The opportunity to buy an affordable boat and support a good cause will be at the 13th annual Boat Auction held on Saturday, September 4 at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels. [Read More]
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AMMAN, JORDAN, – The museum organized this engaging camp in line with its educational and social goals to reach children from all regions of the city to participate together as one entity. The camp activities, [Read More]
Considered one of the greatest American painters of the 19th century, Winslow Homer is being honored today on a U.S. commemorative postage stamp. The new 44-cent stamp was dedicated here at the American Philatelic Society [Read More]
The Smithsonian Scholarly Press recently published “Patent Models Index: Guide to the Collections of the National Museum of American History” by Barbara Suit Janssen, associate curator in the museum’s Division of Home and Community Life. [Read More]
The Museum of Modern Art presents Ida Lupino: Mother Directs a selection of films by actress and filmmaker Ida Lupino open August 26–September 20, 2010 Ida Lupino (American, b. Great Britain, 1918–1995) was branded the [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will receive a donation from the Red Hat Society, a women’s social organization that fosters a sense of joy and sisterhood. The gift includes a bright red fedora, [Read More]
The Museum of Modern Art announces that the MoMA App is now available on the App Store. The new application for the iPhone and iPod touch provides users with instant access to 32,000 works of [Read More]
Ticket Fundraiser for White Sox game vs. Minnesota Twins on Thursday, September 16 at 7:10 p.m. at US Cellular The first place White Sox against the Minnesota Twins during September’s drive for the Central Division [Read More]
ST. LOUIS, MO – Paul Ha, Director of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis has announced the appointment of Dominic Molon as the Contemporary’s Chief Curator. Molon, currently Curator at Museum of Contemporary Art in [Read More]
In honor of John Lennon’s 70th birthday on Saturday, October 9, 2010, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and BoxofVision LLC will create three authorized time capsules of John Lennon’s post-Beatles recordings [Read More]
CLEVELAND – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will unveil its latest exhibit devoted to the King of Rock and Roll as a part of the Museum’s 15th anniversary celebration this September. [Read More]
FirstGlance Film Festival and The Franklin Institute are launching KidFest Philly, a kid friendly indie film festival, during the month of October. Other new developments for FirstGlance, scheduled to hit Philadelphia from Thursday, October 14th [Read More]
The Mountain Heritage Trust in connection with Kendal Museum is pleased to present an exhibition featuring newly catalogued material from the Bonington Quest for Adventure Archive Project. Open 1 October – 11 February 2011. The [Read More]
Streaming Museum and the Chelsea Art Museum announces The Poetics of Code, Part 2, with The Johnny Cash Project by Aaron Koblin, Director of Technology and Chris Milk, Director, and Dreams in High Fidelity by [Read More]
Open through through September 4, 2011. The offerings include “metal work altars, candlesticks, crosses, desks, railings, etc. [and]…in wood or stone, altars, panels, symbols, figures of saints, mural decorations, medieval needlework, medieval tiles, liturgical books [Read More]
The Griffin Museum of Photography (http://www.griffinmuseum.org/) announced the recipients and presenters for its fifth annual Focus Awards. The Museum created the annual awards in 2006 to recognize individuals who have made critical contributions to the [Read More]
The Carson City Mint Coin Show at the Nevada State Museum is back August 27-28, 2010 and offers something for everyone. Held both days from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, the show features over 30 [Read More]
Dr. Pat Wallace, Director of the National Museum of Ireland announced the opening of the new temporary exhibition entitled Irish High Crosses at The National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks in Dublin. This exhibition brings [Read More]