In June 2024, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly named the Albright-Knox Art Gallery) celebrated the first anniversary of its … More
Category: Museums
The Best Museum Gardens, According to Museum People
Courtyard at the the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Photo credit: Irene de la Torre, CC BY-NC-ND Article by Joseph O’Neill, … More
The Evergreens Reopens at the Emily Dickinson Museum
Visitors to the Emily Dickinson Museum (covered last year in Side of Culture) now have even more to explore on … More
“Plant the Change”: Native Plants at Delaware’s Extraordinary Mt. Cuba Center
One of the Brandywine Valley’s lesser-known treasures, Mt. Cuba Center is a captivating botanical garden with a special mission: conserving … More
Elegant and Exuberant, Saratoga Springs Sports History, Horse Racing and Healing Waters
Every year Saratoga Springs, NY, welcomes horse fans to its midsummer horse racing season at the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in … More
A Colonial Garden Blooms Again: George Mason’s Gunston Hall
Tucked away on Mason Neck peninsula and just 10 miles south of Mount Vernon, Gunston Hall tells the story of … More
700 Volunteers, 65 Rooms, Glorious Gardens: Akron Ohio’s Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
Around the country, historic homes both famous and less well-known tell tales of families and places that shaped the past … More
Lights, Action, Roll! Academy Museum: A Home for the Imagination
Moviemaking is a cultural expression deeply associated with the United States, so it’s no surprise that one of the largest … More
The Changing Role of Docents in America’s Museums
Whether big or small, museums around the country have been facing challenges for years as they wrestle with funding, authenticity, … More
Inhotim Institute: Brazil’s Open-air Museum and Botanical Garden
When one thinks of Brazil, it is hard not to think of its exuberant nature, the South American country being … More
