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“Who would have guessed?” from the International Spy Museum the exhibit features Harriet Tubman. Photograph by Taylor Mickal. The International Spy Museum will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s birth with a virtual lecture at noon on Wednesday. If you’re thinking “Wait, the spy museum?” the event could be …

Museum scientists regularly work in space exploration and Mars research with NASA and colleagues from the European Space Agency. Ongoing projects including collaboration with NASA on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover and ESA’s ExoMars mission using our world renowned meteorite collection. Professor Caroline Smith, Head of Earth Science Collections and …

On her first day working for the Jacksonville Area Museum and the MacMurray Foundation, McKenna Servis discovered an original signature of one of the most influential Americans of the 20th century. “I was given a MacMurray student’s collection to process, and that included her weekly letters to her parents,” Servis …

Museums contain a lot of knowledge and people visit them to learn. In most cases, museums serve as storage or carriers of knowledge from the past. In this case, people can learn and understand what was there and what it meant. Other museums will also contain the knowledge of the …

“Mosaic of Light” by HYBYCOZO at Discovery Green | Courtesy of Discovery Green See the latest exhibits and installations at art galleries and museums across Greater Houston in February 2022. This month brings a new slate of opening and closing exhibitions at Houston museums and art spaces. February is also …

CHARLOTTE — Amy Tribble returns to The Mint as the new Director of Corporate Relations and Advancement Operations. Tribble began her career at the Mint Museum in the mid-1980s as a guide and tour coordinator. She has built a career in development and fundraising, most recently serving as Director of …

Edmonds Historical Museum Looking for a way to give back to your community? The Edmonds Historical Museum, located in the 1910 Carnegie Library building in downtown Edmonds, is looking for volunteers for 2022, both at the museum and during the museum’s annual summer market. The museum building has two levels. …

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 …

The Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose and the Santa Clara County Public Health Department will co-host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Sunday, providing free access to the museum for families who get vaccinated. The clinic will be open to residents aged 5 years and older for those who need …

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 …

Posted on December 19, 2021 | 5:13 p.m. Three contemporary solo exhibitions will open in January at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum (AD&A Museum) at UCSB. Harmonia Rosales 2021 photographed by Jeff McLane. (Courtesy of the artist and artist space UTA.) Spanning time and space, the exhibits present reimagined …

Clarksville, Tennessee – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is located in historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. Come explore an entire city block with great gallery spaces filled with art, science and history. Some of the events in December at the Museum are Familiar: Celebrating Our Korean Culture, The Infirmary, …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

The creator of “The starry Night, “Sunflowers, “IrisAnd many more paintings will take center stage this fall at two very different art exhibitions in Columbus. Vincent Van Gogh, the brilliant but tortured post-impressionist painter, will be celebrated with his contemporary artists in “Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and his Sources, …

DOVER – Whether you call them furry babies, best friends, or companions for emotional or physical support, pets are a part of many people’s lives. Two in three American households have at least one pet, and 95% of those households consider their pet to be a member of the family. …

In January 2021, the Middlebury College Art Museum embarked on a major overhaul – installing a new organization concept that displays art from the permanent collection by theme rather than region and timeline, as is typical of most European and American museums. With this redesign, along with the implementation of …

Ringling’s legacy lives on at the art museum Fine art and circus blend together on a 66-acre arboretum at the Ringling Museum of Art. SARASOTA, Florida – With an 18th-century theater, two museums, a Venetian Gothic mansion, and a world-class art collection set on a 66-acre arboretum, the Ringling Art …

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 …

A world-class destination expected to attract 200,000 visitors per year October 13, 2021 Rowan University recently opened the region’s newest museum, a world-class destination that will explore the distant and local past around themes of a more sustainable future. Designed with world-renowned architects and experienced design offices, the Jean & …

YEAH ABIGAIL IS SR THAT CELEBRATIONS AND SO MANY ACTIVITIES HAVE EVERYTHING AT THE HEART OF THE FIRST AMERICAN MUSEUM AS THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA CELEBRATES ABORIGINAL PEOP’E DAY. FOR THE CURRENT YEARS WE ARE THRILLED WITH THE PARTICIPATION TODAY THE FIRST AMERICAN MUSEUM IN OKLAHOMA CITY OPENS ITS DOORS …

Rowan University opened the region’s newest museum on October 9, a world-class destination that will explore the richness of South Jersey’s ancient past around themes of a more sustainable future. Designed with world-renowned architects and ‘experienced’ design firms, the $ 73 million, 44,000 square foot Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil …