The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is hosting a tool-sharpening workshop on Tuesday, December 9 from 5-7 pm. in its boatshop. Participation is limited, with pre-registration needed. If taken care of properly, edge tools can last [Read More]
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An exhibit traveling to leading Children’s Museums across the country introduces families and school children to five indigenous Native American communities from New England. The exhibit’s arrival at Long Island Children’s Museum enables LICM staff [Read More]
PHILADELPHIA (October 23, 2014) — Kids have been doing it at the museum since the mid-80s, and now adults can do it too. We’re talking about the first-ever adult overnight experience at the Academy of [Read More]
PHILADELPHIA (October 21, 2014) — Get up close to live deadly snakes, revel in the grossness of animals, brush up on New Jersey’s most famous dinosaur, and see how you measure up to the largest [Read More]
WELLESLEY, Mass. – Lisa Fischman, Ruth Gordon Shapiro ’37 Director of the Davis, has announced the appointments of Claire Whitner as Associate Curator and Meredith Fluke as the Kemper Curator of Academic Programs at the [Read More]
Salt Lake City – The art faculty at the University of Utah are a dynamic and diverse group of contemporary artists and designers who teach, inspire and contribute in important ways to Utah’s cultural landscape. [Read More]
PHILADELPHIA — A unique tropical tree. A seed so precious it was used as money. A spicy drink and a sweet snack. A multi-billion-dollar worldwide business. Chocolate is all this and much more. Indulge in [Read More]
Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography opens November 8 (Doylestown, PA) The James A. Michener Art Museum proudly announces a spectacle of galactic proportions entitled Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography. The exhibition is curated [Read More]
St. Louis – The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (IPHF) is pleased to announce that arts professional and current board member Ellen Curlee has been elected President for the not-for-profit’s Board of Directors. [Read More]
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering a two-session Boating Essentials course on Saturday, November 15 from 10 a.m. to noon and continuing on Sunday, November 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. Class participation is [Read More]
Yi speaks of her “Mindfulness in Weightlessness” during inspirational Nov. 1 program SEATTLE – The first South Korean to fly in space, Soyeon Yi, will be at The Museum of Flight on Nov. 1 at [Read More]
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has announced a new project for its Apprentice for a Day (AFAD) public boatbuilding program, with gift certificates available in time for the holidays. By constructing a boat from start [Read More]
Toronto – The Textile Museum of Canada (TMC) is pleased to announce the upcoming presentation by internationally acclaimed Dutch designer, Irma Boom. The lecture and cocktail reception will take place on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, [Read More]
(Doylestown, PA) The James A. Michener Art Museum’s Board of Trustees and Lisa Tremper Hanover, Director and CEO, invite the community to participate in this year’s spectacular event The Celestial Gala. The black tie fundraiser, [Read More]
Partnership will promote recycling and environmental awareness CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Museum Center has partnered with Cohen Recycling to increase recycling awareness and education. Cohen’s partnership will help support environmental education programs in the Museum of [Read More]
Join Great Storms of the Chesapeake author David Healey at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum on Thursday, October 30 beginning at 5 p.m. as he shares the history of the Chesapeake Bay region’s hurricanes, blizzards, [Read More]
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering a four-session intermediate carving workshop with craftsman John Garlick from 5-9 pm. beginning on Tuesday, October 28, and continuing on October 30, November 4 and November 6. Participation [Read More]
SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight offers a not-so-far-away galaxy of family Star Wars fun all day, Oct. 11 when it hosts Star Wars Reads Day III. The 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. event includes [Read More]