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Centering Native Voices: The Penn Museum’s New Native North America Gallery

At the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) on Penn’s campus in Philadelphia, an innovative collaboration

Palm Springs: MidMod Mecca Celebrates 21 Years of Modernism Week

Welcome to Modernism Week Each February, shortly before Valentine’s Day, Palm Springs’ streets fill with 150,000+ visitors from around the

Party Like It’s 1776! America 250, Colonial Williamsburg 100

Want to party like it’s 1776? No better place to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on

Dia Beacon – From Printing Plant to Cultural Conduit

The Dia Art Foundation is not your typical non-profit cultural institution, so not surprisingly their outposts (and yes, plural –

The Urban Canvas in New York City: Public Art Fund Announces its 2026 Season of Discovery

Art in public places is said to inspire pride and interest in one’s community, and the installations themselves often become

The Roycroft Campus: Stepping Into the Soul of the American Arts & Crafts Movement

In the charming village of East Aurora, New York, just 20 miles southeast of Buffalo, lies a cultural treasure that

Kunsthaus Baselland: Togetherness through Cultural Nurturing

In an urban area with a rich history of prominent cultural institutions like Basel, Switzerland, it could be challenging to

2025 Year in Review with Side of Culture

Side of Culture had a great year in 2025. We published a total of 36 articles on places and cultural

How AI is Reimagining the National Archives for America’s 250th

The National Archives has just undergone a major face-lift—a $40-million, AI-driven reimagining—perfectly timed for America’s 250th anniversary in 2026. For

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