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A Cleveland museum is offering free admission all November to view Boris Lurie's powerful Holocaust survival story told through art. More than 200 works hidden until his death in 2008 now teach new generations about resilience and hope.
A museum manager who fell in love with fossils as a kid is now sharing that magic with a new generation. Her passion, sparked by a 150-million-year-old discovery, led her to a career celebrating prehistoric wonders.
Western Sydney's Powerhouse Parramatta opens in November with a rooftop observatory featuring telescopes powerful enough to see distant galaxies. The facility will host 10,000 students annually for overnight programs where they can collect real astronomical data.
A 53-foot mobile museum is hitting the road to share real stories of everyday people helping their neighbors. Oklahoma City gets its turn this weekend to experience these powerful tales of compassion.
After investing $20,000 and a decade of dedication, Mildred Smith-Gatewood opened a backyard museum celebrating her family's 200-year journey from slavery to success. Over 300 relatives gathered in Mississippi to celebrate their heritage and inspire the next generation.
After 25 years of planning, the Museum of Youth Culture opens in London's Camden neighborhood, celebrating how teenagers from flappers to emos shaped society. The museum honors the rebellious spirit of young people through personal photos, rave flyers, and artifacts spanning a century of subcultures.
A former public housing building in Chicago's South Side just became the nation's first museum dedicated to the stories of public housing residents. It took 26 years of activism to preserve these stories after thousands of families were displaced.
Anderson Taylor just earned a Guinness World Record as the world's youngest male museum curator, opening his own natural history museum at age 9. Now he's fundraising to buy the building and expand his collection for the whole community.
A university lab just 3D printed over 100 lifelike rhino fossils so kids can experience the thrill of paleontology. The bones will let young visitors dig up ancient treasures at Nebraska's Morrill Hall starting this June.
A rare Bronze Age gold treasure will remain in Market Harborough after the community raised £150,000 to keep it from being sold to private collectors. The 3,000-year-old torc, discovered by a metal detectorist in 2024, will soon be displayed at the town's museum for everyone to enjoy.
A Davenport gallery owner just set a Guinness World Record with her collection of 38,000 spoons that tell America's story. What started as a gift from her great-grandmother 36 years ago has become a museum celebrating 250 years of history.
Central Florida Holocaust survivors are recording their memories using AI technology that will let future visitors have real-time conversations with them. The Museum for Hope & Humanity is creating an interactive experience that keeps survivor testimonies alive for generations.