Wilton, CT: The first book about Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut’s first national park unit and the only one dedicated to American painting, will be authored by Xiomaro, the park’s Visiting Artist, in a [Read More]
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On Saturday, October 28, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St Michaels, Md. will host two live stages of music and an oyster stew competition as part of OysterFest. Oyster stew competitors include Sunflowers and [Read More]
Joshua Richardson of Easton, Md. has joined the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. as Marine Mechanic. In this position, Richardson assists in engine maintenance and repair operations of CBMM’s floating fleet of [Read More]
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Collections Manager Jenifer Dolde works on the installation of Bob Grieser’s Lens on the Chesapeake, a photography exhibition featuring both black and white and color images opening at CBMM in St. [Read More]
CINCINNATI – Cincinnati is hosting a joint conference for the International Council of Museums (ICOM) October 14-18. The conference, Memory Building: Engaging Society in Self-Reflective Museums, is a meeting of ICOM’s International Committee of Memorial [Read More]
CINCINNATI – Delta Dental Foundation is helping students brush up on proper oral health by funding field trips to Cincinnati Museum Center’s Inside the Grin exhibit. After helping over 2,300 students visit the exhibit in [Read More]
CINCINNATI, OH – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center announced today that the museum will offer extended hours and a discount of $5.00 per person in conjunction with the BLINK Festival Friday, October 13 for [Read More]
DOYLESTOWN, PA — For the second consecutive year, the James A. Michener Art Museum has received a grant through the PNC Arts Alive initiative of the PNC Foundation to support its public programming, which is [Read More]
(Waltham, MA) – The Rose Art Museum is pleased to name Chicago-based Tony Lewis as the recipient of the 2017-2018 Ruth Ann and Nathan Perlmutter Artist-in-Residence Award. For his Perlmutter residency, Lewis will create a [Read More]
The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, will honor collector and philanthropist Sharon Percy Rockefeller, artist Glenn Ligon, and scholar Tomás Ybarra-Frausto at its annual benefit in New York City on October 24, 2017. The [Read More]
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Rising Tide After-School Boatbuilding Program is officially back in session, and has expanded its offerings for students this fall. Classes are typically held Monday through Friday from 3:30 to 5:30 [Read More]
CINCINNATI, OH (October 4, 2017) – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center invites the media to attend the John & Francie Pepper Freedom Lecture Series with Ronald C. White today, October 4. Born in Minneapolis, [Read More]
Connecticut’s Weir Farm National Historic Site presents the debut exhibition “Photo Ceramics by Xiomáro: An Homage to J. Alden Weir and the Tile Club,” a collection of photographs fused on black ceramic tiles by the [Read More]
Museum admission free Oct. 5 from 5 to 9 p.m. and includes Annual Exploration Expo SEATTLE – The Museum is free on Oct. 5 from 5 to 9 p.m. and will showcase a variety of [Read More]
SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight has received the largest bequest in its 52-year history, a donation of more than $17 million from the estate of Betty Houston, widow of Frank “Sam” Houston. The gift [Read More]
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Boatyard Manager Michael Gorman reports that a major step has been made in the historic restoration of 1889 bugeye Edna E. Lockwood, with her existing topsides lifted by crane to sit [Read More]
CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC) has extended the nomination deadline for the tenth annual Duke Energy Children’s Museum Difference Makers Awards. Nominations for those individuals, groups and organizations making a difference in the lives [Read More]
Star Wars family events all day, Empire Writes Back! grade school story writing contest now open for submissions–winners read at Museum SEATTLE – On Oct. 7 The Museum of Flight welcomes friendly visitors from all [Read More]