MONTREAL.- From February 12 to June 26, 2011, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts presents The Warrior Emperor and China’s Terracotta Army, a major exhibition of archaeological works that will take visitors on a faraway journey covering 1,000 years o…
Harlem’s Legendary Apollo Theater is Subject of Exhibition at Museum of the City of New York
NEW YORK, NY.- The Apollo Theater, one of the nation’s most enduring cultural landmarks, is the subject of a spectacular exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York . On view from February 8 through May 1, 2011, Ain’t Nothing Like the R…
The Brooklyn Museum is Giving About 5,000 Pre-Columbian Artifacts to Costa Rica
NEW YORK (AP).- The Brooklyn Museum is preparing to give about 5,000 pre-Columbian artifacts in its collection to Costa Rica as part of a housekeeping move to trim its vast holdings. The museum will initially give the National Museum of Costa Rica 983 …
With Soldiers Patrolling, Egypt’s Museums and Monuments are Deserted
CAIRO (AP).- One of the world’s great museums resembled a military camp on Thursday, with soldiers patrolling behind its wrought iron gates and armored vehicles parked nearby. Inside, workers with white coats and latex gloves delicately handled artifac…
With Soldiers Patrolling, Egypt’s Museums and Monuments are Deserted
CAIRO (AP).- One of the world’s great museums resembled a military camp on Thursday, with soldiers patrolling behind its wrought iron gates and armored vehicles parked nearby. Inside, workers with white coats and latex gloves delicately handled artifac…
New National Immigration Museum Urged for DC
By: Brett Zongker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP).- A group that wants to build a National Museum of the American People in Washington to tell the history of immigration is calling on Congress to jump-start the effort. The group is announcing Wedn…
Pennsylvania Museum to Release 8 Items to Alaska Tribe
JUNEAU (AP).- An Alaska tribe is planning to recover eight artifacts from the Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The cultural objects including masks, a drum, headdress and robe are being returned to the Hoonah T’akdeintaan clan of …
Natural History Museum in DC Reopens After Fire
WASHINGTON (AP).- Officials say a fire broke out at a building near the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, emitting a plume of black smoke and closing area streets. Smithsonian spokeswoman Linda St. Thomas says a building…
Hidden Artifacts Featured in Recent Television Series Come Out of the Vaults and onto Display
TORONTO.- For a limited time, visitors to the Royal Ontario Museum have access to an array of exceptional artifacts rarely seen in public. From Saturday, February 5 to Sunday, February 27, 2011, objects representing a wide spectrum of the ROM’s co…
University of Pennsylvania Museum Removes Mummies After China Objects
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- A museum just days away from opening a long-awaited exhibit including two mummies and other historical artifacts from China is gutting the display of all objects at the request of Chinese officials, the museum announced Wednesday. …