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]
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(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]
Program Encourages Church Congregations to Stand Against Modern-Day Slavery CINCINNATI, OH – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, in partnership with International Justice Mission (IJM), will host Freedom Sunday on Sunday, September 24 at 4:00 [Read More]
50-year celebration of Estes Astron Alpha model rocket – screening of October Skies SEATTLE – The Museum celebrates 50 years of the Estes Astron Alpha model rocket with a special display by the National Association [Read More]
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s 20th annual Boating Party on September 9, 2017, invited guests to sizzle and swing under the Tolchester Beach Bandstand in the company of friends old and new while celebrating CBMM. [Read More]
Monthly Program Offers Guests Insight Into The Museum’s Collections & Contemporary Topics CINCINNATI, OH – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will host a Gallery Talk Series beginning today, September 12 at 1:30 p.m. The [Read More]
Applications for prospective Makers close September 22 CINCINNATI – Attention all inventors, tinkerers, hackers, mad scientists and makers! Cincinnati Mini Maker Faire is fast approaching and you only have a few days left to be [Read More]
Opportunity to Interview Ethan Michaeli and Museum Staff CINCINNATI, OH – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center invites the media to attend the John & Francie Pepper Freedom Lecture Series featuring Ethan Michaeli today, September [Read More]
As part of its commitment to future growth, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum recently contracted D.W. Masonry of Denton, Md., to repoint the brickwork of its 1800s Dodson House. The current home of CBMM’s administrative [Read More]