Twenty-five people are now U-S citizens, after a ceremony on the steamship Ticonderoga at Shelburne Museum.

A new look at rug-hooking and we step back in time through photographs.

A new sidewalk is being constructed as part of a building and landscaping plan for Shelburne Museum.

These were some of the voices in the news this week.

The new building, which will be open year-round, will include galleries to showcase special exhibitions, and will include auditorium and classroom space. Currently, the museum is open for six months of the year.

The Shelburne Museum will soon be welcoming a new director. Tom Denenberg is currently the deputy director and chief curator of the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine. He will oversee Shelburne Museum's diverse collection of art, design and Americana.

The chief curator for the Portland Museum of Art in Maine is going to become the next director of Vermont's Shelburne Museum.

Shelburne Museum is getting a boost from a fund set up to help museums through the economic downturn, as well as a smaller grant to install some new touch-screen technology.

Stephan Jost, who joined the museum 5 years ago, produced what's been described as world-class art exhibits - including shows featuring the work of Mary Cassatt and Ansel Adams.

A collection of vintage firearms that documents the history of Vermont gunmaking will go on display at Shelburne Museum next spring.

A new exhibition at the Shelburne Museum featuring Ansel Adams and Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky pairs iconic views of the natural world with images of the effect industry has had on nature.

VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with Shelburne Museum director Stephan Jost about the upcoming Ansel Adams exhibition.

We learn more about Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Matt Dunne.  Also, a talk with Shelburne Museum Director Stephan Jost about new exhibits at the museum this summer.