Tenement Museum adding Evening Tours

This year, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, a National Trust Historic Site in New York City, has seen an overwhelming growth in attendance—March 2008 was the third-busiest month in the museum’s 20 year history. So from May 1 to October 30, the Tenement Museum will stay open late on Thursdays for tours at [...]

Architect Barbara Campagna actively pursuing Sustainability at Historic Sites

Barbara Campagna, AIA, LEED AP, Graham Gund Architect at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has plunged deep in the conversations on sustainability and historic sites. This is a major initiative at NTHP and the Historic Sites department is fortunate it can support this effort with someone so thoughtful and passionate. If you’ve [...]

Lincoln’s Cottage receives MUSE award

President Lincoln’s Cottage, a National Trust Historic Site in Washington, DC, was just awarded a Silver MUSE Award from the Media and Technology Committee of the American Association of Museums, for “Lincoln’s Toughest Decisions,” an interactive experience that puts visitors in the role of President Lincoln’s cabinet members. Designed to supplement interpreter-led discussions and [...]

Blogging with Historical Documents

An interesting approach to blogging on historic collections is being taken by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.  Chewpapers.blogspot.com follows the efforts of several archivists in restoring and organizing a trove of documents recovered from the Chew’s family estate, Cliveden. The blog takes an interesting approach to the documentation by scanning the documents and [...]

Glass House Adding More Tours

The Philip Johnson Glass House in New Canaan, New York, has been such a popular destination that tours quickly sold out when it first opened. This year was no exception and as soon as tours were announced, they again were sold out for the entire season and many people who were unable to obtain [...]