Museums Exhibits - Page 58

November 5, 2015

Mickey, Bart and Bugs invade Detroit art museum for large-scale animation exhibition

The 128-year-old Detroit Institute of Arts has gained a reputation as a home for some of the world's most hallowed masterpieces: Paintings by Van Gogh and Picasso, the Diego Rivera industry murals.

November 5, 2015

Kensington Palace showcases royal wardrobe

Before Kate Middleton, other members of the royal family were fashion trendsetters: Queen Elizabeth II, her sometimes risqué sister Margaret, and the glamorous Princess Diana.

November 5, 2015

Playing with Caterpillars: machines, not insects

Here's a place where the word caterpillar does not refer to fuzzy little insects.

November 5, 2015

SD museum adds Elvis' guitar to vast collection

A 16th-century Amati violoncello displayed in the National Music Museum has long been nicknamed "The King," but the ghost of a legendary rock 'n' roller has arrived in South Dakota to reclaim his regal moniker.

November 5, 2015

Tourists plaster turtles in Chinese zoo with money

A penny for their thoughts.

November 5, 2015

Museums across US to host events marking 150 years since Lincoln assassination

April 15th marks 150 years since the death of President Abraham Lincoln.

November 5, 2015

Egyptian Museum in Italy gets overhaul of pharaonic proportions

The world renknowned museum is among the top 10 visited in Italy, with a record 567,000 visitors last year.

November 5, 2015

9/11 Museum shows SEAL's shirt from Bin Laden raid

The shirt and coin will join an existing display with a brick from the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where the terrorist at the helm of the attacks was killed.

November 5, 2015

Stall owners in historic Spanish market calling for window-shopping tourist fee

If  you’re not in the market to buy, then get out.

November 5, 2015

Smithsonian's National Zoo closing invertebrate hall due to rising costs, relocating animals

The National Zoo is closing its Invertebrate Exhibit, citing rising costs and $5 million in needed upgrades.