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Air and Space Museum’s “Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall” Reopens July 1!

The National Air and Space Museum will reopen the “Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall” July 1 in conjunction with the museum’s 40th anniversary. The two-year […]

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PBS Newshour interview with Lonnie Bunch, African American Museum director

Gwen Ifill sat down with Lonnie Bunch, the director of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, which is due to open this […]

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Smithsonian staff rally to support African American History Museum after noose incident

Smithsonian staff gathered on Thursday, June 1 outside the National Museum of African American History and Culture to show their support and listen to Director […]

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Mark Bradford: Pickett’s Charge at the Hirshhorn Museum

Internationally renowned artist Mark Bradford will debut one of his largest works to date with “Pickett’s Charge,” a monumental new commission that spans nearly 400 […]

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Namibian specimens come to the herbarium of the National Museum of Natural History

Dried specimens of nearly 800 flowering plants were acquired by the Botany Department of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History from the National Botanical Research Institute in Windhoek, Namibia, Africa. The collection includes nearly 160 specimens from the Compositae, or sunflower family.

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Slide Show: Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is 100!

Since its doors first opened in 1910, the National Museum of Natural History has inspired curiosity and learning about the natural world and our place […]

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Global forest science research center moves from Harvard to the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.

The move enhances coordination efforts for the 46-plot research network, which partners with more than 75 institutions in 21 countries.

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Next Engineering Revolution Is Hiding in Museum Collections

Engineers shouldn’t have to reinvent the wheel—or wings, or sonar systems—when mother nature has already done much of the heavy design work. In fact, finding […]

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New Report on Science Learning at Museums, Zoos, Other Informal Settings

Each year, tens of millions of Americans, young and old, choose to learn about science in informal ways -- by visiting museums and aquariums, attending after-school programs, pursuing personal hobbies, and watching TV documentaries, for example.




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Koreatown To Get Museum Celebrating Korean American Experience

The entrance to the planned 17,000 sq.-foot Korean American National Museum to be built in Koreatown. ; Credit: Morphosis Architects

Josie Huang

The Korean American National Museum is on pace to break ground next year on the corner of Vermont and Sixth.

New designs unveiled this week show an airy, modern-looking building that will include elements of Korean design and house photographs and other artifacts.  

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Museum's new exhibition celebrates the tradition of art in Bushey

To mark the new decade, Bushey Museum’s latest exhibition plays on the phrase “20/20 Vision”. It has nothing to do with being able to see perfectly, but concentrates on items in the museum’s collection from 1820 and 1920 with additional loan items completed in 2020.




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Battle of Britain in the spotlight at RAF Museum's new exhibition

A COLLECTION of work exploring artists’ responses to the Battle of Britain and the Blitz is set to go on display at the Royal Air Force Museum London next month.




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Heath Robinson Museum's new exhibition features work by iconic British illustrator Charles Keeping

A museum’s new exhibition will feature work by one of the most influential British book illustrators.




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Half-male, half-female butterfly emerges from cocoon at museum exhibit

The rare dual-sex butterfly astounded curators at the Natural History Museum in London.




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London's most beautiful new museum is a 150-year-old sewage pumping station

Likened to a cathedral, the ornate Crossness Pumping Station reopens for public tours following extensive rehabbing.



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Prince's Paisley Park could be converted into a museum

Will Minnesota's most mystique-filled home go the way of Graceland?



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7 less-famous natural history museums worth a visit

Learn about the natural world past and present at these outstanding museums



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Museum of Ice Cream's sprinkle pool deemed an environmental hazard

The new and highly Instagrammable interactive exhibition in Miami Beach receives a violation for generating marine debris.



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George Lucas' groundbreaking art museum exits Chicago

After two years of fighting for permission to build along the city's waterfront, Lucas says he's pivoting back to California.



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Space shuttles to take flight for museum deliveries

The first 'A' in NASA's acronym name — Aeronautics — will play a leading role in the final flights of its recently retired shuttle program. Space agency jet




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Sponsor-a-shuttle: Museums offer tiles, stars for space shuttle display funds

The Enterprise and Endeavour both have temporary displays, but their museums need help to make plans for permanent homes a reality.




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Space shuttle Enterprise damaged on sea journey to Intrepid museum

Space shuttle Enterprise suffered minor wing damage on June 3 when it collided with the navigation guides for a New York railroad bridge during the first half o




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Space shuttle Endeavour arrives home to LA museum

The iconic space shuttle Endeavour, in commission for 20 years, has arrived at a museum in LA, making that its home for the foreseeable future.




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'Fatberg' to be displayed in London museum

The Museum of London will showcase part of a 143-ton chunk of fat, diapers and baby wipes that was removed from the city's sewers.




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The nature museum that Sandra Martin built

Begun in her bedroom when she was 13, this dedicated woman’s Little Nature Museum has never stopped growing and inspiring visitors.




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Inside it-architect Bjarke Ingels' BIG deal museum exhibition

Bjarke attack! The Danish maverick is the subject of a climate-themed retrospective at the National Building Museum.



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Internet rallies to support teen whose rock museum was burglarized

Judah Tyreman lost rocks and fossils worth thousands, but thanks to the Internet, he'll replace them and even add some more.




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Grab a free ticket to a museum this Saturday

Sept. 21 is Museum Day, and it's your chance to get free admission to hundreds of museums across the country.




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Museum goes 'Art-Less' to highlight the role of immigrants in our lives

The Davis Museum at Wellesley College will remove 120 pieces of art that were created or donated by immigrants.



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Smithsonian museum captures all sides of the African-American story

One of the most highly anticipated museums of the past decade, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is finally opening.



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Paris Off the Beaten Path: Try Small Museums

Small Paris museums offer you an alternative to the large venues when you wish to avoid the crowds there. See which museums to visit here.




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Travel to Barcelona, Spain - Picasso Museum

Spain is a country, a part of the European continent, both of which are over flowing with museums, living and/or established specifically this purpose. So why do I single out this average size museum.




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Supermarkets, Restaurants, and Museums, Oh My!

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Five Reasons to Visit DFW Elite Toy Museum's Dog-Themed Exhibit

Fort Worth TX Toy Museum Showing Dog Art Toys and Antiques Through July




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Fort Worth Museum Displays Dog-Themed Art Spanning 19th, 20th, and 21 Centuries

Dogs in Art, Toys, and Antiques Exhibit to Run until End of Year at DFW Elite Toy Museum




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Dogs in Art Exhibition in Haltom City Museum Features Prestigious and Must See Art Pieces in a Dog Friendly Showcase

Free Admission Museum Dedicates Room to Dog Art and Toys




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Outstanding Exhibit of Dog Artwork Including "Itsy Bitsy Spider" on Display at Local Haltom City Museum

DFW Elite Toy Museum Running Dog Exhibit Through September 30th




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"Defense of The Realm" by John Hayes and Other Dog Artwork Now on Display at the DFW Elite Toy Museum Located in Haltom City

"It's A Dog's Life" Exhibit Honors Man's Best Friend with Free Admission




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Exhibition Dedicated to Dog Paintings and Antiques Features "Trapped" by Edwin Armfield at the DFW Elite Toy Museum in Haltom City

"It's A Dog's Life" Exhibit Runs Through September 30th




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History Associates Celebrates the Opening of the New Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum

HAI acquired the images to support the Museum's new permanent exhibits.




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Dallas Firefighter's Museum and Fire Grounds Coffee Company Announces a Strategic Partnership

Dallas Firefighter's Museum and Fire Grounds Coffee announce they have entered into a strategic partnership, combining Dallas Firefighter's Museum's history and education efforts and Fire Grounds Coffee Company's high-grade coffee.




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The Treasury Venue Collection Partners with The Lightner Museum in St. Augustine to Offer Weddings & Special Events

The Treasury Venue Collection represents both The Treasury on the Plaza and Lightner Museum wedding venues in St. Augustine, Florida




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Lightner Museum Named Winner Of The Knot Best Of Weddings 2020

Fourteenth Annual Best of Weddings Awards Honor the Top Wedding Vendors Across America