re:visioningmuseums

ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
The Has Ahrlar section of Topkapi Palace will be converted into the Islam, Science and Technology History Museum, in collaboration with the Culture and Tourism Ministry and Greater Istanbul Municipality.
According to a written statement released by the ministry, the museum will feature material and equipment related to astronomy, [...]

Archival News
COYOTE POINT MUSEUM PLANS WILDLIFE CENTER
Source: ANN MURAKAMI, Mercury News Staff Writer
By Spring 1991, people will be able to walk on the wild side and rub elbows with Bay Area animals in a new wildlife center at the Coyote Point Museum in San Mateo. Construction is expected to begin later this month for the [...]

About 95% of the Earth’s marine species and 70% of its land species were wiped out during a mass extinction about 250 million years ago, according to Australian and US researchers.

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - Page updated at 12:00 AM
By Sheila Farr
Seattle Times art critic
Eight American paintings from the collection of the Seattle Art Museum will be auctioned Nov. 29 at Sotheby’s in New York, including “New York Abstraction,” by acclaimed painter John Marin (1870-1953), valued at $600,000 to $800,000. The painting was a gift [...]

HIROSHIMA — Hundreds of calligraphic works sending out a message of peace were unveiled Sunday as the 24th Hiroshima peace calligraphy exhibition got underway.

Golden Gate in San Mateo?
Examiner.com -Oct 19, 2006
… and arts museum would blend with the park’s mission and likely bring more visitors to facilities including to the struggling Coyote Point Museum — which is …

Golden Gate in San Mateo?

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From YubaNet.com
Sci/Tech
Antique Whale Oil Provides Insights to Origin of Pre-Industrial Chemicals
Author: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Published on Oct 12, 2006, 07:18
One of the last remaining New England whaling ships has provided unexpected insights into the origin of halogenated organic compounds (HOCs) that have similar chemical and physical properties as toxic PCBs and the pesticide DDT. [...]

CKNW NEWS
North Vancouver waterfront developmentOct, 22 2006 - 3:20 AM
NORTH VANCOUVER/CKNW(980) - North Vancouver’s waterfront will look drastically different thanks to a $500-million dollar make-over.
The old pier site at the foot of Lonsdale will soon be home to a large residential and commercial development - including a site for the proposed national maritime centre.
According to [...]