Museums/History

British Museum   

The British Museum holds in trust for the nation and the world a collection of art and antiquities from ancient and living cultures. Housed in one of Britain's architectural landmarks, the collection is one of the finest in existence, spanning two million years of human history. Access to the collection is free.

The Museum was based on the practical principle that the collection should be put to public use and be freely accessible. It was also grounded in the Enlightenment idea that human cultures can, despite their differences, understand one another through mutual engagement. The Museum was to be a place where this kind of humane cross-cultural investigation could happen. It still is.

The Museum aims to reach a broader worldwide audience by extending engagement with this audience. This is engagement not only with the collections that the Museum has, but the cultures and territories that they represent, the stories that can be told through them, the diversity of truths that they can unlock and their meaning in the world today.

The British Museum   
The British Museum Travel Website  
+44 (0)20 7323 8838

The Cold War Museum/Spy Tour   

In collaboration with Carol S. Bessette, Certified Master Tour Guide, the Cold War Museum invites you to experience the original Spy Tour of Washington™.

Since its earliest days, Washington, D.C. has been the scene of international intrigue, espionage, and intelligence activity, as the U.S. government has tried to learn the plans of other countries while keeping its own plans secret. Key players in this non-ending drama include personalities as diverse as Rose Greenhow, Herbert Yardley, Major General “Wild Bill” Donovan, Aldrich Ames, and Robert Hanssen. This six-hour bus tour will introduce you to many of the locations in and around Washington that have been associated with intelligence and counter intelligence activities for the past two hundred years. Your three hour mission, if you choose to accept it, may be to locate various espionage sites in Arlington, Washington, and Georgetown; observe the former Cafe where a Soviet spy escaped from his CIA handlers; listen in on a briefing about Civil War espionage at Lafayette Park; tour the Berlin Wall at the Newseum; and/or visit drop points used by agents such as FBI spy Robert Hanssen.
According to Cold War Museum Founder, Francis Gary Powers, Jr., “we are excited about the growth and popularity of the original Spy Tour of Washington. All proceeds from the original Spy Tour benefit the Cold War Museum, a 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to preserving Cold War history and honoring Cold War veterans.”

Cold War Museum   
Cold War Museum Travel Website  
703-273-2381

Cranbrook Art Museum   

Completed in 1930, the Art Deco-style Saarinen House served as the home and studio of Finnish-American architect Eliel Saarinen, Cranbrook's resident architect from 1925 to 1950, and his wife Loja Saarinen, head of Studio Loja Saarinen and the Academy's department of weaving. The museum's changing exhibitions are a continuing commentary on our society and world. From contemplative to cutting edge, the exhibitions challenge emotions and sensibilities. Its permanent collection - The Cranbrook Collection - showcases Cranbrook's profound influence on the worlds of twentieth-century art, architecture and design through the work of its artists.
The simple grace of a Saarinen chair, the color and depth of a Maija Grotell vase, the abstract geometry of Harry Bertoia's metalwork, the startling realism of Duane Hanson's Body Builder tell the story of Cranbrook through the individual expressions of those who were touched by this extraordinary place.

Cranbrook Art Museum   
Cranbrook Art Museum Travel Website  
248 645.3323