Museum

A museum in Alabama is doing what it can to educate young people about the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and American democracy. The immersive experience is like stepping inside an American history book. NTD spoke to staff at the “American Village” to find out more.    

NEW YORK—The hope for a “free China” lives on in a new Manhattan museum dedicated to the Chinese communist regime’s 1989 suppression of pro-democracy demonstrations around Tiananmen Square, exhibit organizers said on Thursday ahead of the 34th anniversary of the massacre. The June 4th Memorial Museum in New York will be the only such permanent […]

A state museum in Poland has launched a two-year effort to preserve the shoes of 8,000 children that were the victims of a Nazi death camp. Many of the shoes are now warped and are in a state of decay, yet they serve as emotional testaments of the young lives brutally cut short.  

The American Museum of Natural History in New York will open its new building next week. It’s a sweeping piece of architecture designed to connect different parts of the campus—and to connect visitors with their place in the natural world.  

“Better than the Met”—that’s what some visitors say of a vintage plate museum hidden above a New York City store.

ATHENS, Greece—Greece’s Culture Ministry announced plans Wednesday for a major renovation of the National Archaeological Museum, expanding exhibition space at the Athens site that houses what is considered the most important collection of Greek antiquities in the world. The project, expected to last four years, will be led by the British architect Sir David Chipperfield, […]

A new holocaust memorial and museum sits atop a hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The museum honors Jewish victims, and lesser-known groups persecuted by the Nazi regime.

BERLIN—German authorities said Saturday that they have recovered a significant part of the 18th-century treasures stolen from Dresden’s Green Vault museum in a spectacular break-in more than three years ago. Prosecutors and police said in a statement that they secured 31 items in Berlin overnight, including “several pieces that appear to be complete.” They were […]

Some parts of Brazil’s National Museum in Rio de Janeiro have been restored and are now accessible to the public again. A 2018 fire destroyed 80% of its collection and part of the building’s structure.

Broadway is renowned for shows like “The Phantom of the Opera,” “The Lion King,” and “Wicked.” At the Museum of Broadway, one can learn about the history and making of the world-class shows that have been performed there.

A new wing will be opening soon at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Museum officials on Oct. 27 gave a guided tour to the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation.

A new museum in Armenia is exploring the region’s wine-making history—one that spans over 8,000 years. The earliest evidence for the origins of today’s wine-making industry has been found on the border of eastern Europe (South Caucasus) evidence is in pieces of broken pottery discovered in neighboring Georgia.

A man accused of stabbing two employees at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City on March 12 was arrested in Philadelphia early on Tuesday, police said. Gary Cabana, 60, was located by Philadelphia police officers on a bench at the Greyhound bus station in Center City. He was taken into custody […]

In the Mediterranean Sea, just a few miles from the Italian city of Naples, is an ancient Roman city submerged under the waves. It’s now the world’s largest underwater museum and tourists visit the site year-round.

ROTTERDAM—Dutch art and design museum Boijmans Van Beuningen on Friday opened a stunning mirrored warehouse called the “Depot” to display the great bulk of its collection normally kept in underground storage, hidden from public view. While most museums only have the space to show a small part of their overall collection, the Rotterdam art museum […]

In Russia, a museum inside a former prison is telling the stories of people who were persecuted within its own walls. The prison is known for its role in carrying out the Great Terror under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.

PARIS—In a decision with potential ramifications across European museums, France is displaying 26 looted colonial-era artifacts for one last time before returning them home to Benin. The wooden anthropomorphic statues, royal thrones, and sacred altars were pilfered by the French army in the 19th century from western Africa. The French will have a final glimpse […]