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	South African Museum - The Work of the Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The South African Museum was founded on 10 June 1825 by a Proclamation of the Governor, Lord Charles Somerset, "for the reception and classification of the various objects of the Animal, Vegetable and Mineral Kingdoms which are found in South Africa".
		The Museum is concerned with the collection, care and classification of scientific material, with research and publication and presents the knowledge gained to the general public by way of displays and lectures.
		Museum collections are thus documented examples of animals and plants, living and extinct, known to Man and of man's past and present cultures.
	www.museums.org.za /sam/gen/work.htm (808 words)

	Metropolitan Museum - Wood Work
		THE art of the woodworker was barely illustrated until the Georges Hoentschel Collection was placed on exhibition, covering work of the Gothic period and of the 18th century.
		To indicate the breadth of choice we may turn to some Arabian woodwork, with ivory inlay; a carved and gilded wooden stairway, Spanish work ; and Persian work in the doors from the Palace of Ispahan, which was built by Shah Abbas (1587-1628), one of the most enlightened and progressive rulers of that time.
		One of the latest additions to the Museum's treasures has been a magnificent Chinese twelve-fold screen, of the K'ang-hsi period (1662-1722), which is a masterpiece in colour, design, and technique.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles20/met-museum-19.shtml (1425 words)

	Woonsocket - The Museum of Work and Culture
		A predominate theme of the museum is the transformation immigrants undergo in "becoming American".
		While the museum focuses on the immigration of the French Canadians to Woonsocket, the story is similar to that of millions of immigrants and workers from cities and towns across America.
		In keeping with the trend toward converting old industrial buildings to new uses, the museum itself is housed in a former textile mill.
	www.woonsocket.org /workandculture.htm (454 words)

	Torquay Museum-Work Placements
		Work offered includes general office duties, data inputting, assistance with production of temporary exhibitions, and work with the improved storage of the collections.
		For students wishing to work on archaeological collections, the material from Kents Cavern gives the opportunity to work on an exceptionally important environmental collection, sorting, identifying, and cataloguing faunal specimens, which relate to the important human finds and William Pengelly's archive also housed in the Museum.
		This work is leading to a data base of the Kents cavern finds which, when complete, will be a digital resource of 20,000 records relating to one of Britain's most important Palaeolithic sites.
	www.torquaymuseum.org /aboutUs/workPlacements.html (406 words)

	Museum of Work and Culture, Woonsocket RI
		The Museum of Work and Culture in Woonsocket is a hands-on learning museum with exhibits and tours for all ages, with a one-of-a-kind understanding of the Industrial Revolution and its impact on Rhode Island.
		Located in a 1915 mill, the museum is dedicated to life and work of the French-Canadians who migrated from Quebec to Woonsocket to serve as mill workers, helping Rhode Island become the most industrialized state in the early ninetieth century.
		The Museum of Work and Culture is located at 42 South Main St, Woonsocket, RI 02895.
	riroads.com /members/workculture.htm (1197 words)

	Planning for Global Museum Work Shifts: Teather, Van Mensch & Fayle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Further, the rhetoric of "the end of work" of the many volumes on the future of work also provoked the view of the life-cycle of a career in which the worker experiences various "passage" through their working lifetime that could include various forms of work such as contracts, freelance, consultant, part-time work, and job sharing.
		The museum worker must have a facility in the articulation of their museological premises and thus to be able to explore and engage others in discourse around them and thus re-work and transform their visions.
		The idea of professionals from all backgrounds and levels of museum work (as occurred in the workshop) proved to be an appealing method of generating cross-sector discussion and one that has not often been considered among the museum community.
	www.icom.org /ictop/teather-1999.html (5537 words)

	Museum work on track - PittsburghLIVE.com
		The museum is near the Washington County Fairgrounds in Chartiers.
		Progress on the display building means that the museum's entire project, including a building with exhibit hall and visitor center, is likely to be completed by 2007, when the museum acts as host to the annual convention of the Association of Railway Museums, said Dr. Bill Fronczek, a museum volunteer and director of development.
		Becker said he hopes next year the museum will receive about $300,000 in grants to fund construction of the tracks inside the display building so that the trolleys could be ready for viewing in their new home by summer.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/tribsouthwest/news/s_158524.html (504 words)

	rewiring work at museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The second phase of rewiring at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery is about to start and is expected to last until 2 April.
		Once this work is completed the first floor will reopen whilst contractors start rewiring the ground floor.
		Museum Curator Catharine Niven said: "We will be trying to keep disruption for our visitors to a minimum and have ensured that part of the building will remain open throughout the work.
	www.highland.gov.uk /cx/pressreleases/2004/feb04/imag_rewiring.html (230 words)

	Woonsocket, RI - Museum of Work & Culture
		An interactive Museum operated by the Rhode Island Historical Society that presents the compelling story of the French Canadians who left the farms of Quebec for the factories of the New England area.
		The Museum of Work and Culture is the perfect venue for any meeting, social event or reception.
		For students, the Museum tells the story of local culture, immigration and enterprise in the Blackstone Valley through films, interactive audio, "please touch" exhibits, and displays including over 200 photographs, as well as changing exhibits.
	www.ci.woonsocket.ri.us /museum.htm (606 words)

	Alberta Railway Museum: NAR Work Train Consist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Where the material could be dumped in a pit, this worked well, but when the cargo was dumped on the ground then hand labour was required to clear away the material from under the car.
		It was obtained by the Museum from CN in 1982.
		This was the first piece of rolling stock obtained by the Museum after the acquisition of NAR steam locomotive 73.
	railwaymuseum.ab.ca /narwork.html (2766 words)

	Northpinellas: Museum's massive work in progress
		LARGO -- Work has begun on the second and third phases of a multimillion-dollar construction project at the new Gulf Coast Museum of Art, which was opened last September.
		In addition to new turning lanes for the art museum and the north end of Walsingham Park, a new spur of the Pinellas Trail will be built to link with the art museum.
		Although the art museum's project is far from complete, he said it will be featured in an upcoming issue of Architecture Magazine and in a book about to be published by a Washington, D.C., publisher: Museum Architecture: Designing a Destination, written by James Trulove.
	www.sptimes.com /News/040800/NorthPinellas/Museum_s_massive_work.shtml (702 words)

	Museum Job Resources Online - Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Museum Careers - AAM - browsing these job listings from the Association of American Museums (AAM) will "provide an understanding of the education, experience, and skills that museums are requiring for specific jobs" (from "The ABCs of Museums" on the "About Museums" link on the same web page).
		Museum Careers - Smithsonian - a slightly more detailed listing on the Smithsonian site, based on an AAM article.
		The best way to find out about museum work is to volunteer or undertake an internship at your local museum.
	www.algonquincollege.com /museum/jobres/index.html (172 words)

	Museum celebrates work of Japanese sculptor - PittsburghLIVE.com
		From the towering, granite trapezoid "Energy Void" to dozens of unfinished works, the museum's 150 sculptures offer a snapshot of Noguchi's art during a period -- from the late 1960s until his death in 1988 -- when he made many of his masterpieces.
		A current exhibit at the Noguchi Museum in New York, "Noguchi and Graham: Selected Works for Dance," highlights nine of the 19 collaborations between the celebrated sculptor and modern dance pioneer, from 1935's "Frontier" to 1962's "Phaedra." Replicas of these sets still are used in current performances by the Martha Graham Dance Company.
		One museum on the island, The Benesse House, was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando and opened in 1992 by education company Benesse Corp. The museum is a concrete-and-glass maze filled with artwork by Jasper Johns, David Hockney, Richard Long and others.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/entertainment/arts/s_305807.html (1119 words)

	Heatherbank Museum of Social Work (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Museum, which tells the story of many aspects of social care and social welfare developments mainly in Scotland, but including the other home countries where appropriate, over the past 200 years.
		In 1996 the University took over responsibility for the funding of the Museum and in 1999, new premises were developed on the main campus in the city centre.
		The Museum exists to increase public awareness of the social welfare needs of society, particularly those who are disadvantaged.
	www.lib.gcal.ac.uk /heatherbank (626 words)

	The Moravian Museum
		The Moravian Museum, second biggest and oldest museum in Czech republic, was founded in July 1817 by a decree of Emperor Francis I. The museum's collections include over 6 millions of objects, representing valuable scientific material from the fields of literature, music and theatre, geology, mineralogy, botany, zoology and entomology.
		Beside of its scientific and documentation work the museum organises temporary exhibitions, lectures etc. The Children's Museum, special education and leisure facility, is dedicated to the youngest generation of museum visitors.
		The Moravian Museum is contributional organization of Ministry of culture of CR.
	www.mzm.cz /Default-en.htm (101 words)

	Vicki Lague's Cyber Office: Summer Projects ~ Museum of Work and Culture
		While the Museum of Work and Culture focuses its efforts primarily on the experience as it was lived in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, that experience is also the experience of my forebears who lived, not in Woonsocket's Blackstone Valley, but in the Pawtuxet Valley to the south.
		Since his wife and children were accustomed to working and contributing tot he family economy, they too went to work in the New England mills.
		In 1913, my maternal grandmother was taken out of school at the age of twelve by her father and put to work in the local textile mill to help with family finances.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Forum/7680/faculty/summer_projects/workandculture.htm (1482 words)

	Redpath Museum: a work in progress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Located on the McGill University Campus, the place is part museum and part classroom with an enthusiasm that goes beyond contagious.
		The museum re-opened this past fall after extensive renovations, which included building improvements in the museum and administration offices, as well as the development of new exhibits.
		Peter Redpath built the museum for McGill University in 1882 as the first building in Canada specifically designed for that purpose.
	www.pressrepublican.com /Archive/2003/02_2003/020120037.htm (774 words)

	The Davistown Museum
		The work would entail greeting visitors; filing, labeling and other similar tasks; handling sales in the small museum store and online; and posting information to the website.
		The studio apartment is small, but if the tenant is working for the museum, s/he would have access to other areas in the museum complex, including a furnished living room, washer/dryer, large porch with gas grill, computer, et al.
		When he is not working in these workshops they will also be available for museum staff to work on their own matting and framing projects at a very minimal charge.
	www.davistownmuseum.org /TDMwork.html (1918 words)

	WHARTON ESHERICK MUSEUM -- Main Work Room (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		sherick's main work room is dominated by a panel of windows offering an ever-changing view of the leafy vista outside.
		A life-long naturalist, the artist was intimately familiar with the individual trees and the wide variety of animals and birds found around his mountain.
		On warm nights, he, at times, got out of bed to wander the surrounding woods in his bathrobe, reveling in the sounds and smells and moonlit silhouettes of the wild landscape that was his spiritual sustenance.
	www.levins.com /esh3a.html (133 words)

	Montshire Museum: Jobs and Internships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Work Study opportunities include exhibit explainers and education, membership, visitor services, exhibits, building and grounds and ValleyNet assistants for the Museum.
		Montshire's work study is offered to financially eligible students (under Dartmouth and federal guidelines) who want to gain experience in their major as well as meeting educational expenses.
		Interns gradually assume responsibilities during this period and by the second week are an integral part of the Museum staff.
	www.montshire.net /employ.html (317 words)

	Protest halts work on museum
		Refurbishment work at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery was stopped by campaigners from Greenpeace this week, who were protesting over alleged use of rainforest timber.
		Almost 100 activists from the NGO’s ‘Forest Crime Unit’ descended on the museum and removed packs of the timber, which was set to be used as flooring, leaving FSC-certified wood as a replacement.
		Work on the gallery, which is the UK’s most popular museum outside of London, is being funded by the National Lottery.
	www.greenconsumerguide.com /printnews.php?news=2145 (189 words)

	Freud Museum
		In examining ego functions, the book was a move away from the traditional bases of psychoanalytical thought in the drives: it became a founding work of ego psychology and established her reputation as a pioneering theoretician.
		During the 1970s she was concerned with the the problems of working with emotionally deprived and socially disadvantaged children, and she studied deviations and delays in development.
		The publication of her collected works was begun in 1968, the last of the eight volumes appeared in 1983, a year after her death.
	www.freud.org.uk /fmanna.htm (1820 words)

	WWW Virtual Library: Museums in the USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Colorado University Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO. The CU Museum is located on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder.
		Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket, CT. Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center serves as a major resource for scholars and the general public on Native American histories and cultures, and is one of the most innovative and comprehensive centers of its kind in the United States.
		Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, VA. The Muscarelle Museum of Art on the campus of the College of William and Mary is a public institution accredited by the American Association of Museums.
	www.museum.state.il.us /vlmp/usa.html (14153 words)

	The museum of work (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The museum’s only permanent exhibit is about one of these women Alva Carlsson.
		She worked six days a week for 35 years.
		The museum is for everyone and the admission is free.
	www.aurora.komvux.norrkoping.se /komvux/norrkop/1/SONJA.HTM (120 words)

	Welcome to WAMA
		The Museum sustained no major structural damage and there was no water intrusion.
		In preparation for the storm, the staff moved the entire collection into the Museum's interior vault and there was no damage to the art.
		Obviously, the effects of the storm have placed a significant financial strain on the Museum's operations.
	www.walterandersonmuseum.org (191 words)

	Internships - The Museum of Broadcast Communications
		MBC interns gain hands-on experience in working in a professional museum and learn valuable skills in their chosen fields.
		Though the MBC internships are unpaid, the Museum participates in cooperative education programs in which students can earn academic credit for their experience at the MBC.
		A development internship offers a hands-on experience in museum operations and prepares an intern for future work in museum administration or nonprofit fundraising.
	www.museum.tv /getinvolvedsection.php?page=27 (608 words)

	The Cold War Museum - Artwork by Zurab Tsereteli
		The ancient art of enameling, today almost a lost art form, was refined in Zurab Tsereteli’s homeland, the Republic of Georgia.
		Included in the Museum's collection are three types of vivid enamels (see photo) modeled after the Good Defeats Evil Sculpture, created by Tsereteli to commemorate the historic signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
		In addition to maintaining one copy of each of these beautiful pieces of collectible art for The Cold War Museum's permanent collection, the Museum is able to order additional pieces upon request.
	www.coldwar.org /museum/art_work_by_surab_tsereteli.html (251 words)

	Autumn 2001 - Burke Museum's Repatriation Work
		When two Native American house posts from the Burke Museum’s collection made the long journey to southeast Alaska in July, it was a homecoming of sorts.
		The house posts are just the latest—and most dramatic—example of an ongoing effort by the Burke Museum to repatriate Native American artifacts to their original owners, primarily through the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), a federal law passed in 1990.
		And the museum continues to work closely with more than 30 tribes in Washington, helping them review artifacts and plan for their care after they are returned.
	artsci.washington.edu /newsletter/Autumn01/Repatriation.htm (1057 words)

	Wausau - Woodson Museum's lawn a work of art Sculpture garden makes
		Sculptor Patrick Dougherty will be at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum from June 7 to 25 to make three-dimensional artwork from saplings, sticks and branches at the Margaret Woodson Fisher Sculpture Garden, and he needs your help.
		Museum officials say the recognition is mighty sweet.
		It is maintained by museum staff, a grounds crew and garden volunteers.
	www.wausaudailyherald.com /wdhlocal/280581461428323.shtml (364 words)

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