L.M. Montgomery’s Ontario Home Will Open As a Museum
While living in the village of Norval, the beloved author enjoyed stunning literary success. But this chapter of her life was tinged with darkness
Five Things You Didn’t Realize Were Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
Since 1965, the agency has bestowed more than 63,000 humanities-related grants
This Virginia Winery Once Housed One of WWII’s Most Important Spy Stations
Speakeasies are so 2012—this place has actual secrets
Two New Exhibitions Celebrate a Long-Lost Painting
The “Tower of the Blue Horses” is gone, but not forgotten
California’s Bunny Museum Hops to a New Home
The previous location could not contain the museum’s 33,000 “artifacts”
America’s First Writers Museum Is Slated to Open in May
A new home for celebrating American literary titans, titles and traditions takes root in Chicago
This Medieval Knight’s Manor Houses Over 350 Mechanical Musical Instruments
From tiny music boxes to the bus-sized Orchestrion, Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet in Germany’s Rhineland is the perfect musical detour
A New Exhibition Explores the Science and Math in Children’s Book Illustrations
The 29 artworks on display capture the wonder in nature, engineering and discoveries
Step Inside This Underground Cathedral, Carved Into the Walls of an Abandoned Salt Mine
An old mine has transformed into a subterranean worship space, 650 feet underground
Scientists Make Art From Objects Invisible to the Naked Eye
Sophisticated microscopes, satellites and other instruments can create stunning images in experts’ hands
Tattooing Was Illegal in New York City Until 1997
The New-York Historical Society’s newest exhibit delves into the history of the city’s once-turbulent ink scene
New Exhibition Lets You Look at Art While Playing Pinball
Kings and Queens tracks the game’s influence on a group of Chicago artists
New McDonalds Has a Cool Design Element: an Ancient Roman Road
Have a bit of history with that Happy Meal
These Fake Trees Were Used as Spy Posts on the Front Lines of World War I
On the Western Front, meticulously crafted iron trees were used by both sides to conceal enemy forces
Japan Is Getting a Ninja Museum
Officials hope the iconic warriors can sneak more tourism into the country
The Lasting Influence Matisse Had on Richard Diebenkorn’s Artwork
The great American painter owed a luminous debt to the French Modernist
You Don’t Need to Wait for Spring to Enjoy the Smithsonian Gardens
This new tour guide will help you relax in these urban oases
Some of the Most Important (and Cutest) Teddy Bear Moments of the Past 114 Years
The American toy was introduced in 1903, and almost immediately made its mark
Egypt’s Museum of Islamic Art Triumphantly Re-Opens
The museum has restored 160 artifacts damaged by a 2014 truck bomb and has expanded, putting three times as many artworks on display
New Exhibit Reveals 8,000 Years of London’s History
The Museum of London Docklands highlights 500 finds unearthed by the Crossrail Project
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