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- Santa Clara University Explores the Concept of Multiracial Identity with Student Photos and a Visit from Nationally Known Artist, Slam Poet, Author, and Filmmaker Kip Fulbeck, Creator of the Hapa Project
- SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- "They no longer know who I am.'' That's how Presidential candidate Barack Obama described reactions from some acquaintances after they learned he is half-black and half-white. With the topic of multiracial and other "identity" at the forefront of the national consciousness, Santa Clara University presents...
- Research articles 2008-10-29
- Ruth Museum seeks boost from hotel gala
- This is what he's been waiting for. When the Babe Ruth Museum holds its annual gala on Nov. 1, the celebration -- this year honoring the career of legendary sportscaster Jim McKay -- will mark more than just an influx of Maryland's Olympic heroes and one of the...
- Research articles 2008-10-21
- Modern Wind in the Willows story sought
- M2 BEST BOOKS-C2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The anniversary of Wind in the Willows first being published is being marked by a competition, organised by the River & Rowing Museum in Henley, Oxfordshire, to write a modern version. Wind in the Willows, written by Kenneth Grahame, was published 100...
- Research articles 2008-10-08
- National Museum of the Marine Corps Unveils Commemorative Exhibit
- New exhibit honors 25th anniversary of Beirut attack TRIANGLE, Va. -- The National Museum of the Marine Corps will unveil its newest exhibit, "Where Do We Get Such Men," on October 15, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., commemorating the 25th anniversary of the attack on the Marine headquarters building in...
- Research articles 2008-10-07
- Geppi's Entertainment Museum, state of Maryland ensnarled in rent
- Geppi's Entertainment Museum and the state agency that leases the museum its space have been embroiled in a rent dispute for more than a year, the agency's chairman said Monday. "I think it'll all be resolved and take a couple more days," said Frederick W. Puddester of the...
- Research articles 2008-09-30
- Steel goes up at WTC memorial
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Construction workers have begun to install steel for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center, marking a key milestone in the building of the national tribute that will honor the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of...
- Research articles 2008-09-10
- New Abu Ghraib prison to show crimes of Saddam
- BAGHDAD AFP — Iraq said on Wednesday it plans to rebuild the the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, complete with a museum to portray crimes committed by the regime of executed dictator Saddam Hussein. The prison, located 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of Baghdad, was closed in September 2006 after...
- Research articles 2008-09-03
- British museum snaps up Rolling Stones artwork
- LONDON AFP — The Victoria and Albert Museum in London said Tuesday it had bought the original artwork of the Rolling Stones' iconic red lips and tongue logo at auction in the United States. The museum paid 92,500 dollars (63,800 euros) for "The Tongue" which was sold by Chicago-based...
- Research articles 2008-09-02
- New book chronicle
- Memory, from the 'dark abyss of time' to present day conflict zones, via biographies of some of the British players in twentieth-century archaeology, permeates this chronicle. Two points emerge: first, that good writing matters. Second, that the past is eternally composed. The past composite LAURENT OLIVIER. Le sombre...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- High-tech tools discern fakes
- STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Vincent van Gogh's masterpieces have inspired both young artists and prospective forgers seeking to re- create his vivid landscapes and portraits. Those forgeries are inspirations, too. But in an ironic twist, scientists are turning to modern technology to give art experts better tools to...
- Research articles 2008-08-31
- Jill Porter: A reminder of how far we've come, and of what lies ahead
- I WENT to the most obviousplace yesterday to celebrate the Democratic Party's epic nomination of Barack Obama: the African American Museum at 7th and Arch streets.Where else to honor the momentous event that marks the end of this country's racial past?It was early and no other visitors had yet arrived....
- Research articles 2008-08-29
- Gori museum ready to laud Stalin again
- GORI, Georgia AFP — When Russian jets started bombing the Georgian city of Gori, the director of the state Stalin museum had only one thought. The personal possessions of the city's most famous son. Robert Maglakelidze took a taxi willing to drive him to Tbilisi and hurriedly bundled the...
- Research articles 2008-08-26
- New Zealand's colossal squid defies legends: scientists
- WELLINGTON AFP — New Zealand's mysterious colossal squid, the largest of the feared and legendary species ever caught, was not the T-Rex of the oceans but a lethargic blob, new research suggests. The 495 kilogramme (1,090-pound) female, accidently hauled in by a fishing boat in the Antarctic last year,...
- Research articles 2008-08-21
- Mandela house to become living museum
- CAPE TOWN AFP — Former South African President Nelson Mandela on Wednesday signed his Cape Town home over to the city for use as a living museum. Jakes Gerwel, chairman of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, one of Mandela's three charity organisations, said the house had been Mandela's "only home...
- Research articles 2008-08-20
- Venus of Willendorf still hot at ripe old age of 25,000
- VIENNA AFP — Plump and 25,000 years old, this lady remains a mystery even after 100 years in the limelight. The Venus of Willendorf, a small ochre-coloured figurine from the Paleolithic period, takes her name from the village in northern Austria where she was excavated on August 7, 1908...
- Research articles 2008-08-19
- Jewish German dynasty seeks Picassos lost in Nazi era
- BERLIN AFP — A Jewish German banking dynasty is demanding that New York museums return two Picassos lost during the Nazi era that are worth 400 million dollars (270 million euros), a spokesman told Der Spiegel. "It's a question of justice," Julius Schoeps, spokesman for the Mendelssohn-Bartholdy family, told...
- Research articles 2008-08-16
- Faulty air conditioning puts Warhol show on ice
- BRATISLAVA AFP — An exhibition of Andy Warhol prints in the only museum in Europe dedicated to the US pop artist is being put off until September due to defective air conditioning, the venue in Slovakia said on Tuesday. The show of 60 new prints -- the biggest ever...
- Research articles 2008-07-29
- American Airlines Teams Up With The All-New Sports Museum of America
- NEW YORK -- The Sports Museum of America SmA (www.sportsmuseum.com) today announced that American Airlines has been selected as the official airline for the nation's first-ever all-sports experience, which opened last month in New York City. More than 50 single-sport Halls of Fame, national governing bodies, and museums from...
- Research articles 2008-07-28
- IMAX® Theater Film Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag Surpasses 150 Million Viewers Worldwide
- Film Has Reached Over 1 Million Viewers at the Smithsonian IMAX[R] Theaters Alone, Making It the 2nd-Highest Grossing Aviation Film Ever at the Smithsonian EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- According to Smithsonian V.P. of IMAX[R] Theater Operations, Toby Mensforth, the dynamic Giant Screen film "Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag" has...
- Research articles 2008-07-28
- Zoning appeal contests Valley Forge development plans
- More than a million visitors come each year to explore its rich Revolutionary War history, but the fact is that there's never been a battle fought at Valley Forge. Until now. Tonight, a conservation group and several local property owners plunge into what could be a long and contentious attempt...
- Research articles 2008-07-24
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