To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth, the Morgan Library & Museum on Feb. 7 will offer free admission to anyone who mentions the author’s bicentennial birthday. The exhibition “Charles Dickens at 200”, which features manuscripts... »
The recently closed “Carsten Höller: Experience” installation made for quite a few changes at the New Museum, which drew the most foot (and slide) traffic in the museum’s 35-year history. “To accommodate unprecedented attendance, the museum extended th... »
Yesterday, the South Street Seaport Museum opened back up to the general public after being threatened with indefinite closure. A deal struck by the city and museum officials has given this downtown Manhattan institution a second chance. A low number o... »
For one night only, the Rose Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History will be transformed into a setting for a live multi-player video game, Space Cruiser. The museum is partnering with Babycastles, a D.I.Y. video arcade collective, for an event t... »
During last week's Occupy Museums protest at MoMA, a red and black banner was suspended by the crowd on the fifth floor landing into the museum's atrium. The Director of MoMA Security quickly confiscated and has yet to return the piece. As Occupy Museu... »
Seen… At the MTA Museum in Grand Central. [Photo Credit: Dayo] »
2011 wasn’t a great year for either the Seaport Museum or the American Folk Art Museum. The two museums have been in dire financial straits for the past several years, struggling to keep rising operating costs down while bleeding admissions and members... »
Working with New Hyde Park Village Historian Carol Nowakowski, Museum Project Committee member Mildred Tassone and New Hyde Park Village Trustee Donald Barbieri, Nassau County Legislator Richard Nicolello, R-New Hyde Park, has secured $17,000 in Nassau... »
