From winter 2010 the Museum will begin the redevelopment of its Egyptian galleries housed in Charles Cockerell’s Grade -1 listed Beaumont Street Building. Leading the project will be the award-winning practice Rick Mather Architects, who [Read More]
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The newest addition to the National Naval Aviation Museum, Hangar Bay One, adds 55,000 square feet of exhibit space to a facility that is already one of the largest of its kind in the world. [Read More]
The Museum of Discovery was awarded a grant of $9.2 million by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation! The grant will enable the Museum to construct a street-level entrance on President Clinton Avenue and to redesign [Read More]
Fort Nelson is currently undergoing a £3.5M development of its galleries and fortifications, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The newly developed site is scheduled for completion in 2011. Existing galleries and fortifications will remain [Read More]
Joan Rosenbaum, who has led The Jewish Museum since 1981, creating its innovative identity as a museum of art and culture and doubling the size of its home at Fifth Avenue and 92nd Street, has [Read More]
New Herzog & de Meuron‐designed museum will open to the public in 2013 Following years of planning and anticipation, Miami Art Museum has broken ground for its new Herzog & de Meuron-designed facility in Downtown [Read More]
The Royal Armouries Museum, Fort Nelson presents Festive Fun at the Fort on 21 December 2010. Enjoy traditional Punch & Judy shows and Christmas craft activities – make yourself a unique greetings card or tree [Read More]
This interactive study day, on 4 December 2010 will examine the process of interpreting pieces recovered from battlefield sites and especially how to tap in to the wealth of expert knowledge in the field of [Read More]
Bank of America Weekend Family Workshop Saturn V: Rocket to the Moon! Saturdays and Sundays, Feb 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Learn about the Saturn V–the rocket [Read More]
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, presents one of the most important private collections of illuminated Hebrew manuscripts and printed books in the exhibition A Journey through Jewish Worlds: Highlights from the Braginsky Collection of Hebrew Manuscripts [Read More]
The Phillips Collection’s official App is now available for free download to iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch in the App Store and iTunes. The App provides instant access to the nearly 3,000 works of modern [Read More]
The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum is set to open on 22 January 2011. Robert Burns Birthplace Museum will offer a truly unique encounter with Scotland’s favourite son. Set among 10 acres of the poet’s cherished [Read More]
The Peoria Riverfront Museum is considering bids for the new museum. Peoria Riverfront Museum The Peoria Riverfront Museum will be a journey into the past, present, and future. Tthe Museum is a collaborative effort of [Read More]
The Kentucky Gateway Museum Center presents Brain Food open through January 9, 2011. This two part exhibit, Brain Teasers 2 and Every Body Eats, is based on the growing need for good nutrition, not only [Read More]
The Columbia Museum of Art has announced extended December hours and new Winter Workshops. The Museum believes everyone should have access to world-class art and has extended normal December hours to provide more opportunities to [Read More]
The Oshkosh Public Museum presents an online virtual tour of its proposed expansion, at www.oshkoshmuseum.org. Image: Oshkosh Public Museum Brad Larson the museum director said; “audience. Due to space constraints, thousands of items cannot be [Read More]
Santa Claus arrives via helicopter at 10 a.m. on Dec. 11 to kick off the Museum’s annual holiday celebration honoring the Wright brothers’ first powered flight on Dec. 17, 1903. After his arrival, Santa will [Read More]
The Idaho Museum of Natural History is to reopen the first week in December. The Museum of Natural History is working on a suite of new exhibits to showcase collections in Anthropology, Archaeology, Paleontology, Geology, [Read More]