MUSEUMS

Medgar Evers’s Mississippi Home Is a National Monument

On June 12, 1963, activist and civil rights leader Medgar Evers was shot in his own driveway by Klansman Byron De La Beckwith. A bullet hole can still be seen in a kitchen wall in the home, which was declared a National Monument in 2019.

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Wikimedia Commons // Public domain

Last Surviving Person of Interest in Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist to Be Released From Prison

Robert Gentile, an 82-year-old in jail for an unrelated crime, has been a person of interest in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist case for at least a decade.

New Exhibition Explores the Life of Alexander Hamilton, Courtesy of Lin-Manuel Miranda

Wait for it: The exhibition is opening on Chicago's Northerly Island next month. In the fall, it will travel to select U.S. cities.

Eldon Baldwin Follow, Flickr // CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

See the Workshop Where Mardi Gras Parade Floats Are Born

Can't make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras? At Mardi Gras World, you can see elaborate parade floats built for the carnival year-round.

Dale Kronkright / © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Georgia O'Keeffe's Paintings Are Breaking Out in 'Art Acne'—Here’s Why

These "pimple-like protrusions" are surprisingly common in the art world. By some estimates, they plague up to 70 percent of all paintings in museums.

A collection of Bob Dylan poems that was auctioned off by Christie's in 2005.

Bob Dylan's Lyrics, Poetry, and Prose Showcased at Chicago's American Writers Museum

Dylan's personal copy of "The Catcher in the Rye" is one of the rare items on display. In it, he wrote notes and drew doodles.

Reproduction of the Catalan Atlas featuring Mansa Musa.

New Exhibition Highlights Mansa Musa, the Richest Man Who Ever Lived

Mali's king Mansa Musa embodied the wealth of West Africa before the Atlantic slave trade, as seen in "Caravans of Gold."

Ted Bundy’s Car, Letters, and Other Personal Items are on Display at the Alcatraz East Crime Museum

The new exhibit gives a look into the serial killer's personal life.

New York City Is Getting Its Very Own Dog Museum

An interactive exhibit will tell you which dog breed your face resembles.

HAI YANG, Flickr // CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

When Pablo Picasso Was Suspected of Stealing the Mona Lisa

In 1911, Leonardo da Vinci's most famous work went missing. A tip from an admitted art thief seemed to implicate one of the world's best painters.

Belgium Is Home to the World’s Only Sourdough Library

And it's overseen by a Sourdough Librarian.

Take a Peek Inside London's Museum of Childhood

The collections contain vintage toys, many of which are no longer sold in stores.

Tim Burton's Art Will Make a Rare U.S. Appearance at Las Vegas's Neon Museum in 2019

Mark your calendars for October 15, 2019.

Hayao Miyazaki Retrospective Will Be the Inaugural Exhibit at the New Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

It will mark America's first major exhibition dedicated to the director.

A visitor photographs 'Mural' by Jackson Pollock.

How to Spot a Fake Painting, According to Forgery Experts

Brush up on these tips before your next museum outing.

A Dr. Dettweiler sputum flask, circa 1910

The Anti-Spitting Campaigns Designed to Stop the Spread of Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis patients were asked to carry their phlegm around all day in a flask.

David Shrigley's Inflatable 'Swan-Things' Come to Life in 12-Minute Cycles

You'll need to be patient if you want to witness the full effect.

Anna Atkins (1799–1871), Dictyota dichotoma, in the young state & in fruit, from PartXI of Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, 1849-1850, cyanotype

How 19th-Century Photographer Anna Atkins Changed the Way We Look at Science

Her identity was a mystery for decades.

JK Rowling's Newest Obsession? A Teenager's 350-Year-Old Math Notebook

Richard Beale's sketch of a chicken wearing trousers has gone viral.

A New London Art Installation Is Designed to Make You Cry

The artist calls it "forced empathy."

8 of the Weirdest Items in the Smithsonian's Archives

The famous museum keeps millions of items from public view, including a 17-foot long beard and a combat vest made for pigeons.

One guest-submitted photo of museum artifacts.

Wikipedia Is Digitally 'Preserving' Items Destroyed in the Brazil National Museum Fire

Up to 20 million artifacts were lost.

Online Museum Is Preserving 'Endangered' Sounds for Future Generations

Because everyone should know what the click of a View-Master sounds like.

Thousands of Rare Insects and Lizards Have Been Stolen From a Philadelphia Museum

Including one of the most dangerous spiders in the world.

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