Articles tagged “museum”

Tourism

Delivering Uneasy Lessons to Tourists About the Lasting Legacy of Slavery

Unlike many Americans eager to avoid any mentions of slavery, Stephanie Lampkin believes it's critical to address how its legacy is still driving the widespread inequality plaguing the U.S. — a point she strives to make to visitors to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

Delivering Uneasy Lessons to Tourists About the Lasting Legacy of Slavery

Business Travel

Fewer Visitors to Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum Spells Success: Here’s Why

In the age of overtourism, a top tourist attraction admitting they have a carrying capacity is a quietly radical act. For the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, it's one that has paid off.

Fewer Visitors to Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum Spells Success: Here’s Why

SkiftX

NYC 9/11 museum hashes out design details as project nears completion

In a museum that tackles the delicate stories of what happened on 9/11 and the lives that were lost, design plays a huge role in telling the story in a way that is both honest and respectful.

NYC 9/11 museum hashes out design details as project nears completion

Tourism

Stockholm’s new ABBA museum opens with big tourism hopes

ABBA's museum will need to find a comfortable place between Seattle's Experience museum and Beatlemania Hamburg. The former is a landmark, while the latter closed after just three years “due to lack of interest.”

Stockholm’s new ABBA museum opens with big tourism hopes

Tourism

9/11 museum to charge mandatory admission fee

Other memorial sites including Yad Vashem and the World War II Memorial would dictate that the 9/11 museum be free, but it will be an attraction as much as memorial and will need funds to operate and keep visitors safe.

9/11 museum to charge mandatory admission fee

Tourism

Sudan’s historic treasures get at $135 million lifeline from Qatar

Sudan's archeological record is one of the most vital links to understanding the history of Africa, and Qatar's investment is a massive help shile Sudan struggles with its recent violent history and the instability of its neighbor Egypt.

Sudan’s historic treasures get at $135 million lifeline from Qatar