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Title
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When Is a Museum Not a Museum
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Description
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Northeast area state representative John Burnett has "filed a piece of legislation to bar any train stations from using the mil levy set up in 1978 to fund The Kansas City Museum." Article gives information on the current disagreement between the museum and Union Station Kansas City, Inc., on funding and management.
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Date
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2007-03-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Science City Creator Moves to D. C.
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Description
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News about the relocation to Washington, D. C. in 2000 of David Ucko, "president of the Kansas City Museum" since about 1989 and creator of Science City, "Kansas City's first major science center." Related information also including the future of Science City and the creation of "Union Station Kansas City, a 25-member board of trustees with a seven-member board of directors. ..to unify management of Union Station, Science City and the Kansas City Museum."
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Date
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2000-12-28
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Museum Contract Formalizes Contact
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Description
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The city of Kansas City, Missouri, and Union Station Kansas City, Inc. (USKC)--the management group for Union Station and the Kansas City Museum--have agreed to a new 20-year management contract. In recent months the two sides have disputed over ownership of the Kansas City Museum trademark, as well as the museum collections. Under the new contract, the City maintains ownership of the collections donated up to 1970 and both sides agree to work on a capitol campaign for the museum building at 3218 Gladstone Blvd.
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Date
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2007-07-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
