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Exhibitions like In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World are vital not only for the museum and cultural industry but also for the visitors they serve. This exhibition addresses the global legacy of slavery with honesty, depth, and innovation. Help us in honoring this exhibition by voting for In Slavery’s Wake in the…

Following the 24th anniversary of 9/11, the Warhawk Air Museum will unveil its War on Terror expansion, featuring the stories of Idaho veterans. Years in the making, the expansion sits in a former airplane hangar behind the museum’s main building. Glass display cases feature memorabilia, photos and gear donated to the museum by vets. Each…

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center has announced the opening of a new satellite museum, Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience360. The location opened on 26 August in downtown Chicago at 360 N. State St. Launching during Skokie Museum renovations, the new location ensures the museum’s vital mission continues amid rising antisemitism and hatred, making Holocaust…

The City of Milpitas was once home to a 300-acre Western Pacific Railroad industrial park and is still known as the Crossroads of Silicon Valley. Storybook SCCLD’s Milpitas Library Railway Rollick is filled with fun activities for children 0-10 years old. Find a quiet reading nook on the train, or test out your balance skills…

At the Glazer Children’s Museum, the new bilingual exhibit “Let’s See,” presented by the Glazer Vision Foundation, invites families to explore the science of vision through fun, hands-on activities. Visitors can discover how eyes work by mixing colors, walking through a giant kaleidoscope, casting colorful shadows, and peering through a water sphere that mimics how…

The City of Gilroy offers residents the perfect blend of small-town charm and natural open spaces. The Gilroy Library also holds a secret world, an Earthen Excursion, that exists underground. MoleBot will lead families to discover hidden gems, as well as colors, letters, numbers and words in both English and Spanish, while children use their…

The California Science Center is launching a new, free interactive exhibit “Game On! Science, Sports and Play” that blends sports, science, and technology in a Disneyland-like experience for all ages. Spanning 17,000 square feet in the former home of the Space Shuttle Endeavor, the exhibit features activities like batting against virtual MLB stars, kicking soccer…

Light Lab is a brand-new immersive exhibit at Science City Kansas City. This extraordinary exhibit is the bright idea of Delta Woods Middle School students, grand prize winners of the 2023-24 Burns & McDonnell Battle of the Brains competition. Within Light Lab, visitors unravel the captivating principles of optics and illumination through tech-driven interactives.⁣ Ravenswood…

Just outside the Morgan Hill Library, visitors can view El Toro hill and enjoy the many hiking trails that surround the City of Morgan Hill. When families enter Morgan Hill Library Trusty Trails, HikerBot will introduce them to local plants and animals through fun, interactive early learning activities. Children can enter through the marquee with…