Children's Museum offers second Summer Science Sunday
TUCSON - Inside the Children's Museum kids can keep themselves busy for hours. But, this summer they can learn more than usual in the museums second summer Science Sundays. Full story
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Madrid
MADRID (Reuters) - Despite its world-class museums, good climate and arguably Europe's best nightlife, Spain's capital, located right in the center of the country, is often overlooked in favor of its beachside sister, Barcelona. Full story
Moscow, St Petersburg vie in Impressionist tug-of-war
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's cultural elite is at loggerheads over whether to rebuild a museum closed by the late Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, with the fate of masterpieces by Monet, Renoir and Picasso at stake. Full story
Muppets creator's items head to NYC museum
The Muppets may have taken Manhattan, but they're getting a spiffy new home in Queens. Full story
Mom starts nonprofit to bring art education to kids
Barbara Allen had worked in some of the finest museums, but was a stay-at-home mom for 20 years. Then she and her son Roger were inspired by dwindling art programs in Philadelphia to start a nonprofit, Fresh Artists, to get kids making masterpieces. NBC’s Jane Pauley reports.
Smuggled Dinosaur's Return May Boost Mongolian Paleontology
When Mongolia’s most famous dinosaur, a relative of T. rex, returns to the Asian country on May 18, it returns to a homeland rich in dinosaur fossils, but with scant resources to display and study them. Full story
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Museum offers time, place for 'What the heck is this?'
Rachel Maddow reports on a regular event at the Museum of Natural History in New York City at which members of the public are invited to bring in mysterious objects they have collected for identification by the museum's scientists.
ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus: Fans sing to us
Bjorn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, two members of ABBA, talk about the new museum in Sweden celebrating the band and say fans can’t help but sing their own songs to them.
Inside new museum celebrating ABBA
Fans of hit band ABBA can now make a pilgrimage to an interactive museum in Sweden dedicated to the clothes and catchy dance tunes of one of the world’s bestselling bands. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports.
9/11 museum officials say admission fee is needed
Officials behind the upcoming 9/11 museum say mounting costs are forcing them to charge an admission fee. Retired FDNY Deputy Chief Jim Riches discusses.
Sara gets a taste of military life in Charleston
Charleston is a city steeped in military history, from the beginning of the Civil War at Fort Sumter to the Medal of Honor museum on the USS Yorktown. TODAY’s Sara Haines gets to know some of the men and women serving in the military today at Joint Base Charleston.
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