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New York, N.Y. - Today, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, the South Street Seaport Museum will unveil the first rotation of objects in its acclaimed exhibition, Maritime City. This update will introduce 55 newly installed artifacts from the Museum’s collections and archives, offering fresh insights into New York City’s rich maritime history.

For fifth straight year, Tang offers free admission for military personnel and their families all summer

Saratoga Springs, NY (May 15, 2025) — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College is proud to join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative for the fifth straight year. The program provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer, beginning on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 17, and running through Aug. 31.

GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Winners to Perform June 1

Garden City, NY – Get ready to dance, sing, and celebrate Latin culture as 123 Andrés, the GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY-winning duo, brings their high-energy bilingual concert to the Long Island Children’s Museum on Sunday, June 1! This special performance promises to deliver an unforgettable musical experience for the entire family.

Exhibition presented in partnership with ImageOut, May 17–October 26 at George Eastman Museum

Rochester, N.Y., May 15, 2025—The George Eastman Museum, along with ImageOut, presents Seeing & Being Seen: LGBTQ+ Visions of Rochester, which celebrates the diverse, intersectional identities, and experiences within the Greater Rochester, New York LGBTQ+ community, and spotlights the shared and unique Queer and Trans existence, from celebration to struggle. The exhibition is on display in the museum's community gallery, the Gallery Obscura, starting May 17.

Free admission for military personnel and their families from May 17 until September 1

Howes Cave, NY – 5/13/25 – The Iroquois Museum is pleased to participate in Blue Star Museums, a program that provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families during the summer. The 2025 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 17, 2025, and end on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2025. Learn more and find the list of participating museums at arts.gov/BlueStarMuseums.

Bank of America-Sponsored Exhibit on Display for Summer Residency

Garden City, N.Y. - Raptor-ous applause all around for the latest interactive STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) exhibit at Long Island Children’s Museum (LICM). The Museum is predicting visitors will have a roar-some time this summer as they step back in time to explore Dinosaurs: Fossils Exposed. The exhibit, sponsored by Bank of America, will be in residence at LICM from May 17 to August 31, 2025.

Definitive archive of original materials reflects museum’s leadership in preservation and its commitment to contemporary art

Rochester, NY (May 13, 2025) — The Viola-Perov Trust has agreed to donate the complete set of the master recordings for the moving image artworks by Bill Viola to the George Eastman Museum for the purpose of creating the definitive digital master of each work and assuring its long-term preservation. The donation will include more than 200 artworks originally recorded on magnetic media, as well as on 35mm film.

 Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War II

B-29 DOC, C-17, EA-18G Growlers & F/A-18E/F Rhino Super Hornets Join AAM! 

Farmingdale, NY, May 12, 2025 -- American Airpower Museum kicks off summer 2025 with a “Legends of Airpower Weekend” by flying its Warbirds in the “Four Leaf” Jones Beach Air Show, commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War II.  Honoring the Museum’s 25th Anniversary Year, AAM will carry this theme with local events throughout the summer and fall.

Tickets now on sale

New York, N.Y. - South Street Seaport Museum announces the 2025 sailing season for the 1885 Schooner Pioneer and the 1930 Tugboat W.O. Decker beginning in May. Tickets range from $10–$70 to sail New York Harbor and are now on sale now!…