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Museums and historic sites published on September 29, 2021
Willmar, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, statutory holidays, $ 3 for adults 12 and under and Kandiyohi County Historical Society members admitted free, 320-235- 1881, located at Business Highway 71 North Station across from Robbins Island. The museum has a number of featured exhibits. In addition to the …
Museums and Trust 2021 – American Alliance of Museums
Go to the beginning of the article Museums are consistently ranked among the most trusted institutions in the United States. Research commissioned by the AAM in 2001 found that nearly 9 in 10 Americans find museums trustworthy, and no other institution has rated a similar level of trust. Subsequent research, including reports published by the …
Bug infestations in museums increased during the lockdown. Here’s how they fight to defend their art from pesky creatures
What is the biggest enemy of a museum curator? If you were directly thinking of men wearing ski masks, messy visitors, or even climate threats, you would be wrong. A much more banal threat haunts the nightmares of these experts: bugs. And the problem has only gotten worse lately. Mall the parasites are more active …
The libraries of the Côte-Nord provide a space for reflection on the occasion of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The three municipal libraries on the North Shore will be open Thursday, September 30 for the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation recognized by the federal government to facilitate reflection, education and awareness. Community members are encouraged to visit their local library to learn and reflect on the history of residential schools in Canada …
High Speed Internet Now Available at Mississippi Public Libraries
Source: MGN Jackson, miss – The Mississippi Library Commission (MLC) and CSpire completed the upgrade to high-speed Internet for all Mississippi public libraries under contract 5000. The change offers all public libraries in the state higher internet speeds at lower prices. The minimum speed in all public libraries is now 100 Mbps The upgrade was …
Côte-Nord libraries open on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Community members are encouraged to visit their local library to learn and reflect on the history of residential schools in Canada 📙 The three municipal libraries on the North Shore will be open Thursday, September 30 for the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation recognized by the federal government to facilitate reflection, education and …
Three museums to explore in Orange County | Way of life
Want to broaden your artistic horizons? Need an intellectual quest to kill time during the day? Here are three great local museums, all located within a half hour drive of campus. The Fullerton Museum Center was founded in 1971 and holds a permanent exhibition for Leo Fender, the creator of Fender guitars. (Bryan Corrales / …
Free entry to Heritage Malta sites and museums for UM and Junior College students
Heritage Malta All students of the University of Malta and Junior College will benefit from free access to Heritage Malta sites and museums with immediate effect, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the university and the agency national cultural heritage. Students wishing to take advantage of this opportunity simply need to present …
University Libraries Gaming for Global Change Series Uses Twitch to Educate | Culture
Climate change is an increasingly urgent threat to our future, but it can be difficult to talk about. University Libraries are looking to facilitate these vital climate conversations with its new series, Gaming for Global Change, in which library staff visit Twitch once a month to live stream a different game focused on the climate. …
Johns: In Praise of Small Libraries | Columns
David johns Photo courtesy David Johns DAVID JEAN I spent a lot of my evenings after school at the Greentown branch library. I really don’t remember how it started or why I gravitated there; there was no formal program, no academic intervention, no sensitization to poor neighborhood children; but, for some reason, the library is …