JACKSON, MISS.- In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Mississippi Freedom Rides, the Mississippi Museum of Art presents Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Freedom Riders, an exhibition which documents the men and women whose bravery challenged r…
Arctic Sanctuary: Images of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge at the Bruce Museum
GREENWICH, CT.- Opening March 5 and running through May 29, 2011, the new photographic exhibition Arctic Sanctuary: Images of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, celebrates a milestone in American conserva…
Sotheby’s to Offer Iconic Piece of Space History That Paved the Way for Yuri Gagarin’s Historic Flight
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Nearly 50 years ago, on 12 April 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin rocketed out of the Earth’s atmosphere aboard the small, spherical Vostok 3KA-3 Space Capsule, becoming the first man to travel into outer space. Three weeks prio…
Bonhams Blasts Off with Historic Apollo 14 Artifacts and Russian Spacesuits Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Personal items of several astronauts will be sold in the Space History Sale taking place at Bonhams, New York on May 5th. The sale will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Alan Shepard’s historic mission on Freedom 7 as the first Am…
Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley Announces Re-Opening Season of Special Exhibitions
ALLENTOWN, PA.- On October 16, 2011 the Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley will present its re-opening show Shared Treasure: The Legacy of Samuel H. Kress. This exhibition, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Kress Collection gift, wil…
Krannert Art Museum in Illinois Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Season with Exhibition
CHAMPAIGN, IL.- In March 1950, Look magazine published a two-page photo spread about University of Illinois’s third annual contemporary arts festival. The headline read “Corn Country Campus puts on biggest U.S.A. Arts Festival,” and the …
Caroline Kennedy Unveils Groundbreaking Online Archive of President JFK
WASHINGTON, DC.- To help mark the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy, David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, and Caroline Kennedy, President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, today unveiled the nation…
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour Says It is Time to Build Civil Rights Museum
JACKSON, MISS (AP).- Possible presidential contender Gov. Haley Barbour — under fire recently for comments that critics claim minimized the problems of Mississippi’s civil rights era — said Tuesday night that his state should build a museum …
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour Says It is Time to Build Civil Rights Museum
JACKSON, MISS (AP).- Possible presidential contender Gov. Haley Barbour — under fire recently for comments that critics claim minimized the problems of Mississippi’s civil rights era — said Tuesday night that his state should build a museum …
John F. Kennedy Library and Museum Marks 50th Anniversary of JFK Inauguration
BOSTON (AP).- Fifty years later, Richard Donahue still remembers the bitter cold and the crowds at the U.S Capitol stamping their feet to stay warm as they waited for John F. Kennedy to deliver his inaugural address on the day the torch was passed to a…