American folklore hero and lumberjack Paul Bunyan was said to be so loud that fellow lumberjacks had to wear earmuffs year round. When he sneezed, legend has it that he blew the roof off the loggers’ bunkhouse.When he was a … Continue reading
June 28, 2012
by Harriet Baskas
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American folklore hero and lumberjack Paul Bunyan was said to be so loud that fellow lumberjacks had to wear earmuffs year round. When he sneezed, legend has it that he blew the roof off the loggers’ bunkhouse.When he was a … Continue reading
June 17, 2012
by Harriet Baskas
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Today it’s an icon in pop culture and fashion, but the black leather jacket was originally a utilitarian piece of clothing designed to protect travelers. “In the early part of the 20th century, whether you were flying a plane or … Continue reading
June 2, 2012
by Harriet Baskas
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Chihuly Garden and Glass opened May 21, 2012 in Seattle, Wash. Located at Seattle Center, the 1.5 acre museum-like space is filled with the art of Dale Chihuly, and includes a lush glass art-dotted garden, the impressive Glasshouse and (my … Continue reading
March 20, 2012
by Harriet Baskas
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LeMay-America’s Car Museum is scheduled to open June 2, 20102 in Tacoma, Washington and media previews are underway. The four-story, 165,000 square-foot shrine to America’s love affair with automobiles will display many significant cars from the collection of Harold LeMay, … Continue reading
March 18, 2012
by Harriet Baskas
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The Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, Mass., displays 3,200 hand-crafted glass models of flowering plants created between 1886 and 1936 by German glass artists Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka. Not on display are the university’s 430 Blaschka glass models of marine invertebrates, such as this glass model of a Portuguese man of war, which Harvard acquired in the late 19th century. Continue reading
March 13, 2012
by Harriet Baskas
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Hidden Museum Treasures – a book in progress Continue reading