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.
Museums
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.
Flushing Meadows Park and the Museums of Queens
Join Jonathan L on a visit to a great park and two interesting museums in one of New York City's 'outer boroughs'
More Car Emblems and Hood Ornaments
DrFumblefinger was intrigued by the emblems and ornamentation of some of the old cars he saw when he visited the National Automobile Museum in Reno. Here is the final collection.
April 28, 2020: Manitoba Maritime Museum, Selkirk
DrFumblefinger unexpectedly comes across these ships on a cold snowy day along the banks of the Red River. It is the Manitoba Maritime Museum.
Luray Valley Museum, Virginia
George G takes us on a tour of the museum that was the site for last week's Where In The World puzzle.
The New Museum presents Contemporary Art
Jonathan L takes us to a wonderful museum of contemporary art, The New Museum in New York City.
Car Emblems and Hood Ornaments
DrFumblefinger became intrigued by the emblems and ornamentation of some of the old cars he saw when he visited the National Automobile Museum in Reno
April 13, 2020: Movieland Wax Museum, Buena Park
DrFumblefinger remembers a visit to the Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park. The Museum closed in 2005 and was torn down in 2016.
The Museum of Chinese in America
Jonathan L visits the Museum of Chinese in America, which explores the long history of immigration to this country
The Cloisters: Medieval Crafts and Glass
The third and last part of PHeymont's visit to The Cloisters focuses on stained glass and craftsmanship
Time Travel: Subway Ads of the Past
Travelers are sitting ducks for advertising. Join PHeymont on a nostalgic look at some of the historic car cards at the NYC Transit Museum!
The National Automobile Museum, Reno (Where Gumbo was #369)
Gumbo was visiting one of America's greatest car museums -- the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada.