If you’ve been wondering what it will take to entice more people to visit downtown Seattle, it might just be WNDR. The new high-tech art museum opened Wednesday along the… Read More
The design selection process for the Bezos Learning Center planned at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum may sound a bit like “America’s Got Talent” for architects —… Read More
The Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum, an extensive collection of aviation and military artifacts started by Paul Allen in 2004, has been sold by the late Microsoft co-founder’s estate.… Read More
Three and a half years after his death, another one of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s passion projects — the extensive collection of aviation and military artifacts that was housed at… Read More
Seattle’s Museum of Flight says it’ll serve as the first stop on a road trip for NASA’s full-scale replicas of the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter — display versions… Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and other dignitaries got a helping hand from a troop of third-graders today when they cut a hand-woven cedar ribbon to mark this weekend’s opening of… Read More
After a three-year, $99 million construction effort, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is putting the finishing touches on a new home that shows off old favorites and… Read More
The historic island commune of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France, is a stunning visual display, with its medieval monastery rising up out of the sea. Four hours away in Paris, the… Read More
One of the greatest tragedies in the museum world transpired over the weekend when fire broke out at Brazil’s Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, touching off a mad scramble… Read More
Even in a region of technology giants and in an age of screens, it might be possible to overdo tech in an art museum. “I’ve been in some museums where… Read More
PITTSBURGH — Andy Warhol made his mark as a pop artist throughout the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, but his pioneering spirit and appreciation for inclusiveness would be right at home in… Read More
Cross Seattle billionaire Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection off your list of local attractions, and put a new name in its place: the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum. The rebranding,… Read More
After narrowing the search to two California cities, Star Wars creator George Lucas has chosen Los Angeles over San Francisco as the future home of the Lucas Museum of Narrative… Read More
Captain Kirk from the original “Star Trek” is celebrating Star Wars Day today, so maybe it shouldn’t be so surprising that a Seattle-based branding and design firm helped create the Airbus… Read More
It’s not whether you embrace the light side or the dark side. It’s how you dress the part. That, in a nutshell, sums up Rebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star Wars and… Read More
I have seen the future. And it looks a bit ratty. That was my not-so-charitable reaction when I got up-close with eyewear from the 1995, post-apocalyptic Kevin Costner film Waterworld… Read More
It’s a bit hard to believe that an industry which started with something as basic as Pong could now be perceived as high art. But video games certainly have achieved… Read More
We already know that Paul Allen is a super geek, but how far does his passion for computers really go? The Wall Street Journal today has a fascinating story on… Read More