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The best museums in Dunedin and Ōamaru
Dunedin may be synonymous with rowdy students, but he's as proud of his past as of the bright young minds who will help determine his future. As the historic heart of Otago, it's only fitting that the city is home to several museums,…
Free Museum Entrance Marks Legacy of Civil Rights Icon Hamer – Los Angeles Sentinel | Los…
October 6, 1917 - Birth of political activist Fannie Lou Hamer.
Admission to two Mississippi history museums is free Wednesday to mark the birthday of the late civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer, known for saying she was "sick and tired of…
Gilbert & George: “All the museums are now awake”
As I walked into the east London studio of artists Gilbert and George, I expected something like a cathedral. After all, their work over the past five decades has reused the bright medieval aesthetic of stained glass for photo…
Museums have offered free passes to mark the 150th anniversary of Sir Ernest Rutherford’s…
ProvidedErnest Rutherford received the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1908 and was the first to divide the atom.Monday marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Ernest Rutherford, and a special gift to celebrate the occasion is being…
Rhode Island museums are still struggling to recover from the pandemic
Many Rhode Island museums are still struggling to recover from the pandemic, but while art galleries and adult exhibit spaces are beginning to recover, museums and children's educational centers still have a long way to go. The Providence…
MUSEUMS: Nowashe Village to host “Wingmasters” program | Free time
SOUTH WINDSOR - The village of Nowashe at the Wood Memorial Library and Museum will host…
LA County Natural History Museums Announce Changes to Their Board Leadership; Heather de Roos to…
The Los Angeles County Natural History Museums (NHMLAC) have announced a roster of new volunteer leaders for the museums board of trustees and board of governors for the next fiscal year, starting July 1, 2021.
Heather de Roos has been…
Museums must now hold a firearms dealer’s license
MONIQUE FORD / StuffMuseums must apply for a firearms dealer license to collect, hold and display firearms as a result of changes to the Arms Legislation Act 2020. Pictured is Te Papa. (File photo)New Zealand museums are now required to…
CT Children Admission Free In State Museums This Summer | Connecticut News
(WFSB) - Your family's next trip to a state museum might end up costing you less.Governor Ned Lamont on…
Museums Aotearoa executive director leaves annual meeting
The executive director of Museums Aotearoa resigned within a week of the annual meeting of the national organization and two months after the resignation of its entire board of directors. On Friday, the independent trade association…
More masks in Boston’s art museums
After 16 months without facial expressions, the director of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Jill Medvedow, can't wait to see the smiles of visitors again in the galleries of her museum. "The combination of art and people is powerful,"…
The Irish Times Guide to Ireland’s Reopening Museums, Galleries and Heritage Sites
As the petals of real life very slowly begin to unfold, this week sees the first steps in the gradual reopening of the Irish cultural sector, after four months of closure.…
Rare book auction brings in $ 12.4 million to benefit museums – ARTnews.com
Last week, a collection of rare books belonging to late New York philanthropists Elaine and Alexander Rosenberg grossed $ 12.4 million at a Christie's auction in New York. The sale, which included 17 rare illuminated manuscripts and…
Museums and galleries could reopen in the “coming weeks”, according to the minister
Museums and galleries could reopen in the "coming weeks", said Arts Minister Catherine Martin.
Ms Martin said reopening the arts will be one of the…
The entire board of Aotearoa museums resigns abruptly
The entire board of Museums Aotearoa abruptly resigned after concerns about its governance and management. The organization's remaining executive director, Phillipa Tocker, refuses to comment on the situation, despite being involved in…
Main museums in Worcester reopen after coronavirus shutdown
WORCESTER, MA - Two major museums in Worcester reopen this week for the first time in months after closings during the first wave of the coronavirus last spring.The Worcester Art Museum and the Worcester Historical Museum are taking…
New York museums receive $ 1.5 million in grants from the Rockefeller Brother Fund –…
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund today announced $ 1.5 million in grants to support initiatives in New York City museums aimed at giving visibility to artists from neglected and under-represented groups. The first grant recipients are…
Pushed to fight systemic racism, museums face judgment
The past month has been a time of reckoning for museums and art institutions across the United States and beyond, as a deluge of open letters have been released calling on museums large and small to confront their pervasive cultures of…
Coronavirus: Libraries, museums and galleries close in Marlborough to slow spread of virus
CHLOE RANFORD / LDRMarlborough Libraries will close from Monday to ward off the coronavirus.Marlborough libraries, museums and other community facilities will close from Monday to slow the spread of the coronavirus, less than a day after…
Sackler’s money linked to opioid crisis complicates donation policies for museums
AP - Ask the CEO and chairman of the Metropolitan Museum of Art if he will accept money from the Sacklers, the billionaire dynasty known for its ties to drug company Purdue Pharma, and the answer is somewhat complicated.
On the one…
Can museums be friends when their countries are not?
In March, “Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and the London School†opened at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Organized in cooperation with Tate (London),…