April 26, 2013
We always loving having school groups, and they must love us too because our tour numbers keep going up! We have at least one group booked a day through the end of the school year. In 2012 we were thrilled to have over 8,000 children and adults visit the Museum of...
April 25, 2013
We had a great Coffee with the Curator program this morning at the Museum of World Treasures! A big thank you to Iain Woessner at the American Overseas Schools Historical Society for visiting to give a lecture on their organization and connection to MOWT. AOSHS exists to preserve history from military base schools...
April 23, 2013
On April 16, the Museum was pleased to announce the 90th birthday of WWII veteran and Museum volunteer, Charles G. Chauncey, 1st Lt Army Air Corp, “GOIN’ JESSIE” B-29 Pilot and Airplane Commander. Chauncey recently celebrated by returning to fly one of the few remaining B-29 bombers. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress...
March 7, 2013
We would like to invite you to the exclusive opening of the Museum of World Treasures' newest exhibit: Economics of Empire: Roman Trade AD 100 - 300 Have you ever wondered why all roads lead to Rome? Find out in the newest installment of our...
March 1, 2013
Rachel and her family outside the Cadbury factory in Birmingham, England Have you been to our Coffee with the Curator program? This morning we had a delicious presentation by Marketing Assistant Rachel Stanley on the history of Cadbury chocolate. Rachel chose to give a presentation on Cadbury because of the chocolate's...
February 20, 2013
Now, more than ever, it is important to remember the history of the Cold War. The Museum of World Treasures a has a piece of the Berlin Wall on display. Why is the Berlin Wall displayed next to our dinosaurs?... Good question! We would love to have this piece of history on...
February 19, 2013
Wesley Boyle, 2012 Volunteer of the Year We are pleased to announce Wesley Boyle as our 2012 Volunteer of the Year! Wesley started volunteering at the Museum in October, 2011, and he received his award at the annual Christmas Party held at the home of Board Chairman Bill Williams. Wesley,...
February 15, 2013
This Laughing Buddha weighs two and a half TONS! Have you been in to the Museum to see our redesigned exhibit, Transcend: Religious and Royal Art of Asia? On Saturday, Nov. 17, 2013 the Museum of World Treasures opened its newest exhibit, Transcend, to the public. In the past few...
February 12, 2013
Look, we're on television! Did you see us on KWCH Ch. 12 this morning? Here's a photo of our fantastic Education Director, Jillian Overstake-Forsberg getting ready to go LIVE. She was nervous but she did a great job. Watch the interview HERE. Jillian went on air to talk about...
February 8, 2013
This interesting artifact is found in the Museum of World Treasures' Pre-Hispanic exhibit, Treasures from the Grave, and dates back to the Jivaro culture of Ecuador. Does it look impossibly small to be authentic, at only a few inches tall? The Jivaro tribe is most commonly connected to the practice of head shrinking....