The Anchorage Museum presents Kiska and Adak : War in the Aleutians. On view through Feb. 20, 2011. Early in World War II, Kiska was a hotly contested battlefield that figured prominently in Japanese and [Read More]
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Main Street Children’s Museum, the Culture & Heritage Museums’ newest site, will open at Rock Hill’s ChristmasVille festival December 2. The name for the children’s museum was selected based on research from the Association of [Read More]
Rugs and Ritual in Tibetan Buddhism, an installation dedicated to ritual practice in Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism, explores the role of the ritual objects that were employed by its practitioners in pursuit of spiritual enlightenment. Exhibition [Read More]
The National World War II Museum will mark November 11, Veterans Day, with a call to ears, not arms. Museum historians and curators are urging young Americans and their parents to reach out to the [Read More]
The National Liberty Museum announces Glass Auction on October 30 as part of the museum’s Glass Now Weekend. The Auction will be held at the same location as last year, the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown at [Read More]
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced a collaboration with the City of Los Angeles’s Department of Cultural Affairs, toward the day-to-day preservation of the Watts Towers in a one-year agreement. LACMA will [Read More]
The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV) will celebrate what is considered by many to be the first truly American school of painting – the Hudson River School – with the special exhibition American Scenery: [Read More]
The Chrysler Museum of Art announced it will open the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio in 2011. The addition of the Glass Studio enhances the Museum’s stature as one of the top three museums in the [Read More]
Kate McGroarty, recently announced as the winner of MSI’s Month at the Museum contest, officially moved into the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 at 10 a.m. Kate was welcomed [Read More]
The Burke Museum presents Weaving Heritage: Textile Masterpieces from the Burke Collection, open Oct. 2, 2010 – Feb. 27, 2011. The Burke Museum, this year celebrating its 125th anniversary, has been collecting international textiles for [Read More]
The Kentucky Derby Museum has retired a longtime friend and favorite, former Thoroughbred racehorse Phantom on Tour. Phantom has greeted hundreds of thousands of guests at the Derby Museum since first arriving in March of [Read More]
The Erie Art Museum invites teachers of all subjects and grade levels to a festive evening of learning and fun on Thursday, November 11, 2010, 4-7 p.m. Teachers will earn three hours of Act 48 [Read More]
Liverpool World Museum presents Inside DNA an exhibition, open 23 October 2010 – 8 May 2011, free admission. A little DNA can make a big difference! This touring exhibition from At-Bristol will help you get [Read More]
Fakes, Forgeries, and Mysteries, on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) Nov. 21, 2010–April 10, 2011, takes visitors behind the scenes to reveal how art experts and scientists determine if a work of [Read More]
The Marathon Marathon Project (hereinafter τουμαραθωνίουmarathonproject), will take place in Athens at the Museum of the Acropolis on October 31, 2010 under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The project takes as [Read More]
Four new galleries have been opened at the Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim al-Thani Museum. The new galleries show vintage vehicles, currency, Islamic art, and Qatari Heritage. The museum which opened in 1998 holds one of [Read More]
Key Bush Administration Artifacts, Papers featured from October 23, 2010, to February 6, 2011 The George W. Bush Presidential Center and SMU announced a special exhibition that will preview some of the historic holdings eventually [Read More]
The Erie Art Museum will open the doors of its newly expanded $10 million facility, becoming the first building in the City of Erie to attain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. The building, [Read More]