Shared by courtesy of the American Alliance of Museums, The 2024 Museum Store Gift Guide by Joseph O’Neill: As cheerful … More
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A New York Treasure Turns 100: The Morgan Library & Museum
Three Gutenberg Bibles, the only surviving manuscript of Milton’s Paradise Lost, Thoreau’s journals, 1,500 Old Master drawings: financier John Pierpont … More
The Museum of the City of New York: Required Viewing for Visitors and New Yorkers Alike
Consider it New York City’s attic. The Museum of the City of New York houses and warehouses some 750,000 items … More
San Francisco’s Literary Oasis: City Lights Bookstore and the Beat Museum
In the heart of San Francisco, where echoes of the “Summer of Love” and the enduring hippie spirit still resonate, … More
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum: Land Acknowledgement In Built Form
The desert city of Palm Springs is renowned for the mid-century modern architecture that blossomed there as the area became … 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
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
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
The Museum of Broadway Enters Stage Left
The Museum of Broadway, the first museum dedicated to this home-grown American performance form, celebrated its inaugural year on November … More
Red Cross Museum: Humanitarian Aid and Creativity
Between the multiple geopolitical conflicts, the slew of natural disasters, and continued health crises scattered throughout the globe, providing humanitarian … More
