MUSEUMS

Geoff Ladd, Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County

Route 66 Museum Opens in Abandoned Roadside Diner

The Mill served hungry travelers along the route in its heyday.

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Cheech Marin to Open Chicano Art Center in California

The actor, who has been buying Chicano art for decades, now wants to share his collection with the public.

9 Bizarre Food Museums

Ideas for your next road trip!

9 Amazing Posters From the Golden Age of Magic

A forthcoming museum exhibit showcases the advertising used by the likes of Harry Houdini, Adelaide Herrmann, and other turn-of-the-century performers.

New York City Museum Seeks Funds to Open Permanent Jim Henson Exhibition

The exhibit will include over 40 original puppets donated by the Henson family.

Artwork: 2666 by Anicka Yi, 2015. Photo: Philipp Hänger. Courtesy of the Guggenheim Museum.

Meet the Artist Who Makes Smelly Art from Sweat and Bacteria

Anicka Yi has an upcoming solo show at the Guggenheim Museum, opening April 21.

Upcoming Exhibition Will Explore a Year in the Artistic Life of Pablo Picasso

Held in Paris and London, "Picasso 1932" features more than 100 works from the period often referred to as the artist's "year of wonders."

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, GIFT OF MR. JOHN W. CAMPBELL, 43.40.147

12 American Propaganda Posters That Sold World War I to the Masses

A new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York features rarely seen propaganda art commissioned by the U.S. government during World War I.

8 Hidden Museums Around the Globe

Whether it’s a trash museum in NYC or a David Hasselhoff museum in Berlin, these semi-private collections make it worth going out of your way.

18 Mummies From Peru and Egypt Come to the American Museum of Natural History

Opening March 20, "Mummies" lets visitors peer inside remains thousands of years old—all without disturbing or unwrapping them.

French Curator Rediscovers 'Lost' Gustave Courbet Painting

For decades, experts believed the work was a forgery.

Researchers Want to Recreate What a New York Library Smelled Like in 1906

The olfactory experts have analyzed books, fabrics, and cigars to capture the perfect scent profile.

J. Russel and Sons via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

Museum Finds Winston Churchill’s Lost Essay on Extraterrestrial Life

The essay is pure Churchill: expansive, informed, philosophical, and just a little bit cranky.

German Museum Discovers Lost Rembrandt Sketch In Its Collection

For years, the drawing had been attributed to another artist.

Met Museum Makes 375,000 Images Freely Available Online

You can now freely download, edit, and distribute a variety of high-resolution images off the Met’s website, with no copyright restrictions.

This Museum Wants to Match You With Your Ancient Statue Doppelgänger

The winning twins will be featured in an exhibit.

Mariomassone via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 2.0

Museum Immortalizes Weasel That Shut Down the Large Hadron Collider

Fans of the weasel will be delighted to learn that its stuffed and slightly singed body will soon go on display at the Rotterdam Natural History Museum in the Netherlands.