Murals made by museum artists illustrate the biology of fungi, the role they play in the ecosystem and their evolutionary ...

Judith and Steaven Jones began to acquire 19th-century American paintings in the late 1970s. The collection has grown to include 29 works that the Joneses will leave as a bequest to the Crocker. The ...

Self-taught, he practiced “the lost art of making furniture well,” producing pieces for collectors, presidents and even the ...

In his latest book, Peter Kirkpatrick retrieves from Australian cultural history the compelling figure of the “ wild reciter ”, as a reviewer in the 1920s termed amateur elocutionists.

The Academy of Natural Sciences has safeguarded 222 pressed plants since the 19th century, with plans to display specimens in ...

While local ownership is growing, Black entrepreneurs remain rare in the billion-dollar safari industry. These trailblazers ...

The American ... 18th- and 19th-century ephemera, including flyers, prints, broadsides and even steamboat schedules. The collection was assembled over several decades by the late Stephen Davies ...

From pastoral landscapes at The Clark to the visionary art of Minnie Evans at the MFA, this season's art exhibits embrace the ...

Opened in 1923, the Freer Gallery showcases American paintings from the late 19th century aesthetic movement, plus art from China, Egypt, India, Japan, Korea and the Islamic world. The Sackler ...

Michigan, known as the Great Lakes State, has played a vital role in American history. From its days as a fur trading hub in ...

Albany is the near-forgotten brewing capital of the 19th century. The rest of the Hudson Valley got in on the action as well.

An online-only Firearms & Sporting Auction, featuring the diverse and long-time collections of Wayne G. Connor and Robert War ...