John Dickinson Plantation Offering Guided Visits to African Burial Ground
Last March archeologists at the John Dickinson Plantation in Delaware located the site of a burial ground that holds the […]
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Preservation of Historic Cabin in Maryland Finished
In the fall of 2018, a police officer from Hagerstown driving the wrong way down the road crashed his car […]
Melissa Mann Appointed New Director of PA’s Bureau of Historic Sites and Museums
The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission has announced that Melissa Mann will be taking over the role of director of […]
Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums’ Annual Meeting Moves to All-Virtual
The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums has announced that its annual meeting scheduled for October 2021 will be held entirely virtually. […]
Delaware Art Museum Receives NEH Grant to Study Federal Training Program
In 1973, Congress passed the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) to provide job training and public service jobs to […]
Rutgers’ Zimmerli Art Museum to Reopen with Exhibit on Angela Davis
The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University has been closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. […]
Brooklyn Museum Employees Vote to Unionize
Employees at the Brooklyn Museum have voted to unionize with the support of ninety-six percent of the bargaining unit. The […]
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to Host 23rd Annual Chautauqua
In the late nineteenth century a series of adult education programs were held on the shores of Lake Chautauqua in […]
Museum Day Returns September 18th
On September 18th Smithsonian Magazine will be holding its 17th annual Museum Day, during which people can visits thousands of […]
Philly to Erect Marian Anderson Statue, City’s First Monument to a Black Woman
Philadelphia will soon have a new statue of the famed opera singer Marian Anderson. The monument will be the first […]