Growing Community: Berks History Center Responds to COVID-19 through Gardening
On August 13, 1919, a furious storm blew through Philadelphia. The rain and wind continued into the next day, but by the […]
Growing Community: Berks History Center Responds to COVID-19 through Gardening
Baltimore Museum of Industry Distributes Free At-Home Field Trip Kits
Each year more than 30,000 students visit the Baltimore Museum of Industry to learn about the city’s industrial past. While […]
National Building Museum Announces Layoffs
Shortly after furloughing much of its staff, D.C’s National Building Museum announced that nearly two-thirds of its employees will be […]
Workers at Philly Art Museum Petition for Union
On May 22, workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art announced their intention to unionize and requested that the museum’s […]
Philly Proposed Budget Cuts Funding for African American Museum
At the beginning of May, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenny introduced a revised 2021 city budget. The new budget included major […]
Celebrate International Museum Day
May 18th marks International Museum Day, a celebration of the global museum community. The International Council of Museums designated the […]
NY Public Library Acquires Archive of Dancer Martha Graham
Martha Graham is one of those names that even many outside of the dance world have heard. Graham is considered […]
Maryland Announces Funding for African American Preservation Projects
Since its founding in 2010, Maryland’s African American Heritage Preservation Program has awarded nearly $10 million in grants to help […]
NEH Makes Emergency Relief Grants Available for Humanities Institutions
Museums and historic sites across the country are reporting losses of nearly $1 billion a month due to coronavirus-related closures. […]
Delaware Shares its Past with the Delaware Digital History Museum
We are fast approaching the end of a second full month of quarantine. This long-term shutdown has forced many historic […]