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May 10, 2012
WMA is excited to announce the opening of Early Bird Registration for the 2012 Annual Meeting in Palm Springs! WMA’s 2012 Annual Meeting includes a Pre-Conference Tour of Joshua Tree National Park, keynote addresses by W. Richard West, Jr. and Nik Honeysett, over 40 engaging sessions, and Evening Events hosted by Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, Palm Springs Art Museum, Agua Caliente Cultural...
May 9, 2012
The America Association of Museums has awarded the Nevada Museum of Art its coveted 2012 Frances Smyth-Ravenel Prize for Excellence in Publication Design for the Museum’s publication Altered Landscape: Photographs of a Changing Environment. This grand prize award is bestowed upon only one museum in the United States each year. The deluxe 288-page publication, published by Skira Rizzoli, New...
May 8, 2012
By: Renee Montgomery
An Exhibition Review:
On display at the LAPD Museum until June 16th is the special exhibition "James Ellroy Presents: Elizabeth," including letters, reports and photographs never before exhibited or published from the murder investigation of actress Elizabeth Short. Developed by crime writer James Ellroy working with museum staff and the current detective for cold cases...
An Exhibition Review:
On display at the LAPD Museum until June 16th is the special exhibition "James Ellroy Presents: Elizabeth," including letters, reports and photographs never before exhibited or published from the murder investigation of actress Elizabeth Short. Developed by crime writer James Ellroy working with museum staff and the current detective for cold cases...
May 6, 2012
By James G. Leventhal
Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch and The Venerable Palden Gyatso, Tibetan Freedom Concert, SF, CA 1996
So quotes my friend Jennifer Caleshu:
These times especially call for more than mere incrementalism. Let’s demand that our leaders get in over their heads, that they remain a little bit naive about what they’re getting into.
It's from WIRED.
And my friend Erin Potts wrote...
Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch and The Venerable Palden Gyatso, Tibetan Freedom Concert, SF, CA 1996
So quotes my friend Jennifer Caleshu:
These times especially call for more than mere incrementalism. Let’s demand that our leaders get in over their heads, that they remain a little bit naive about what they’re getting into.
It's from WIRED.
And my friend Erin Potts wrote...
April 26, 2012
WMA is going to the American Association of Museums 2012 Annual Meeting in Minneapolis! If you are there, stop by booth #115 for a visit and get some great giveaways from Palm Springs museums!
Thank you Sunnylands, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs Historical Society, Cabot's Pueblo Museum, and Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert for providing us giveaways for our booth!
See you in...
Thank you Sunnylands, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs Historical Society, Cabot's Pueblo Museum, and Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert for providing us giveaways for our booth!
See you in...
April 25, 2012
By: Debra Darlington
A bit of the “real thing” in Las Vegas. On a recent trip to Las Vegas to see what was new in the worlds of design & environments since the last time I’d braved the city (about 5 years ago), I discovered a gem – the Neon Boneyard.
It’s part of the Neon Museum , which is dedicated to preserving Las Vegas’ neon history. It’s definitely worth a visit, and was a refreshing...
A bit of the “real thing” in Las Vegas. On a recent trip to Las Vegas to see what was new in the worlds of design & environments since the last time I’d braved the city (about 5 years ago), I discovered a gem – the Neon Boneyard.
It’s part of the Neon Museum , which is dedicated to preserving Las Vegas’ neon history. It’s definitely worth a visit, and was a refreshing...
April 24, 2012
By: Dan Keeffe
It’s perhaps cliché that “you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression,” but that was our mantra last spring at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County as we went about planning for the opening of our new Dinosaur Hall in July 2011. By Labor Day we had successfully navigated opening 14,000 square feet of new exhibition space and nearly doubling our attendance...
It’s perhaps cliché that “you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression,” but that was our mantra last spring at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County as we went about planning for the opening of our new Dinosaur Hall in July 2011. By Labor Day we had successfully navigated opening 14,000 square feet of new exhibition space and nearly doubling our attendance...
April 20, 2012
By: Jessica Horowitz
The Bay Area Discovery Museum recently welcomed internationally-known artist Patrick Dougherty to create a new sculpture to replace his first piece, located in the Museum’s Lookout Cove, a large outdoor exhibit space. Titled Peekaboo Palace, this new exhibit overlooks the Golden Gate Bridge. This immersive sculpture brings adults and children together through encouraging...
The Bay Area Discovery Museum recently welcomed internationally-known artist Patrick Dougherty to create a new sculpture to replace his first piece, located in the Museum’s Lookout Cove, a large outdoor exhibit space. Titled Peekaboo Palace, this new exhibit overlooks the Golden Gate Bridge. This immersive sculpture brings adults and children together through encouraging...
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