Historic House and Cultural Center: Edith Wharton’s The Mount

Nestled in gardens in the Berkshires town of Lenox, writer Edith Wharton’s country home, The Mount, serves as both a … More

Olana: Frederic Church’s Masterpiece on the Hudson

The home, studio, and 250-acre estate designed by 19th-century landscape painter Frederic Church, Olana is one of the treasures of … More

Painting America: The Thomas Cole National Historic Site

The young United States faced many challenges and opportunities in the 1820s, and one was the creation of a distinct … More

Art and Landscape at the Florence Griswold Museum

On a sunny summer afternoon, artists still paint by the Lieutenant River behind the Florence Griswold House in Old Lyme, … More

Historic Yet New: Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum

Seeing the interaction of old and new at the Wadsworth Atheneum in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, is as easy as walking … More

Art as a Way of Life at Kettle’s Yard

An inspirational gem near the heart of the historic city of Cambridge, England,  Kettle’s Yard is the University of Cambridge’s … More

Inspiring Readers at the American Writers Museum

Colorful displays, touch screens, and videos are some of the surprises at the American Writers Museum (AWM) in Chicago, an … More

Challenge and Transformation at New York’s Museum of Chinese in America

The 40th anniversary of New York City’s Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) in 2020 was anything but typical of … More

Sharing Immigrants’ Stories at New York’s Tenement Museum

While many house museums in America present the lives of famous or wealthy individuals, the Tenement Museum on New York … More

Creating Change: Mural Arts Philadelphia

Philadelphia’s famous citywide gallery of outdoor murals is both an icon like the city’s historic sites and a force to … More