In January I had the pleasure of visiting New York City (for the very first time) and believe it or not, the weather was lovely. I was in town for work (transporting an artifact with a colleague) and took the opportunity to tour some of NYC’s world-class museums. I have several posts to share in the … Continue reading
Animatronic Abe Lincoln Up for Auction at Gettysburg Museum Life-size Civil War figures dressed in period garb, antique furniture and an animatronic U.S. President Abraham Lincoln will go on the auction block this weekend as a museum focused on the Battle of Gettysburg prepares to revamp itself. The American Civil War Wax Museum, which opened … Continue reading
Academy Museum Gets $5-Million Gifts from Gale Anne Hurd, 2 Others The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is quickly filling its coffers for its museum project. Today, the organization announced three naming gifts, of $5-million each. To read more, click here. Christie’s Under Fire for Visit to Detroit Art Museum Art critics and … Continue reading
Afghanistan Museum, Devastated by Civil War, Taliban, on the Mend but Long Road Ahead Looters stole tens of thousands of artifacts from the National Museum of Afghanistan during the country’s civil war in the 1990s, and then thousands more were destroyed by the Taliban when they took power. Now the museum is slowly coming back … Continue reading
Attendance Numbers From Parades to Concerts: How St. Louis’ Museums Count Attendance One summer day several years ago, the St. Louis Science Center sent a dozen staffers to ride the museum’s two-wheeled Segways in the city’s Fourth of July parade downtown. They waved at the crowd. They handed out fliers. Later, back at the museum, … Continue reading
Ashley G. Martin began her museum career in a museum gift shop in the heart of downtown Boston. After receiving her BA in Art History, she was promoted and steadily worked her way up at The Bostonian Society. Currently, she is the Administrative Manager and Social Media Specialist and is a Chair for the New … Continue reading
Barbie Museum Protest Protests Mar Barbie Museum Opening The opening of a museum in Berlin celebrating Barbie dolls was disrupted Thursday by protesters who say the popular doll distorts girl’s image of their own bodies. “Fewer and fewer girls feel comfortable in their own skin, with eating disorders having increased drastically because of figures like … Continue reading
Admission Debate 9/11 Museum will Charge Admission Fee of $20 or More When it Opens in 2014, Officials Say Faced with hefty operating costs, the foundation building the 9/11 museum at the World Trade Center has decided to charge an admission fee of $20 to $25 when the site opens next year. To read more, … Continue reading
Leah Melber, Ph.D. began her career in informal education while a college student in 1991 by joining the staff of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County as an interpreter within their children’s Discovery Center. She was immediately intrigued by how the physical setting of a museum or zoo can completely redefine, and reinvigorate, the learning … Continue reading
Admission Policy Lawsuit NYC’s Met Museum Sued Over ‘Deceptive’ Admission Policy Can a “recommended” admission fee be deceptive? Yes, according to a class-action lawsuit aimed at New York’s prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art. The suit, filed this month, accuses the Met of scheming to defraud visitors into believing a general admission fee of $25 per person is required, … Continue reading
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