Category: Museum travel
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Fashion Travel: Met’s Exhibit-“Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire”
Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire, the Costume Institute’s first fall exhibition in seven years, is on view in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Anna Wintour Costume Center from October 21, 2014, through February 1, 2015. The exhibition explores the aesthetic development and cultural implications of mourning fashions of the 19th and early…
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Albany Institute of History and Art: Archeologist to Lecture on April 13, 2014
The Albany Institute of History and Art will be hosting archeologist Violaine Chauvet for a lecture on Ancient Temples at Tanis and Karnak. This is what they say:On Sunday, April 13, Violaine Chauvet, renowned archaeologist and lecturer in Egyptology at the University of Liverpool, will present a lecture in conjunction with the GE Presents: The…
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Albany Institute of History and Art: Translating Hieroglyphs Lecture on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 2PM
On Sunday, December 8, 2013, Ms. Joyce Haynes, consulting Egyptologist, will present a lecture in conjunction with the GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies exhibition. Click here for more details of this exhibition. Ms. Haynes will share what this museum says has been a fascinating investigation into the hieroglyphs and illustrated panels…
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Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live-Free Admission to a Select Museum on September 28, 2013
In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, who offer free admission everyday, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! Ticket…for free. Note: Only an official Museum Day Live! ticket is eligible for free entry. Official…
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Met’s Costume Gala: Kick Off to Its New Exhibit- Punk: Chaos to Couture
As many of us know, last night was the one of the year’s biggest events in the Fashion Industry-the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Gala. Click here to see the Times Union’s great photo collection of celebrities that attended the party. This famous celebrity infused celebration was designed, in part, as a kick…
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Met’s new costume exhibit– Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations
How many of us waited in one of those amazingly long lines to view Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, last year’s blockbuster Costume Institute exhibition at NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art? Well, it’s that time of year again when the Met launches yet another fabulous exhibit to coincide with its famous celebrity Costume Gala. And this…
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Creatures of the Deep-Behind-the-Scenes of the American Museum of Natural History
After attending a preview of the American Museum of Natural History’s “Creatures of Light”, a group of other media people and I traveled below the museum’s main floors to take a behind-the-scenes tour of its Department of Ichthyology (fish) that was led by Zachary Baldwin. This fourth year PH.D student showed us what he said…
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Amazing “Creatures of Light” at the American Museum of Natural History
What is bioluminescence? It’s the chemical reaction that creates the glow that emanates from fireflies in a meadow in eastern North America, from the glowworms on the ceiling of Waitomo Cave in New Zealand, and from the unique creatures that have been discovered far below the sea. Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of…
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The Mummies of the Albany Institute of History and Art to be Scanned at Albany Med on March 31st
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve enjoyed visiting the Albany Institute of History & Art. This museum has had so many interesting exhibits over the years, but my favorite will always be its two resident mummies that have been displayed continuously for over 100 years. The mummies will be scanned at Albany Medical Center…
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Revitalization of Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Sarah Wildman of the New York Times reports that nearby Pittsfield, Massachussetts has in past few years experienced an reawakening. Wildman says that galleries, restaurants and boutiques are now replacing “For Rent” signs. Wildman lists different points of interest including the Berkshire Museum, the Mission Bar + Tapas, Dottie’s Coffee Lounge and the Ferrin Gallery.…
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Travel Gal Kim Swidler 