What can centuries-old whaling ship logs tell us about today’s extreme weather? According to scientists, the answer is a lot. They’re using the information recorded by mariners going back hundreds of ...

The New Bedford Whaling Museum will continue its First Fridays After Dark series on April 4 from 5 to 8 PM. The evening will blend art, history, science and entertainment. There will be cocktails ...

Devon Akmon receives funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. He also serves as the vice chair and secretary of the board of directors for the American Alliance of Museums.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services also was on the list. Congress created the IMLS in 1996 through the Museum and Library Services Act. The law merged the Institute of Museum Services ...

The Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor in partnership with TBR News Media of Setauket, has announced the launch of the 2nd Annual Sea Glass Fiction Contest. This exciting competition ...

A $10,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services is allowing a tribal college in northern Michigan to continue offering library services during a building renovation. The IMLS, which ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Many of the world’s best museums – those containing some of the globe’s rarest treasures, cutting-edge spaces which reimagine the forms exhibitions can take, and immersive experiences which teleport ...

The tribe, based in Neah Bay in the northwest corner of Washington state, has conducted a permitted hunt only once in the last 25 years, despite its exclusive treaty right to whaling. The Neah Bay ...

Ståle Grut via Unsplash The American Alliance of Museums is currently conducting a three-year study to “help museums measure their social impact, which can include health and well-being ...

This week, we’ve got a special screening of the documentary "Malassada Day" coming at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, featuring a discussion panel with some very special guests. Plus ...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to eliminate seven federal agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Woodrow Wilson ...