SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight wrapped up deliveries today for its 50th anniversary public art project entitled “Astronauts on the Town,” featuring 25 unique, life-size, space-suited “astronaut” statues. These are not your average astronauts. [Read More]
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Cincinnati, OH – On Thursday, June 25 from 1-3 p.m., the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center invites the media for a special preview of Diversity in Baseball, which opens to the public Friday, June 26. [Read More]
July 4 brings Big Band Night and St. Michaels’ fireworks to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, along with The Shades of Blue Orchestra, who are returning for a live performance following their 2014 Big Band [Read More]
In cooperation with the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Olivins Fine Olive Oils and Vinegars is producing its 2015 reserve cast of balsamic vinegar that will age at an accelerated rate aboard its namesake, the skipjack [Read More]
SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight in Seattle has signed an agreement with Galveston’s Lone Star Flight Museum to design and build a duplicate of the Seattle museum’s Aviation Learning Center (ALC), an educational facility [Read More]
Cincinnati, OH – FamilySearch, the largest genealogy organization in the world, is hosting a press event at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center on Friday, June 19, 2015, announcing the digital release of 4 million [Read More]
(Doylestown, PA) The James A. Michener Art Museum is pleased to announce a generous grant award of $300,000 from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage for Charles Sheeler: Fashion, Photography, and Sculptural Form (March [Read More]
CINCINNATI, OH – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center announced today that they have received a rare, signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation — the document penned by President Abraham Lincoln and issued on January [Read More]
At its June 15 annual meeting, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Board of Governors elected a new executive committee, along with new, second term, and Emeritus governors. Earlier in the year, the Board also elected [Read More]
Summer Class | Making Art: Mom, Dad, and Me July 7–10 | 10 am–12 pm | Ages 2–5 A class for parents and their preschoolers or pre-preschoolers, ages 2–5! Join us at the UMFA for [Read More]
Cincinnati, OH – The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will announce the arrival and exhibition of a rare, historical freedom document on Thursday, June 18, at an 11:00 am press conference. The document will go [Read More]
Collings Foundation World War II B-17, B-24, B-25 and P-51 “Wings of Freedom Tour” SEATTLE – he steady rumble of World War II bomber flight operations will resonate at The Museum of Flight June 26-28, [Read More]
CINCINNATI – Attention inventors, tinkerers, and DIY enthusiasts: You created, and we listened. Because of the incredible originality, innovation and excitement that has been shown by makers around the region in anticipation of the 2015 [Read More]
From Monday, September 28 through Saturday, October 3, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is hosting a kayak boatbuilding program with Chesapeake Light Craft of Annapolis, Md. Class participation is limited, with advanced registration needed. From [Read More]
Event also celebrates Boeing Company 99-year anniversary with big discounts for Boeing employee families and guests SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight offers free admission to all dads (accompanied by children) on Father’s Day, June [Read More]
(Doylestown, PA) The Michener Art Museum is pleased to present the summer concert series, “A Little Night Music.” The three performances, scheduled for June 24, July 8 and 29 are held in the Museum’s Edgar [Read More]
CINCINNATI – On June 4th, the nominations were announced for the 51st Annual Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards. One of the more memorable political television advertisements from the 2014 election cycle, the Union Terminal “Yes [Read More]
The committee for the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s 18th Annual Boating Party—A Broad Reach on the Bay: Charting our Course—have set the event’s date for Saturday, September 12, 2015. The signature gala benefits the children [Read More]