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Museums Expand, With Trepidation, In Hard Times (WBUR Boston)
The economic downturn is creating concern among museums that have begun building projects or want to do so. Even the most affluent art institutions in the Boston area are concerned.

Museums putting on new faces (St. Joseph News-Press)
As the tourism year ends for the Patee House Museum, staff and volunteers are beginning to make changes to present a new face in 2009. After Friday, the Patee House and Jesse James Home museums will be open only on the weekends and by appointment until April.

Museums, exhibits (Erie Times-News)
NOTE. Museums and exhibits are listed alphabetically within main sections.

Museums' admission fees to rise (BBC News)
Admission prices to various museums and attractions in Guernsey are set to rise in the new year.

Energy industry pairs recruiting with campaign to benefit museums (The Oklahoman)
SANTA FE, N.M. — The nation’s oil and gas industry is busy getting its message to the public in a variety of ways.Broad-based media campaigns are paired with a newsletter highlighting local oil and natural gas museums and efforts targeting the recruitment of students as future employees.Tuesday, at the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission meeting, Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. ...

Legislation would help artists, museums (Reno Gazette-Journal)
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Robert Bennett introduced Senate Bill 548 (S. 548), the Artist Museum Partnership Act, in the United States Senate to permit artists, writers and composers to take fair market value tax deductions for self-created works given to nonprofit institutions. U.S. Rep. John Lewis and Rep. Jim Ramstad introduced a similar bill (H.R. 1524) in Congress.

Museums Adding Free Hours (NBC New York)
Amid all the bad news about the economy, there is some good news coming out of the city's museums. NewYorkology travel site, which has compiled its fall/winter edition of pay-what-you-wish for museum...

Hudson River Park Board Weighs Proposals for 15th Street Pier Development (New York Times)
Three developers are vying for the right to transform a dilapidated pier in Chelsea into a three-level complex of museums, shops, markets, film centers and public space.

U.S. museum returns 14 stolen artifacts to Italy (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. Cleveland Museum of Art agreed on Wednesday to return looted art to Italy, including an ancient vase and a 14th-century cross, as museums worldwide face pressure to ensure their collections were acquired legally.

Delta museums examine roles (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – Museum experts from Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta countries have gathered in Ha Noi to bolster co-operation and discuss their role in urban development.