The Antique Boat Museum Opening Day is set for May 13, 2011. See beautiful vintage boats and related exhibits, row an elegant small craft, thunder down the River on an antique Raceboat, enroll in a [Read More]
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The Science Museum of Virginia presents The Polar Express through Friday, Jan. 7. A train is rolling into the IMAX©DOME as The Polar Express opens for a special limited engagement. Relive this timeless story of [Read More]
The Museo Reina Sofia presents ATLAS How to carry the world on one’s back? open through March 28 2011. Atlas is the name given in Greek mythology to a titan who, along with his brother [Read More]
The Milwaukee Public Museum announced that it is the recipient of a $1 million grant from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation, the largest corporate giver in the state of Wisconsin. A significant portion of the five-year [Read More]
Cabot’s Pueblo Museum was forced to close on December 22, 2010 due to a rain storm and flooding. The City of Desert Hot Springs and Cabot’s Museum Foundation are working on repairs to re-open as [Read More]
A new ArtScience Museum is set to open in Singapore on on Feb 17, 2011. The lotus-shaped Museum building designed by architect Moshe Safdie at Marina Bay Sands will feature 21 gallery spaces totaling 50,000 [Read More]
Doubled in Size, and With Dynamic New Architecture by Thomas Leeser, America’s Only Museum of Screen Culture Will Present Wide-Ranging Film Programs, a Pathbreaking Exhibition of Digital Media, New Video Art Screenings and a Refreshed [Read More]
The newly renovated and reformatted Hull-House Museum opens up the never-before-exhibited second floor of the Hull home and recounts never-before-told stories of Hull-House residents and immigrants. Organized by room, each door opens a new collection [Read More]
Witness history as photographer and musician Graham Nash receives the title of George Eastman Honorary Scholar, and discusses his career and the Taking Aim exhibition, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 in the Dryden Theatre. [Read More]
The Detroit Historical Museum announces African American History Day on Saturday, February 5 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. This annual celebration will highlight the rich history and culture of the African American community in the [Read More]
The Hunterian Museum main hall is getting a new roof. The entire Museum will be closed to the public from 24 December 2010. It will re-open in June 2011 and will feature a new permanent [Read More]
The High Desert Museum has chosen J. Martin Goebel, president of Sustainable Northwest of Portland, for the 27th annual Earle A. Chiles Award, recognizing his achievements in helping communities to restore and maintain ecological health, [Read More]
The New York State Museum will “Celebrate Public Health” with a series of interactive programs designed to educate, entertain and engage students during school break week December 27-30. Participants will have the opportunity to sketch, [Read More]
“When China’s last emperor, Puyi, left the Forbidden City in 1924, the doors closed on a secluded compound of pavilions and gardens deep within the palace. Filled with exquisite objects personally commissioned by the Qianlong [Read More]
The Bruce Museum’s major winter exhibition features Cindy Sherman: Works from Friends of the Bruce Museum, focusing on a number of key moments in the artist’s remarkable career. The exhibition, on view January 29, 2011 [Read More]
The Bruce Museum presents Kashmir Shawls from it’s collection on view through February 27, 2011. Kashmir Shawls from the Bruce Museum Collection features a display of ten outstanding shawls selected from the Museum’s international textile [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History recently received a donation of historic materials from Lifetouch Inc. as part of its effort to record the history of photography. Lifetouch, an employee-owned photography company, specializes in [Read More]
Special Events A Night at the Museum: Members Reception & Exhibit Opening Saturday, January 29 4-6 pm Steamboat Gallery, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD Members Event Join fellow members in celebrating the opening [Read More]