History museum

BLOWING ROCK – The Blowing Rock Art & History Museum will host the WFDD Photo of the Year competition, which will take place at the Alexander Community Gallery from February 8 to March 19. Beginning in February, BRAHM will display 53 images taken from the surrounding region, all showcasing the …

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Exploration Place has turned into the canvas for a new exhibit honoring African-American scientists during Black History Month. Each night in February, a giant portrait of a black earth and space science pioneer will be projected onto the side of the science center’s iconic island. You’ll …

In his interview with public broadcaster LRT, published on Thursday, the prime minister said such an idea was being considered following consultations last year. Meanwhile, the previous government planned to turn the palace into a convention center. “Over the past year, we have held consultations on ways to change attitudes …

The Bell Museum has a great origin story. It began in 1872 as a “one-room cabinet of curiosities”. Today, the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum of Natural History has an elegant and fascinating home on the University’s St. Paul campus and plans to celebrate 150 years with exhibits and experiences …

The Museum of Science and History has taken an important step towards its move to Northbank. The Downtown Investment Authority voted 6-0 last week to back details of a lease for MOSH on 4 acres from the shipyards, including a 1.5-acre boardwalk and park space. The $1 per year ground …

COLORADO SPRINGS — The start of Black History Month is a week away, and a Colorado Springs museum is sharing stories of airmen who broke down barriers for African Americans. The National WWII Aviation Museum is known for sharing WWII stories and artifacts and the importance that each had on …

The Georgia History Festival is the Georgia Historical Society’s flagship K-12 educational program. Georgia Day marks the landing of General James Edward Oglethorpe and the first English settlers in Savannah on February 12, 1733. Some of the Super Museum Sunday locations available in the Atlanta metro area include: Cherokee County …

Click to enlarge Photo via Orlando Museum of Art/Instagram The Orlando Museum of Art will host various Jean-Michel Basquiat events from February 11-13 to celebrate Black History Month. On February 11, from 8 p.m. to midnight, they’re hosting Basquiat’s 1982 Heroes & Monsters Ball, an ’80s-themed party in New York …

It was past midnight when a crane lowered the towering bronze statue of Theodore Roosevelt, lifting her upper body from the pedestal where she has presided over the American Museum of Natural History since 1940. The rest of the sculpture, now surrounded of scaffolding, is expected to fall apart all …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Family and friends gathered at the National WWII Museum Saturday to remember Lawrence Brooks, who was the oldest veteran of World War II until his death Jan. 5 at the 112 years old. During the service, Brooks’ flag-draped casket was in the foreground. The museum’s Victory …

SAN ANTONIO — A special museum in San Antonio is dedicated to the city’s firefighters. The building that houses the fire museum is a former fire station built in the 1930s. “From the fire station we ran an engine and two ladder trucks that had been parked here for quite …

The Reading Railroad Heritage Museum in Hamburg received state funding of $ 100,000 to support exterior improvements to the museum, according to Senators David G. Argall (R-Berks / Schuylkill) and Patrick Browne (R-Lehigh) and Representative Jerry Knowles (R- Berks, Carbon & Schuylkill). “Since the first laying of tracks in 1827, …

‘Love is in the Air,’ an exhibit premiered at the Saratoga History Museum on January 14, showcases a nostalgic collection of vintage Valentine’s Day and the ways people celebrate Valentine’s Day in the world. Argentina, for example, extends its Valentine’s Day celebration and calls it “Sweet Week”, during which friends …

People will have the opportunity to share their visions of the new space that will house the Aberdenn History Museum. The Aberdeen Museum and History Board of Trustees will host a virtual strategic planning workshop on Tuesday, February 1 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the museum’s future location in downtown …

For 19 years, the Northwest Montana Historical Society’s John White Lecture Series has been a local highlight of the winter season, promising a list of engaging and insightful discussions. This year, the popular series will be available as in-person and digital presentations. Here’s a look at what’s on the agenda …

By Candice L. Cravins Photographer Deborah Hughes will present her solo exhibition, “Water Footprints: Photographs and Artistic Expressions of Water Wanderings Around the Colorado Plateau,” at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum in Green River from January 10 to June 11, 2022. “Footprints of Water” exposes and frames the …

[Sun Gazette Newspapers provides content to, but otherwise is unaffiliated with, InsideNoVa or Rappahannock Media LLC.] The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) in Richmond will soon complete the largest and most transformative renovation in its nearly 200-year history. The museum, operated by the Virginia Historical Society, remained open with …

Natural History Museum zoologist HAS BEEN fired for believing in Loch Ness monster, recently released documents reveal Dr Denys Tucker lost his job at the Natural History Museum for believing in the Loch Ness monster His career came to an abrupt end at age 39 when he was fired for …

Annual Free Days offered by the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District cover the metro area’s largest nonprofits, from the Denver Art Museum and the Denver Botanic Gardens to the Denver Zoo, and they’re always family hits. The aforementioned organizations are considered Tier 1 organizations in SCFD sales tax funding, and …

Grants support projects that identify, preserve, promote, and protect Pennsylvania’s historical and archaeological resources. HARRISBURG, Pa .– The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission has announced that it is now accepting applications from nonprofits and local governments for the Keystone Historic Preservation Grants program. The grants support projects that identify, preserve, …

Scuba diving helmets are among the artifacts on display at Patriots Point’s new Fragile Collections exhibit on December 15 in Mount Pleasant. The new exhibit, which opened to the public on December 17, features a selection of rare and fragile artefacts primarily related to World War II that were not …

WASHINGTON, DC (WITN) – Part of Military Bowl week is exploring the area around which the game will be played. He really hit home with ECU football on Friday. ECU football trained on Friday morning and it went rather well according to the team. The pirates boarded the bus and …

BERN TWP., PA – Call it a road map to the past. “These detailed maps that we have show the compound, the barbed wire, the electrified wires, in extraordinary detail,” said Mark Gillen, director of the Berks Military History Museum. Its intricate lines are drawn across land that sits adjacent …

Smithsonian botanist Marcos A. Caraballo-Ortiz collected these specimens of mistletoe in Mexico. Marcos A. Caraballo-Ortiz This holiday season, you might be hoping to catch someone under the mistletoe – or it just might be an prospect you’d like to avoid. The association of mistletoe with kisses and Christmas in the …

• The museum was founded in 1886 in response to a petition signed by 30 prominent citizens. He was housed in a single room adjoining the office of the provincial secretary in the Capitol buildings, nicknamed the Birdcages. John Fannin, an avid outdoorsman and gifted collector and taxidermist, was appointed …

PLATSBURGH – An unexpected partnership between local museums and the Champlain Center Mall is underway. The local museum exhibits will now be previewed at the Champlain Shopping Center, near Bazaar Trader. HIGH TRAFFIC LOCATION Although in an unlikely location, shoppers will have the opportunity to learn about local history as …

Dominique Genetti, Digital journalist December 16, 2021 “Meet Me In St. Louis” stars Judy Garland and tells the story of the Smith family living in St. Louis before the 1904 World’s Fair. Original movie poster It seems almost wonderfully ironic to watch “Meet In St. Louis” on the subject of …

CHICAGO (CBS) – Benjamin Gault was known for his research on birds, and there is even now a bird sanctuary named after him in his hometown of Glen Ellyn. But as CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar reported on Tuesday, the movies he recorded about 100 years ago have new life …

Thanks so much for talking to us today! Tell us about the Geelvinck Museum. The Geelvinck Museum is a historic house museum with an important collection of 18th and 19th century string keyboard instruments, and by far the largest collection of period pianos in the Netherlands. It offers the public …

Did you discover any dull knives a few weeks ago while making your holiday dinner? Don’t let that happen for your next vacation! Gather these knives, scissors, and tools and take them to a Sharpening by Dave event at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum on the second Sunday of each …

The Finney County Historical Museum will celebrate the return of its annual open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The come and go gathering will feature seasonal snacks, live music, and the museum’s Christmas exhibit, featuring a mechanical diorama from Santa’s Workshop, dating from around 1950, which …

Although Barbados gained independence in 1966, having been under British rule since 1627, the nation just officially severed ties with the British monarchy in November. Instead of such events, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced that the nation would build a museum dedicated to the transatlantic slave trade. This heritage …

3 / 1957- Gil Hodges- Brookyln Dodgers. UPI color slides. Bettmann Archives Gil Hodges is the only baseball player who was eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee who garnered at least 50% of the BBWAA vote and was not elected. When Hodges finished …

BEREA, Ohio – Looking for a unique gift near you this holiday season? Look no further than the Berea Historical Society’s Mahler Museum souvenir shop, 118 East Bridge St., where you’ll find Westerwald Pottery soup bowls and coffee mugs, as well as historical books, calendars and gifts. ‘other items with …

Scott Bruhn’s wooden crafts will be on display and for sale this weekend; jewelry by Diana Paul; hand-dyed gifts and scarves by Emily Abello; and jewelry and paper gifts from Lori McConnell. On Saturday December 11, a separate set of artisans to present their work will be Georganne Alex and …

(JTA) – In a small town in Poland, a local ice cream parlor serves an unusual accompaniment: a gallery of artifacts that once belonged to local Jews, including the family who lived in the building before the Holocaust. Jozef Gucwa opened a makeshift museum next to his glacier in Bobowa, …

Tn November, Patek Philippe celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Patek Philippe Museum, one of the most renowned watch museums in the world. Inaugurated in November 2001, Philippe Stern – who was then president of Patek Philippe – has spent decades acquiring important timepieces, as well as other collectible horological …

The Chronicle Bongani Ndlovu, columnistTOURISTS have been denied access to the Zimbabwe Natural History Museum in Bulawayo after Zesa cut power to the facility three weeks ago for a debt of $ 700,000. Museum director Dr Moira Fitzpatrick said debt has piled up over the course of a year and …

SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Frances Young Tang Educational Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College invites the public to lectures, tours and special in-person sales to close the fall semester. All events are free and open to the public. • Tuesday December 7 at 11:30 am and Wednesday December 8 …

Many veterans attended what has become a touching tribute to those who served and to those who will pass through the doors of the museum in the future. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Veterans Day is over, but not the recognition of these veterans. “We’re making a big effort right now …

New York’s new LGBTQ + museum is slated to open in 2024 and will be the cornerstone of the community’s history and hope for the future. The American LGBTQ + Museum in New York will open in 2024 and will be the first of its kind in the city. Discussions …

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX / KJTL) – The Museum of North Texas History strives to preserve the history of the area with a unique exhibit to showcase not only the history of the North Texas area, but the people as well. Nat’s Hat Project features over 500 used hats and tells …

Evidence lockers at the Manhattan district attorney’s office often contain an array of items that were part of the crimes he is prosecuting. Blunt instruments. Bags of heroin. Bundles of banknotes. The kind of stuff that shouldn’t be given up, but no one would have a heart attack if you …

The ocean is a vast and seemingly unknowable place most people will only dip their toes – even skilled divers barely scratch the surface of its depths. Marine scientist Dr Anthony Rathburn, however, knows some of the secrets of the deep and dark sea, and he is happy to share …

HIM. AND ON THIS VETERANS DAY YOU ARE INVITED TO VISIT A LOCAL MUSEUM AND TEACH A FEW SPECIAL MILITARY MEMBERS AND THERE IS A SPECIAL OFFER FOR VETERANS AND ACTIVE SERVICE MILITARY PERSONNEL. THIS IS THE NEW EXHIBITION OF DOGS OF WAR AT THE UPCOUNTRY MUSEUM OF HISTORY. IT …

TL Photo / CARRI GRAHAM Emery Stewart, president of the Belmont County Historical Society, stands inside the museum which is now decorated with traditional Christmas decorations from the Victorian period. Tours will begin on November 27. BARNESVILLE – Each year for the holiday season, the Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum …

Sports in high school weren’t always created equal. An exhibit at the African American Museum in Dallas shows this in black and white. “Back then, we went to black schools,” Robert Brown, president of the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association, told some museum visitors. “Each black school was called …

Aberdeen History Museum focuses on a new home. The city of Aberdeen’s offer for a new location for the museum has been accepted, the city’s museum board said at its meeting earlier this week. “We heard from the owner and they accepted the city’s offer,” said Stacie Barnum, Aberdeen’s director …

The Pioneer Museum of Alabama will be celebrating its 50th anniversary from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday and everyone is invited to be a part of this monumental occasion. Barbara Tatom, director of the museum, said the Pioneer History Museum was the fulfillment of its founder Curren Farmer’s dream. …

When you think of museums, you might think of the Metropolitan or the Louvre, those great popular tourist attractions known around the world. Important both culturally and historically, museums give us a glimpse of life in another place and time, providing a snapshot of a world far away or threatened …

St. James Regional Catholic School on Monday presented a living wax museum to celebrate the solemnity of All Saints. A press release says the seventh-graders dressed in the roles of saints and shared a brief story about the saint’s life to parents and visitors who attended. Twenty-nine saints were represented, …

Our daughter lives near the southeast coast of Florida. While attending schools here in Colorado, she decided she wasn’t so fond of snow and cold and ended up in Florida. So, as you can imagine, my wife and I are going to visit him periodically. This time we flew in …

Alappuzha was Kerala’s main port before Kochi became the state’s most important port. Although Alappuzha, which used to be called the ‘Venice of the East’, has lost its maritime luster, the city’s once bustling port is emerging as the face of an Indian Navy ship. Alappuzha, which is known for …

Quinnipiac University established the museum nine years ago and closed it in August. HAMDEN, Connecticut – Community members gathered in Hamden on Saturday, rallying to save Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum. Community members gathered outside the building on Whitney Avenue in what organizers called a tribute to the museum that included …

museum director Jesse Owens Nancy Pinion on Wednesday October 27, 2021 in Oakville, Ala. (Michael Wetzel / The Decatur Daily via PA)” title=”Fabiola and Justen Burns of Springville, Alabama donate a 1936 book with results and photos from the Berlin Olympics to museum director Jesse Owens Nancy Pinion on Wednesday …

Cherif Bey spent his childhood thinking that all museums combined art and natural history, as they do in Carnegie Art and Natural History Museums. While he may have learned this was not true, his own ceramic and glass artwork is influenced by dinosaur bones and the colors of birds. The …

The Arkansas Art Museum has dismissed the blame for the deterioration of the Pike-Fletcher-Terry mansion donated to Little Rock 57 years ago for the museum’s use, saying Wednesday it “is not owner of the building and has no contractual responsibility to operate or maintain it. “ The museum’s unsigned statement …

Listen to this story: Poems, pictures, news articles, Facebook memes – all of these and more will be featured in a December exhibit that the Kodiak History Museum is hosting on COVID-19. Museum curator Lynn Walker recently appeared on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock to describe how the museum funded …

Alaska Museums expressed solidarity with the Alaska Jewish Museum (AJM) last week after two anti-Semitic attacks targeted it this year, according to Anchorage Press. Both attacks involved affixing swastika stickers to the Jewish Museum, once in May and once in September. Mad Myrna’s gay nightclub was also vandalized with swastikas …

WISE – A 3-foot-wide glass display case on the second floor of UVA Wise’s Sandridge Science Building may be a routine spectacle for students heading to lab classes, but it does contain some interesting stories. Naturalist and professor emeritus Phil Shelton has seen numerous samples – collected only to salvage …

OLLI The Osher Lifelong Institute at the University of Arkansas announces the following courses for the coming week: • October 27: Taiwan – On the Edge, $ 25 for members, $ 40 for non-members. • October 28: Tawdry Tales of Our First Ladies – The Modern Years (via Zoom), $ …

MESA, Arizona (3TV / CBS 5) – If you’re looking for a good October event, how about a cemetery tour? There is an interesting tour option available in the East Valley this weekend – a walk among the tombstones. The Mesa Historical Museum allows you to tour the cemetery and …

Lila Moss keeps things cool in a chic bomber jacket with faux leather pants for a fun skating session with a glam friend at the Natural History Museum ice rink launch By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Posted: 2:51 AM EDT, October 22, 2021 | Update: 2:51 AM EDT, October 22, …

This week, I change a bit and I put a letter to the editor of the NEWS of August 19, 1976. The letter is written to the inhabitants of one town, but could easily be applied to others. It was written by Royce E. McDaniel, who served in Madrid, Spain, …

The annual Cleveland Air Show reminds us of the rich aviation history of our city and the state of Ohio. Locals have heard of the Cleveland Air Races, seen historic airplanes at the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, and passed or flew over the famous hangar at NASA’s Glenn Research Center near …

The latest exhibit from the Historic RailPark & ​​Train Museum highlights the importance of railways during the war. The final phase of the museum’s “Railroads at War” series focuses on the importance of “canteens” and the “Harvey Girls” to the success of the railroads in this era. RailPark executive director …

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin (WEAU) – Star Wars: The Nostalgia Awakens is a traveling exhibition by Jarrod Roll. He is a Star Wars enthusiast and museum curator in Onalaska Wisconsin. Roll’s collection traveled to Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin. Now he has made a stop at the Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau …

Curator Connie Mossburg (left) leads museum assistant Brenden White (center) and Historical Society president Ron Stone (right) as they prepare to place a photo of coach Bud Wright in the football exhibition. (Photo provided) Posted By: The Journalist October 17, 2021 The Sheridan Historical Society is busy building an exhibit …

Mary Pat Higgins said she doesn’t blame the Carroll ISD administrator who made the comment, and she doesn’t think this person is anti-Semitic. DALLAS – When Mary Pat Higgins, president and CEO of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, heard it, she was shocked. NBC News released a secret …

The DuSable Museum of African American History received the prestigious Chicago Cultural Treasures Multi-Year Grant in the amount of $ 575,000. The Chicago Cultural Treasures Initiative is a $ 14.4 million grant awarded to organizations that contribute to the history, culture, vibrancy and identity of communities of color in greater …

Embark on a roaring and wonderful journey through history with NBC 5 and the Kimbell Art Museum while admiring Turner’s exhibition of the modern world. The exhibition features paintings by one of Britain’s greatest artists, JMW Turner, and will be open to the public from October 17, 2021 to February …

Half a century ago, when Wilmington artist and educator Percy Ricks was preparing a major exhibition of work by black artists, he asked the Delaware Art Museum for support and a venue to display the work. Percy Ricks with one of his pieces in 1970. (Del. Art Museum) The ambitious …

The Hoard Historical Museum will welcome local author Corey Geiger on October 16 for a reading and signing of his book “On a Wisconsin Family Farm: Historic Tales of Character, Community, and Culture”. The book follows the story of the Geiger family matriarch, Anna Satorie, who was the sole owner …

SILOAM SPRINGS – The Siloam Springs Museum will be hosting a Social Distancing Oktoberfest starting Friday. Known as “Tap Into History,” the annual Oktoberfest will be held differently this year, according to the museum’s acting director, Mary Nolan. This year, the museum will sell coolers for $ 40 each, Nolan …

By Austin Bishop Ona J. Boyd’s penchant for following the history of Kemper County is reflected in her writings and collection of other written materials held at the Kemper County Historical Museum located at 230 Veterans Street in downtown DeKalb . “She just had a love for history and everything …

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – There’s a lot going on at Bowling Green’s Railway Park and Historical Museum right now, from the Boo Bash to the new exhibits. This Friday night, the first Boo Bash takes place at the museum, an adult Halloween party primarily targeting people 21 and over …

Much of the medicine vials from Bitterroot Drug and Downing Pharmacy will go on sale at the Ravalli County Museum on Saturday, October 16. The Ravalli County Historical Museum and Society is holding an antiques and collectibles sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the courtroom on Saturday, October …

NEW ORLEANS (BRPROUD) – Louisiana has a particular advantage when it comes to the history of the nation. With the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, people from all walks of life can observe the conflict up close. As the generation living in the war goes away, the younger generations …

by JW Arnold Visitors to the Stonewall National Museum and Archives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ libraries and loan collections, have fallen by nearly two-thirds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, after months of research, SNMA recently launched a major digital exhibit just in time …

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – We’re rediscovering Charlotte’s lost signs. At one point, we passed by them all the time on the trips – while shopping – the Penguin sign; South 21 Drive-In; Eastland Shopping Center. They have become iconic, in a way, of Charlotte and her history. But they were …

SOUTHPORT, NC (WECT) – A ribbon cut will be held for a new interpretive outdoor museum at the historic John N. Smith Cemetery on Saturday, October 16 at 10 a.m. The open-air museum will celebrate the history and contributions of the Black community in Southport and the surrounding area. According …

Tractors… large tractors, small tractors, tractors of all sizes will be on display at the San Joaquin County Tractor Fest; a fun event filled with tractors from all over the region. Tractor Fest will be held on Saturday, October 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the San Joaquin …

Locked behind five doors, hidden in a dark container and wrapped in cellophane is a 95-year-old artifact: Clyde Pangborn’s Sandwich. Yes. That’s right. The Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center has a 1926 sandwich and plans to keep it permanently. Anna Spencer, the museum’s collections coordinator, keeps Pangborn’s meal in …

Forgive the spoiler, if you will. But when I walked into the newly expanded and reopened Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, the first thing I saw and heard were ocean waves crashing against the video screens in front of me. The exhibit was a haunting memorial to the kidnapped Africans …

It’s no secret that the Front Range has a crazy appreciation for music. A visitor discovers the Museum of Boulder’s “Music Buffs” exhibit on October 6. (Lori Preston / Courtesy photo) While Nashville may be considered “Music City,” Boulder could easily snatch that title with its array of singers and …

Kevin Burkman, board member of the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, handed over a poster-sized, detailed map of black history sites in the Sourland Mountain area to elementary school last week. Village of Skillman as part of its educational outreach program. The Montgomery, Hopewell Valley, Princeton and Hillsborough school districts, …

Witchcraft webinar offered by the Museum of Culpeper History The Museum of Culpeper History will be offering a free webinar on the history of witchcraft in Colonial Virginia at 5 p.m. on October 19. Williamsburg author / historian Carson Hudson will reveal how early America’s witches were not limited to …