Museum Showcase 2018
The world’s true wealth resides in museums, parks and sites – from art treasures to rare animal species to ancient bones. We preserve the rare and the quotidian to better […]
Category Archives: Museums
Driven by Nature: Frans Lanting Part 3
Frans Lanting is one of three renowned photographers we’ve selected — the others, Brian Skerry and Joel Sartore — to showcase their exceptional achievements as photojournalists and their passion for conservation […]
Museums are Booming: Coming Soon!
Museums are booming – with lofty aspirations and some great successes. There’s an unprecedented drive by world-class institutions –the Louvre, Pompidou Center, Tate Modern, Hermitage, Guggenheim and Smithsonian to […]
Florence Reborn: 50th Anniversary after the Flood
It’s been 50 years since the Arno River’s banks overflowed, bringing a raging torrent of water, mud, abandoned vehicles, and dead animals rushing through the narrow streets of Florence’s […]
On the Road in France: Travelin’ South
Green News Update is on the road to Provence –the land of lavender, honey and sunflowers. Sunflowers actually move east to west every day following the sun. We’ll be […]
National Park Service: Happy 100th Birthday
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the creation of the National Park Service (NPS) in legislation signed in 1916 by Woodrow Wilson. Happy birthday to the NPS and to our parks! […]
Summer: Time for Art, Museums, Travel
Whether you are traveling – or enjoying your favorite armchair – we’re sending you around the world with a round-up of beautiful art installations, major exhibitions, new museums and World Heritage […]
Coming this summer: books, museums, cities
Looting the ancient world – cities, sites and tombs are being robbed to fund militants and deliberately destroyed to erase our history Solar projects – follow Impulse 2 (solar […]
Cuba: Update and Portal to the Island
Havana: The first cruise ship in decades docked May 2 – with on shore dancers, bands and crowds waving flags. The city’s restaurant scene is flourishing, even with shortages of […]
The Destruction of Ancient Palmyra
Palmyra, Syria: It’s a front-page story in the New York Times (April 5) and an online photo essay of how the ancient city’s archeological treasures, the remnants of a 2000 […]
