In The Unseen Truth, Sarah Lewis examines how an erroneous 18th-century story about the “Caucasian race” led to a centuries ...

Barnum in 1883, as the Barnum Museum of Natural History at Tufts, according to Andrew McClellan s 2011 article from the Journal of the History of Collections, P.T. Barnum, Jumbo the Elephant and the ...

In fact, Cecilia Kjellgren, the honorary Swedish consul for Louisiana, counts it as one of the highlights of Louisiana's Swedish culture. Though her district also includes Mississippi and Alabama, ...

In his case, that meant establishing an entertainment network through his American Museum - which included ... depiction of the relationship between P.T. Barnum and Jenny Lind and its ...

Stewart Universal Presentation banjo, included in the research files of the Old Town School of Folk Music Banjo Exhibition ...

An important museum. A “national” museum that would ... Conlin compared him to circus impresario P.T. Barnum. “He brought a kind of theater to the Met,” he said. The Met — despite ...

One of the more interactive exhibits is the “Chamber of Horrors,” where visitors can test their mettle against a series of ...

The Charles Ringling Room is the crown jewel, with its king-sized bed and private balcony. It’s so fancy, you’ll feel like royalty – or at least like you’ve got the best seat in the big top. The Ida ...

Discover the history and natural beauty of Connecticut's landmarks, from the Connecticut River to the stunning beauty of the ...

When my college denied me permission to perform Chinese music at its Lunar New Year-themed formal dinner last year, I ...

P.T. Barnum had asked Decker to join his show but ... from Clinton County must have seen him elsewhere. The Heisey House Museum is full of many physical items from our past but also contains ...