Titan Missile Museum, Green Valley, Arizona
From her temporary home in Tubac, Arizona, Judy Barford discovers some thought-provoking history at a local museum.
Museums
Rusty Otto Parts
A well-worn dinosaur welcomes visitors to a local history museum
The Bangkokian Museum
After a visit to Bangkok’s upscale Jim Thompson House, PortMoresby seeks out another house museum, highlighting a more modest way of life.
Pompidou Center to close for 5 years
The massive modern art museum will undergo major repairs and renovations
Roy Geddes Steel Pan Museum, Guyana
An unusual museum showcases the musical life and work of a musical master who is still living it
Jim Thompson's House
PortMoresby returns to a house & garden not seen since her first visit to Bangkok more than 20 years ago.
Dutch palace re-opens after huge renovation
Five years of work have created a huge new museum space underneath a historic palace.
History Comes to Life in Texas
The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum has a wide variety of exhibits covering both recent and very ancient history
Italy adds more free museum days
Visitors to Italy's cultural attractions will get three extra days of free admission this year, at a time when many museums are raising prices.
Brooklyn's Children's Museum
One of the world's oldest and most up-to-date children's museums is a very Brooklyn institution
George Town’s Pinang Peranakan Mansion
A high point of PortMoreby’s week in George Town was a visit to a house museum that illuminates the opulent history of wealthy Chinese and Peranakan society in Penang.
The Dyckman Farmhouse, New York City
Manhattan's oldest surviving farmhouse, built in 1785, draws connections between its history and today's world
Turquoise Museum—Albuquerque’s Gem
A family-run museum offers an unparalleled view of turquoise history and jewelry
Vermeer show crashes its ticket website
Everyone, it seems, wants to see the Rijksmuseum Vermeer exhibit, and the ticketing system for the sold-out show has not been able to cope.
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Dallas
Samantha explores the life, assassination and legacy of John F. Kennedy through the many exhibits at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas Texas.