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A science museum is using its 100-acre forest to support mental health
The Montshire Museum in Norwich has exhibits throughout its trails geared towards being present in the natural world and to process grief.
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Squeeze into a photo booth for a Valentine’s Day smooch
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we stop in at the new Photo Booth Museum in San Francisco to find out how people are using the booths to celebrate their love.
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PBS shutters DEI office
The public broadcaster says it is closing its Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office to comply with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump.
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An Afghan museum, that buried its artifacts after Taliban takeover, is reborn online
The Afghanistan Memory Home Museum shares details and belongings from those who’ve died in conflict. It shut its doors when the Taliban took power, buried much of its collection — but has now reemerged.
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A new Banksy Museum has opened in NYC … minus Banksy
The new museum is not authorized by the artist — who has explicitly denounced any use of his art for profit.
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Rudolf Haffenreffer collected dozens of human remains. Now Brown University wants to give them back
The Haffenreffer Museum at Brown University expects to transfer its full collection from Bristol to Providence in the fall of 2025. But before it does, it wants to return the roughly 86 human remains in its collection to their rightful Tribes of origin. The repatriations are long overdue, as a federal law requiring them has […]
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Berkshire Museum Ends Sale Of Art After Reaching Fundraising Goal
The Berkshire Museum says it’s all done selling its art. The museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, faced lawsuits related to the controversial plan. In the past year, the Berkshire Museum sold 22 pieces of art, including a pair of Norman Rockwell paintings. That brought in $53.5 million, just shy of the $55-million allowed under a settlement […]
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Bringing Connecticut’s Coastal History To Your Phone
Researchers at UConn are teaming up with local history groups to create a state “Blue Trail.” The idea is to build an interactive outdoor museum on…
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New Bedford’s Grand Panorama Opens To The Public
Would you like to see the longest painting in America? You can, starting Saturday July 14th at the Kilburn Mill in New Bedford. It’s a massive artwork,…
