National Building Museum Announces Layoffs
Shortly after furloughing much of its staff, D.C’s National Building Museum announced that nearly two-thirds of its employees will be […]
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Workers at Philly Art Museum Petition for Union
On May 22, workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art announced their intention to unionize and requested that the museum’s […]
Philly Proposed Budget Cuts Funding for African American Museum
At the beginning of May, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenny introduced a revised 2021 city budget. The new budget included major […]
Celebrate International Museum Day
May 18th marks International Museum Day, a celebration of the global museum community. The International Council of Museums designated the […]
NY Public Library Acquires Archive of Dancer Martha Graham
Martha Graham is one of those names that even many outside of the dance world have heard. Graham is considered […]
Maryland Announces Funding for African American Preservation Projects
Since its founding in 2010, Maryland’s African American Heritage Preservation Program has awarded nearly $10 million in grants to help […]
NEH Makes Emergency Relief Grants Available for Humanities Institutions
Museums and historic sites across the country are reporting losses of nearly $1 billion a month due to coronavirus-related closures. […]
Delaware Shares its Past with the Delaware Digital History Museum
We are fast approaching the end of a second full month of quarantine. This long-term shutdown has forced many historic […]
Louis Armstrong House Museum Launches First Virtual Exhibit
Like many touring musicians, jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong spent much of his career on the road, spending most nights at […]
Philadelphia’s Jewish Museum Furloughs Staff
Museum workers across the country have been hit with massive waves of layoffs and pay cuts in the wake of […]