Museums Are Here

A blog celebrating the resiliency of museums

Nicole Ackman

Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience

Janis Rabin’s family emigrated from Poland, eventually settling in Bogalusa, Louisiana. For years, she and her relatives had kept memories and stories of their family’s Jewish experience to themselves, or shared them casually with...

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

After shutting its doors more than 14 months ago, the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh is now ready to welcome kids and their families back inside starting on June 12, and it hopes to do...

Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History

The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History invites the public to view its new exhibit, “Changes of Monterey,” and meet new Executive Director Carla Bitter on July 2. Closed for much of 2020 and...

Upper Peninsula’s Children’s Museum

A new exhibit has buzzed into the Upper Peninsula’s Children’s museum. After taking over as exhibit designer around a year ago, Carie Koscielny, knew the benefits a live bee exhibit could offer to the...

NC Maritime Museum at Southport

People who experience sensory problems with things like loud noises or bright lights now have a way to fully enjoy the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport.  The museum is offering new initiatives to...

Pueblo Heritage Museum

There are seven local organizations gearing up for flood exhibits to highlight the 100-year anniversary of Pueblo’s devastating and life-changing flood, and one of those exhibits will be hosted by the Pueblo Heritage Museum....

The Museum of Pop Culture

The Museum of Pop Culture, in collaboration with the Walt Disney Archives, has a new exhibit, “Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume,” that opens to the public on June 5. The...

Brazos Valley African American Museum

The Smithsonian’s “Water/Ways” exhibit is now on display at the Brazos Valley African American Museum (BVAAM). The exhibit focuses on the various sources of water, the purpose of water, the environmental and cultural impact water has...

Glazer Children’s Museum

The Glazer Children’s Museum in Tampa is set to open a new exhibit based on the PBS KIDS show, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. The animated show is about a 4-year-old tiger named Daniel who learns new skills he can...

Gilcrease Museum

A new exhibit at the Gilcrease Museum lets visitors ask virtual versions of living Tulsa Race Massacre survivors about their experiences. StoryFile and the Terence Crutcher Foundation present “The Legacy of Survival,” which uses...

Baltimore Museum of Art

The Baltimore Museum of Art presented the first U.S. exhibit in over 35 years dedicated to Spanish artist Juan Gris on Monday. With more than 40 paintings and collages, The Still Lifes of Juan...

Art Museum of Eastern Idaho

A new exhibit at the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls shows the beauty and possibilities that can be found in everyday objects that have been discarded. The exhibit, “Sayaka Ganz: Reclaimed...

Sarasota Art Museum

The Sarasota Art Museum is bringing conversations about race to the forefront with a new exhibit opening on May 29. “Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott” will showcase 50 total works from Robert...

Arizona History Museum

A new exhibit at the Arizona History Museum in Tucson aims to make sure the state’s place in the history of space flight is not forgotten. “Ready to Launch: Arizona’s Place in Space” showcases how the...

Sternberg Museum of Natural History

A new exhibit at Fort Hays State University’s Sternberg Museum of Natural History aims to bring the prehistoric to life. “Age of the Dinosaur,” a multifaceted interactive display created by Kokoro Exhibits, opened at the museum...