NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Highly expressive paintings and sculptures by New York-based artist Shinique Smith will be on view in the Frist Center’s exhibition Wonder and Rainbows from October 9, 2015, through January 10, 2016. Ms. [Read More]
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SEATTLE – On Sept. 19, the Museum celebrates the big five-o with an all-day birthday party and 50-cent admission (the original ticket price). Visitors are encouraged to dress for the party’s 1960s theme. Festivities begin [Read More]
(Doylestown, PA) The James A. Michener Art Museum will once again host the much anticipated The Art of Wine fête on Saturday, October 17, 2015. This distinctive wine-themed event, a signature fundraiser for the Michener, [Read More]
On Saturday, October 31, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will host OysterFest, a celebration of the Chesapeake’s favorite bivalve. The event features live music on two stages, an oyster stew competition, boat rides, retriever demonstrations, [Read More]
CINCINNATI – Travel back in time and experience life in the 1940s during Cincinnati Museum Center’s 1940s Weekend on August 15 & 16. From swing dancing and pin curls to classic cars and vintage boxing, [Read More]
Exhibit features 100 incredible works of art made out of millions of LEGO bricks CINCINNATI – THE ART OF THE BRICK, a captivating exhibition of intriguing works of art made exclusively from one of the [Read More]
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is participating in the September 19 -20, 2015 Maryland Lighthouse Challenge, with its 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse as one of nine Chesapeake lighthouses featured in this year’s tour. Sponsored by [Read More]
CINCINNATI, OH — The Cincinnati Human Relations Commission, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency announced today the participating community partners, sponsors and youth panelists in the “Bridges to Cross: Building [Read More]
On Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4, 2015, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will host one of the nation’s largest gatherings of small boat enthusiasts and unique watercraft at the 33rd annual Mid-Atlantic Small [Read More]
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has just released the commemorative catalogue and online exhibition of A Broad Reach: 50 Years of Collecting. Featuring 50 significant objects that have been accessioned into the museum’s collection over [Read More]
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has recently made major improvements to several of its historic buildings and other structures along its 18-acre Miles River waterfront. Funded through philanthropic support, [Read More]
SEATTLE – The Museum celebrates Seafair weekend Aug. 1-2 with Jet Blast Bash, an all-day outdoor family festival right on the Blue Angels’ flight line. In tune with the Museum’s 1965 birthday, the festival is [Read More]
(Doylestown, PA) The James A. Michener Museum and The Rose Group, a local franchisee of Applebee’s Grill & Bar and Corner Bakery Cafe, announce summer discounts and exhibits for students after a successful School Visit [Read More]
SEATTLE – July 10 was graduation day for 50 high school students in The Museum of Flight’s first Private Pilot Ground School. The three-week aeronautical science class was done in partnership with the Museum, Raisbeck [Read More]
SEATTLE – On July 18 at 2 p.m., The Museum of Flight, in conjunction with the Northwest Chapter of the Friends of the American Fighter Aces, will host a 2-hour symposium focusing on the early [Read More]
Kelley’s figurative and abstract organic objects act as three-dimensional canvases. High intensity surface decoration creates a visual maze for the mind to contemplate narrative. Kelley Donahue Artist Statement: I make figurative and non-figurative objects out [Read More]
SEATTLE – Thursday, July 9, 7 p.m. Lecture and Book Signing with Author Mark Vanhoenacker, in partnership with the University Bookstore British Airways pilot and writer Mark Vanhoenacker reminds us of the true wonder of [Read More]
Celebrate and support the Michener at the 5th biennial Art of Wine event! Come for a special Vintner’s Reception showcasing premier wineries such as Duckhorn Wine Company, Stag’s Leap, Louis Latour, Alain Blanchon Selections, and [Read More]