Aug 16 Slogging through the Met, one Instagram post at a time By Hannah Yi "Museum Hack" aims to recruit a new wave of millennial visitors to museums in New York City. NewsHour Weekend tagged along at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to learn more. Here's our behind-the-scenes look at the highly-"Instagramable" tour. Continue reading
Aug 16 Poll: What do you think of millennial-friendly museum tours? By PBS NewsHour NewsHour Weekend asks: How do you feel about the idea of making museums more appealing to millennials with unconventional museum tours?… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch To woo millennials, museum tour group taps into the digital age By PBS NewsHour Amid declining museum attendance by young people as reported by the National Endowment for the Arts, a New York City group called "Museum Hack" aims to attract millennials by offering unconventional tours. These "sassy" outings tap into the outlook of… Continue watching
Jun 21 So you want to create your own Rubik’s Cube By Tracy Wholf In honor of four decades of the Rubik’s Cube, Google has created a “Chrome Lab” where you can build your own Rubik’s Cube. Continue reading
Apr 15 Tyrannosaurus Rex arrives via Fed Ex at Smithsonian Museum By News Desk A truck carrying a nearly-complete Tyrannosaurus Rex arrived at the loading dock of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History just after 6 a.m. EDT, Tuesday morning. The dinosaur had just completed its 2,000-mile journey from Bozeman, Mont., where… Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch How Are Arts Organizations Using Digital Technologies? Jeffrey Brown talks to Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet Project. Continue watching
Aug 24 Tuesday’s Art Notes By Molly Finnegan In today's roundup of arts and culture news, Egypt's culture minister was arrested after the Van Gogh heist, and a songwriter who penned hits for Louis Armstrong and Elvis Presley has died. Continue reading