Museum News

• Texan men caught riding scooters down Milkwaukee freeway following GPS instructions to museum
  
  Three Texans were slapped with hefty fines Monday after they were seen on camera riding dockless scooters down the shoulder of an interstate highway in Milwaukee, police said.
  Fox News.  Thursday, 22 Aug 2019.
• A Dazzling Display of Glass Artistry in Seattle
  
  Seattle is home to giant multinational companies such as Microsoft and Amazon,. But it's also the home of glass art in the United States. The Chihuly Glass Museum is home to thousands of glass artworks by artist Dale Chihuly. ...
  Voice of America.  Tuesday, 20 Aug 2019.
• Paris Basement Used as WWII Resistance Headquarters Transformed Into Museum Centerpiece
  
  The soon-to-open museum also explores the lives of Resistance leaders Jean Moulin and General Leclerc
  Smithsonian.  Monday, 19 Aug 2019.
• The Era Of Nonprofit Activism Is Nigh
  
  Recent events at the Metropolitan and Whitney museums suggest that nonprofits may come under increasing pressure from activists. How should they respond?
  Forbes.  Monday, 19 Aug 2019.
• Treasures of Florence's Uffizi museum
  
  Seven years before America's Declaration of Independence, the Uffizi opened its doors to the public. ...
  CBS News.  Sunday, 18 Aug 2019.
• Japan's past and future trains float and roll at SCMaglev and Railway Park - CNET
  
  Check out the Maglevs, bullet trains, steam locomotives, and more at Nagoya's incredible train museum.
  CNET.  Saturday, 17 Aug 2019.
• Thanks to the Hopper Hotel Experience, You Can Now Spend a Night at the Museum
  
  The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will host guests in a 3-D recreation of Edward Hopper's 1957 painting, 'Western Motel'
  Smithsonian.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Britain's 'epidemic' of facial recognition cameras
  
  Big Brother Watch said major property developers, shopping malls, including Meadowhall in Sheffield (pictured) museums and conference centres are using the tech without the public's consent.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• 'Human-sized penguin' lived in New Zealand
  
  The animal, dubbed "monster penguin" by Canterbury Museum, stood around 1.6m (5ft 3in) tall.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 14 Aug 2019.
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame TV exhibit opening at Chicago broadcast museum in October
  
  Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications will be the first stop of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "Stay Tuned: Rock on TV" exhibit in October as it embarks on a national tour.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 13 Aug 2019.
• England's tourist attractions are more popular than ever with Tate Modern No1 and British Museum No2
  
  Museums and art galleries saw the biggest jump in visitor numbers in 2018, with an increase of six per cent. Tate Modern alone welcomed 5.87million people through its doors.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 13 Aug 2019.
• ArtCrush 2019 Raises $2.3 Million For The Aspen Art Museum
  
  The Aspen Art Museum honored artist Lisa Yuskavage with the 2019 Aspen Art Award.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 13 Aug 2019.
• 'Monet: The Late Years' at Kimbell Art Museum
  
  'Monet: The Late Years' focuses on the final phase of the famed painter's career. You can see the exhibit with international prestige at the Kimbell Art Museum through September 15, 2019.
  NBC.  Monday, 12 Aug 2019.
• Disney Plus reboots: 'Home Alone,' 'Night at the Museum' and more to get 're-imagined' Disney+ versions
  
  Disney CEO Bob Iger made the announcement during The Walt Disney Company's investor meeting.
  ABC News.  Wednesday, 7 Aug 2019.
• Mom-and-pop N.S. museum helping fill evolutionary history gaps
  
  A seemingly haphazard museum in Nova Scotia has a stunning and unexpected importance: the adjacent beach is one of only two places in the world where the oldest fossilized land animals on Earth can be found.
  CBC News.  Wednesday, 7 Aug 2019.

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