A world of wonders awaits at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, California. Five galleries, each more compelling than the last, entice visitors to stay and marvel. The exhibits are so rich in detail that a person could spend his or her whole visit exploring just one gallery. Take, for instance, the Classic Car Collection. The…
Worlds Await at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, California
April 22, 2023
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New Museum in Mexico Spotlights Endangered Axolotl Salamander
MEXICO CITY—A new museum and conservation center dedicated to Mexico’s critically endangered axolotl salamander is highlighting the amphibian’s remarkable story that has captured the attention of scientists and the public alike. With an impressive ability to heal itself, the axolotl salamanders were showcased in the exhibit, which opened on Saturday, at Mexico City’s Chapultepec Zoo….
‘The Imaginary Museum’: Rare Photos of Mural Paintings Found in Derelict, Forgotten Buildings
December 6, 2022
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Photographer Romain Veillon’s collection of mural paintings found in derelict buildings is both beautiful and poignant. The 38-year-old Frenchman loves to travel the globe exploring his niche: abandoned heritage. If you ask him where the properties housing these fantastically painted scenes are though, he’ll tell you it’s a secret. “I can’t give the exact name…
A Captain’s Story of Fort Bragg’s Glass Beach
FORT BRAGG, Calif.—Millions of smooth glass pebbles blanket the shore near Fort Bragg, giving the famous site its name: Glass Beach. Though the glass pebbles are not quite an all-natural formation, they’ve been drawing tourists for decades. Joseph Cass Forrington, a former sea captain and owner of the Sea Glass Museum, said it was just…
Stunning Roman Mosaics Return Home to New Israeli Museum
JERUSALEM—A series of exceptional 1,700-year-old Roman mosaics have returned home to Israel, where the collection went on public display for the first time Monday after more than a decade touring the world’s top museums. The mosaics were first discovered in the central city of Lod in 1996 but the Israel Antiquities Authority only fully unearthed…
BC Premier Made the ‘Wrong Call,’ Stops $800-Million Museum Project
British Columbia Premier John Horgan has announced his government is stopping the $800-million replacement of the Royal B.C. Museum, saying he made the “wrong call.” Horgan said he’s heard from B.C. residents that it was the wrong time for the construction and they’ll go back to the drawing board to find a project that all…
BC Premier Says He Made the ‘Wrong Call,’ Stops $800-Million Museum Project
VICTORIA—A plan to tear down and replace British Columbia’s provincial museum was put on hold indefinitely Wednesday by Premier John Horgan who admitted he miscalculated public support for the $789 million project. Horgan, who has faced weeks of constant political criticism over what has been called his “vanity legacy project,” said he was mistaken to…
Moviegoers Will Love the Academy Award Museum
April 11, 2022
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We were delighted to visit the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences not long after it opened on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. We parked for the day at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, next door to the new domed building, which allowed us to visit that museum, too, as well…
Eastern California Museum Offers a Treasure-Trove of Surprises
The town of Independence, California, on historic U.S. Highway 395 in the Owens Valley — bordered on the west by the Sierra Nevada and the east by the White Mountains — is so small you could blink and miss it. Travelers heading north tend to zip through the town and past its historic courthouse to…
Philly Police Arrest Man Wanted in Connection With NYC Museum Stabbing
A man accused of stabbing two employees at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City on March 12 was arrested in Philadelphia early on Tuesday, police said. Gary Cabana, 60, was located by Philadelphia police officers on a bench at the Greyhound bus station in Center City. He was taken into custody…
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