Please Touch! Cooper Hewitt Creates A Museum For The Internet Age
The design museum is housed in a historic building, but it has been remade into one of the country's most technologically advanced museums. Officials hope it attracts younger visitors — and donors.
View ArticleBy Dimming Its Lights, Museum Opens Doors For Kids With Autism
Loud noises, bright lights and crowded spaces can be painful for children with autism. That often means missing out on museums. Some, like Seattle's Pacific Science Center, are addressing the problem.
View ArticleRalph Nader Builds Shrine To Tort Law
The consumer advocate and former presidential candidate's new museum in Connecticut is filled with items like defective toys and unsafe machines.
View Article'Nation's T. Rex' Strikes A Rapacious Pose
Drills and screws would damage the frail, 65.5 million-year-old bones of the Smithsonian's 38-foot-long Tyrannosaurus rex. So how do you make it stand? Blacksmiths in Canada are working their magic.
View ArticleAs Gateway Arch Turns 50, Its Message Gets Reframed
The Arch was originally built to honor St. Louis' role in western expansion, and its museum is focused on the experience of white American settlers. Its new museum will include different perspectives.
View ArticleNew Yorkers May Soon Be Able To Buy Kickbacks ... As Souvenirs
If a concerned citizen has his way, there will be a Museum of Political Corruption in Albany, N.Y. "I tell people, quite frankly, I want to institutionalize corruption," Bruce Roter says.
View ArticleTilting Toward Fun: A Museum For Pinball Wizards To Come And Play
The Museum of Pinball in California has more than 600 machines and only opens a few times a year. It attracts those who are nostalgic, and those who long for a game not contained within a screen.
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