The State Museum in Albany presents Citizen Soldier: New York’s National Guard in the American Century, on view until Thursday, March 31, 2011. Since its inception, New York has been guided by the principle that [Read More]
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The Cleveland Museum of Natural History announce its 2010-2011 Natural History of Food dinner series. The series, which combines natural history and cultural influences, allows guests to enjoy evening dining adventures themed around specific foods. [Read More]
Awards for Personality of the year, Art book of the year, Exhibition of the year, Museum acquisition of the year, Museum opening of the year APOLLO, launched in 1925, has since 1992 been rewarding excellence [Read More]
On View Now through March 27, 2011 Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Dow Turner Connecting Communities through Language Word, Shout, Song documents the historical journey made by people from Africa, their language, and their music, to [Read More]
The Highlanders Museum at Fort George in Scotland, has announced a new Whisky called “Cuidich ‘n Righ” was launched at an event at the Highlanders Museum on Saturday the 11th September 2010. The Regimental Museum [Read More]
The Bolton Museum presents The story of Bolton in 25 objects, on Friday 26 November, 1pm to 1.30pm and 1.45pm to 2.15pm. A free, informal lunchtime talk with Matthew Constantine, Senior Manager of Collections. Using [Read More]
The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) hosts its 38th Annual Thanksgiving Weekend Antiques Show on November 26th – 28th. Featuring dozens of top antique dealers from New England and across the United States, this year’s event [Read More]
Cryptologic historian Dr. David Kahn, has been honored at a ceremony at the National Security Agency’s (NSA) National Cryptologic Museum (NCM) for the contribution of his collection to the museum library. General Keith B. Alexander, [Read More]
The Clyfford Still Museum is under construction and scheduled to open in 2011 in the heart of Denver. Mock up exterior, October 27, 2010. Clyfford Still Museum Designed by Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works Architecture, [Read More]
The Bode Museum presents Treasures of Faith. Masterpieces from the Dom-Museum, Hildesheim, and the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin, on view through Sun 30 September 2012. The most famous testaments to medieval church art [Read More]
The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum is in the running for a $250,000 Pepsi Refresh Everything Grant during the month of November. If awarded, this grant will fund the ongoing restoration of the Becky [Read More]
The McKinley Presidential Library & Museum will begin celebrating the holiday season on Friday December 3 from 6:00-8:00 PM. Activities include special science and planetarium shows, crafts for kids, samples from the open hearth and [Read More]
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), is opening the doors of its new wing for the Art of the Americas on Saturday, November 20. The Art of the Americas Wing, as well as the [Read More]
JHM is celebrating Coshocton’s bicentennial with this exhibit, open through January 2, 2011, of antiques, personal keepsakes and Coshocton memorabilia belonging to Coshocton residents. The collections are eclectic, ranging from locally manufactured items such as [Read More]
The Wellcome Collection Museum presents High Society, open 11 November 2010 – 27 February 2011. With the illicit drug trade estimated by the UN at $320 billion (£200bn) a year and new drugs constantly appearing [Read More]
The report commissioned by National Museums Scotland and compiled by independent consultants Biggar Economics, projects that £58.1 million in Gross Value Added (GVA) per year will be generated for the Scottish economy, supporting over 2600 [Read More]
The People’s History Museum welcomed the Mayor of Nagasaki along with colleagues from the city to Manchester. Mr Tomihisa Taue together with Cllr Mark Hackett, the Lord Mayor of Manchester, visited the People’s History Museum [Read More]
The Board of Trustees of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art announces the appointment of Andrew J. Walker, Ph.D., as Director Designate. Walker begins January 31, 2011, and will officially become director on April [Read More]