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Chicago -
It is a NATO summit, not an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy or Tony Award show, right? Then, one might want to ask, why a gift bag for those coming to Chicago this weekend to partake in the summit? Yes, a gift bag.
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They are often linked in polls and have the state of Illinois in common. They are President Ronald Reagan and Abraham Lincoln.
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Toronto -
According to Councillor Joe Mihevc, Toronto is considering putting four museums on the chopping block. He says losing these historical spots is like destroying an element of the city's DNA linking to who we are and how we got there.
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Through the Blue Star Museums program, active duty military, National Guard and Reserve members and their immediate families can visit more than 1,300 museums free of charge from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
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As the economic crisis continues museums in the United States are feeling the pinch. New York and Philadelphia are both slashing jobs, salaries and closing up shops as their endowments are being hit hard.
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The way you thought about a museum when you were young impacts your level of respect for the museum in later life. This is nothing new. What's worrisome is that most people don't progress that much beyond their childhood experiences, culturally.
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Digital Journal — Museums have finally become cool. Today’s specialized, visitor-centred museums are interested in what interests you.
Like many of our cultural hubs, museums have been accused of being elitist and overly authoritative. Often quoted .
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NEW YORK (voa) - One of the world's most famous art museums, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, has undergone a major redesign by a Japanese architect. The museum is reopening in midtown Manhattan with a new look after two years and $425 million wor...
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OSLO (voa) - Police are combing the Norwegian capital looking for thieves who made off with Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream.
Witnesses say stunned museum-goers watched as two men armed with handguns and dressed in dark clothing rip the pai...
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TORONTO (djc) - When you first walk out onto the gallery’s floor, you aren’t quite sure what to think. But very quickly it becomes clear that what you are seeing is different and exciting. The art is displayed on custom-built backboards and sits in pe
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An Olympic Museum is to be built on London's Olympic Park as a permanent legacy to the Games.
The Rodin Museum in Philadelphia is re-opening after a series of renovations.
 Some special visitors to the Royal Alberta Museum got the rare chance to get hands-on with the museum's exhibits this weekend.
 Activists have planned a demonstration at the Canadian Museum of Nature to protest Barrick Gold's sponsorship, and the subsequent renaming, of the featured rental space at the museum.
Three recently redeveloped museums and galleries will compete with one new one to be named the UK's museum of the year by the Art Fund charity.
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Internationally renowned Canadian artist Steve Walker passing was sudden and unexpected, at his home in Costa Rica on...
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A visit to Manchester may not seem like the most obvious tourist trip but the city has a great array of things to do...
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Raleigh-NC, Last Sunday on a beautiful fall day my family and I, being new to North Carolina decided to take in the...
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The civic library "Bonetta" surely represents a centuries-old guardian of the precious historical and artistic heritage...
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If you want to admire an example of grandeur, magnificence and majesty you have to visit the "Duomo" church,located in...
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