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Plimoth Plantation (Plymouth, MA)
Updating museums

San Diego Natural History Museum (San Diego, CA)
San Diegan finds rare plants on Guadalupe Island
Glitter in their eyes: New exhibit showcases gems’ historical allure

San Diego Air & Space Museum (San Diego, CA)
Museum lets you soar through aviation photos online

U.S. Space and Rocket Center (Huntsville, AL)
Out of this world

Museo del Canal Interoceánico de Panama (Panama City, Panama)
PANAMANIAN PASSAGES”: NAVIGATING FROM PANAMA’S PAST TO THE PRESENT

Riverside Metropolitan Museum (Riverside, CA)
Riverside Metropolitan Museum Welcomes RACE Exhibit June 3

Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, GA)
Georgia Aquarium names new president

Conner Prairie (Fishers, IN)
Celebrate Indiana’s cultures June 5 & 6 at Conner Prairie’s Indiana Festival (SI Jazz Masterworks mention)

Museum of the Rockies (Bozeman, MT)
Dino/bird theory no surprise to Museum of the Rockies, Jack Horner
Video: Jack Horner interview

affiliates in the news: week of march 29

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Mexican Heritage Plaza (San Jose, CA)
Exhibit in San Jose triggers memories of farm labor for old braceros

California Science Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Museum Takes New Look at Air, Water, Land and Life (ABC news/travel section)
Museum Takes New Look at Air, Water, Land and Life (SFGate/ San Francisco Chronicle)
Exploring ecosystems at science center (LA Times)
California Science Center near downtown LA takes $165 million, hands-on approach to ecosystems (Canoe.ca-travel)
New look at ecosystem (Straits Times)
Museum Takes New Look at Air, Water, Land and Life (ArtDaily.org)
Blinded by Science:  Dynamic ‘Ecosystems’ Exhibit Highlights The California Science Center’s $165 Million Expansion (losangelesdowntownnews.com)
What’s New at the California Science Center? A lot!

High Museum of Art (Atlanta, GA)
Civil Rights Battles, in Black and White
Touring the ‘Road to Freedom’

Conner Prairie (Fishers, IN)
Conner Prairie’s 1859 Balloon Voyage to be featured at Smithsonian Air & Space Museums conference in Washington, D.C.

National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium (Dubuque, IA)
Hy-Vee gives $100,000 to river museum

Plimoth Plantation (Plymouth, MA)
Name that steer

affiliates in the news: week of march 15

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Guests in Ecosystems at the California Science Center. Photo by: California Science Center

California Science Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Exploring the world’s ecosystems in the California Science Center’s new wing

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (Raleigh, NC)
SECU Members Help Bring NC’s Natural Beauty to Students Across the State!

The Frost Art Museum at Florida International University (Miami, FL)
The Frost Art Museum to Unveil Knight Foundation Virtual Gallery

Arts Council for Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
Artistic Creation Blossoms In Vacant Lots

 

Bittersweet Harvest at Mexican Heritage Plaza

Bittersweet Harvest at Mexican Heritage Plaza. Photo by Laura Hansen

Mexican Heritage Plaza (San Jose, CA)
Bittersweet Harvest: the Smithsonian’s Bracero Exhibit at Mexican Heritage Plaza

Plimoth Plantation (Plymouth, MA)
Plimoth Plantation parades into a new season

affiliates in the news: week of jan 18

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ARIZONA
Arizona State Museum (Tucson)
Hopi lecturer illuminates culture

CALIFORNIA
Wing Luke Asian Museum (Los Angeles)
4Culture funds local heritage and cultural facilities projects 

381 Days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story

381 Days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story. Photo by Don Cravens; courtesy Time Life Pictures/Getty Images

San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego’s Natural History Museum recieves LEED certification

GEORGIA
High Museum of Art (Atlanta)
5 Ga. Art Museums Form Partnership
Georgia Art Museums Collaborate to Share Resources and Collections Across the State

MASSACHUSETTS
Plimoth Plantation (Plymouth)
Recycling at Plimoth Plantation

PENNSYLVANIA
The African American Museum in Philadelphia
“381 Days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story” donated to the African American Museum in Philadelphia

National Civil War Museum Curator, Brett Kelley

National Civil War Museum Curator, Brett Kelley

National Civil War Museum (Harrisburg)
Man Lives Civil War Style

TEXAS
Institute of Texan Cultures (San Antonio)
Institute takes a look at ‘Race’

VIRGINIA
Birthplace of Country Music Alliance (Bristol)
Federal Funding Aids Birthplace of Country Music Alliance Center
$2.5 million allocated for Birthplace of Country Music Alliance museum/performance center

affiliates in the news: week of Dec 7

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National World War II Museum (New Orleans, Louisiana)
National World War II Museum in New Orleans opens $60 million addition

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (Spokane, Washington)
It’s easy to get jazzed up about MAC’s new exhibit

New York State Museum (Albany, New York)
Eastern coyotes big enough to take down deer

North Carolina Museum of History (Raleigh, North Carolina)
North Carolina Humanities Council Invests $59,581 in Eight Cultural Projects Statewide

Discovery Science Center (Santa Ana, California)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Science on a Sphere is Centerpiece of U.S. Center in Copenhagen. International SphereCast Set for Tuesday, December 8

Plimoth Plantation (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
SOUTH SHORE INSIDER: Ellie Donovan, executive director of Plimoth Plantation
History, high-tech woven into jacket. Museum reproduces 17th-century embroidery

Frost Art Museum at Florida International University (Miami, Florida)
Cintas Foundation Program at FIU Frost Art Museum Announces 2010 Competition for Coveted Visual Arts Fellowship

Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science (Tallahassee, Florida)
Brogan Museum Names Endowment for Jack Crow