Smithsonian Magazine

The Museum of Failure Celebrates Some of the World’s Biggest Flops

While Crystal Pepsi and New Coke failed, both PepsiCo and Coca-Cola are still thriving. Adam Bettcher / Museum of Failure When a new product totally flops, companies typically try to move on as ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Ten Must-See Museums Opening Around the World in 2025

New institutions dedicated to artificial intelligence, West African art, barbeque and more are expected to welcome visitors this year Laura Kiniry | Travel Correspondent Around the world, a wealth of ...
The New York Times

One of the World’s Largest Stegosaurus Skeletons Was Moved. Twice.

The American Museum of Natural History has found a more appropriate space for Apex, a nearly complete dinosaur skeleton lent to it last year, when it was first assembled and put on view. Apex is an 11 ...
Los Angeles Times

Dataland defies expectations. But will L.A. embrace the world’s first AI arts museum?

Dataland, the world’s first AI arts museum, opens in Frank Gehry’s Grand LA with an immersive rainforest journey using biometrics, scent, sound and light to transform how visitors experience nature ...
The New York Times

An Engine of Fossil Discovery Fights Its Own Extinction

A funding crisis at the Museum of the Earth and the Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, N.Y., could scatter priceless specimens and end nearly a century of pioneering research. A fossil of ...