Charlie Chaplin museum planned at screen legend's last home in SwitzerlandNovember 23rd, 2009 Charlie Chaplin's last home to become a museumGENEVA — Charlie Chaplin's last home in Switzerland will be turned into a permanent place of pilgrimage for fans of the actor who immortalized the "Little Tramp," one of his sons said Monday. The mansion at Corsier-sur-Vevey by the shores of Lake Geneva was chosen over Los Angeles and London as the site of the first museum dedicated to the screen legend, said Michael Chaplin.
Lost Chaplin film found in tin sold for £3.20 on eBay!November 6th, 2009 LONDON - A never seen before film of Charlie Chaplin was recently found in a tin bought by a man in Britain for just 3.20 pounds. Morace Park, an avid antique collector from Essex, had purchased the old tin through e-Bay for a meagre sum, but when he opened it up he found a reel of film.
Maine's Farnsworth Art Museum hires longtime director of a Maryland museum to take top spotNovember 5th, 2009 Maine's Farnsworth Art Museum hires new directorROCKLAND, Maine — The Farnsworth Art Museum in Maine is hiring the longtime director of a Maryland museum to take its top spot. Christopher Brownawell has agreed to become the Farnsworth director beginning Feb.
Miami Art Museum Director resigns as facility prepares to break ground on new buildingOctober 26th, 2009 Miami Art Museum Director resignsMIAMI — The director of the Miami Art Museum has resigned, effective immediately. Aaron Podhurst, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, announced in an e-mail Monday that Terence Riley had stepped down.
Bell Raises Money For Holocaust MuseumOctober 23rd, 2009 Grammy-winning violinist JOSHUA BELL is helping to revive Jewish heritage in Poland by raising funds for a museum dedicated to Holocaust victims. Bell took the stage for a benefit concert on Wednesday (21Oct09) at Poland's National Opera in Warsaw - where The Museum of the History of Polish Jews is being built.
Amelia at MuseumOctober 21st, 2009 Mira Nair
Sneak preview screening of 'Amelia' at Museum of Modern Art.
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Quote Of The Day (UK)September 15th, 2009 "My English pronunciation is, I'm told, rather adept. I did a movie you might have heard of called CHAPLIN for which I won your Bafta award several years ago.
NY's Metropolitan Museum of Art reattributes painting to 17th-century Spanish master VelazquezSeptember 10th, 2009 NY's Met museum reattributes painting to VelazquezNEW YORK — New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has reattributed a painting in its collection to the 17th-century Spanish master Velazquez. The museum had previously ascribed the portrait to the workshop of Velazquez, not to the artist himself.
Keane's Flying FearsSeptember 10th, 2009 The members of British band KEANE have such a fear of flying, they took a train across Russia on their recent tour of the country. The Is It Any Wonder? hitmakers have just wrapped up a whirlwind string of gigs in the former Soviet Union, which saw them take in St.
Allentown, Pa., museum acquires collection from estate of modernist artist Peter GrippeSeptember 1st, 2009 Pa. museum gets artist Peter Grippe's collectionALLENTOWN, Pa. — An eastern Pennsylvania art museum has received one of its largest gifts ever — about 500 works and property once owned by modernist artist Peter Grippe.
Worker at NYC museum featured in 2006 Ben Stiller movie admits having child pornography imagesAugust 28th, 2009 Worker at NY museum in Stiller film had child pornNEW YORK — A former security manager at a New York City museum featured in the Ben Stiller family film "Night at the Museum" has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. Daron Kearse was manager of the American Museum of Natural History's safety and security department when he was arrested last summer.
Appeals court rules Georgia O'Keeffe Museum has no right to Fisk University art collectionJuly 15th, 2009 Court: O'Keeffe museum has no right to Fisk U. artNASHVILLE, Tenn.
Jackson's 'macabre' sense of humour depicted in bizarre photosJuly 5th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's 'macabre' sense of humour has been put on display in a series of bizarre photos published by a British newspaper. News of the World has published photos of the King of Pop including one snap showing the late star playing dead in a coffin at the famous Madame Tussaud's waxwork museum in London.
French official says notebook of Picasso sketches, worth millions, stolen from museumJune 9th, 2009 French police: notebook of Picasso sketches stolenPARIS — A police official says a notebook full of Pablo Picasso's sketches worth several million euros (dollars) has been stolen from the Paris museum that bears the painter's name. The official says the theft was discovered Tuesday morning at the Picasso Museum but it was not clear when or how it took place.
Smithsonian hosts its first Hollywood premiere for 'Museum' flickMay 14th, 2009 Hollywood lands in DC for 'Museum' premiereWASHINGTON — Ben Stiller and Amy Adams are bringing Hollywood to the capital of the museum world for the premier of "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian."
The world's largest museum complex will roll out the red carpet Thursday for stars including Stiller, Adams, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson and Hank Azaria. Claire Brown, a spokeswoman for the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum says staffers are buzzing about the attention from the movie, a sequel to 2006's "Night at the Museum."
"We really wanted to expose kids to what the Smithsonian has to offer," she said, noting the Wright brothers' original 1903 airplane, which hangs in the museum, will fly again on screen.
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