On June 18, 2015, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum recognized a dedicated team of more than 275 volunteers for their combined 28,235 hours of service towards the museum over the last year. Several volunteers were [Read More]
Monthly Archives: June 2015
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CINCINNATI – 2015 is the summer of OMNIMAX® as visitors of all ages flock to the five-story domed screen to swim alongside 55-foot humpback whales and witness the largest Allied operation of World War II. [Read More]
CINCINNATI, OH — Diversity in Baseball, the latest special exhibition opening at the National Underground Railroad Center on Friday, June 26, celebrates players who have broken barriers and changed the game, making it more inclusive [Read More]
SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight wrapped up deliveries today for its 50th anniversary public art project entitled “Astronauts on the Town,” featuring 25 unique, life-size, space-suited “astronaut” statues. These are not your average astronauts. [Read More]
Cincinnati, OH – On Thursday, June 25 from 1-3 p.m., the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center invites the media for a special preview of Diversity in Baseball, which opens to the public Friday, June 26. [Read More]
SEATTLE – Three World War II-era military training aircraft will fly to the Museum for public display on Saturday, July 11. The North American AT-6 airplanes will be flown to Russia this summer by the [Read More]
July 4 brings Big Band Night and St. Michaels’ fireworks to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, along with The Shades of Blue Orchestra, who are returning for a live performance following their 2014 Big Band [Read More]
In cooperation with the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Olivins Fine Olive Oils and Vinegars is producing its 2015 reserve cast of balsamic vinegar that will age at an accelerated rate aboard its namesake, the skipjack [Read More]
SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight in Seattle has signed an agreement with Galveston’s Lone Star Flight Museum to design and build a duplicate of the Seattle museum’s Aviation Learning Center (ALC), an educational facility [Read More]
Cincinnati, OH – FamilySearch, the largest genealogy organization in the world, is hosting a press event at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center on Friday, June 19, 2015, announcing the digital release of 4 million [Read More]
(Doylestown, PA) The James A. Michener Art Museum is pleased to announce a generous grant award of $300,000 from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage for Charles Sheeler: Fashion, Photography, and Sculptural Form (March [Read More]
CINCINNATI, OH – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center announced today that they have received a rare, signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation — the document penned by President Abraham Lincoln and issued on January [Read More]
At its June 15 annual meeting, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Board of Governors elected a new executive committee, along with new, second term, and Emeritus governors. Earlier in the year, the Board also elected [Read More]
Summer Class | Making Art: Mom, Dad, and Me July 7–10 | 10 am–12 pm | Ages 2–5 A class for parents and their preschoolers or pre-preschoolers, ages 2–5! Join us at the UMFA for [Read More]
Cincinnati, OH – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will announce the arrival and exhibition of a rare, historical freedom document on Thursday, June 18, at an 11:00 am press conference. The document will go [Read More]
Collings Foundation World War II B-17, B-24, B-25 and P-51 “Wings of Freedom Tour” SEATTLE – he steady rumble of World War II bomber flight operations will resonate at The Museum of Flight June 26-28, [Read More]
Salt Lake City – The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) at the University of Utah is pleased to announce that Leslie Anderson-Perkins has joined the UMFA staff as the Museum’s new Curator of European, [Read More]
Red planet report from Rob Manning, Chief Engineer of “Curiosity” rover SEATTLE – On June 20 at 2 p.m., the Museum hosts a lecture and book signing with Rob Manning, author of “Mars Rover Curiosity: [Read More]