Space Shuttle Enterprise On Its Way To New York City [flyover expected bet 9:30 & 11:30AM today!]
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| NEW YORK (CBS-New York) -- Space shuttle Enterprise will soon begin its final voyage to its new home in New York City. The shuttle is being airlifted on the back of a 747 from Washington’s Dulles Airport. It will then fly over New York City before landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Enterprise was the first shuttle ever to be built by NASA. It never flew into space, but Enterprise paved the way for others that did. NASA engineers used the Enterprise to figure out how to land a shuttle, launching the glider from the back of a modified... |
SPACE SHUTTLE Enterprise ARRIVES IN NEW YORK CITY
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| SPACE SHUTTLE Enterprise ARRIVES IN NEW YORK CITY Landing at JFK Airport Marks First Leg of Historic Trip to New Home at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum The Space Shuttle Enterprise, the original NASA orbiter that paved the way for America’s successful space shuttle program, will officially arrive in New York City and mark the start of its historic journey to its new home at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum when it touches down at John F. Kennedy Airport on Monday, April 23. The shuttle will be welcomed by an assembled gathering of invited guests, including school... |
Tourism Ireland’s Titanic centenary event
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| We are commemorating one of the most famous ships in the world in the lead up to the 100th anniversary of the demise of the Titanic said Orla Saul. To bring this special and unique story to life we are delighted to have Susie Miller over from Ireland. Miller runs Titanic Tours in Belfast and is here today to tell us the most intriguing, poignant and personal story about Titanic. The 100th anniversary coincides with the opening of the Titanic visitor centre on 31st March in Belfast. Some people don’t know that the Titanic was built in Belfast said Ms.... |
An Afternoon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| On Wednesday I went into NYC and spent the entire afternoon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I was most interested to visit the newly renovated "American Wing." I admit to being a bit frightened by the idea of a renovation because I always like the American Wing the way it was, which was a little bit unusual. Paintings covered most of the walls nearly up to the ceilings. The only other museum I can recall that was like this was the old Barnes Museum in (or near) Philadelphia. I couldn't find a picture of an old American Wing gallery... |
Armed robbery at ancient Olympia, minister quits
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| Greek Culture Minister Pavlos Geroulanos resigned on Friday after masked armed robbers stole more than 60 objects of "incalculable" value, including a gold ring, from a museum in ancient Olympia. Sixty-eight objects were whisked from a museum dedicated to the ancient Olympic Games after two masked men immobilised the museum's sole female guard as she arrived for her early morning shift, officials said. |
Slavery museum disputes $1.6 million shortage claim
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder's slavery museum is disputing a claim by the city of Fredericksburg that the museum failed to account for $1.6 million in funds. As part of its efforts to seek federal bankruptcy protection, the United States National Slavery Museum is trying to stop the appointment of an examiner to review its finances. The museum also maintains that it be allowed to reorganize so it can eventually resume fundraising and seek tax-exempt status with Fredericksburg. Last month, an attorney for the city filed a motion as part of its efforts to collect more than $215,000 in delinquent... |
Donor asks failed slavery museum to return artifacts
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| SUFFOLK A slave's collar, circa 1856, valued at $16,500. A first edition copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1853, valued at $6,000. A slave's leg shackle, with an estimated value of $1,380. Therbia Parker figures he donated about $75,000 worth of slavery artifacts to the United States National Slavery Museum in 2004. Even before the museum, which never opened, filed for bankruptcy this month, Parker had been trying to reach former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder, the museum's founder, to get his artifacts back. "Not just me, but other people donated artifacts, donated money," he said. "Like a thief in the night,... |
Chuck’s eye on access $ubsidy (taxpayer subsidy suggested for 9/11 museum to lower entrance fee)
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| It might not cost a hefty $25 to get into the 9/11 museum after all. With prodding from Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, a bill was introduced in Congress yesterday to provide $20 million a year in operating funds to the museum. That would be enough to cover at least one-third of its estimated $50 million to $60 million in yearly expenses once it opens on Sept. 11, 2012. Museum officials disclosed earlier this year that they’d have to impose an admission charge to pay the bills, like most every other national memorial museum. |
Islamic Heritage Museum Opens in D.C.
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| Exhibit explores America's Islamic history dating back to the 1500's. Southeast Washington is now home to a new museum commemorating Islamic heritage in the United States. The "America's Islamic Heritage Museum and Cultural Center" held a reception and media preview today. The museum, located on 2315 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, traces the history of Muslims in America. According to the press release: More than the stories already known in mainstream America, such as those of Kunta Kinte (Alex Haley's "Roots") and Abdul Rahman (A Prince Among Slaves). But there's also many stories waiting to be heard like those of... |
Ayalon: Uprooting of Gush Katif a Defining Moment
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon was at the Gush Katif Museum in Jerusalem on Monday, where he opened the special events held by the museum to mark six years since the expulsion of the residents of Gush Katif as part of the 2005 disengagement plan. Ayalon was accompanied by MK Anastasia Michaeli and Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Masha Novikov. Ayalon said he was surprised and thrilled about the presence of the Gush Katif Museum in the heart of Jerusalem, something which he said gives the world a window into what happened in Gush Katif. He spoke about the importance and... |
Fort Snelling Military Museum to close with a bang
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| It's tanks for the memories at the Fort Snelling Military Museum. The volunteer-run organization, which has restored dozens of vintage tanks, jeeps, armored cars, trucks, halftracks and other American military vehicles, must shut down because the U.S. government wants to move the collection to other Army museums around the country. The museum, which is on Army Reserve land next to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, is scheduled to close in September. "Basically, it's a victim of the Base Realignment and Closure act," said Nick Goodwin, museum director and a chief warrant officer with the Army Reserve. All the vehicles in... |
Lawmakers seek new immigration museum in DC (call for "melting pot museum" study)
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — Several members of Congress called Thursday for a presidential commission to study the formation of a "melting pot museum" in Washington to tell the history of immigration and migration that formed the nation. Democratic Virginia Rep. Jim Moran introduced legislation Thursday that calls for studying the creation of a National Museum of the American People without any federal taxpayer funds. The bill had 11 other co-sponsors. "The people of the United States do not have a comprehensive and accurate picture of all the peoples who created and continue to build the nation," the bill says. |
Man Suspected in Pentagon Terror Scare Identified
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| Sources told ABC News a backpack in Melaku's possession contained a package labeled ammonium nitrate as well as spent firearm ammunition. Ammonium nitrate, a common fertilizer, can be used in explosives. The FBI later said despite the label, the backpack presented no immediate threat. A search of Melaku's nearby car also found no potential devices. Law enforcement sources said Melaku does not appear to have known ties to any terror organization. In addition to his arrest today, Melaku already faces pending charges in Loudoun County, Virginia, for a rash of vehicle break-ins, police said. |
US panel calls for Smithsonian Latino museum
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| WASHINGTON — A federal commission is calling for a national museum devoted to American Latino history and culture to be built on a grassy site next to the Capitol as part of the Smithsonian Institution. .. the museum would represent Latinos on the National Mall where their heritage has been absent. ... It calls for the museum to be established as the Smithsonian American Latino Museum. .. |
National Navy UDT SEAL Museum
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| "Mission Statement The National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum is the only museum dedicated solely to preserving the history of the Navy SEALs and their predecessors, including the Underwater Demolition Teams, Naval Combat Demolition Units, Office of Strategic Services Maritime Units and Amphibious Scouts and Raiders. Located in Fort Pierce, Florida - the birthplace of the Navy Frogman - the Museum promotes public education by providing the opportunity to explore the history of the Navy SEALs in an atmosphere of respect and honor." |
Winterthur Museum Acquires One of the Earliest Known American Depictions of the Easter Bunny
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| WINTERTHUR, DE - Winterthur Museum recently acquired one of the earliest known American depictions of the Easter Bunny, which was sold at Pook & Pook auction house in Downingtown , Pennsylvania . Together with the Christmas tree, the custom of the Easter rabbit and colored eggs was brought to America by immigrants from southwestern Germany in the 1700s, and has become a favorite American tradition. This delightful image is attributed to schoolmaster Johann Conrad Gilbert (1734–1812), who emigrated from Germany in 1757 and ultimately settled in Berks County , Pennsylvania . He likely made the drawing as a gift for... |
9/11 victims' families outrage at plans to put bone and tissue remains inside new museum
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| The families of victims of the 9/11 attacks whose remains were never found have reacted with horror at plans to incorporate bone and tissue fragments found in the debris into a new museum wall. Of the 2,792 people who died at the World Trade Center site, 41 per cent have not been identified, with 9,041 pieces of human remains still being sorted through in attempts for DNA matches. Officials for the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, which will be underneath where the twin towers stood, want to place the remains behind a quotation by Virgil made by twin towers... |
Anne Frank museum moving in next door to mosque at Ground Zero
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| A museum dedicated to Holocaust victim Anne Frank is expected to move almost next door to the proposed controversial mosque at Ground Zero, it was revealed today. The Anne Frank Center is reported to be about to sign a lease in the 20-floor glass and steel tower at 100 Church St. The building's windows overlook Park 51, the planned 16-storey Muslim community centre and mosque at 45 park Place, just two blocks from Ground Zero. The non-profit making Anne Frank Center, which is partnered with the museum in Amsterdam, is currently housed in a loft in SoHo's Crosby Street. Holocaust... |
DC Museum Works to Save Thomas Jefferson‘s ’Cut & Paste’ Bible
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| By literally cutting and pasting biblical passages demonstrating the life and lessons of Jesus Christ from several Bibles, Thomas Jefferson put together a book that he titled “The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth” during his retirement in 1820. The former president’s finished product would become known to historians as the Jefferson Bible. "The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth" (CNN) Nearly 200 years later, conservationists at the National Museum of American History are working to carefully preserve the 86-page book and preparing to put it on display in November. Over time, the book’s brittle paper has become... |
Cairo Teen Finds Looted Pharaoh Akhenaton Statue
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| A Cairo teenager found a priceless statue of Pharaoh Akhenaton near a garbage bin after it was stolen from the Egyptian Museum during anti-regime protests, Egypt's antiquities chief said Thursday. The museum's world renowned collection was burgled and several artifacts went missing last month, including statues of King Tutankhamun and Pharaoh Akhenaton. A 16-year-old protester found the sculpture near a rubbish bin in Tahrir Square, |
Museums on high alert for ancient Egyptian loot
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| LONDON (Reuters) – International museums are on high alert for looted Egyptian artifacts and some archaeologists have even offered to fly to the country to help safeguard its ancient treasures, museums said on Wednesday. Egypt has been rocked by an unprecedented nine days of demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year-rule, and fears are high for the country's priceless heritage after looters broke into the Egyptian Museum in Cairo last week... |
Fox News Live Coverage: Cairo Museum Reportedly Catches Fire After Molotov Cocktail Thrown
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| All that's in at the present time is the announcement and a link taking the viewer to the live satellite feed. |
Ancient Treasures Looted, Destroyed in Egypt's Chaos (Zahi Hawass interview)
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| Archaeologist Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, reports that several of the country's museums have been attacked by looters taking advantage of the political turmoil in the country. In the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, looters stole jewelry from the museum shop and smashed a statue of Tutankhamun and other artifacts. In a Sinai store containing antiquities from the Port Said Museum, "a large group, armed with guns and a truck, entered the store, opened the boxes in the magazine and took the precious objects. Other groups attempted to enter the Coptic Museum, Royal Jewellery Museum, National... |
Would-Be Looters Rip Heads Off Two Egyptian Museum Mummies
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| World Would-Be Looters Rip Heads Off Two Egyptian Museum Mummies * Posted on January 29, 2011 at 5:02pm by Jonathon M. Seidl Jonathon M. Seidl CAIRO (The Blaze/AP) — Would-be looters broke into Cairo’s famed Egyptian Museum, ripping the heads off two mummies and damaging about 10 small artifacts before being caught and detained by soldiers, Egypt’s antiquities chief said Saturday. Zahi Hawass said the vandals did not manage to steal any of the museum’s antiquities, and that the prized collection was now safe and under military guard. |
Were Tut's treasures damaged? (Egyptian Museum Looted)
Thursday 24th of May 2012 02:29:42 PM
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| Despite the best efforts of the Egyptian army and a human shield, some of the artifacts inside the century-old Egyptian Museum were damaged during a brief wave of looting, authorities in Cairo say. And it sounds as if the damaged goods include treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun, based on comments from the country's top archaeologist as well as a little sleuthing by archaeologists looking at video footage shot inside the museum. Margaret Maitland, an Egyptologist at Oxford University in England, matched up shots of the damage with pictures of artifacts from Tut's tomb and said that three gilded wooden... |
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