5 Museums That are not a Joke this April Fool’s Day

5 Museums That are not a Joke this April Fool’s Day

  Whether you’re celebrating Passover, Easter, or simply April Fool’s this April 1, here are a few quirky museums that are no joke with their odd collections. Enjoy these fascinating finds!   The Lunchbox Museum, Columbus, GA Some of these school-day classics displayed in the 

How Museums Can Help Heal the Rural / Urban Divide

How Museums Can Help Heal the Rural / Urban Divide

This past Friday, historians and history advocates from around the state of Minnesota gathered for Minnesota History Whatever, a day of deep conversations and lively exchanges of ideas. Together they shared successes, failures, and questions encountered in their work “doing history.” One particularly interesting session 

The Case for Narrative Art: George Lucas Style

The Case for Narrative Art: George Lucas Style

On March 14, 2018, the George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art broke ground in Los Angeles. The museum states that it will offer a one of a kind museum experience, when it opens in 2021, focusing on narrative and celebrating storytelling through art. Narrative Art 

What Museums Can Learn From Hollywood

What Museums Can Learn From Hollywood

For anyone aware of the news, it’s clear that Hollywood has had a big year. Between box office hits, conversations on diversity and representation, and the #MeToo movement, the movie industry has been the center of entertainment news for reasons both good and bad. Museums 

Museums Amidst the “Me Too”

Museums Amidst the “Me Too”

Women have played the role of artistic muse for millennia, serving as the objects of desire, lust, and love in paintings that offer depictions ranging from fully clothed to stark naked portrayals of the female persona. Did these women pose willingly? Maybe. One cannot be 

Interns [Presidio Heritage Program, San Francisco, CA]

Interns [Presidio Heritage Program, San Francisco, CA]

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Presidio Trust, the National Park Service, and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy offer internships for motivated individuals looking for an opportunity to connect to the park while gaining specialized training in various aspects of park management. ​Presidio Trust ​The Presidio Trust offers full-time residential