Cincinnati Art Museum uses science to solve a 1,300-year-old art mystery
The Cincinnati Art Museum turned to a scientist at the University of Cincinnati for help solving a mystery 1,300 years in the making.
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Joshua Shavit
May 12, 2022
Adding AI to Museum exhibits increases learning, keeps kids engaged longer
Hands-on exhibits are staples of science and children’s museums around the world, and kids love them. But do kids actually learn from them?
Joseph Shavit
Nov 8, 2021
Giant 'corpse plant' draws crowds in Southern California
The bloom of a giant and stinky Sumatran flower nicknamed the "corpse plant" because it smells like a dead body is drawing huge crowds.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 19, 2021
Moon rock that vanished from museum 15 years ago is returned after being found at a yard sale
The man, who was looking for wood samples to use in the repair or replacement of his damaged gunstocks, purchased the goodwill display.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 21, 2021
Dutch museum fills 'Blind Spot' with exhibit for visually impaired
Visitors to a Dutch exhibition titled "The Blind Spot" may call it a little cheesy - but they mean that as a compliment.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 13, 2021
Researchers create an interactive gravitational-wave detector for education and museums
Observations of gravitational waves in space have sparked public interest in space technology and an interactive exhibit will help explain
Joseph Shavit
Jul 13, 2021
The World's Largest Astronomy Museum Opens This Month in Shanghai
Spanning 420,000-square-feet, the expansive facility in the city's Pudong district, is the largest astronomy (only) museum in the world.
Joseph Shavit
May 17, 2021
Giant full scale Titanic replica to open as Chinese tourist destination
The Titanic is being brought back from the deep, more than a century after its ill-fated maiden voyage, at a landlocked Chinese theme park
Joseph Shavit
Mar 10, 2021
Opening the doors of perception, Croatia's Museum of Illusion goes global
The Museum of Illusions in Zagreb has in reality grown into the world’s biggest chain of private museums, offering fun as well education...
Joseph Shavit
Oct 27, 2020
Fantastic beasts in the real world and where to find them
There's a real danger we'll get a Section 3A incident in Central London this December.
Muggles are being invited to see a parade
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