Review: The Smithsonian's 'Futures in Space' Exhibit Is Surprisingly Backward-Looking
We're living in the future already. Why not focus on that instead?
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Review: The Historical Art You've Probably Never Seen
A newly renovated wing at the Met showcases culture and history from Africa, the Americas, and Oceania.
Review: Detroit's Ford Rouge Factory Reveals Just How Far American Industry Has Come
The factory has changed a lot, from making Model T parts to making Mustangs to assembling electric Ford F-150s.
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Review: Denmark's Viking Ship Museum Offers a Glimpse Into Life at Sea
On display are five real Viking ships, intentionally sunk in Roskilde Fjord around 1,000 years ago to form a defensive barrier.
Review: A Florida Museum Brings Pirate History to Life
The St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum claims to house more than 800 authentic pirate artifacts.
A Strange Museum Takes a Strange Turn
Attempts to limit access to the Mütter Museum’s collection of medical oddities disrespect the living and the dead.
Review: National Shrine Celebrates St. John Paul II as a Freedom Fighter
Too few remember the pope's opposition to Polish building regulation.
Ridiculous Spending on Museums May Be Here To Stay
Handouts for tourist-trap museums will be part of the federal funding battleground in the next two years.
Photos Show the Transformation of Great Britain
A new exhibit at the National Gallery of Art displays how the U.K. changed in the 1970s and '80s.
Review: D.C.'s Planet Word Museum Celebrates Language
Libertarians should recognize language as a quintessential example of spontaneous order.
Steam Engines Are Perpetuating Racism, Apparently
The National Museum of Wales is suggesting that 19th-century innovations that enabled economic development are somehow tainted by slavery.
The Best of Cold War Culture
Books, films, and more related to the dissolution of the Soviet Union
A German Museum Tried To Hide This Stunning 3D Scan of an Iconic Egyptian Artifact. Today You Can See It for the First Time
After a three-year freedom of information campaign, everyone can finally see the Egyptian Museum of Berlin’s official scan of the Bust of Nefertiti.
Stop Pretending the Smithsonian, National Park Closures Are a Crisis
Yes, the government shutdown is to blame. No, it's not that big of a deal.
