museums

Alexandria Children's Museum Benefitting From Partnership With Shreveport Museum

Kate Archer Kent — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:41:00 +0000

Two museums in Shreveport and Alexandria have formed a partnership to expose more Central Louisiana children to hands-on science learning. With funding from the Central Louisiana Community Foundation, the T.R.E.E. House Children’s Museum in Alexandria will host a traveling exhibit from Sci-Port: Louisiana’s Science Center. Hundreds of children will take part in the Gee Whiz Science Carnvial during its five-day exhibit in Alexandria. T.R.E.E.

Museum Of East Texas Extends Rock 'N' Roll Memorabilia Exhibit

Kate Archer Kent — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:08:00 +0000

The Museum of East Texas in Lufkin has turned into a mini Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the premiere of the Robert Poland Collection. The Lufkin businessman has collected musical memorabilia for nearly 60 years. Poland owns buildings in Lufkin that house thousands of autographed records, guitars and other instruments from legendary musicians who span generations – from Muddy Waters to Bruce Springsteen.

Shreveport Museum Presents European Masterpieces In Kasten Collection

Kate Archer Kent — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:50:00 +0000

Paintings that are part of the Kasten Art Collection go on display today at the R.W. Norton Art Gallery in Shreveport. The Kasten Family of South Carolina has amassed works by British and European painters completed between the 1860s and 1920s. The Norton’s Emily Young said 32 pieces are on display in two galleries. It’s the second stop of a nationwide tour.

Barksdale Museum Gets a Big Makeover

editor — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:11:00 +0000

The Barksdale Global Power Museum is undergoing a transformation. The exhibits, some dating back to 1978, are being redone and modernized. Eventually, they’ll tell a cohesive story about the role of Barksdale Air Force Base through time and the heritage of the bomber.

This is a dream job for museum director Amy Russell.

World War II Exhibit Asks Visitors, 'What Would You Do?'

Elizabeth Blair — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:09 +0000

New State Museum Leader Set to Begin in January

The Associated Press — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:55:00 +0000

Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne has chosen a Baton Rouge native to lead the Louisiana State Museum system as assistant secretary in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

Pro football exhibit coming to WWII Museum

The Associated Press — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:25:38 +0000

A traveling exhibit about professional football in America is coming to the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

"Gridiron Glory, The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame" includes a section about football during World War II. It also will have a home-team area for each host city.

VFW in Many donates tank to Fort Polk Museum

The Associated Press — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:31:57 +0000

Fort Polk has a new museum piece — a World War II-era Sherman tank.

The Town Talk reports that Veterans of Foreign Wars in Many donated the World War II M4 Sherman tank to the Fort Polk Museum. The tank was retrieved from Many by members of the 46th Engineer Battalion and 88th Brigade Support Battalion on Sept. 12.

Mound officials hope to keep museum

The Associated Press — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:32:11 +0000

With the grand opening of the Southern Heritage Air Foundation Museum at the Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport about two months away, airport officials hope an agreement with the owner of the hangar housing the museum will keep it in the north Louisiana town of Mound.

For Museum, Long-Lost Picasso Is Too Costly To Keep

editor — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:30:00 +0000

In the southwestern Indiana town of Evansville, people are a bit baffled after hearing that the town's Museum of Arts, History and Science has had a rare Pablo Picasso piece in storage for almost half a century. Curator Mary Bower says the work went unnoticed because of a clerical error.

"All the documentation associated with the gift indicated that this was by an artist named Gemmaux," she says, "which really happens to be the plural of the artistic technique."

That technique, gemmail, uses layered glass to create 3-D art.