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]
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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]
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD, presents Marc Castelli: The Art of the Waterman, The Simison Collection in the Steamboat Gallery, January 31 through March 25. This exhibit features 23 paintings [Read More]
The Detroit Institute of Arts elected three new board members in November: H. William Burdett, Jr., an attorney with Boyle Burdett, PC; Juliette Okotie-Eboh, senior vice president, Community Affairs/Administration at MGM Grand Detroit Casino; and [Read More]
SEATTLE, – On Jan. 15, author and mountaineer Peter Stekel will tell the remarkable story of a mysterious 1942 military plane crash that did not begin to unfold until decades later, when the mummified remains [Read More]
The General George Patton Museum has ambitious plans for a new museum. The project goals go far beyond renovation or enhancement of the current museum. The General George Patton Museum will set a new standard [Read More]
The El Paso Museum of History and the UTEP History Department present El Paso: The Other Side of the Mexican Revolution. El Paso provided a unique opportunity for both Americans and Mexicans to view – [Read More]
Holiday History Film Festival Presents Celebration of Cultures Tuesday, December 28, 2010 10:00 to 11:00 AM FREE Members of the Piro, Manso, and Lepan Apache tribes describe their culture as it was before contact. Holiday [Read More]
The American Association of Museums (AAM) announced the Anchorage Museum has again achieved accreditation, the highest national recognition for a museum. “Accreditation is an entirely self-motivated process, and is no small task,” said Ford W. [Read More]
Wednesday, January 5, at 2:30 p.m. – Three Russian Romantics, presented by the pianist, teacher, writer, and broadcaster David Dubal. These lectures, illustrated with performances by students from The Juilliard School, delve into the colorful [Read More]
The whole family can enjoy an artistic holiday at the Getty, with stepped-up schedules of family-focused activities during the holidays. At the Getty Center, join Family Art Stops and get up close and personal with [Read More]
One of the most significant and rare artifacts in toy history—the oldest known version of Monopoly, handmade by Charles Darrow around 1933—has been acquired by the National Museum of Play at the Strong in Rochester, [Read More]
San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum will keep its doors open and maintain operations despite financial challenges faced by the Asian Art Museum’s Foundation, which is the private fundraising arm of the Museum. “The Museum is [Read More]