Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman collection for national black history museum

Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items

WASHINGTON – Tourists and history buffs will be able to see some rare, personal belongings of abolitionist Harriet Tubman when a museum of African-American history opens on the National Mall.
On Wednesday, historian Charles L. Blockson donated about 40 objects from Tubman’s life to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American … Original article on : Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman collection for national black history museum.

Rarely seen Italian Renaissance painting will be on view at Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee museum to show Raphael painting
MILWAUKEE – Rarely lent from the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy, Raphael Sanzio’s painting “The Woman with the Veil” is making its last United States’ appearance likely for many years at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Responding to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” Raphael developed his own idea of beauty in the … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Rarely seen Italian Renaissance painting will be on view at Milwaukee Art Museum.

DC Holocaust museum, open since 1993, now says it has had 30 million visitors

DC Holocaust museum passes 30 million visitors

WASHINGTON – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says 30 million visitors have now come through its doors.
The museum said Wednesday that the milestone was passed this week. The museum has been open since April 1993. A museum spokesman says 1.75 million people visited last year.
Museum officials also note …. Source  : DC Holocaust museum, open since 1993, now says it has had 30 million visitors.

In the footsteps of Moses: Ascending Mount Sinai in the dark, cold night for a warm sunrise

In the footsteps of Moses, climbing Mount Sinai

ST. CATHERINE, Egypt – In the Bible, Moses climbs Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments.
But he was the chosen one, and I am a mere mortal. Divine intervention seemed unlikely as I stood at the base of the mountain, chilled to the bone at 2 a.m., with … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : In the footsteps of Moses: Ascending Mount Sinai in the dark, cold night for a warm sunrise.