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August 2006: Focus on American Museums
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In addition to information about upcoming programs and webchats, this month's newsletter features:

The Guggenheim Is Not A Place – Guggenheim Goes Global

This fall two major exhibits of artworks from the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and architectural models and plans of museum architecture will be featured at the Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle in Bonn. Learn more about the past and present of the Guggenheim Foundation.

2006: Year of the Museum

The story of the Guggenheim is just one part of the story of American museums. During the past century, U.S. museums have become the cultural landmarks of American society, institutions that educate, inspire, and lead their communities. 2006 marks the 100th anniversary of the American Association of Museums (AAM), the national service organization representing the American museum community.

How Are the Arts Funded in the United States?

During the twentieth century, the United States evolved a broad network of nonprofit performing and visual arts organizations, along with other nonprofit cultural organizations such as science, history and children’s museums. The funding of these organizations is broadly diversified.

Summer Vacation – Never Stop Learning

Summer Travel: Education on the Road
EDSITEment provides examples of how summer travel experiences can be used to learn about new places and the historical and/or cultural significance of vacation sites.
Summer Reading on the Web - Examples of summer reading lists created by U.S. schools and libraries - and why.

This Month in History

On August 19, 1950, the first Saturday morning television shows for children were aired in the United States. Watching Saturday morning cartoons has become a ritual in many homes.
At midnight on August 1, 1981, MTV was launched with "Video Killed the Radio Star." The rock music video channel was a new concept and in the last 25 years, it has done "everything from dictate fashion trends to sway political elections."