by Erin Kelley
Italy is home to many incredible museums and cultural heritage sites, some quite famous, others lesser known. One of these smaller sites, located in the city of Perugia, is the Moretti Caselli Stained Glass Museum. The outreach …
A Free Visit to Boston’s Museum of African American History
by David Donnan
The sun felt warm for what seemed like the first time since November as I power walked up the brick sidewalk to Boston’s Museum of …
The Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Self-Guided Walking Tour
by Noelle Stockwell
With the changing weather and blooming fall foliage, I love going to the state parks and forests controlled and maintained by Massachusetts’ Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). Looking at the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State …
What the Water Knows
by Katie Kerekes
Tucked off to the side of the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, past the condos and tennis courts, is the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum. This beautiful stone building is the former High Service Pumping Station, which pumped water from the …
#ColorOurCollections
by Mara Gregory
If you have ever secretly wanted to draw in a library book (or are actually guilty of doing so) #ColorOurCollections, an annual social media campaign hosted by the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) Library, will …
Books Unbanned at the Brooklyn Public Library
by Klara Pokrzywa
The Brooklyn Public Library’s Books Unbanned was created as a response to the American Library Association’s report on book banning in 2021. That year saw the greatest number of book challenges and bans since the ALA began …
A Tale of Two House Museum Tours
by Clark Geiling
Amidst the cobblestone streets and brownstones of Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood stands the Nichols House Museum, an impressive four-story brick estate designed by the architect Charles Bulfinch in 1804. Though the structure has existed since the early …
Native Land Digital
by Grace Millet
Native Land Digital, also referred to as simply Native Land, is a digital database and map that contains information about indigenous peoples’ lands throughout the world. Started and led by indigenous activists from around the globe…
Have a Drink with an Old Master
by Angela Tillapaugh
The Frick Collection, located in New York City, is an art museum that houses paintings primarily by the Old Masters, as well as sculptures and decorative
arts. While the Frick’s original building, Henry Clay Frick’s Beaux …
Meet Kathryn Kuntz: The Richardson-Sloane Special Collection Center Supervisor for the Davenport Public Libraries
by Amanda Miano
Kathryn Kuntz always knew she wanted to work in history, but she did not feel 
suited to K-12 education which was the primary path for those attending Black Hills State University. People would ask her, “Well, what …