Sir Peter Hendy CBE, Chairman of Network Rail, has been appointed Chairman of the National Railway Museum Advisory Board. Sir Peter will focus on implementing the museum’s Vision 2025 master plan, which will create a new central hall and effect widespread transformation across the site. The aim is to create …
Read More »Pomona Museum’s mobile art program breaks ‘barriers’ in schools – Daily Bulletin
Ashley Rowley stood in front and center of Kim Lowe’s fourth grade class. Holding a ball of gray dough in her palms, she asked the students if they had ever played with clay before. In the class of 31, only a handful raised their hands. “I’ve never touched clay before, …
Read More »The Finney County Historical Museum will hold an open house on Saturday
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 …
Read More »Change of management at the Sydney Jewish Museum »J-Wire
Browse> Home / News / Change of management at the Sydney Jewish Museum December 8, 2021 by J-Wire Newsdesk Read the article Professor Gus Lehrer has retired from the presidency of the Sydney Jewish Museum after 11 years as its head. Gus Lehrer at the AHM At the recent AGM, …
Read More »Boston College Museum receives $ 20 million art donation from Peter Lynch
“It’s a transformational gift,” said Nancy Netzer, inaugural director of Robert L. and Judith T. Winston of the McMullen Museum. “We are a small museum and these works have been in private hands for a long time. They were not shown to the public, the students did not work on …
Read More »Barbados Museum History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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 …
Read More »WAG-Qaumajuq Museum in Winnipeg, Canada to Co-Host 22nd Inuit Studies Conference – Eye on the Arctic
Qaumajuq, the Inuit art center of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. (Lindsay Reid / Courtesy of the Winnipeg Art Gallery) The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) -Qaumajuq will co-host Auviqsaqtut: The 22nd Inuit Studies Conference, with the University of Manitoba in April. “The University of Winnipeg and the Aabijijiwan New Media Lab …
Read More »Wilderness and Watercolors: A Hidden Museum Pays Homage to the Staggering Artwork of an Adventurer | New
As a child, Palo Altan Jane Woodward dreamed of living in a museum. She spent her summers visiting her grandmother in Manhattan and loved to fantasize about what it would be like to live in the Metropolitan Museum, like the characters in her favorite book, “From the Mixed-Up Files of …
Read More »Denver Art Museum reflects on plundered African art
DENVER (AP) – British troops in 1897 staged a violent retaliatory raid on the kingdom of Benin, in what is now southern Nigeria, looting and torching the royal palace and sending the oba, or king, into exile . The British confiscated all of the royal treasures of their colonial subjects, …
Read More »Is the election of Gil Hodges to the Hall of Fame in the financial best interests of the museum?
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 …
Read More »AOH concerned about plans to replace Irish tour at Tenement Museum
The Old Order of the Hibernians (AOH) said it was “concerned” by reports that the New York Tenement Museum should replace its “Irish Outsiders” tour with a hybrid story of Irish and African-American families. The Tenement Museum, located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side, currently …
Read More »Asteroid samples brought back by Hayabusa2 on display at Tokyo museum
A black particle collected during the Hayabusa2 space probe’s first landing on the asteroid Ryugu, which is now on display to the public at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo’s Koto district, can be seen in this photo provided by the museum. TOKYO – Samples from …
Read More »Keeping It Local: This is museum-quality art – only it’s for the kitchen
This week Wallace Baine, my colleague on Rhythm Arts & Entertainment, and I posted lists of gift ideas that focus on local artisans. Our suggestions cover books, beverages, visual art, food and Clothes. In this last part, you will find gifts for the kitchen and the house. Lookout shows you …
Read More »The Berea Museum Shop, the Perfect Stopover for Holiday Gifts: Around Town
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 …
Read More »Is New York’s Tenement Museum replacing Irish history with black history?
Conflicting reports have emerged about the future of the Irish tour at the Tenement Museum in New York City, with some sources claiming the museum is on the verge of ‘replacing’ the story of an Irish family who lived in the building in the 19th century. century. The Tenement Museum, …
Read More »Opening of an Artefact restaurant inside the Mingei Museum in Balboa Park
With gastronomic legends such as the founder of Chez Panisse, Alice Waters opening of a restaurant inside the Hammer Museum in LA, art museums are increasingly known as gastronomic destinations. At Balboa Park, the jewel of San Diego, the Mingei International Museum unveiled Artifact, a sleek new restaurant centerpiece that …
Read More »Rivalry between museums ‘could make the Dutch Vermeer exhibition the last of its kind’ | Johannes vermeer
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum has announced a “first and last” exhibition of all of Johannes Vermeer’s paintings that are fit for travel, as its director has claimed that growing rivalry between museums makes such international cooperation unlikely in the future. . Vermeer, whose most famous work is Girl with a Pearl Earring, …
Read More »Holiday market at Elverhoj museum debuts on Saturday | Lifestyles
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 …
Read More »ExxonMobil Qatar and Qatar Museums announce sponsorship of new Dadu, Qatar Children’s Museum
ExxonMobil Qatar and Qatar Museums (QM) have entered into a sponsorship agreement for Dadu, the Children’s Museum of Qatar, with the signing of the company as a founding family member. QM Chairman HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, and ExxonMobil Qatar Chairman and CEO Dominic Genetti made …
Read More »Terry Allen art exhibition at the TTU Museum
LUBBOCK, Texas (Press release) – Down in the Dirt: Graphic Art by Terry Allen is now on display at the Museum of Texas Tech University. The exhibit features over 70 original works of art by Lubbock-raised visual artist and musician Terry Allen. The exhibition will be open until March 2022. …
Read More »Anti-Defamation League and Auschwitz Museum condemn Fox host for comparing Fauci to Nazi doctor who performed medical experiments at death camp
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Lara Logan, a Fox News personality and host of its streaming service, has been condemned by prominent Jewish groups and the Auschwitz Museum after comparing Dr Anthony Fauci to a Nazi doctor notorious for performing medical experiments at the Auschwitz death camp. During an appearance …
Read More »The owner of a Polish ice cream parlor runs a local Jewish museum. Should he get a prize or a penalty?
(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, …
Read More »Escape room, like escaping from the museum
SMALL “We discover the evolution of animals. How they were and how they became “ by Dunia Rahwan and Giulia Gattolin, with a preface by Sveva Sagramola (Gribaudo, 70 pages, 14.90 euros), is a book full of curiosities. Did you know that birds had teeth a long time ago? And …
Read More »Let’s say ‘yes’ to an Orange County cultural and natural history museum
A massive animal skeleton, larger than a tiger, swims through the air at the LA County Museum of Natural History, one front paw jutting forward and two large bulging eye sockets eyeing visitors. This impressive skeleton is an extinct aquatic mammal called Desmostylian, and it was discovered in Orange County. …
Read More »Oregon Museums Hope To Attract Shoppers To ‘Museum Store Sunday’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Museum stores in the United States are trying to market themselves during a week when so many people are shopping for holiday gifts. The Oregon Historical Society and the Portland Art Museum are no exception. Between Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, museums throng in the …
Read More »20th anniversary of the Patek Philippe museum
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 …
Read More »Cleveland Museum of Natural History celebrates 100 years
Video previously released in spring 2021 shows segment of Kickin ‘It With Kenny at the museum CLEVELAND (WJW) – The Cleveland Museum of Natural History turns 100! To commemorate, the museum inaugurated a new exhibition, 100 years of discovery: the past, present and future of a museum. It opened on …
Read More »First of several cooking demonstrations for SIMMER at the Murray Art Museum | Border mail
community, Every Holi and Diwali, Aruna Gandhi has a crowd in her kitchen – but she was not used to the size of the audience she received on Saturday. Ms. Gandhi was the first of five border cooks to share a recipe close to her heart and culture for the …
Read More »Louisiana Art and Science Museum to become shopping mall on Sunday
BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) – The Louisiana Museum of Arts and Sciences will become a shopping center that customers can explore on Sundays from the museum shop. “Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime shopping day for beautiful, inspiring and unique items in the LASM Museum boutique,” President and CEO Serena Pandos …
Read More »Museum refuses tourists | The Chronicle
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 …
Read More »Tipperary Bog Ancient Book’s Journey to Museum Treasure
One summer day in Tipperary while peat was being extracted from a bog, a bud sprouted from the freshly cut earth. The discovery sparked a five-year conservation journey to retrieve and preserve what lay beyond: a 1,200-year-old book of psalms in its original cover. Bogs across Europe have thrown away …
Read More »MCLinc has supported the Children’s Museum Gala for over a decade
Barry Stephenson has smoked barbecue for events and has donated numerous bottles of his signature barbecue sauce at auction to the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge (CMOR) over the past 15 years. The laboratory he runs, Materials & Chemistry Laboratory Inc. (MCLinc), owned by his employees, has been a sponsor …
Read More »Reopening of the Courtauld Gallery: Somerset House Museum “is more beautiful than ever”
“When the Courtauld Gallery closed in 2018 for renovation, I was concerned it would lose the atmosphere that made it one of London’s most unique museums,” Ben Luke said in the London Evening Standard. “But it’s more beautiful than ever, with a renovation perfectly judged.” This remarkable collection, established by …
Read More »Bucks County Black History Museum to host fundraiser to support goal of moving into a permanent home
As the Bucks County African American Museum prepares to move into its first permanent home, the Mobile Museum of History and Culture is hosting a fundraiser on December 2. In partnership with Parx Casino, proceeds from the inaugural Building Our Dream cocktail party fundraiser will be used to repair the …
Read More »Discovery Museum to host COVID-19 clinic to help Bridgeport overcome vaccine hesitancy
Bridgeport’s Discovery Science Center and Planetarium will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Friday. It will also offer bilingual services to parents who are reluctant to get vaccinated. The center has partnered with community groups around Bridgeport to offer bilingual mobile sessions to answer questions about vaccines for non-native English …
Read More »Museum of Arts and Design’s contemporary jewelry pop-up returns for the holiday edition
The Museum of Arts and Design will present the twenty-first edition of MAD About Jewelry (formerly LOOT: MAD About Jewelry), its annual exhibition and sale of unique contemporary jewelry. Open to the public with free admission, December 7-11, following the opening benefit honoring contemporary crafts educator and advocate Helen Drutt …
Read More »New attraction at Balboa Park hopes to bring nostalgia to fans during SDCC special edition
SAN DIEGO – A dream for Comic-Con fans will soon come true with the opening of a new museum dedicated to comics and popular arts in San Diego. The latest cultural attraction, located in Balboa Park, offers exhibitions, programs and events around the world of Comic-Con. Heading to the Comic-Con …
Read More »Public tours, lectures and special sales at the Tang Museum
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 …
Read More »Botticelli, Goya, Greco, Delacroix from the Louvre to the National Gallery
The first periodical exhibition of the new National Gallery brings its collaboration with the Louvre museum and at the same time inaugurates a new room of 2000m² for the public. When we turn on the phone ourselves and take a selfie, what are we really doing? We claim a share …
Read More »The science museum holds exhibitions in Chattogram
The Director General of the National Museum of Science and Technology, Mohammad Munir Chowdhury, on Saturday inaugurates the Robotic Olympiad at the Chattogram International Presidency School. – Press release The National Museum of Science and Technology hosted the Robot Olympiad, a mobile science exhibition and stargazing program in Chittagong on …
Read More »The Richmond Art Museum exhibits works by artists from Indiana, Ohio
RICHMOND, Indiana – The Richmond Art Museum is hosting Indiana’s longest-running juryed art competition until January 8. The 123rd Annual Indiana and Ohio Artists’ Exhibition features more than 200 artists from both states, according to a press release. Linda Crank, an artist from Cincinnati, Ohio, selected 156 works for the …
Read More »CC Museum allows Purple Heart recipients to enter for free
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 …
Read More »‘It was terrifying’: the journey of an ancient book from the Irish bog to the museum’s treasure | Museums
ohn summer day in Tipperary, as peat was being extracted from a bog, a bud sprouted from the freshly cut earth. The discovery sparked a five-year conservation journey to retrieve and preserve what lay beyond: a 1,200-year-old book of psalms in its original cover. Bogs across Europe have thrown away …
Read More »Enter the ancient city of Palmyra at the Crow Museum of Asian Art – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
A few years after the ancient city of Palmyra was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980, Carolyn Brown made the first of three trips to the Syrian site to photograph one of the most magnificent cultural centers of the ancient world . A poignant documentation of a cultural …
Read More »What to know before you go
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 …
Read More »The Oceanarium Marine Museum is expected to reopen on MDI in June 2022
A marine museum on Mount Desert Island that has been closed for the past two years is set to reopen next June with a new owner and expanded offerings. A new non-profit association, Oceanarium and Education Center, bought the 19-acre waterfront property on Highway 3 in Bar Harbor in January …
Read More »Tiny Japanese sculptures at NY Jewish Museum tell a story of Jewish family’s resilience
New York Jewish Week via JTA – Edmund de Waal believes objects, like families, are diasporic. They start in one place and end in another, accumulating stories. A master ceramist who exhibits his work internationally, de Waal is the author of the award-winning 2010 bestseller “The Amber-Eyed Hare: A Hidden …
Read More »Holcim: and the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum launch Beton, the first exhibition on the history of concrete in Switzerland
Holcim proudly supports Concrete, the first Swiss exhibition dedicated to the history of concrete, which opens today at the Swiss Museum of Architecture S AM in Basel and until April 24, 2022. From the Pantheon in Rome – the largest concrete dome not armed with the world – at the …
Read More »Tokyo Art Museum’s ‘Vampires’ is an ambitious independent epic
Vampires, the latest single from the Tokyo Art Museum, is a dizzying display of crystal-clear guitars and vocal melodies the size of a stadium. Tokyo Museum of Art is the project of Sydney-based artist Josh Lloyd. Although the project is only at the beginning of its life, the brand new …
Read More »North Texas History Museum preserving history through Project Nat’s Hat
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 …
Read More »Payday Loans with No Credit Checks
Aren’t there times when you are annoyed when an emergency happens at an unplanned time of month? You worry that you’ll be short of cash to pay for the unexpected. There’s no need to be. In this article, we will be discussing payday loans which don’t need credit checks. What are …
Read More »5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Year-End Bonus
Not everyone who works hard all year round gets a year-end bonus as a thank you for a job well done. But many companies to do have a habit of rewarding workers in the form of a lump sum in cash. If you get a year-end bonus, you might be …
Read More »Perot Museum of Nature and Science announces special hours for holidays
Photo courtesy of the Perot Museum Facebook Twitter Pinterest Keep the kids entertained at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science When guests come to visit while on vacation, one of our favorite stops is the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. There is always something new to explore, learn …
Read More »Karnes promoted to chief curator at the Modern Art Museum
Andrea Karnes has been promoted to Chief Curator of Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art. Director Marla Price announced the promotion on November 17. Karnes has been with the Museum team since the beginning of her career in the early 1990s. She has accumulated a record of critically acclaimed exhibitions …
Read More »Are you looking for a stolen idol? Visit the Manhattan DA Museum
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 …
Read More »Lenders will have to dig deeper before approving loans from December 1
Changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) mean that personal loan or mortgage applications could take longer to process from December 1, with borrowers being required to provide more detailed information and the industry faces severe penalties for non-compliance. The goal of change is to protect New …
Read More »Clarksville’s Customs House Museum December 2021 Exhibitions, Activities
Clarksville, Tennessee – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is located in historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. Come explore an entire city block with large gallery spaces filled with art, science and history. Some of the events in December at the Museum are Familiar: Le Petit Voyage: Little Works of …
Read More »Putnam Museum and Science Center Announces Initiative to Create a Fuller Picture of Quad-Cities History | Local News
“I think these exhibits kind of represent our collective identity as a community, and certainly with what we’ve all been through over the past 18 months, they represent our shared experiences as a community,” said Rachael Mullins, President and CEO of Putnam. The Putnam is the only museum in Iowa …
Read More »Best Credit Cards After Bankruptcy
A Chapter 7 bankruptcy forces bankrupt filers to liquidate their assets, and it’s a relatively short process. Once you have sold the assets that you are required to sell, any debts that could not be repaid will be discharged. This type of bankruptcy typically takes three to six months to …
Read More »Using Crypto to Take Cash Loans For Bad Credit Online – CryptoMode
Coinbase is known as a hub for digital currencies. Recently he has started offering online cash loans for bad credit. Of course, these cash loans are based on Bitcoin. Their value can reach up to $ 20,000 in 17 US states. Customers from 17 states can join the waiting list …
Read More »The Different Types of Loans in Canada: Explained
Interest rates can be a very complicated issue to understand, especially for first-time home buyers who are unfamiliar with the rules and regulations surrounding lending in Canada. However, understanding interest rates is not something you have to master on your own, so here is an explanation of the different types …
Read More »Andy Warhol’s West arrives at the James Museum
Andy Warhol’s brand new exhibit, Warhol’s West, is set to debut at the James Museum in downtown St. Petersburg in October. West Warhol explores pop artist Andy Warhol’s fascination with the American West. The exhibit features a wide array of Western imagery and more of Warhol, including his latest big …
Read More »Survey the Depths of the Ocean with a CSUB Marine Scientist for a Museum Discussion | Entertainment
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 …
Read More »Two other passengers sue Bath museum over capsized schooner
The Mary E, a schooner built in Bath in 1906, rests on its side as the crews work to stabilize the ship and bring all passengers down to safety. Photo courtesy of Paul Kalkstein Two other passengers who were aboard the Mary E when it capsized in July have filed …
Read More »What is peer-to-peer lending and how does it work?
P2P lending allows you to borrow directly from individual investors, bypassing banks or credit unions. The process is quick and streamlined, and you are likely to receive funds much faster than through a bank. P2P is a good option for borrowers who cannot qualify for a traditional loan. If your …
Read More »Pecan Grove Women’s Club to Visit Museum | Community
The holidays will be here soon, whether we are ready or not. I’m not even counting the days until Christmas yet. I have to take it one holiday at a time! Thank goodness for the family! I know there are many in our area that still need help so we …
Read More »Cash App Borrow: The Latest Cash App Loan Feature
Jacob Ammentorp Lund / Getty Images / iStockphoto If there are times when you need an advance before you get your paycheck, the Cash App Loan Money could save your life. After all, sending and receiving money from peer-to-peer payment service is so easy. The good news is that there …
Read More »Frick Museum’s ‘Victorian Radicals’ Exhibit Showcases UK Artwork
A brightly colored portrait of a woman playing the lute greeted guests at the Frick Museum, where onlookers gathered in the gallery’s small entrance to read the plaque identifying Kate Elizabeth Bunce. “Melody (Music). “ Organized by the American Federation of the Arts, the art exhibition Victorian radicals debuted on …
Read More »Local museum honors military working dogs with new exhibit
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 …
Read More »‘Unknown soldier’ identified with help from Oxfordshire Museum volunteers
An unknown Oxfordshire soldier killed in the Great War has now identified a descendant of the poet William Wordsworth. The remains of an unidentified WWI officer were first discovered in northern France in 2013 and reburied in 2015 as an unknown officer of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Volunteers …
Read More »The Cummer Museum celebrates its 60th anniversary
The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens has fun family events planned for the weekend to celebrate. JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is one of the largest art museums in Northeast Florida. This week they are celebrating 60 years of service to the community and …
Read More »Barnesville Museum Prepares for “Christmas Magic” | News, Sports, Jobs
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 …
Read More »Shabbat unveiled! – Chau Chak Wing Museum
In mid-2021, the Nicholson Collection received a new gift of a remarkable shabti, painted with gold and named Senseneb, after an elite Egyptian woman who lived around 1550 BC. It was discovered in 1908 during the excavation of the tomb of Tetiky, the son of Senseneb, in the Theban valley …
Read More »NC Museum of Life and Science welcomes new teddy bear :: WRAL.com
Durham, North Carolina – A rescued nine-month-old 60-pound black bear is the most recent resident of the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science. The NC Wildlife Resource Commission rescued the cub outside of Asheville. Authorities determined that her behavior would not allow her to survive if she was released …
Read More »Museum exhibit highlights league formed in age of apartheid – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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 …
Read More »Space Popular designs virtual portal for Sir John Soane museum
Architecture studio Space Popular has teamed up with Sir John Soane’s Museum in London to create an exhibition that examines “the magic and mechanics” of virtual travel. The exhibition, titled Space Popular: The Portal Galleries, opens in June 2022 and will feature a history of portals in fiction, as well …
Read More »The Albion children’s museum in full “resurgence”
ALBION, Mich. (AP) – A mother and 4-year-old son waited patiently for the opening of the Kid ‘N’ Stuff Children’s Museum on a cold fall afternoon. Walking through doors decorated with cartoon children, Hudson Coblentz pretended to shop in the museum’s Felpausch grocery store before heading to a 15-foot-high tube …
Read More »Labirinto della Masone – Museum with the largest labyrinth in the world
Masone Street 121, FontanellatoEmilia Romagna, Italy closed: Tuesdays January 1 and December 25 (reservation recommended) Type of museum: Art The Labirinto della Masone (Manor Maze) in Fontanellato, a small town near the city of Parma in northern Italy, is a private museum that also includes the largest maze in the …
Read More »Offer accepted on Aberdeen History Museum location
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 …
Read More »Comment: No one wants the museum discovery or the old town to go missing
“The whole history of British Columbia cannot be fully told without more Asian, Black and Indigenous stories. I hope this is what will be addressed when the museum authorities renovate it.” Commentary by a journalist, writer and graduate of the University of Victoria Haida. No one has a clear idea …
Read More »A marvelous Afrofuturist period room opens at the Met Museum
When people come to the exhibit called “The Day Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Era Room,” which opened to the public on Friday, they will see “the joy that comes from this space,” Beachler said. “We often talk about tragedy and I think what I want people to …
Read More »El Paso Art Museum presents Fashion Nirvana exhibition
The El Paso Art Museum (EPMA) invites the public on a journey into the world of 90s haute couture with a new exhibition, Fashion nirvana: the everyday runway, from November 12, 2021 to March 12, 2022. The exhibition will open with a preview reception at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November …
Read More »The Pioneer Museum turns 50 on Sunday – The Troy Messenger
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. …
Read More »Museum Matters: Celebrating 22 Years, 30 Artists With The Holiday Artists Market | ETC
Craig Hadley, Dennos Museum Center Many don’t know it, but I’m actually a historian by training. I spent a lot of time in graduate school sifting through archival material and borrowing books from other libraries for research projects ranging from the Gemini space program and its construction in St. Louis, …
Read More »Blown Away host Nick Uhas to host glass demonstration at Corning Museum of Glass this weekend
CORNING, NY (WETM) – On November 7, the Corning Museum of Glass will host a glass demonstration with YouTuber scientist and TikTok star Nick Uhas. Uhas has hosted Netflix’s popular ‘Blown Away’ reality series which features CMoG. He also creates science teaching and experimentation videos on social media platforms. Uhas …
Read More »Opulent Edvard Munch art museum opens in Oslo
“TSOUND BIG and solitary artist ”, writes JP Hodin of Edvard Munch,“ was appreciated… only by a handful of initiates in the West. It has remained virtually unknown to Americans as well as to the English and French. Distinguished art historian, Hodin made his assessment in 1950, six years after …
Read More »The museum is more than just a tourist attraction
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 …
Read More »Montana dinosaur has a new home at the Dickinson Museum
MONTANA (KFYR) – A dinosaur find in Montana several years ago is finally settling in Dickinson. There are plenty of dinosaurs at Dickinson’s Badlands Dinosaur Museum, but the museum’s curator says this one is special. “This will be one of the most beautiful dinosaurs you can see between Chicago and …
Read More »Young Life: The Science Museum of Virginia hosts Girls in Science workshops | Entertainment
“This is a fascinating session for college girls who love their cell phones and, if we lose electricity during an extreme weather event, this charger will provide a way to communicate with others,” McKenzie said. . In another activity titled “A Warmer, Wetter Virginia,” participants will experiment with a model …
Read More »From mom to museum volunteer • The Nob Hill Gazette
Pamela Hornik is a patron and collector. She volunteers at Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center – where she sits on the Director’s Advisory Board and is an ambassador for its 2022 Museums by Moonlight gala – as well as the neighboring Anderson Collection. (Eamon Ore-Giron’s work behind her is part of …
Read More »St. James Catholic School presents the Living Wax Museum | Education
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, …
Read More »November events take place at the Mattapoisett Museum
The Mattapoisett Museum will host a series of events in November. Discovery Days, a new program for people with dementia-related memory loss and their care partners, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 4. During this hour-long program, individuals will make personal connections with artefacts, discussions, artistic and …
Read More »Directors resign from Science Museum Group following Adani’s agreement
Science Museum Group (SMG) board members Jo Foster and Hannah Fry have resigned due to the organization’s new sponsorship deal with Adani Green Energy, an Indian conglomerate with significant interests in the coal industry. Foster, director of the Institute for Research in Schools, and Fry, a mathematician well known for …
Read More »Milwaukee Art Museum mural depicts black Americans in search of happiness
A lot of photos Derrick Adams incorporated into his huge new fresco inside the Milwaukee Art Museum are conspicuously ordinary: A 12-year-old girl skips rope on a playground. A woman receives a loan from a new credit union. Pedestrians crossing a normally busy street during a windy winter storm with …
Read More »A Visit to the Sunshine State – The Flagler Museum | Get out of town | North Springs Edition
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 …
Read More »Saudi Arabia to launch world’s first ‘flying museum’
DJEDDAH: “October 29, 2021 at 1:31 am – I crossed the border with Saudi Arabia, my 197th and LAST country! After 10 years traveling the world, American travel blogger Drew Binsky has successfully reached his finish line in the Kingdom, posting the above words on his Facebook account. Landing at …
Read More »Girl Scout Nurdle Painting on display at Woodlands Children’s Museum
THE WOODLANDS, TX – What is a nurdle? The Woodlands Children’s Museum was intrigued by a recent Girl Scout project and invited members to the museum to share their discovery. On Saturday, September 25, 2021, Girl Scout Troop # 109004 visited the museum and provided information on nurdles, small plastic …
Read More »Carnegie Museum of Art specials include Presepio, trees, and new activities
Holiday events at Carnegie Art Museum include the return of two visitor favorites, as well as activities and events presented for the first time this year. The Neapolitan presepio, first presented in 1957, will have a new home this year in the Scaife Galleries, while the Carnegie Trees, commemorating 60 …
Read More »Naval ship and museum to showcase the rich maritime history of Alappuzha | To travel
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 …
Read More »Hainan Science and Technology Museum looks like a floating cloud
Hainan Science and Technology Museum is an elegant contemporary cultural center in Haikou City in Hainan, China. Conceived by MAD Architects, the museum features an elegantly swirling facade that matches the identity of the company’s previous cloud-shaped buildings. The shape of the museum is inspired by the duality of the …
Read More »New in-store master plan for the Children’s Discovery Museum | Politics
A new medical exhibit at the Children’s Discovery Museum is science-based. READ MORE HERE. David proeber NORMAL – The Children’s Discovery Museum is gearing up for its next decades of exhibits and projects with a new master plan. The “Healthy Me!” The exhibit, a medical facility on the first floor, …
Read More »The National Juneteenth Museum will be built in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH, Texas – A museum dedicated to telling the story of juinteenth nationwide is expected to be built in Fort Worth, Texas. The National Juneteenth Museum will be built as part of a mixed-use development, the city of Fort Worth said in a press release on Tuesday. When President …
Read More »Supporters mobilize to save the museum from the Irish famine in QU; AG Tong opening survey
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 …
Read More »Hannah Fry LEAVES as administrator of the Science Museum for her sponsorship deal with coal giant Adani
TV presenter Hannah Fry LEAVES as administrator of Science Museum for sponsorship deal with coal giant Adani after climate protests Hannah Fry, 37, says she quit with a ‘heavy heart’ over deal Adani is a multinational conglomerate involved in coal-mining power plants Comes after 30 protesters staged a ‘sleep on’ …
Read More »Rare book given to the Owens Museum after a long quest to find it
Stay dry, celebrate the local at the Saint Louis Art Museum
ST. LOUIS – Windy, wet and cold: it’s not the best time to be outside in Forest Park. But inside the Saint-Louis Art Museum, a celebration is underway. “Not only is it an escape from the gloomy weather outside, but all of our special exhibits that are on view right …
Read More »The Flaten Art Museum exhibit features original works by nationally renowned artists – St. Olaf College
The Flaten Art Museum exhibit features original works by nationally renowned artists Interdisciplinary artist Pamela Council in Times Square in New York City, where “A Fountain for Survivors” was recently unveiled. When New York’s iconic Times Square recently unveiled its very first fountain, national media like the New York Times …
Read More »UC Davis partners with Sacramento Science Museum in $ 5.5 million deals
The University of California, Davis will work closely on exhibitions and educational courses with the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity in Sacramento in two naming rights agreements valued at $ 5.5 million over 15 years. “This partnership with MOSAC is a natural extension of the work that our professors …
Read More »Sharif Bey’s work on display at the Carnegie Museum at Art
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 …
Read More »$ 25M Renovation and Expansion Project to Close Kearney’s Museum of Nebraska Art | State and regional news
– Fully updated mechanical systems with particular attention to the safety of the collection. During the construction period and until the reopening of MONA, museum staff will be relocated and expanded to offer innovative ways to stay connected to MONA and its collection through both online and offsite initiatives. Additionally, …
Read More »A Spooktacular Saturday at the Roberson Museum and Science Center
BINGHAMTON (WBNG) – The Roberson Museum and Science Center is hosting an event to get you into the Halloween spirit. Families are invited to attend Roberson’s Family Halloween Spooktacular Saturday. Director of Education Christina Mack said this event is open to children of all ages and costumes are encouraged! “This …
Read More »Smithsonian American Art Museum acquires basket of local sweetgrass
A national honor is about to be bestowed on one of Akwesasne’s leading basket makers. On October 15, 2021, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery announced the acquisition of Sheila Kanieson Ransom’s exquisite black ash and sweetgrass basket commemorating the canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native …
Read More »Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Blames Critics, Denies Responsibility for “Neglect” of Historic Downtown Little Rock Home
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 …
Read More »Butterfly Museum says ex-director turned into con artist
By Craig Clough (October 27, 2021, 9:55 p.m. EDT) – A Philadelphia butterfly museum on Tuesday accused its former director in state court of stinging like a bee by violating his “position of trust” and transforming into a con artist who created a no-show job for her husband and signed …
Read More »Chinese museum displays photos of early modern Olympics
Photos of the first Olympic Games are on display in the exhibition. Photo: Li Hao / GT Did you know that the first marathon event winner at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 was actually a water carrier? That the bike event lasted 12 hours? And that, apart from …
Read More »Talk of The Rock: The Kodiak History Museum’s New COVID Exhibit
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 …
Read More »Students ‘sleep’ at Science Museum in protest against Shell sponsorship
A A group of eco-warrior students plan to spend the night at the Science Museum to underline their distaste for their Shell sponsors. About 30 British Student Climate Network activists were locked inside the South Kensington Museum after sneaking in before closing time on Tuesday. Police surrounded the students who …
Read More »Rowan U to build $ 73 million Fossil Park museum – Spaces4Learning
New construction Rowan U to build $ 73 million Fossil Park museum By Dian Schaffhauser 10/26/21 A New Jersey university has just inaugurated the land on the site of a new museum intended to explore the region’s ancient natural past while consuming net zero energy. Rowan University’s new Jean & …
Read More »Alaska museums back Jewish museum after anti-Semitic attacks
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 …
Read More »Museum of Flight is the first to display full-scale models of NASA’s Mars rover
PRESS RELEASE – On October 30, the Museum of Flight will be the first site to display NASA’s life-size replicas of the Agency’s latest robotic explorers on Mars: the rover and the helicopter, Perseverance and Ingenuity. The twins are part of NASA’s Roving with Perseverance roadshow at member museums of …
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