What are the best museums across the United States? Readers have voted to decide the winners By 10Best EditorsFEBRUARY 23, 2024 There are more than 35,000 museums in the United States, according to a figure released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. That means there's ..
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BOB STUART The (Waynesboro) News-Virginian Dec 10, 2022 An early rendering of what the Virginia Museum of Natural History would look like features a façade reflecting the blue and green of the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. The façade designs for the future downtown Waynesboro museum are..
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Thursday, July 19, 2018 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. | Meet and Greet at 6:30 p.m. | Tours at 7:00 p.m. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the second phase of our renovations with Executive Director Della Watkins. Light refreshments will be served. Members only. Registration is required as space is limited. Ren..
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Pelham has been chosen as the site for a one-of-a-kind interactive center aimed at informing the public about safety. The National Center for Fire and Life Safety (NCFLS) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced today the NFPA HEROES Experience, the first public fire and life s..
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The National Infantry Museum Foundation is proud to receive the 2017 Governor’s Award for the Arts and Humanities. The awards were given by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and his wife, Sandra, during a ceremony in the statehouse last week. “The First Lady and I are longtime supporters of the arts, hum..
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The architecture of the Museum at Prairiefire in Overland Park, Kansas celebrates the rich story of the region, stemming from the Kansas tradition of controlled prairie burns. Real Estate developer, Merrill Companies, contacted prominent Museum and Architect Planners – Verner Johnson to aid in cr..
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"Eighty-five million years ago, while dinosaurs roamed the earth, Kansas was a shallow ocean, swarming with fanged sea monsters. Today, those toothy creatures can still be found in Overland Park. Well, in a museum, at least..." Excerpt: "For drivers zooming down 135th Street, the sharp-angled muse..
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"Ben Williams retired last month as the president and chief operating officer of the National Infantry Foundation. The National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center is part of his legacy. Recently, the Mississippi native sat down with Ledger-Enquirer reporter Chuck Williams to talk about the museum ..
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Read article "In the early 1900s, the Kansas-born paleontologist Barnum Brown discovered the first Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton while in Montana..." Excerpt: "Boston-based Verner Johnson was executive and design architect for the Museum at Prairiefire. The 41,000-square-foot (3,800 sq m) facili..
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"Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal toured the National Infantry Museum for the first time last month. And he walked away impressed with the six-year-old, $110 million facility located in South Columbus on the edge of Fort Benning..." Excerpt: "McChrystal, walked out of the museum with two insights ..
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