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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
- O Street Mansion
- 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
Tag Archives: Newseum
Museum Education Students’ Museum Field Trips: Second Semester
In fall 2009, I had a two-day-per-week internship paired with a weekly seminar on learning theory, as well as two other courses: Museum Audiences and American Folklife. The internship consisted of spending 16 hours a week immersing myself in a … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Visits (Other), Museums and Holidays, Newseum, Photos
Tagged Christmas, DC, Discovery Theater, historic house of worship, holidays, libraries, Library of Congress, MD, Mormon Temple Visitors Center, museum, Museum Education Program, national park, Newseum, parks, Ripley Center, Rock Creek Park, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Torpedo Factory, VA, Washington National Cathedral
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The Lure of Crime Exhibits
When I was seven, two friends and I started a club called the Yellow Detectives. We made up fake code names, a flag, and a pledge. Our activities mostly consisted of using our over-active imaginations to concoct “mysteries” out of … Continue reading
Black History Month
The Smithsonian Institution’s newest museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is slated to open in 2015. This museum will have the responsibility not of being the first or only site to address black history, for there … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Books, Lists of Museums, Museums and Holidays, National Postal Museum, Newseum, Photos
Tagged Black History Month, DC, Frederick Douglass House, historic house museum, historic site, holidays, International Civil Rights Center and Museum, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, museum, National Museum of African American History and Culture, national museum of american history, NC, Newseum
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Challenges in Interpreting Challenger
I was three years old on January 28, 1986, when the Challenger disaster occurred; I have no personal where-were-you-when memories of the event. Years later, someone told me that everyone who worked at NASA knew that the seven astronauts would … Continue reading
Laura’s Family Visits the Newseum
During the week between Christmas and New Year’s, my parents, sister, and uncle came to the Newseum. (I was working that day and I had the pleasure of checking their coats.) They spent several hours at the Newseum and, as … Continue reading
Happy Holidays!
Whatever holiday(s) you celebrate, I hope you are finding them happy and full of meaning! This year, I celebrated Saint Nicholas Day and Christmas with my family, and I will celebrate New Year’s with friends. Yesterday, my family opened gifts … Continue reading
Posted in Museums and Holidays, Newseum
Tagged Christmas, DC, holidays, museum, New Year's, Newseum
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Week 17: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and Visitors Center
Mission of future museum: The mission of the National Law Enforcement Museum is to tell the story of American law enforcement through exhibits, collections, research and education. The Museum dynamically engages the broadest possible audience in this story in an … Continue reading
The Moving Newseum
How is the Newseum moving? Let us count the ways: The Newseum moved from its Arlington, VA location to its current location on Pennsylvania Avenue in DC. It’s a big museum, so a visit means moving around a lot! To … Continue reading
A Visit to the Museum… Restroom?
Museums have exhibit space, and they have restrooms. But why not use restrooms as exhibit space, even if just for an image or two on the wall? The Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park doesn’t have any animals living in the restroom, … Continue reading
Posted in National Zoological Park, Newseum
Tagged arboretum, community art space, Cylburn Arboretum, museum, National Zoo, Newseum, Smithsonian, Torpedo Factory, zoo
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Good NEWS
Later this month, I will begin a part-time job at the Newseum as a Visitor Services Representative. I’m excited that I’ll be paid to spend time at this huge museum that I have visited, but whose half-dozen floors I have … Continue reading
