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Erik Swanson, the new executive director of the Historic Waco Foundation, sees the homes central to the foundation's mission as platforms to house and encourage broader views of Waco's history."These homes are well situated…

After a weekend that saw Storm Eunice cross the UK and more bad weather as Storm Franklin brings high winds and flooding, museums and heritage attractions have been forced to close. Among them is the Royal Navy Submarine…

UI's Natural History Museum has reintroduced "Art & Write Night," a program that invites artists and writers into the space to use the museum as inspiration. Upon returning after COVID-19 related cancellations, Art & Write Night…

Julie Ashton takes history to the streets.As director of the Washington County Museum, Ashton knows the importance of preserving history for future generations.This may mean adapting to current times.So the Fort Calhoun…

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Thiruvananthapuram: Visitors can now use a camera inside museums and art galleries under the Department of Museums and Zoos, but this comes at a price. The department is introducing tickets for photography and videography inside museums at…

For better or for worse, the museum and heritage sectors are in something of a technological arms race, from reception to flagship exhibition. With the introduction of new innovations comes a debate about how best to take the…

Frederick Law Olmsted's 200th birthday will be celebrated this spring, and the celebration at Riverside has already started in the form of a new 23-panel exhibit on the philosophy and career of the famous landscape architect now on…

A report released by CBS News on December 23 noted that an 8-foot-long skull recently discovered in the Augusta Mountains of Nevada is the largest fossil ever found from its time.The Augusta Mountains are located approximately 75 miles…

By CHEN MEILING in Beijing and LIU KUN in Wuhan | China Daily | Update: 2022-01-04 09:24 A visitor compares the digital version of Gou…

The pedestal of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Va. Was removed entirely on Friday, ending a divisive saga over a Confederate memorial that has dominated the city for 130 years.By the end of New Years Eve, workers had hauled each…

"Time is no longer" by Anri Sala | Photo: Lawrence Knox; Courtesy of Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Weingarten Art Group Catch the latest exhibits and installations at art!-->!-->…

Cochiti Pueblo potter Virgil Ortiz. (Courtesy of Virgil Ortiz) Clay called Virgil Ortiz when he was 15. The world of the Cochiti Pueblo artist opened when he saw the ancestors of today's storyteller figures in the…

Staff photo by Clay Schuldt Parks and Recreation Commissioners Christopher Vorwerk and Bob Skillings were recognized for their service on Monday. Both have completed their terms on the commission.…

An exhibit inside the beautiful MoMA Design store, which is almost a full-fledged mini-museum Noah Kalina / MoMA Design Store If you're visiting New York City or living in the metro area and looking for a truly…

November 27, 2021IIt's 3 a.m.. You are a gallery director and you have woken up by the phone call you dread. Your gallery is on fire. Each of its rooms contains ten works of art. Each work is worth millions, perhaps tens of millions.…

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In addition to safely housing the collection, the Boijmans Van Beuningen Depot was designed as a working building, where the collection and research service works on registration, loan trafficking, conservation, restoration, and…

The Sheldon Museum of Art is just one of the many fascinating and informative museums near Lincoln. There is a whole cultural side to Lincoln that can easily go unnoticed when you get caught up in the daily…

The Postal History Museum is once again open and ready to welcome visitors to learn a little more about…

Rishi Sunak, the British Chancellor, warned of a "difficult" winter ahead as Covid cases increase, but said money will be available in next week's budget to ease pressure on them. families and artistic institutions.Sunak's budget…

The exact number of incarcerated people who lost their lives during the construction of the WNCRR Mountain Division is unknown. Explosions, landslides and collapses have claimed many lives. Others died of malnutrition and disease.…

In the more than 35,000 American museums, a surprisingly diverse range of exhibitions is devoted, from key events in the history of mankind to quirky odes to inventions "only here" (how do you mean you never visited the Minnesota Spam…

Pendraig milnerae was a small species of carnivorous dinosaur that now inhabits South Wales. Credit: © James Robbins The oldest known carnivorous dinosaur found in Britain is named after pioneering scientist Angela…

By: Jessica Munro, reporter at the Local Journalism Initiative The Thousand Islands History Museum has announced the start of work on the Gananoque archival collection project. The current goal of the project is to make digital copies of…

When Rosemary Clooney of Maysville in 1954 recorded her No. 1 hit “This Ole…

The National History Museum of Wales will launch a new exhibit on the country's Windrush generation. St Fagans, located in Cardiff, is one of Europe's largest open-air museums and is known to represent the…

SOUNDCHECK | The Theater, Arts & Culture Summary is published at the start of each month and features performances, openings, premieres and other cultural events. This article is part of Local Matter's SOUNDCHECK…

Michigan Department of Natural Resources customer service centers and some field offices will remain open to the public three days a week - Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays - until at least October 31. The three-day schedule for these…

Over the past decade, one of the few taxpayer-funded local history museums in Illinois has raised more than $ 2 million. This ends, but not before an additional $ 300,000 in taxes is returned to the museum. Madison County…

Forty years ago, Shep encountered a black-footed ferret in his backyard with the Hoggs on the banks of the…

By ZHANG YANGFEI in Beijing and WU YONG in Shenyang | China Daily | Updated: 2021-09-18 08:57 A group of international students visited nine historic sites in…

Ceramic artist Samuele Makoanyane, who lived and worked in the village of Koalabata in the Teyateyaneng district not far from Maseru, showed a profound gift for capturing intricate reproductions of people he encountered in…

By Lucy Sherriff, CNN One of the tallest capitals in the world, Bogotá is billed as “2,600 meters closer to the stars”. While that elevation (8,530 feet) means you're more…

A 1970s view of the historic fire station from the tower. A book presentation at the Tower Train Depot on August 17 will help raise funds for the restoration of the fire hall. Photo submitted. TOWER - The Tower Sudan Historical…

Growing up in Flushing, Queens, Martha Muñoz was fascinated by the natural world but few places to indulge in it. "Imagine being a nerdy little boy obsessed with nature with so little access to green spaces,…

Museum specimens held in natural history collections around the world represent a wealth of genetic information that is underutilized due to the poor state of DNA preservation, which often makes sequencing difficult. An international…

Dawn DiPrince's rise in history and storytelling of Colorado's past is about to take another leap forward. History Colorado's board of directors announced Tuesday that DiPrince will take over as the organization's new executive director.…

Subscribe to our Policy NewsletterNY for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across New YorkThe New-York Historical Society is expanding its headquarters to include a new museum that will…

NEWPORT, RI - Looking for things to do this week? Your Newport Patch Community Calendar is a great way to keep tabs on what's happening near you and find local events that match your interests. Here's a look at local events coming to the…

What are museums? Glorified safes for outdated trinkets and dusty novelties? Ostentatious tourist traps? Any practical excuses for the kids to go on excursions? How about one of our most important ideas? What would…

Since the mid-1700s, Apple Tree House has held its own in Jersey City, a reminder of the city's War of Independence history, even though its own references are partly factual and partly fictional.The 1779 meeting between then-General…

Breadcrumb Links Sports Author of the article: Todd Saelhof Canada's Sports Hall of Fame at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. Photo by Lyle Aspinall /Post-media file Content of the article EDITOR'S NOTE: An…

Clowns, roller skates, Bigfoot and a MASH POTATOES exhibit: From the bizarre to the historic, the museums of Nebraska offer a different take on the Americana. From Johnny Carson's hometown to the American baseball pastime, here's a look…