At first glance, it seems impossible that a place as grand as Yerkes (rhymes with turkeys) Observatory came close to … More
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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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
Preserving Heritage – The Amana Colonies in Iowa
They weren’t called towns. They weren’t called villages. They were called colonies. They are the Amana Colonies, seven settlements created … More
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 … More
