums & Legacy of James Simon Exhibit "The State Museums of Berlin and the Legacy of James Simon" at San Francisco's Legion of Honor relates a chapter in the history of 19th- and 20th-century art collecting. art museum exhibitions • state museums of berlin • legacy of james simon • legion of honor • fine arts museums san francisco
Berlin Museums Visitor Information Berlin's State Museums are amongst the best in the world with long opening hours, low admission prices (free for under-16s) with good deals when using cheap museum passes berlin top sights • museums • art galleries • berlin museums • kulturforum
Best Art & History Museums in Taos Like Santa Fe, Taos, New Mexico is full of art and history, from Native American pottery to works by the Taos Society of Artists to the home of frontiersman Kit Carson. taos art gallery • taos museums and galleries • taos society of artists • taos new mexico historic sites • kit carson home and museum
British Sculpture on Show - Statuephilia "Statuephilia" shows sculptures by Damien Hirst, Antony Gormley, Ron Mueck, Marc Quinn, Noble and Webster alongside historic items in the Museum's permanent collections. angel of the north • kate moss • siren • damien hirst • antony gormley
Collect Vintage Valentine Cards Lovers have been sending Valentines for centuries, so collectors of Valentine ephemera have an almost overwhelming variety from which to choose. vintage valentine cards • victorian fold out valentines • victorian stand up valentine cards • esther howland • george whitney valentine cards
DMA Director John R. Lane Retires John R. Lane will retire as the Dallas Museum of Arts' director on May 30, 2008. art museums • dallas museum of art • john r. lane • bonnie pitman • san francisco museum of modern art
Exhibitions at Imperial War Museum The Imperial War Museum has a number of exhibitions and special events planned for 2008/9, some of which will commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. imperial war museum • terry deary • martin brown • horrible histories • the frightful first world war
Italian Culture Week 2008 at NGA Italian Culture Week at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. is celebrated with a lecture, scholarly discussion, book signing and film screening. national gallery of art • italian culture week • italian legacy in washington • d.c. • abitare pallasio
Marcel Breuer & the Wassily Chair Examples of architect Marcel Breuer's designs for seating are sought by museums as well as private collectors. marcel breuer • wassily chair by marcel breuer • breuer chair • modernism • bauhaus |
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