MUSEUMS

Paris Floods Prompt Museum Officials to Close the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay

Staffers are busy moving the priceless artworks to higher ground.

Metropolitan Museum of Art // The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection

Met Museum to Display Hundreds of Early American Baseball Cards

Items in the 400-piece collection date back to the 1800s.

A 13-Year-Old Spotted a Mistake in This Al Capone Museum Exhibit

Antiques enthusiast Joey Warchal noticed all was not right in Capone’s cell on a recent trip to the Eastern State Penitentiary.

2000-Year-Old Roman Writing Tablets Reveal London's Early Years

The writings suggest that the ancient city was a thriving center of industry and commerce.

10 Things We Learned About Crocs From AMNH's New Exhibition

English Nonprofit Will Preserve WWI Conscientious Objectors' Jail Graffiti

The Richmond 16 were imprisoned in England in 1916 for refusing to aid the war effort.

'Wish Upon a Star: The Art of Pinocchio' Opens at the Disney Family Museum

The original Pinocchio was "a cruel, selfish brat."

A Charlie Chaplin Museum Has Opened in Switzerland

Dedicated to the life and films of Charlie Chaplin, Chaplin’s World is located in the village of Corsier-sur-Vevey on Chaplin’s former estate.

You Can Now Visit Part of the World's Oldest Transportation Tunnel in London

The entrance shaft to the famous Thames Tunnel was recently converted into a unique underground cultural venue.

Hemingway's Alternate Endings to 'A Farewell to Arms' Are Now on Display

Eight of the 47 alternate endings can be viewed at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston.

Russian Museum Commits to April Fool's Joke and Hires a Cat 'Doorman'

A ginger feline named Maray will be paid to watch the doors at the Serpukhov Museum of History and Art.

The Roald Dahl Museum Is Looking For Two New Board Members

If you spent your childhood dreaming of marvelous medicines, giant peaches, snozzcumbers, and Everlasting Gobstoppers, the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Buckinghamshire has an opportunity for you.

Napoleon's Belongings From His Time in Exile Are Now on Display in Paris

History buffs can see the military general's famous "bicorne" hat and a slew of other items at France's national army museum.

7 Famous Human Brains and Brain Collections You Can Visit

Human brain collections often languish in back rooms and basements—but here are some you can visit.

These Were the Most Popular Art Museums in the World in 2015

More people visited the Louvre last year than any other art museum in the world.

Berlin Has a Hidden David Hasselhoff Museum

It started as a shrine to the Hoff and then morphed into a full museum.

America's National Parasite Collection Is Getting Spruced Up

The collection dates back to 1892 and contains around 20 million specimens.

Roadside Museum Houses the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things

An essential stop on any cross-country road trip.

Artifacts Owned by Explorer James Cook Returned to Hawaii

The priceless cloak and helmet were kept in New Zealand's museum collections for more than a hundred years.

10,000 Ceramic Insects Swarm English Manor

Artist Anna Collette Hunt’s “Stirring the Swarm” is a gorgeous, unsettling, and immersive fairy tale.

An English Zoo Is Opening a National Poo Museum

Why they didn’t call it a pooseum, we do not know.

9 Ways Dinosaurs Are Just Like Birds

A new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History argues that birds are just another kind of dinosaur.

Watch Conservationists Restore This 130-Year-Old Samurai Doll

A behind-the-scenes look at a delicate restoration of a rare 19th century artifact.

10 More Museums For the Aviation Enthusiast

Find out where you can watch the Blue Angels perform their morning practices.

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