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Denver Art Museum's "Matisse and Friends" a small, colorful thrill
2014-10-19 12:32:04| Beverages - Topix.net
Raoul Dufy's 1934 oil painting "Regatta at Cowes" is one of the few works in "Matisse and Friends" to be created after the first decade of the 20th century. Transcendence comes cheap and easy at "Matisse and Friends," the new exhibit at the Denver Art Museum , and, for most of us, that's a terrific help.
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Toyota gives $1 million to help shield Detroit museum's art from bankruptcy sale, aid pensioners
2014-08-06 23:22:27| Automakers - Topix.net
Toyota Motor Corp.'s North American arm is pledging $1 million toward the Detroit Institute of Arts' goal to raise $100 million and help prevent the sale of the museum's collections during Detroit's bankruptcy case and assist city pensioners.
Portsmouth, Exeter museums celebrate nation's founding
2014-07-03 15:27:06| IT Services - Topix.net
Independence Day, or the Fourth of July, celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 - a piece of history the American Independence and Strawbery Banke museums celebrate in earnest.
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Science Museums, Some Backed by Big Oil, Take Evasive Approach to Climate Change
2014-06-20 06:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AllGov: With significant funding from oil companies, the city of Dallas established a new science museum two years ago that has ditched exhibits discussing the relationship between fossil fuels and climate change. The Perot Museum of Nature and Science opened its doors in 2012 after raising $185 million, including contributions from Exxon and Chief Oil & Gas. Among the exhibits developed for visitors was a "Climate Change' panel that featured the following information: "Volcanic eruptions and burning...
Museums Tiptoe Around Climate Change
2014-06-16 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dallas Morning News: Visitors to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science can stand beside an enormous rotating drill bit, take a virtual ride down a fracking well and run their fingers along the smooth, dark surface of the Barnett Shale, the natural gas-rich rock that has fueled Texas energy boom. But as several reviews have pointed out, the Perot Museum makes only a few subtle references to one of the most pressing issues in science: how human activities, primarily emissions from coal, oil and gas plants, are contributing...