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A Hidden Gem in DC: The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum

Saved by the Stars: How Yerkes Future Foundation Rescued an Observatory

The Renaissance of the West: How North America’s Only Permanent Leonardo da Vinci Museum Is Transforming an Overlooked Colorado City

Revolutionary War Buildings & Museums in New York City Today

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Side of Culture is a news and information source about under-the-radar arts and cultural organizations in the United States. The purpose and mission of the website and newsletter is to share the positive impact that local and regional cultural organizations have on their communities.

WELCOME to Side of Culture where you can find interesting cultural communities in the U.S. These communities are formed around museums, foundations, historic houses, theaters, bookshops, and libraries, among other places, and provide towns and cities across America with important benefits.

A Hidden Gem in DC: The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum

In Washington, DC, grand monuments and museums tell the story of the United States, making it a perfect place for

Saved by the Stars: How Yerkes Future Foundation Rescued an Observatory, Its Olmsted Landscape, and Reimagined a Community Treasure

At first glance, it seems impossible that a place as grand as Yerkes (rhymes with turkeys) Observatory came close to

The Renaissance of the West: How North America’s Only Permanent Leonardo da Vinci Museum Is Transforming an Overlooked Colorado City

The new Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America, opened June 12, has everything you’d expect of an institution dedicated

Revolutionary War Buildings & Museums in New York City Today

In 1776, while America’s founding fathers were in Philadelphia signing the Declaration of Independence, colonial forces in New York were

Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios Welcomes New Members

Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios (HAHS), a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, recently welcomed 13 new member

Saint Peter’s Church: An “Oasis of Silence,” Design, Art and Spirituality

Midtown Manhattan is undoubtably one of the main global business centers, with the de rigueur massive skyline of such centers

Plimoth Patuxet: an Open Air Museum Preserving America’s Heritage

It’s 1627, and John Alden is building a hearth in his one-room home at the still-young village of Plymouth in

Florida’s Dalí Museum: a Cornerstone of the City’s Renaissance

As anyone might imagine, the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg is whimsical, playful, a fantasy romp into the heart

The New York Public Library Goes All In on America’s 250th

What does a 127-year-old institution do when the country it calls home turns 250? If you’re the New York Public

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