Museums
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The Mystery Endures: Alcatraz East Expands and Extends JFK Assassination Exhibit
Newly Declassified Documents and Rare Artifacts Breathe New Life Into America’s Most Enduring Conspiracy PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (June 10, 2025) – While it has been 63 years since President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, people remain intensely interested in him and the conspiracy theories surrounding his death. Alcatraz East Crime Museum is expanding its exhibit titled “The Kennedy Conspiracy: Fact & Fiction” and extending it for another year. The exhibit will remain open through May 2026. “The Kennedy assassination is a topic that many people are fascinated by no matter their political beliefs,” said Ally Pennington, artifacts and programs manager at Alcatraz East Crime Museum. “We are happy to expand and extend the…
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MEADOWS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES DALLAS-BASED ARTIST ERICA FELICELLA AS 2025 MOSS/CHUMLEY AWARD WINNER
DALLAS (SMU)–The Meadows Museum, SMU, announces that Erica Felicella has won the 2025 Moss/Chumley North Texas Artist Award. The award is given annually to an outstanding North Texas artist who has exhibited professionally for at least 10 years and has a proven track record as a community advocate for the visual arts. The award brings a $3,000 cash prize. Felicella is a multidisciplinary artist and arts professional with roots in New England who has called Dallas home for over 20 years. Originally trained in photography, she works as an artist, curator, producer, organizer, and program developer for fellow artists. Over the past decade, her practice has expanded beyond photography to include…
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Texas Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Set for April 11, 100 inductees to date!
The Lone Star Flight Museum Celebrates Aviation with the Class of 2025 and Marking 100 Members. HOUSTON, Texas (April 7, 2025) – The Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) is set to host the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame (TAHOF) Induction Ceremony & Luncheon on Friday, April 11, at 11:30 a.m. The TAHOF Class of 2025 includes Al Cisneros, Jeannie Leavitt, and Tammie Jo Shults. This ceremony and luncheon will be held at the Lone Star Flight Museum located at 11551 Aerospace Avenue at Houston’s Ellington Airport. The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame was established through a resolution by the 74th Texas Legislature and signed by then Governor George W. Bush to honor…
