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Museums Visited in Weekly Museum Visits Part III
- America's Islamic Heritage Museum
- Arts Club of Washington
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station
- Bladensburg Waterfront Park
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle
- Congressional Cemetery
- District Architecture Center
- Ellicott City Fire Station
- Franciscan Monastery
- House of the Temple
- Irvine Nature Center
- Isaac Log Cabin
- Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
- Kingman and Heritage Islands Park
- Lee-Fendall House
- Maryland Historical Society
- Mount Vernon
- National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum
- National Museum of Language
- Octagon
- Old Stone House
- Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park
- Peirce Mill
- President Lincoln's Cottage
- Riversdale
- United States Institute of Peace
- Voice of America
- Washington Masonic Memorial
DC, Maryland, and Virginia Museums on WordPress
- Art History at American University
- Broad Strokes (National Museum of Women in the Arts)
- Designing Tomorrow (National Building Museum)
- Experiment Station (Phillips Collection)
- Folger Shakespeare Library
- Fondo del Sol
- Heurich House Museum
- Laogai Museum
- Maryland Historical Society
- Montgomery County Historical Society
- National Aquarium
- Pope-Leighey House
- President Lincoln's Cottage
- Textile Museum Press Room
- United States Capitol Historical Society
- Virginia Commonwealth University Virtual Curation Unit
- Virginia Museum of Natural History
- What's Blooming at Dumbarton Oaks
- Woodlawn
Author Archives: Laura DiSciullo
YOU get to decide my last Weekly Museum Visit!
Vote on where I should go for my very last museum visit! I have so far visited 90 new sites for the Weekly Museum Visits project. I will be starting an intensive paralegal certificate program in 2 weeks – meaning … Continue reading
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PLOS Sci-Ed Blog Post
Science education blogger Cristina Russo wrote about social objects in science museums – and interviewed me for the article. You can read it here. Thanks!
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Week 27: Octagon
American Institute of Architects goal: With nearly 300 state and local chapters, the AIA serves as the voice of the architecture profession and the resource for our members in service to society. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) maintains the … Continue reading
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Tagged article, DC, historic house museum, museum, national park, Octagon, weekly museum visit
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Week 26: Congressional Cemetery
Organization mission: The mission of the Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery is to serve the community as an active burial ground and conserve the physical artifacts, buildings, and infrastructure of the cemetery; to celebrate the American heritage … Continue reading
Favorite Museum Photos: Cherry Blossoms
During Weekly Museum Visits Part II, I visited the United States National Arboretum and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. I recently revisited both and saw them in their cherry blossom glory. * April’s blog theme is Local History.
Week 25: Ellicott City Fire Station, Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park, and Isaac Log Cabin
Howard County Recreation and Parks mission: To responsibly manage natural resources; provide excellent parks, facilities, and recreation opportunities for the community; and ensure the highest quality of life for current and future generations. Today in 1788, Maryland became the seventh … Continue reading
Week 24: Bladensburg Waterfront Park
Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation Mission:In partnership with our citizens, the Department of Parks and Recreation provides comprehensive park and recreation programs, facilities, and services which respond to changing needs within our communities. We strive to preserve, … Continue reading
Justin Bieber’s Museum Visit
Teen pop star/heartthrob Justin Bieber recently visited the Anne Frank House – the building where Frank hid during World War II and kept a diary, now turned into a museum – and left this bit of profundity in the guest … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Frank House, Arlington National Cemetery, article, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Capitol Visitor Center, DC, historic house museum, Justin Bieber, King Memorial, Library of Congress, Maryland Historical Society, MD, Meridian Hill Park, museum, National Portrait Gallery, Netherlands, Sewall-Belmont House, Smithsonian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, VA
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Week 23: Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
Community center mission: We create a welcoming and inclusive environment, connecting the people of our Jewish community with each other, Israel, and the broader community. We inspire individuals of all ages and backgrounds to enhance their social, physical, intellectual and … Continue reading
Week 22: Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle
Cathedral mission: We, the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle, Mother Church of the Archdiocese of Washington, are a diverse and multi-cultural parish in our nation’s capital under the care of our Archbishop. Although the Cathedral of Saint … Continue reading
