The Bowes Museum’s newly created Reference Library and Archives Reading Room will be opening its doors to show off its hidden treasures to residents and visitors free of charge on Sunday 12 September. Organised by [Read More]
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An audio archive charting modern women MP’s representation in Westminster opened to the public on 6 September 2010 at the British Library. In the 82 interviews, women MPs from across all political parties were asked [Read More]
Smithsonian magazine commissioned “And Haiti Will Bloom Again” by Haitian artist, Frantz Zephirin, for its September cover. The work by Zephirin is a response to Haiti’s earthquake, with symbols of the nation’s suffering and struggle [Read More]
A new community exhibition at The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), Liverpool Road, Manchester, exploring the waterproofing trade through the eyes of the Jewish community in Manchester. Exhibition open through 4th January 2011. Find [Read More]
Detroit – Puppet shows, family performances and classes are just some of the activities offered in November. In Your Dreams: 500 years of Scary Prints is on view thru January 2, 2011. And don’t miss [Read More]
The Cobb+Co Museum reopened on 4 September. Premier and Arts Minister Anna Bligh was joined by Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine and representatives of the Toowoomba community to officially open the new $8 million [Read More]
The Norton Simon Museum presents Master performers Wakana Hanayagi, Jyorokusho Kineya, Kikusa Katada and Yasoyo Kineya of the Japanese Traditional Performing Arts Organization in a concert of traditional Japanese music and dance in a Japanese [Read More]
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art announce its Museum Store has undergone a major renovation. Now featuring a café with locally roasted Aduro Bean & Leaf coffee, an assortment of hot teas, a selection [Read More]
The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen has been awarded a grant of $3,340 for treatment of its 1865 oil painting “Rysdyk’s Hambletonian,” by J.H. Wright. The conservation will be undertaken by [Read More]
Museum participating in science programs for children in Abu Dhabi SEATTLE – Three members of The Museum of Flight educational staff are now part of an entertaining public program in Abu Dhabi designed to promote [Read More]
A new mission-based, alternate reality or “big” game, called Pheon, will debut in September at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. A variation on the classic game Capture the Flag, Pheon is a competition to obtain [Read More]
Museum Waives Admission Fees Through September 2010 The Phillips Collection reopens Saturday, September 4 after closing due to a renovation-related fire on the roof of the Phillips House. The Phillips House will remain closed for [Read More]
This year, the National Museums is a partner to the IFA, the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show. Visitors to the Museum of Photography and Helmut Newton Foundation, the New National Gallery and the Sammlung [Read More]
This week, the American Association of Museums (AAM) announced that the Chippewa Valley Museum, open all year in Eau Claire’s Carson Park, has been re-accredited for the next ten years. This is big news in [Read More]
On the weekend of October 8-10 the Museum will host a three day show of models and miniatures featuring trains, automobiles, dollhouse miniatures, miniature books and artwork, dioramas, and much more. There will be a [Read More]
The Royal Air Force Museum in Hendon has been working with Wessex Archeology; and English Heritage; on a German Dornier bomber that was shot down in the Battle of Britain in 1940. It will go [Read More]
The Holburne Museum is thrilled to announce that it has received a grant of £86,000 from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, from the Museum and Heritage Collections strand, for the conservation of its founding collection which [Read More]
On Thursday, September 2, the museum will be hosting a Tailgate Party beginning at 6 p.m. The event will feature Hamburgers and brauts served by Hy-Vee of Grand Island Music provided by the Grand Island [Read More]