Each Saturday this February, young mariners ages 4– 9 are invited to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., to participate in CBMM’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) Team. Class sizes are limited, with advanced registration needed. Each week, STEAM Team participants will join instructor Martha Hamlyn in a hands-on exploration incorporating […]
Renaissance masterwork will be the centerpiece of a special exhibition of the artist’s work opening in May 2019 in celebration of the Prado’s Bicentenary Madrid, Spain – A generous contribution of €150,000 ($171,000) to the Museo del Prado (the Prado), made equally by Friends of Florence and American Friends of the Prado Museum, will go […]
On Wednesday, December 12 from 4 to 7 pm, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. is inviting the public to celebrate the holidays with an open house that includes libations, light refreshments, caroling, store discounts, free gift wrapping, door prizes for CBMM members, and more. During the event, shoppers will receive a […]
SEATTLE – On Dec. 8 the Museum hosts a rare public appearance with one of the most influential persons in NASA’s history, George Abbey, and author Michael Cassutt, whose new Abbey biography, The Astronaut Maker reveals the story behind ambition and power politics at NASA from Apollo to the shuttle. Abbey was the ultimate NASA […]
CINCINNATI – One of Cincinnati’s most loved holiday traditions is back at Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC). The Duke Energy Holiday Trains return in Holiday Junction Featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains, marking their 72nd holiday season on November 17. The Duke Energy Holiday Trains have been a Cincinnati holiday staple since 1946, delighting generations as […]
CINCINNATI – Over the past two-and-a-half years, more than 2,400 craftsmen worked over 900,000 hours to turn back the clock on Union Terminal. The historic undertaking is the first full structural restoration in the National Historic Landmark’s 85-year history and, with its completion, preserves the building’s past and secures its future for generations to come. […]
CINCINNATI – United Dairy Farmers (UDF) is helping to open the world of science to a new generation of learners and explorers at Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC). UDF recently made a gift in support of CMC’s new Dinosaur Hall, opening in November 2018. The gift is a timely investment in CMC’s future as the Museum […]
On Mon., Nov. 5 2018, Maryland State Treasurer Nancy Kopp visited the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. Along with Kopp and CBMM staff representatives, the meeting was attended by CBMM Board of Governors Chair Diane Staley and CBMM Board of Governors Member Howard Freedlander. The meeting focused on CBMM’s capital improvements, made […]
CINCINNATI – After more a two-and-a-half year restoration to preserve historic Union Terminal, Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC) is celebrating the completion of the project and the debut of new museum experiences with a homecoming week November 11-17. The week includes a Veterans Day celebration, Member preview and projection mapping on the building’s iconic façade, all […]
Logan, UT – The newly expanded Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA) designed by Sparano + Mooney Architecture (SMA) opened in September 2018 at Utah State University (USU) in Logan, Utah. NEHMA has completed a comprehensive $5-million renovation and expansion that has transformed the visitor experience of both the Museum and its significant collection […]
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is inviting the public to get hands on with its restoration of 1912 river tug Delaware this winter and spring through its Apprentice for a Day Program. Participants will have the opportunity to work side-by-side with CBMM shipwrights and learn the fundamentals of boatbuilding by taking part in this full […]
SEATTLE – James Hansen, author of the bestselling First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, will be at the Museum for a public reception, lecture and book signing on Nov. 29 at 5:30 p.m. Hansen was also a coproducer and primary consultant on the First Man feature film. “Neil thought that as long as […]
