CINCINNATI – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is hosting the nation’s leading activist in the fight against poverty. Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for [Read More]
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Space-themed family programs, a NASA spacesuit tester, an astronaut, the Mars Society, R2-D2 and more SEATTLE, – The Museum celebrates spaceflight on April 8 with both daytime and nighttime events. Yuri’s Day offers spaceflight-themed activities [Read More]
CINCINNATI – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most ambitious dream drew thousands to the National Mall in Washington, DC. It sparked a six-week protest and camp along the edge of the Reflecting Pool and [Read More]
ST. MICHAELS, Md., – Just in time for a new season on the water, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is aiming to help prospective boaters navigate the buying process. CBMM Charity Boat Donations & Sales [Read More]
Fine art images commissioned by the National Park Service, Connecticut Forest and Park Association, and Appalachian Mountain Club seek to raise awareness of scenic trail. “The New England National Scenic Trail,” a solo photographic exhibition [Read More]
The Museum of Russian Icons has received a grant of $75,000 from the Mass Cultural Council (MCC), a state agency. The unrestricted funds are the maximum allowed through the Council’s Cultural Sector Pandemic Recovery Grants [Read More]
Enjoy free admission to the Museum on the first Sunday of each month courtesy of the Nypro Foundation. Testimonio (Testimony) by Emilio Jarufe 11:00am and 1:00pm, 11 minutes, Spanish with English subtitles This short, moving [Read More]
ST. MICHAELS, Md., – In the coming months, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering private river cruises aboard its historic floating fleet vessels to watch log canoe races on the Miles River. These two-hour [Read More]
A major new exhibition at the British Museum showcases the resilience and creativity of 19th-century China. The Citi exhibition China’s hidden century will illuminate a pivotal period in China’s history – one that forms a [Read More]
Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) and exhibit design partner Thinc Design unveiled sketches of the Future Museum’s Time Travel gallery, the first of five permanent galleries to be revealed through the coming months. Each gallery, or [Read More]
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has engaged Selldorf Architects to revitalize its permanent collection galleries and renew key public spaces, marking the first comprehensive reinstallation of the museum’s exhibition and interpretation spaces since 2006 when [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has confirmed the launch dates of The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist, a docuseries about art making produced in partnership with MTV Entertainment Studios and PB&J TV [Read More]
CINCINNATI – A new exhibition at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is illuminating the often-overlooked history of the multicultural movement to confront poverty that redefined social justice and activism in America. Solidarity Now! 1968 [Read More]
The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) today announced its 2022 acquisitions which include a significant collection of quilts by crafters from Mississippi and beyond, along with works by Randy Hayes, Shani Peters, Edgar Praus, and [Read More]
SEATTLE – There will be geek family fanfare when the Puget Sound Engineering Council Fair and the Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Contest return to the Museum on March 11. The remarkably rambunctious Bridge Contest is [Read More]
CINCINNATI – Two of Cincinnati Museum Center’s (CMC) museums have been recognized among the ten best in the country. Following a four-week nationwide vote, the Cincinnati History Museum was named in the top five in [Read More]
ST. MICHAELS, Md., Feb. 27, 2023 – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is set to welcome the Eastern Shore Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival back to its waterfront campus on April 22-23. The popular [Read More]
CINCINNATI – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center beat out 19 museums across the country to win the title of Best History Museum in the country. Over a four-week nationwide vote, the nationally-accredited museum garnered [Read More]