Aug. 4, 2020: Exploring Portugal's Age of Discovery
Lisbon's maritime museum offers an unusual view of history, and of Portugal's role in European exploration
Museums
The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar, Richmond
Gumbo was visiting the American Civil War Museum in Richmond's old Tredegar factories, places where many of the supplies and weapons used by the confederacy were manufactured.
New exhibit: Pandemics through the ages
A Leiden museum is finally able to open its pandemic-delayed exhibit about pandemics.
Dutch, U.S. museums fear extinction
With many closed and attendance limited at others, many museums are running short of cash needed to stay open.
Japan's new museum of 30,000 goldfish
Thousands of colorful fish in artistic arrangements are a new favorite.
Kansas science museum reopens with Rube Goldberg machine
Wichita's Exploration Place celebrates its reopening with an attention-grabbing and complex device.
Museum now offers to Spam you virtually
Minnesota's SPAM museum has reopened, and with it comes the opportunity for a live virtual tour with a SPAMbassador.
July 4, 2020: Paleohistology, Bozeman
Paleohistology is the microscopic study of ancient tissue, in this case fossilized dinosaur bones.
Moorten Botanical Garden, Palm Springs, California
On a visit with friends in Palm Springs, PortMoresby seeks out a corner of Southern California desert history at Moorten's Botanical Garden.
Barrier Reef underwater museum ready
An unusual underwater museum is part of an effort to save Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Bordeaux gets huge digital art space
A former submarine base has been turned into a huge gallery for digital projections of artworks.
Museums saving Covid items, exhibits start
Museums are starting to collect 'in the moment' materials for future exhibits; in Prague an exhibit has already opened.
Florence: Duomo opens with hi-tech 'distancer'
Literally equipped with bells and whistles—and flashing lights—a new device will warn visitors when they've gotten too close to each other.
Key West Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters
DrFumblefinger visits the historic Key West lighthouse, the tallest point on that island.
New protection for ancient artifacts
A new high-tech method gives valiuable objects an invisible signature that can trace it back to its home if stolen.