Dec 13 Watch 6:21 One painter on why understanding art is as simple as looking By PBS News Hour What do we see when we look at art? Many of us aren't sure what we're supposed to absorb. For artist David Salle, reading a painting should be natural, not intimidating. He believes that museum-goers should enjoy the act of… Continue watching
Nov 17 Congressional commission proposes women's history museum By Alison Thoet A bipartisan congressional commission is calling for a women’s history museum to be erected on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Nov 21 Auction brings record for O'Keeffe and women artists By Lorna Baldwin Georgia O'Keefe's 1932 "Jimson Weed, White Flower No. 1" made history at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Thursday, selling for $44.4 million. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Cosbys host 'conversation' of African-American artworks at the Smithsonian By PBS News Hour Continue watching
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 News Hour 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 News Hour 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