MSU MUSEUM MARKS INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY MAY 16
On Friday, May 16, the MSU Museum marks International Museum Day by joining museums across the nation and around the world to celebrate the role museums play in our lives. Read more.

MSU MUSEUM JOINS ANNUAL 'BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN' DAY
Be A Tourist In Your Own Town is coordinated by the Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau and serves to acquaint area residents with hospitality-related businesses and attractions in order to create local "ambassadors" who will spread the word about Greater Lansing. The goal is to familiarize residents with the leisure options that are available in their own backyard so that when a visitor asks, "what's there to do in town," each and every resident can respond with countless suggestions and a sense of community pride. Read more.

FIND US ON FACEBOOK:
The MSU Museum has started a Facebook page on the social networking site. Check it out for updates, announcements, reviews and a discussion board: http://www.facebook.com/pages/East-Lansing-MI/Michigan-State-University-Museum/10661457828 (log-in required).
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READERS SPEAK: MSU MUSEUM, GREAT LAKES FOLK FESTIVAL ARE THE BEST!
Check out City Pulse's feature this week: Greater Lansing Readers' Choice 'Best of the Best' poll. The MSU Museum is featured in the "Best Museum" top 3, and the MSU Museum's Great Lakes Folk Festival is in the Best Annual Event/Festival top 3. http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1866&Itemid=29
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WKAR RADIO FEATURES HYENA PROJECT
This week WKAR radio featured MSU Museum Adjunct Curator and Professor of Zoology Kay Holekamp about her hyena research that was recently featured in the New York Times and Smithsonian Magazine. Check out the audio link here http://wkar.org/morningedition/story.php?storyid=1303 .
Kay mentions the MSU Museum and described the hyena skull CT scanning project with colleagues including Curator Barb Lundrigan.
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