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| Exhibit cultural taste with museum gifts - Boston Herald Posted: 20 Dec 2010 09:14 PM PST Not every holiday gift has to come from a big-box store, not when we live in a city with world-class museums. As Christmas gets closer, why not skip the mall crowds and put a little culture under the Christmas tree. Here's a sampling of what you'll find: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS Fenway Park ornament, $30 Marsha York's art is reproduced via the 200-year-old Chinese artform, eglomise. Each design is hand-painted with a long, curved brush. mfashop.com or Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., 617-369-3575. MIT MUSEUM GIANTmicrobes, from $8.95 What do you get the person who has everything? The flu, anthrax or a flesh-eating disease! These stuffed microbes are sure to make the science geek on your list grin. Hey, we could all use an extra brain cell after the holidays. MIT Museum store, 265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 617-253-5927. MUSEUM OF SCIENCE Kendra Geode Half Ring, $110 This adjustable cocktail ring brings some science and sparkle to any party. And no two are alike. Museum of Science gift shop, One Science Park, 617-732-2500. INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART Plaza building set, $80 For the aspiring architect, this 500-piece skyscraper will bring creative play to new heights. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Some Lawmakers Question Cultural Funding Deal - msnbc.com Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:45 PM PST Buffalo, NY (WKBW) Some Erie County Legislators are not in favor of a plan by Republican lawmakers that would restore funding to cultural organizations. Last Tuesday, Erie County Republican lawmakers announced a last minute deal with the county executive and private foundations. Under the plan, Erie County would contribute $100,000 for cultural funding and private foundations would add $400,000 in funding. Under the county executive's budget plan, more than 30 cultural organizations would not be funded. The Oishei Foundation is spear heading the initiative and will work with other foundations to raise the money. "We think these organizations deserve the right to have a soft landing and that's what were trying to provide them with," said President of the Oishei Foundation Robert Gioia. "Moving forward we're going to continue to fight for them." At this point, the deal is lacking specifics on how the money would be distributed and who would receive it, which has some lawmakers concerned. "Some might say this is a blessing in disguise, but I respectfully differ with that idea," said Erie County Legislature Chairwoman Barbara Miller-Williams. "I have some very serious concerns about who's going to get the money, and which groups will receive money. I'm concerned that their livelihood is placed in the hands of individuals not elected by the public, but those who are volunteering." This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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