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The latest exhibition to open at the Albany Institute of History and Art is a journey of more than 50 prints. Each of the prints in the exhibition was created by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Japanese artist who worked to capture the landscapes and life found on the Tokaido Road, which stretched over 300 miles and connected what is now Tokyo and Kyoto.

Look who got published in The Mercury’s 2018 Bridal Guide! I hope this helps to spread the word about Weddings at The Museum!

Doc McStuffins is only a little kid, but she’s an expert at “fixing” her toys with a magical stethoscope. Kids love the character and her Disney Junior TV series, so much so that it’s been a hit for six years.

Our Event Rental Department decided to keep up with the Jones’ and start a blog specifically about weddings and events!

Richard and Amy Johnson of Lower Alsace Township were the first members of the public to check out the updated projection system in the Neag Planetarium during their Valentine’s Day date.

With all that happens around here on a day-to-day basis, it can sometimes be difficult to make time to work on advancing in our field or attending professional development opportunities. 

Collectors, curators and museum staff spend a lot of time researching and documenting works of art in their collections to establish its history, also known as provenance, and clues that help tell its story, which can sometimes be revealed by simply turning a painting over.

The Reading Public Museum is now home to a plethora of new species. Some lions. Some bears. No tigers. The Natural Science Gallery at the museum has received a makeover and is now the Animal Habitats of the World gallery.

hink “World Class Art Museums in the Northeast USA” and big city “majors” come to mind: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to start. Of course, all of these institutions are worthy of note, and are covered extensively by the press.

Impressionism often brings to mind the works of Monet, Degas and Renoir, but the artistic movement had American masters, too. A new exhibit at the Haggin Museum, “American Impressionism: The Lure of the Artists’ Colony,” will be on display through March 4, 2018.