Peale Museum to celebrate 208th birthday with grand reopening
The Peale Museum in Baltimore will celebrate its 208th birthday with a free grand reopening celebration, showcasing its five-year, $5.5 million renovation.
Off the Record with Sloane Brown: Bryn Parchman, Port Discovery Children’s Museum
Port Discovery Children’s Museum President/CEO Bryn Parchman joins Sloane Brown to talk about how the museum had to adapt to the pandemic and how those efforts will affect the museum’s programs going forward.
American Visionary Art Museum wins $10K grant, ‘weird art’ exhibit in John Oliver-led contest
The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore was selected as one of five museums nationwide to exhibit three "weird works of art" selected by John Oliver.
Holocaust museum facility in Bowie
(AP) The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has identified a site in Bowie for a new, $40 million facility that will house its archives. The museum announced last year that it would build the David and Fela Shapell Family Collections and Conservation Center to store its collection, which is expected to double in size over the […]
Judge hears arguments on Corcoran Gallery merger
After years of financial and management trouble, the fate of one of the nation's oldest museums and one of the few independent art galleries in Washington is now in the hands of a judge.
Judge: Students, staff can oppose Corcoran merger
Nine current students, faculty and staff members can argue against the proposed merger of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the nation's oldest museums, and its college with two larger institutions in Washington, a judge ruled Monday.
Corcoran Gallery’s proposed merger goes to court
A District of Columbia judge is considering whether to allow a group representing some students, alumni, donors and faculty to intervene in a proposed merger of the Corcoran Gallery of Art with two larger institutions.
Walters Art Museum receives $913k for new projects
The Walters Art Museum has been awarded $913,000 in grants for upcoming projects and exhibits leading into its 80th anniversary as a public museum.
Waxing Civil War nostalgia
If you’ve ever had a hankering to own a life-sized wax figure from the American Civil War, now is your opportunity.
New exhibit could collect more visitors for Lewis Museum
A nationally renowned exhibit has made its way to Baltimore, where it may bring a surge of visitors to the East Coast’s largest African-American museum.
Judge will determine Renoir painting’s owner
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge will seek to unravel an art mystery and determine the rightful owner of a napkin-sized painting by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir that a Virginia woman says she bought at a flea market for $7. The ownership is in dispute after documents were uncovered showing a Baltimore museum reported the […]
Library of Congress has plan for saving recordings
WASHINGTON — The Library of Congress unveiled an extensive plan Wednesday to help libraries and archives nationwide preserve recorded sound to guard against losing historic recordings as has happened with those by George Gershwin, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. About 14,000 public and private institutions hold sound recordings, according to one survey. The plan carries […]