The first Art After Hours in January sold out in six days! Members have first dibs on the next Art After Hours event. Tickets for Members go on sale on Leap Day, Monday, February 29 [Read More]
Monthly Archives: February 2016
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SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight’s recently-restored Boeing 727 prototype will make its first flight in 25 years on March 1-weather permitting-at about 10:30 a.m.; the flight will also be the airplane’s last flight ever. [Read More]
CINCINNATI, OH – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will host Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist, Marilynne Robinson on Wednesday, March 16 at 6:00 p.m., where she will discuss her award-winning novel, Gilead: A Novel. [Read More]
CINCINNATI – As teams finalize plans for the renovation of 83-year-old Union Terminal, they’re getting an assist from new technology. A recently-completed laser scan of the building produced a 3D model that will be an [Read More]
CINCINNATI, OH – In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission and YWCA Greater Cincinnati will host Power of the Ballot—a public discussion examining the role [Read More]
(ST. MICHAELS, MD) The public is invited to attend Easter Sunrise Service at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, which is situated on the Miles River in St. Michaels, Md. Coordinated and led by a number [Read More]
CINCINNATI, OH – In celebration of Black History Month, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center presents Everybody Sang Freedom: Black Women and the Strategy of Non-Violence through Song – a survey of musical performances showcasing [Read More]
(ST. MICHAELS, MD) The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is now accepting reservations for its spring Lighthouse Overnight Adventures program. Under the guidance of a museum educator, youth groups and their chaperones can travel back in [Read More]
ST. MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has announced it has joined Museums for All, a signature access program of the Association of Children’s Museums and the Institute of Museum and Library Services [Read More]
(ST. MICHAELS, MD) With its pilot program now complete and first full session underway, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s new Rising Tide after-school program is teaching a group of middle school students basic woodworking, boatbuilding, [Read More]
On June 11th from 12 to 4 PM, celebrate the start of the season by joining the Glass House as we host our Annual Summer Party. The event will feature a festive picnic, performance, silent [Read More]
CINCINNATI, OH – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center announced today that they are now accepting entries for the 2016 Picture Freedom Art Contest—a nationwide student art competition challenging students to create works of art [Read More]
CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Museum Center is circling the globe for the fifth installment of the Treasures exhibition series. Treasures of Travel: Cincinnatians Collect the World offers a glimpse into the lives and travels of Cincinnatians [Read More]
ACME Session I—Museums: What Are They Good For? Wednesday, March 9 | 7 pm* | FREE Salt Lake City Public Library, Main Branch The leaders of our local museums work diligently to attract and engage [Read More]
CINCINNATI, OH (February 13, 2016) – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center reflects on the life and legacy of Raymond L. Evers, whose efforts aided in securing one of the region’s most compelling artifacts on [Read More]
SEATTLE – In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to go into space, but over twenty years earlier, 13 American women were engaged in a project to train the first female astronauts–the Woman [Read More]
(ST. MICHAELS, MD) On Sunday, May 22, 2016, the 18-acre waterfront campus of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will transform into festival grounds as the museum hosts its Community Block Party. Underwritten by a large [Read More]
FEB 13 & 14, 2016 – 10AM–4PM – Thanks to the Johnson Foundation, The 50 and additional support from Macy’s, we are dropping admission fees! Come experience the entire center during our first weekend of [Read More]