Museum News

SEATTLE – The Museum’s 21+ party, HangarFest, caps the summer with live dance music, brew/cider/wine and spirits tastings plus food trucks and outdoor games on Aug. 27 from 7-10 p.m. The event takes place in [Read More]

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is pleased to announce a new special exhibition arriving soon at its St. Michaels, Md., campus, The Coming Coast. Opening Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, the exhibition will feature works by [Read More]

SEATTLE – Creative Executive Kevin Rafferty dreams up new ideas for Disney attractions and leads them from concept to completion; or as he says, “from the spark to the park.” On July 31 at the [Read More]

On Saturday, Aug. 27, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will once again host its Charity Boat Auction, where donated boats and watercraft—ranging in size and performance from cruising boats to dinghies—are auctioned off annually to [Read More]

This fall, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and Delmarva Paddlers Retreat are partnering up to offer the public a chance to build their own skin-on-frame kayak. Scheduled for Friday, Sept. 30–Thursday, Oct. 6, this weeklong [Read More]

The public is invited to help honor the arrival of the new Maryland Dove to St. Mary’s City, Maryland on August 27, 2022. Historic St. Mary’s City (HSMC) will open at 10 a.m. on August [Read More]

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is pleased to announce that it has broken ground on its new Welcome Center—a major milestone marking the start of Phase II of its ongoing Master Plan campus upgrades. Opening [Read More]

BALTIMORE, MD – The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) Board of Trustees recently elected James D. Thornton as the museum’s 26th Board Chair and the first person of color to lead the BMA’s Trustees. He [Read More]

On Sunday, Aug. 14, Watermen’s Appreciation Day returns to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., featuring a spirited boat docking contest, steamed crabs and other regional food, live music, beer, boat rides, [Read More]

CINCINNATI – In Cincinnati Museum Center’s newest exhibit, you don’t just learn history, you make history. Made in Cincinnati opens Friday, the newest permanent addition to CMC’s museum experience. Made in Cincinnati is a celebration [Read More]

This fall the Pulitzer Arts Foundation presents Barbara Chase-Riboud Monumentale: The Bronzes, a major monographic presentation examining the artistic vision of the Paris-based artist, novelist, and poet, Barbara Chase-Riboud (b. Philadelphia, 1939). On view from [Read More]

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, Md., has planned a set of upcoming volunteer interest meetings to welcome more members to its volunteer team. Volunteer roles include opportunities with guided tours and [Read More]

SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight now offers a Spanish language version of its popular virtual and remote STEM education program, Suited for Space. The new Suited for Space | English Learner Enhanced can be [Read More]

Join the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum aboard the 1920 buyboat Winnie Estelle this summer for an up-close and personal view of the Chesapeake Bay sailing log canoe races on the Miles River. Log canoe races [Read More]

CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC) is helping empower kids to embrace their full selves during a month of programming for Pride Month. The Children’s Museum programming will include art activities, story times and more [Read More]

The 34th Antique & Classic Boat Festival and the Arts at Navy Point begins Friday, June 17, at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., this year celebrating the theme: “Chesapeake Bay Built.” [Read More]

SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight awarded $238,000 in scholarships to 15 Washington students and one Oregon high school student for post-secondary education and flight training during a hybrid ceremony held on May 17, 2022. [Read More]