CINCINNATI – Attention inventors, tinkerers, hackers, mad scientists and makers! Cincinnati Mini Maker Faire is back. Cincinnati Museum Center’s family-friendly showcase of imagination, design and ingenuity will once again take over the Hamilton County Fairgrounds September 15 & 16. Part of MAKE Magazine ‘s larger Maker movement, Cincinnati Mini Maker Faire is part science fair, […]
CINCINNATI, OH – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center has extended the deadline for the Picture Freedom Art Contest — a nationwide student art competition sponsored by Toyota until Friday, June 1. Picture Freedom challenges students to create works of art capturing America’s struggle for inclusive freedom and equality. The Picture Freedom Art Contest was […]
SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight recognizes Memorial Day with an 11 a.m. performance by the Boeing Employee Concert Band, followed at noon with a special ceremony commemorating fallen U.S. service members. The keynote speaker will be Naval Aviator Dave Cable, who served in Southeast Asia during 1966 and 1967. Cable flew 100 missions in […]
The Demuth Museum is pleased to announce its exhibition, Charles Demuth: Definitively Modern. The exhibition and accompanying catalog focus on the Demuth Museum’s collection of original art by Charles Demuth. The collection is now the largest in the world with 52 works of art as well as it is the largest repository of original archival […]
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering two kayak paddles this summer to help its guests get out on the water. Registration for both is required to cbmm.org/paddles. The first offering is scheduled for 9am–1pm Saturday, June 30, when participants are invited to join CBMM Shipyard Programs Manager Jenn Kuhn and Lead Educator Matt Engel […]
The Frist Art Museum presents critically acclaimed Iranian American artist Afruz Amighi’s first monographic museum exhibition, The Presence of Your Absence Is Everywhere, on view from June 22 through September 16, 2018. Celebrated for her lyrical transformation of inexpensive materials into ethereal installations and sculptures, Amighi uses light and dark to wondrous effect. Organized by […]
CINCINNATI, OH – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center has named Jacqueline K. Dace as its new deputy director effective June 11, 2018. Dace is currently the director of internal affairs at the National Blues Museum in St. Louis, Missouri. Dace has an extensive background in public history and brings a wealth of curatorial, educational […]
DOYLESTOWN, PA – Beginning May 26, the James A. Michener Art Museum will present View Finders: Four Photographic Voices, an exhibition showcasing the contemporary work of four photographers in the Delaware Valley: Paula Chamlee, Catherine Jansen, Brian H. Peterson, and Michael A. Smith. View Finders will be open to the public through August 26, 2018. […]
CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC) and Rhinegeist Brewery are unveiling a spectacle 150 million years in the making on May 15. CMC will display a specimen of Jurassic proportions on the taproom floor of Rhinegeist, the first time the object has been on public display. After four years of excavation, another seven years of […]
