Daily Archives: July 20, 2011

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Mars Day at the National Air and Space Museum

July 22 is Mars Day at the National Air and Space Museum. The annual event marks the July 20, 1976, landing of Viking 1, the first spacecraft to operate on Mars. The day will feature […]

Oakland Museum of California Hosts Cheese Making Event

The Oakland Museum of California is hosting a special cheese-making event. Watch demos of making queso fresco, stretching mozzarella, making a cheese sculpture, and how to crack open of a huge wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano. […]

High Museum of Art Acquires Prints By Artist Kiki Smith

The High Museum of Art has recently acquired a significant collection of 56 prints by artist Kiki Smith from collector Stephen Dull. The acquisition was made through a partial gift from Dull and partial purchase […]

Butler Museum Acquires James Longacre Wood Painting

The Butler Institute of American Art, located at 524 Wick Avenue in Youngstown, announced that the museum has acquired a master work by American painter James Longacre Wood (c. 1863-1938) titled “Mumble the Peg.” Painted […]

National Museum of Racing Presents Saratoga Preview

Ramon Dominguez, Todd Pletcher, Nick Zito, Charles Hayward and P.J. Campo to participate in National Museum of Racing’s Saratoga Preview Eclipse Award winners Ramon Dominguez and Todd Pletcher, Hall of Famer Nick Zito and the […]

Frans Hals Museum Exhibits Eight New Paintings

The Frans Hals Museum presents eight new paintings on view from 12 July, six on loan, one gift and one that has been purchased. The portrait of a woman by Frans Hals which the museum […]