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Lindt Opened the World’s Largest Chocolate Museum in Switzerland, Complete With a 30-Foot-Tall Chocolate Fountain

There aren’t any 10-foot strawberries to dip in it, unfortunately.

Lindt Opened the World’s Largest Chocolate Museum in Switzerland, Complete With a 30-Foot-Tall Chocolate Fountain

The Long-Awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Will Open in April 2021 With a Hayao Miyazaki Exhibition

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The Long-Awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Will Open in April 2021 With a Hayao Miyazaki Exhibition

What Happens to the Racist Statues and Monuments That Are Removed? Many Find Their Way to Germany’s Citadel Museum

A fallen statue of Lenin next to the Mogoşoaia Palace.

What Happens to the Racist Statues and Monuments That Are Removed? Many Find Their Way to Germany’s Citadel Museum

Buckingham Palace’s Most Enviable Artworks Are Getting Their Own Exhibition for the First Time Ever

Former curator of paintings Jennifer Scott in the Picture Gallery in 2011.

Buckingham Palace’s Most Enviable Artworks Are Getting Their Own Exhibition for the First Time Ever

8 Times People Ruined Priceless Works of Art

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National Museum of African American History Wants to Document Your COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter Stories

The museum in Washington, D.C., is currently closed because of the pandemic, but its online collection is just as fascinating as an in-person visit.

Plimoth Plantation Is Changing Its Name to Be More Inclusive of Its Wampanoag History

Lydia Hicks brings food to a cow in the 1627 Pilgrim Village at Plimoth Plantation, the 17th century replica village that was the site of the first Thanksgiving in 1623.

The American Museum of Natural History Just Launched OLogy, an iPad App Version of Its Science Website for Kids

This dad wanted to learn about dinosaurs, too.

In Bordeaux, France, a Former Nazi Submarine Base Has Been Transformed Into a Digital Art Gallery

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The American Museum of Natural History Is Hosting a Virtual Field Trip to Mars

Explore Mars from the comfort of your couch.

Explore 4.5 Million Objects in the British Museum's Digital Archives

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Keep Your Brain Engaged With the National Museum of Mathematics’s Weekly “Mind-Benders for the Quarantined” Puzzles

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Occupy White Walls: Free Video Game Lets You Design Your Own Virtual Art Gallery

Occupy White Walls, Kickstarter

While Visitors Are in Quarantine, Museums Are Sharing Their Creepiest Objects on Twitter

A long-dead Roman woman’s hair bun, jet pins and all.

The New-York Historical Society Is Sharing Historical Recipes From Its Archives

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Take a Virtual Tour of Belgium’s Sourdough Library

Sourdough bread in a bakery in San Francisco, the city that gave the library its very first sourdough starter back in 1989.