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Woman Falls to Death From Mast of Historic Ship in Galveston, Texas
A woman fell to her death from a mast on a historic ship that’s featured at a Texas Gulf Coast museum after her safety harness somehow came unclipped, police said.
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African American Civil War Museum to Open in Historic DC School Building
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon on a development project Thursday that will bring 100 jobs to the District and serve as the new home of the African American Civil War Museum. The redevelopment of the historic Grimke School in the Shaw neighborhood was more than 10 years in the making. Frank Smith, the founder of the museum, said…
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Officials Investigate Fire at Susan B. Anthony Home, Museum in Rochester, NY
Fire officials in Rochester are investigating a fire that damaged the Susan B. Anthony
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Dogs on Display: Museum Fetes 200 Years of Cartoon Canines
The world’s largest cartoon museum is commemorating 200 years of dogs in comic strips, editorial cartoons, comic books and animation.
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Harriet Tubman Museum Opens on Juneteenth
The museum in Cape May features a nine-foot statue of Tubman leading an enslaved girl to freedom.
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Harriet Tubman Museum Opens on Juneteenth
The museum in Cape May features a nine-foot statue of Tubman leading an enslaved girl to freedom.
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Infamous White Supremacist Shop Is Being Turned Into a Civil Rights Museum
The New Echo Theatre in South Carolina turned on its lights today at the previous location of ‘The Red Neck Shop’ in South Carolina.
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CT LIVE!: John Zaffis Museum of the Paranormal
Taylor’s celebrating spooky season by connecting with the paranormal.
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WATCH: Tourist Breaks Historic Sculpture, Casually Walks Way
Italian authorities released footage of an Austrian tourist who broke part of a historic sculpture after sitting on it for a photo opp.
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Man Breaks Into Australian Museum, Takes Selfies with Dinosaurs
Police in Sydney are looking for a man who broke into the Australian Museum in Sydney. CCTV shows the man walking around the museum taking photos with dinosaur bones.
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Kids Connection: Virtual Museums
Find out how you can visit the Maritime Aquarium and the Stamford Museum & Nature Center virtually.
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Museums Are Offering Free Backgrounds for Zoom Meetings
Don’t want your clutter starring in your virtual work meeting? Museums across the country are offering downloadable versions of iconic pieces of art to use as virtual backgrounds.
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Closed to Humans, Chicago Aquarium Invites Animals on ‘Field Trips'
The Shedd Aquarium has been closed for six days due to coronavirus concerns, but there’s still some activity inside the iconic Chicago museum. Animals have been allowed to experience parts of the museum normally reserved for human guests.
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Painting Stolen by Nazis Recovered From New York Museum
The FBI has recovered a painting that was stolen by the Nazis from an upstate New York museum.
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CT LIVE!: Hartford Fringe Festival
You can see more than 40 performances throughout the festival from October 17 – 26 at the Carriage House Theater.
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McDonald's to Raze Chicago-Area Museum of 1st Restaurant
McDonald’s Corp. has announced it will demolish a suburban Chicago museum that’s a replica of the hamburger chain’s first restaurant. Ray Kroc built his first restaurant in 1955 in Des Plaines, after franchising the brand from the original owners, Richard and Maurice McDonald. The Chicago Tribune reports the store was torn down in 1984. McDonald’s Store No. 1 Museum opened...
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Pop-Up Museum in Los Angeles Examines OJ Simpson's Legacy
A pop-up museum “dedicated to examining the legacy of disgraced sports superstar” O.J. Simpson is coming to Los Angeles Aug. 18-22. The five-day exhibit will be housed at the Coagula Curatorial Gallery and will feature dozens of artifacts dating back to Simpson’s 1995 double murder-trial.
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LA City Council Unanimously Approves George Lucas Museum
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to approve George Lucas’ Museum of Narrative Arts. The museum is going to be built right next to the Natural History Museum.
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Museum of the American Revolution Opens in Philadelphia
The Museum of the American Revolution opens in Philadelphia Wednesday.