Museums
Trash and the Future of Traveling Museum Exhibits
A traveling exhibit ditches the trucks and goes digital to teach environmentally-friendly ways of living
January 30, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
How One Museum Looks to Combat Ageism
A new exhibit in Israel educates kids that being old shouldn’t translate to being sidelined
January 2013 |
By Shoshana Kordova
Dryptosaurus Needs a Hand
Artist Tyler Keillor wants to bring Dryptosaurus--an unsung tyrannosaur--back to life
September 11, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Collage of Arts and Sciences: Now In Session
Our newest blog explores the fertile ground where art and science meet
September 04, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
NASA’s Nodosaur Track
Over 110 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed where a major NASA facility now sits
August 20, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Mesa Verde’s Mary Jane Colter Collection (But Don’t Call it That)
Among the treasures that will be on display when the park's new museum opens later this year are 30 pieces donated by the legendary architect
July 18, 2012 |
By Susan Spano
The Year Ahead in Archival Films
A guide to the movies being preserved now that will be available in future months
July 17, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
A Short Walking Tour of New York’s Lower East Side
In the 1860’s the Lower East Side was deluged in a wave of immigrants from Germany; known as Klein Deutschland, it had the 5th largest German-speaking population among cities in the world at the time
July 11, 2012 |
By Susan Spano
The Louvre Museum Is Having a Baby!
This December the French town of Lens will be welcoming a new branch museum of the Louvre
July 05, 2012 |
By Susan Spano
The Vice Presidents That History Forgot
The U.S. vice presidency has been filled by a rogues gallery of mediocrities, criminals and even corpses
July 2012 |
By Tony Horwitz
Beautiful Dinosaurs Ripped From Time
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles has beautiful dinosaur displays, but what do the exhibits tell us about your connection to Triceratops and kin?
June 22, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
How to Assemble a Giant
A new museum exhibit presents one of the largest dinosaurs ever found
June 18, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
A Serious Look at Funny Faces
A history of caricatures exposes the inside jokes
June 08, 2012 |
By Henry Adams
Sharing Pork Chops With Jackson Pollock
Richard Field was an undergrad with gumption when he visited the painter at his Long Island home. Nearly 60 years later, Field recalls the memorable affair
June 01, 2012 |
By Henry Adams
Where Did Jackson Pollock Get His Ideas?
A talented painter who died poor and forgotten may have inspired the influential American artist's work in ceramics
May 24, 2012 |
By Henry Adams
Utahceratops Debut
There was a full artistic reconstruction in the 2010 paper that described the dinosaur, but it's another thing altogether to see the dinosaur's reconstructed skeleton
May 21, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
For the Love of Film Blogathon III: The White Shadow and Streaming Restored Films Online
Catch Casablanca streaming live on Facebook tonight and read about the opportunity to view a recently restored version of one of Alfred Hitchcock's first films
May 16, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
What a Physics Student Can Teach Us About How Visitors Walk Through a Museum
By sketching the movements of people at the Cleveland Art Museum, Andrew Oriani laid the groundwork for some deep insights into how art is appreciated
May 16, 2012 |
By Henry Adams
Explore the Treasures of Kazakhstan in New York City
Ancient artifacts from the storied Central Asian nation, including saddles ornamented with gold foil and cinnabar, are on display for the first time in the United States
May 07, 2012 |
By Susan Spano
Film vs. Digital: Archivists Speak Out
Pros and cons of "perforated plastic with photographic emulsion"
May 02, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
