The National Endowment for the Humanities seldom gave seven-figure grants. Now big awards flow to handpicked projects, including an institution with three full-time employees.

An inside look at the "Oscars Museum" in Los Angeles. An impressive collection of Academy Awards memorabilia and artifacts, ...

Spencertown Academy Arts Center will host a panel discussion, “The Gift to Be Simple: Our Local Shaker Heritage and Its Future,” with Shaker Museum leaders at 2 p.m. Sunday, March ...

Nearly a full year since Franklin Academy was shuttered, Columbus Municipal School District trustees have yet to nail down a plan for the historic building’s future.

Special effects studio KNB EFX recreated a quarter-scale replica of Bruce from "Jaws" for an exhibition using 3D printing.

Step inside California’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and explore iconic film props, immersive exhibits, and Hollywood history.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Homma, a 41-year-old wife and mother of two, was born in Chicago to a Jewish mother and a Japanese father. Her dad, who owned a ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday the addition of a wide-ranging slate of high-profile film artifacts to its collection, including the bicycle from “Pee-wee’s Big ...

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has set a major horror-themed exhibition for Sept. 20 to July 25, 2027. The Horror Show at the Los Angeles museum aims to “bridge the gap between cinema and ...

While the gowns were the star of the show at the Academy Museum Gala on Oct. 18, it was the little details that really made each celebrity guest stand out. Case in point? Hailey Bieber’s brown cat-eye ...

Ava DuVernay arrives at the fifth annual Academy Museum Gala on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

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