The Museum of Flight SEPTEMBER Wells Fargo Free First Thursday Thursday, Sept. 1, 5 to 9 p.m. Once a month, the Museum stays open late – for free! Enjoy the Museum’s Great Gallery, Personal Courage [Read More]
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Installation Debuts at Cooper-Hewitt and Will Travel Nationwide “Quicktake: Stamps of Approval” features the work of American industrial designers recognized by the U.S. Postal Service in a new series of Forever stamps. The stamps commemorate [Read More]
The National Museum of the Marine Corps opened a new traveling exhibit that presents a multifaceted portrait of service women returning from war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. Female service members are as diverse as [Read More]
The Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center are hosting a JR. Firefighters Fun Day on August 13th, 1:00 – 5:00PM. RSVP TODAY: call 308-338-FIRE The mission of the Nebraska Firefighters Foundation is to preserve Nebraska’s [Read More]
“In the Beginning Was the Word”: Medieval Gospel Illumination The four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, among the most well-known texts in the Bible, offer powerful accounts of the life of Christ and [Read More]
The Allure of the Automobile at the Portland Art Museum has been drawing record crowds for a summer exhibition. The exhibition is the first time the Museum has allowed photography (without flash) in its special [Read More]
During the opening celebration of the Contemporary Northwest Art Awards, Museum Director Brian Ferriso announced Seattle artist John Grade as the recipient of the prestigious $10,000 Arlene Schnitzer Prize. The prize winner is chosen by [Read More]
14-Week Training Program to Begin Aug. 30 The Library of Congress is recruiting the 2011 class of volunteer docents to lead tours of the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution. To best serve the more than [Read More]
This selection of 300 images from the Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs portrays the people and landscape of a kingdom high in the Himalaya Mountains. Sikkim, now part of India, borders on [Read More]
The Library of Congress presents the 2011 National Book Festival, September 24-25 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are honorary chairs for the event. The festival is free [Read More]
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles announced that the exhibition Art in the Streets, presented in the first year of MOCA Director Jeffrey Deitch’s tenure at the museum, attracted 201,352 visitors from April [Read More]
Kunsthalle Bern presents Marianne Flotron – Work the first institutional solo exhibition of Swiss artist Marianne Flotron. The exhibition, on view 13 August–25 September 2011, will feature major recent works by the artist as well [Read More]
PLATEAU, Samsung Museum of Art presents My Way, a mid-career retrospective of the leading French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel (b.1964, Saint-Étienne). This exhibition encompasses the artist’s unique artistic spectrum from the early works of the 1980s [Read More]
Retrospectives of Francesca Woodman, Rineke Djikstra, and Cindy Sherman One of the first museums to recognize photography as a legitimate art form and establish a photography collection, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) [Read More]
Columbus Views, an exhibition open from September 30, 2011 through Spring, 2012, celebrates the Bicentennial of the City of Columbus. The exhibition, drawn primarily from CMA’s collection, gathers works by artists such as George Bellows, [Read More]
The Columbus Museum of Art presents the 2nd annual show of traditional and mid-century antiques, contemporary art and design, vintage clothing and estate jewelry in a premier market setting. More than 30 national dealers will [Read More]
From 10am to 4pm on Saturday, November 5, come celebrate the Chesapeake’s oyster at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s (CBMM) OysterFest in St. Michaels, MD. The event features live music, oysters and other food, children’s [Read More]
At DFW Elite Toy Museum not only can you marvel at more than 3,000 rare collectibles such as Snappy the Miracle Dog, G.I. Joe and his K-9 pups and unique model cars with dogs, you [Read More]