The Metropolitan Museum of Art has the most talented staff in the world. And, since 1939, they’ve shared their work with one another through employee art shows. The exhibitions are typically held every other year but are private affairs. This year, for just the second time ever, the show is open to the public. “Art … Read more
MONROE, CONNECTICUT – The world’s most famous paranormal-investigating couple left behind a museum full of real-life “haunted” relics they collected in their adventures – including the creepy doll that inspired the horror movie “Annabelle.” Late husband-and-wife couple Ed and Lorraine Warren, who are now immortalized as characters in “The Conjuring” series of movies, kept an … Read more
It’s only $1, but crazed fans think AriZona iced tea tastes like a million bucks. The vivacious colorful-canned drink from the New York-based company has famously stayed priced at just 99 cents, but it’s become a bonafide pop culture phenomenon over the years. Crazed fans have gotten tattoos of the infamous cherry blossom tree, collected … Read more
The Whitney Museum in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District will soon be free to patrons 25 and younger starting in mid-December to grow the influence of art, the cultural institution announced. “Since its founding, the Whitney has been committed to supporting young and innovative artists, and we now hope to further support younger audiences, too, by addressing … Read more
It was a labor of amore. The new Italian American Museum — which swings its doors open to the public Monday at its sleek digs on 151 Mulberry St. in Little Italy — was an idea more than 20 years in the making, according to its founder Joseph V. Scelsa. “Every group should have their … Read more
They went from oui oui to wee-wee. A gorgeous coastal city in France is baring all with a museum exhibit on nudity — which guests can view in the buff themselves, according to The Guardian. A museum in Marseille, France has opened a nudity exhibit that can be viewed naked. AFP via Getty Images The … Read more
This will brie a gouda time. France’s first cheese museum opened in Paris, right in time for the Olympic Games being held in the City of Light. The Musée du Fromage is billed as “an educational and interactive space for discovering France’s cheesemaking heritage and regions,” according to its website. The Musée du Fromage opened … Read more
Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city. What’s making our luxury list this week? A new spot from the Cervos team, a sparkling Met … Read more
Kareem Rahma just wanted a slice of the pie, but he got burned in the process. In 2018, the New York City comedian wanted to cash in on the success of Instagrammable food-inspired museums in the Big Apple with the immersive Museum of Pizza, but his pie-in-the-sky idea resulted in his “biggest financial failure” that … Read more
Veteran actor Bill Cobbs has died at age 90. Cobbs passed away on Tuesday night at his home in Riverside, CA, of unannounced causes, according to TMZ. His brother, pastor Thomas G. Cobbs, shared the news on Facebook on Wednesday. “We are saddened to share the passing of Bill Cobbs,” he wrote. Bill Cobbs has … Read more
When the popular Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened in 2021 with exhibits celebrating the diversity of the film industry, the museum was criticized for having largely omitted one group: the Jewish founders of Hollywood. Last month, the museum aimed to correct that oversight by opening a permanent new exhibition highlighting the formative role that … Read more
A museum in Missouri recently broke a Guinness World Record for hosting the world’s largest gathering of people with underwear on their head. The City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri, wanted to commemorate “314 Day” this year with flair. As a nod to its town’s area code, 314, the museum hosted an event on March 14 and … Read more
Although we still don’t know who he is, we know where to find him. The new Banksy Museum in New York City presents what it claims is “the world’s largest collection” of the globally famous yet anonymous artist’s life-sized murals and other artwork. Or, at least, “magnificent” reproductions of them. The museum opened its doors in … Read more
The bling is the thing. Drake, Bad Bunny, Nicki Minaj, Slick Rick and the Notorious BIG are among the hitmakers featured in a new show at the American Museum of Natural History called “Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry.” It showcases custom-made jewelry worn by some of music’s biggest stars and made by legendary … Read more
In a mad mix of game-show glitter and marketing flash, Airbnb is offering customers a chance to spend a night in a Paris museum, stay in houses mocked up to look like movie settings, or sleep surrounded by eight Ferrari racing cars. Those and other chimerical listings are part of a splashy new campaign by the short-term … Read more
Like many people, 25-year-old Jane August needed to find something to do after she was laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I need to leave the house,” she recalled thinking. “I need to feel some cultural enrichment that is not in my bed watching Netflix.” So now, she’s on a mission to visit every museum … Read more
After more than 30 years in Los Angeles, Alfred Molina is enjoying his newly minted status as an Upper West Sider. “My wife and I have bought an apartment here, and we’re slowly transitioning to New York,” he said last month at Lincoln Center Theater before a rehearsal for the Chekhov classic “Uncle Vanya,” which … Read more
A yeti, a leopard and a seahorse walk into a room … It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it’s the “Masked Singer” exhibit at the Paley Museum in Midtown. Running through May 19, the exhibit (called “The Masked Singer: Behind the Mask! Spotlighting the Show and the Costumes That Captivated America”) features … Read more
The Bronco is among the most popular and most prominent exhibits at the privately owned museum, which opened in 2016 after a similar crime museum closed in Washington. The vehicle belonged to Al Cowlings, Simpson’s friend and former teammate, who was driving it about 40 miles per hour as Simpson fled the police. The car … Read more
Having initially drawn criticism for failing to acknowledge the formative role that Jewish immigrants like Samuel Goldwyn and Louis B. Mayer played in creating Hollywood and the film industry, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Thursday announced the details of a new permanent exhibition that will spotlight their contributions. The show, called “Hollywoodland,” is … Read more