October, 2016

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Freedom Film Series Presents Sweet Georgia Brown: Impact, Courage, Sacrifice and Will

CINCINNATI, OH – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center announced Sweet Georgia Brown: Impact, Courage, Sacrifice and Will as the next film in the Freedom Film Series—a series that reveals stories about the pursuit of freedom past and present, reflecting on struggles and celebrating victories that encourage dialogue and change. The documentary screens Wednesday, November […]

Look Back in Time: Russell Crotty and Lick Observatory

The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, in collaboration with the Institute of the Arts and Sciences at UCSC and Lick Observatory, proudly presents: Look Back in Time: Russell Crotty and Lick Observatory Main Gallery, Focus Gallery and Cardinale Project Room November 13, 2016 – February 19, 2017 Organized for the ICA by the Institute […]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Centre Film Series Continues with Breaking Down the Box

CINCINNATI, OH – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, in partnership with the Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Film Commission, invite the media to attend the Freedom Film Series screening of Breaking Down the Box tomorrow, October 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the Harriet Tubman Theater. The screening is in conjunction with the special exhibition, […]

Duke Energy Children’s Museum reopens after brief closure for construction activity

CINCINNATI – After a weeklong full building closure for significant construction activity, portions of Union Terminal, including the Duke Energy Children’s Museum, have reopened. The Museum of Natural History & Science, Cincinnati History Museum and the OMNIMAX® Theater will remain closed through the duration of the building restoration. The recent building closure was the result […]

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum takes part in Maryland STEM Festival

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. is collaborating with the Talbot County Free Library in Easton, Md. to educate families and children of all ages on science, technology, engineering, and math as part of the statewide November 4-13 Maryland STEM Festival. CBMM will be educating children and families on STEM topics through […]

Museum of Flight Hosts Space Racers TV Show Launch Party for Preschoolers

SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight and Space Race, LLC are inviting Seattle families to celebrate the season two premiere of Space Racers®–an animated science series for preschoolers–on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Participants will be treated to special space-themed giveaways and a private Space Racers screening, celebrating the official countdown […]

Renowned Sculptor Robert Engman Featured in Monographic Exhibition at the Michener Art Museum

Shifting the Limits: Robert Engman’s Structural Sculpture Will Showcase the Artist’s Sculpture and Jewelry DOYLESTOWN, PA — Beginning October 22, the James A. Michener Art Museum will present an exhibition highlighting the work of renowned sculptor Robert Engman, whose large-scale piece Triune is a distinctive part of Philadelphia’s Center City landscape. Showcasing the artist’s smaller-sized […]

UFFIZI’S BOTTICELLI ROOM REOPENS OCTOBER 18 AFTER RESTORATION THANKS TO MAJOR GRANT FROM FRIENDS OF FLORENCE

Galleries housing beloved epic paintings, including The Birth of Venus and Primavera by Italian master Botticelli, upgraded and reinstalled Washington, DC…. After a significant series of upgrades and retrofitting made possible by a major grant by Friends of Florence, the Botticelli Room in the Uffizi Gallery, in Florence, Italy, reopens to the public on October […]

Cincinnati Museum Center hard hat tours offer glimpse of Union Terminal restoration

CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC) is giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the restoration work going on at Union Terminal through hard hat tours led by CMC’s Heritage Programs and Turner Construction Company. Put on your hard hat and walk through the halls of history for a tour of the work being done to […]

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum named 2016’s Best Small Marina by MarinaLife boaters

Marinalife recently announced the winners of its 7th annual Best Marina contest, with the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s marina receiving 2016’s Best Small Marina award. Votes were made boaters nationwide for their favorite marinas in the over-100 and under-100 slip categories. Orange Beach Marina in Orange Beach, Al. was named 2016’s Best Large Marina. With […]

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum welcomes new shipwright and apprentices for Edna Lockwood restoration

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has recently welcomed Michael Rogers of Trappe, Md. as a shipwright, along with three professional shipwright apprentices to work on the 2016-2018 log-hull restoration of the historic 1889 bugeye Edna E. Lockwood. Joining Rogers on the project are apprentices Spencer Sherwood of Newport Beach, Ca., Lauren Gaunt of Pleasant Ridge, […]

Museum of Flight SpaceFest Features Ladies Who Launch

SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight’s annual SpaceFest brings together the top people in the arts and sciences of space, spaceflight and all things out of this world. This year themed “Ladies Who Launch,” the Nov. 3-5 SpaceFest will focus on women in the world of spaceflight from NASA to private companies. Guests include astronauts, […]

October, 2016

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