With so many people bustling around NYC at all times, it s easy to forget that our city is just a small piece in a larger environment. This high-tech exhibition in the Great Hall lets families better understand our impact on Earth s delicate systems…

IAAM is a new museum of African American history and identity. It will communicate the largely overlooked history of African Americans in the Lowcountry, South Carolina, and explain how this population impacted the nation. IAAM aims to re-center South…

Times Square is known for its oddball characters, a reputation that is clearly upheld at this often-thronged attraction: Ripley’s Believe It or Not. This “Odditorium” is home to rare curiosities, wacky stories and outlandish relics from around the globe…

The space within became the reality of the building. (Eric Peter Nash, Frank Lloyd Wright: Force of Nature [New York: Smithmark Publishers, 1996], p. 31) Installation view: Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward , Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New…

The African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation was incorporated in 1992 to tell the largely unknown story of the United States Colored Troops (USCT). As a tribute to these soldiers, the African American Civil War Memorial was dedicated in…

In 1992, in a bold and courageous move, driven by a passion to fulfill her vision, Kathe Hambrick approached the owners of the Tezcuco Plantation and with great conviction asked the owners if they would let her use a vacant room at Tezcuco to start a…

There s always something happening at the City Museum! From special tours to hands-on activities and workshops, the Museum offers a variety of fun and educational Family Programs. Learn More > Museum Tours are a great way to enhance your Museum…

An architectural rendering of the Smithsonian s National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is expected to open on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in 2015. Courtesy Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup/Courtesy of the National Museum…

(AAMLO) (aka is both a museum and library dedicated to the preservation and sharing of the history, art, and culture of African Americans in Oakland, the Bay Area, and Northern California. It is located at 659 14th Street in a historic Carnegie building…

Executive Vice President 860-572-5 Susan is executive vice president of Mystic Seaport, where she oversees and coordinates the activities of the Museum Education, Exhibitions, Maritime Studies, Curatorial, Watercraft, HR, and Visitor Services departments…

The New York Transit Museum, one of the city s leading cultural institutions is the largest museum in the United States devoted to urban public transportation history, and one of the premier institutions of its kind in the world. The Museum explores the…

Share with others: By M. Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The new Westmoreland Museum of American Art, which debuts next weekend, stands out in an expanding Greensburg cultural landscape. Curiosity has been growing among art lovers and residents over…

Amber and Rick are two smart, relaxed and beautiful people that I absolutely enjoyed working with. They are just a TERRIFIC couple, and they were surrounded by so much genuine love and laughter amongst their family and friends all day. It was such a pleasure…

Philip Johnson (1906-2005) was one of the proponents of the international style-a simple and unadorned architectural style that expresses classical structure through the use of modern materials. With the Amon Carter Museum, Johnson created a simple, elegant…

A TIMETABLE TO THE PAST The National New York Central Railroad Museum, located in Elkhart, Ind., recaptures the glory days when the America s railroads were symbols of progress and goodwill ambassadors across the country. The Museum was founded in 1987…

The National Museum of the American Indian’s George Gustav Heye Center in New York celebrates its 20th anniversary with the opening of “Glittering World: Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie Family” Thursday, Nov. 13, located in the historic Alexander Hamilton…

The confusion begins with the entrance to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, a soaring, curving stone building at the southeastern corner of the Mall. The entrance faces east — a symbolic nod to the many Native Americans…

If you ve ever wondered what it would feel like to walk along a flight deck, to look through a submarine periscope, or to get close to the space shuttle, here’s your chance to do it without having to join the Army or learn rocket science. The Intrepid…

American Indian Galleries, Levels 2 & 3, North Building The American Indian collection represents the artistic works of nearly every tribe across the United States and Canada and all artistic traditions created within these cultures from prehistoric…

Ask most kids if they want to go to a museum for the day and the answer is a resolute “no.” But things are different in New York: The city is packed with kid-friendly museums that cover everything from massive blue whales to jet fighters to film and animation…

Graduates of the Youth Insights Artists program are eligible to participate in YI Leaders, a yearlong, paid after-school internship. YI Leaders is an opportunity to gain experience working in a museum education department and to serve as an ambassador…

On the heels of President Barack Obama’s recent decision to reform US immigration policy, FR-EE / Fernando Romero EnterprisE has released designs for a new Latin American Art Museum (LAAM) in Miami. The four-story museum, characterized by elongated, cantilevering…

Yasuo Kuniyoshi, 1925, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation The Smithsonian American Art Museum is organizing a major exhibition about Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889-1953), a preeminent 20th century modernist whose talents and contributions…

A nonprofit arts facility that brings hands-on art programming to children throughout New York City. Our staff of practicing teaching artists guide and mentor young artists ages 10 months to 15 years through fun and advanced art projects, ranging in a…

NASA s space shuttle Enterprise sails up New York City s Hudson River with the Empire State Building in the background while en route to its new home, the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on June 6, 2012. Credit: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum…

It’s been 12 years since President George W. Bush signed legislation creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Following years of fundraising, artifact collection, and construction, the museum is finally near completion. For…

Thu Jan 22 15:12:29 EST 2015 For those of you in the Houston area, take special note - an opportunity to see some films covered on this blog, that you may never get to see otherwise. Details via press release below The Houston Museum of African American…