Topic: Smithsonian Institution
isnare | 2010-01-18 02:15:09
Although occasional museum heists make front-page news, most small museums grapple with more routine, day-to-day security issues. Armed thieves with an eye on iconic masterpieces are not the only security risks faced by museums. While institutions such as the Smithsonian have large security forces, the smaller community museum may be underfunded, with little to no budget for security improvements. Luckily ...
AP Features | 2010-01-11 18:46:50
<div id="subtitle">Travel briefs</div><div><p>Battleship Missouri open for visitors again in Pearl Harbor</p><p>PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The battleship where officials from Japan and the Allied Forces signed surrender documents ending World War II is reopening after three months of maintenance and ...
AP News | 2010-01-05 20:21:16
<div id="subtitle">Despite the recession, Smithsonian museums saw increase in visits last year</div><div><p>Visitor counts at the Smithsonian Institution's museums have rebounded to more than 30 million visits in 2009 for the first time since a slump following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.</p> ...
AP Features | 2009-12-14 21:12:01
<div id="subtitle">Hope Diamond, Wittelsbach gem to go on display together at Smithsonian museum</div><div><p>Two of the world's most famed blue diamonds will be on display together starting in January.</p><p>The 31.06-carat Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond will join the 45.52-carat ...
