A $1,000 stipend for historical research is up for grabs in New Hampshire. The Piscataqua Decorative Arts Society has offered the stipend periodically since 2006. Read More +
Decorative arts society inviting proposals to earn $1,000 research stipend
Museums
Art gallery hosting Coney Island ‘Sideshow’ exhibit, sale
Coney Island’s side show and amusement park history takes center stage in the “Sideshow” exhibit at The Ross Art Group’s gallery through May 25. Read More +
MAG invites museum visitors worldwide to slow down during Slow Art Day
Slow Art Day, this year on April 27, asks people all over the globe to visit local museums and art galleries to look at art slowly. Read More +
Exhibit showing artifacts from Reading Railroad
A special new exhibit at The Reading Railroad Museum, which runs through Nov. 17, celebrates the innovation and ingenuity of this famous steam engine company. Read More +
10 Things You Didn’t Know About: Vintage Telephones
As a society, we spend a tremendous amount of time on our phones, but there are a few surprising things about the telephone’s past that you may not know. Read More +
Auction house sponsors Museum appraisal event
Experts with Bonhams will be on hand to offer appraisals of jewelry, silver, decorative arts, and more, March 20 at the Pasadena Museum of History. Read More +
Corporations hiring archivists to gather vintage advertising, historical artifacts
Chasing branded antiques and collectibles in attics, antique malls and on eBay is opening up a whole new collecting niche for corporate archivists charged with rescuing a company’s nostalgic past from the dust bin of history. Read More +
Firefighting museum documents 50 years in new book
Dr. Peter Molloy has archived the first 50 years of the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting, one of the world’s largest firefighting museums, which now finds its home in Phoenix, Ariz. Read More +
Original Iwo Jima Monument in forefront of Veterans Day Parade en route to Bonhams
Bonhams in New York will exhibit the original Iwo Jima Monument at The 590 Madison Avenue Sculpture Garden adjoining its auction galleries, after the sculpture is featured in the Nov. 11 Veterans Day Parade. Read More +
‘Stories in Sterling’ honors historic collection with top-quality exposé
The New York Historical Society’s “Stories in Sterling” is the first comprehensive book written about the New York Historical Society’s silver collection. Outstanding for its provenance, the 148 pieces cataloged in the book all were made or owned in New York from the 16th through the 20th centuries. Read More +