Field Museum explores tattoo art, history, logic, popularity
More people are adding an indelible mark on their life, based on a process that is thousands of years old. When asked to write about […]
Museums
Madison museum is all-year tribute to military veterans
This presidential election sure felt like a nationwide battle, regardless of whether you think we won or lost, and that is what compelled me to […]
Hamilton Wood Type Museum: Words carry weight, literally
Sometimes I refer to my freelance writing business as The Word Factory because that is what I churn out from one day to the next. […]
Fiber arts trail shows off quilts, history, art, supplies, more
Lots of people say a picture is worth 1,000 words; fewer acknowledge the value of 1,000 stitches. Wisconsin’s first poet laureate was among the exceptions. […]
Major Nuremberg brat exhibit opens in Germany
You say you love bratwurst? Germany’s Bavaria is centuries ahead of us in that regard, and now a new exhibit in Nuremberg’s local history museum […]
New museum exhibits: neon, androids, photos, fibers, history
Art, history and other museums in Wisconsin offer ongoing opportunities to learn and appreciate the world and home. Consider this sampling of special exhibits that […]
Red Wing museum gains $1.5 million pottery collection
Red Wing, a Mississippi River city on the Minnesota side, has been home to a pottery museum for years – but now it’s billed as […]
Great American road trips: where to find them
I have a weakness for old postcards that show how summer vacations and destinations have changed. We remain ever-eager wanderers, but our expectations sure have […]
Black history lessons address racism, inventions, music in Macon, Ga.
Whenever Black History Month arrives, I am reminded that Wisconsin is not average. About 88 percent of the state’s population is Caucasian and 6.5 percent […]
Chicago’s Field Museum opens vaults on 1893 World’s Fair
At least one-third of America – 25 million people – made their way to Chicago 120 years ago. What they found were astounding and amusing […]
Peshtigo Fire Museum, grounds quietly preserve horrific history
The devastation happened almost 142 years ago, but it remains on the local newspaper’s online front page, where an easy-to-find link leads to somber details: […]
Harley-Davidson’s 110th party salutes a lifestyle, brand
For Bill Davidson, the party began months ago in Auckland, New Zealand. Then it moved to South Africa and Brazil before landing in Italy, where […]