Stories Archives - Museum Hack https://museumhack.com/general/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:05:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://museumhack.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/museumhack-min.jpg Stories Archives - Museum Hack https://museumhack.com/general/ 32 32 Your Ultimate Guide To The History Of The Met Gala https://museumhack.com/the-history-of-the-met-gala/ https://museumhack.com/the-history-of-the-met-gala/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:05:55 +0000 https://museumhack.com/?p=24967 We have community theatre to thank for the Met Gala. I’m dead serious. The kind of theatre where your niece plays Drunkard #3 in Les Misérables, and you spend the entire second act wondering what the hell is happening because the children are whisper-singing over a haunted karaoke track. That kind. Fast forward a few […]

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]]> https://museumhack.com/the-history-of-the-met-gala/feed/ 0 How Museum Hack went from $2.8 million per year to zero in 3 days https://museumhack.com/three-days/ https://museumhack.com/three-days/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2020 17:11:12 +0000 https://museumhack.com/?p=22808 A few weeks ago we got the first call from a museum partner: they were canceling group gatherings, including all third party tours. Over the next few days, every museum we operate in announced closures. First for a few days, then for a few weeks, and now for at least a few months. At the […]

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]]> https://museumhack.com/three-days/feed/ 7 The Real Story of the Chastity Belt https://museumhack.com/chastity-belt/ https://museumhack.com/chastity-belt/#respond Thu, 24 Jan 2019 19:35:02 +0000 https://museumhack.com/?p=16409 If you're into historically accurate medieval BDSM, we've got bad news for you.

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]]> https://museumhack.com/chastity-belt/feed/ 0 How many museums are in New York City? https://museumhack.com/how-many-museums-are-in-new-york-city/ https://museumhack.com/how-many-museums-are-in-new-york-city/#respond Sat, 19 Jan 2019 22:21:00 +0000 http://museumhack.wpengine.com/how-many-museums-are-in-new-york-city/ We believe that the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the BEST museum in the entire world. And definitely the very best in NYC. But how many museums are there in the city? NY.com says there are 83 museums in total among the 5 boroughs. 100 museums in New York City, according to this website. 32 museums in Manhattan, […]

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]]> https://museumhack.com/how-many-museums-are-in-new-york-city/feed/ 0 The Siege of Wounded Knee ‘73 https://museumhack.com/the-siege-of-wounded-knee-73/ https://museumhack.com/the-siege-of-wounded-knee-73/#respond Wed, 02 Jan 2019 17:57:23 +0000 https://museumhack.com/?p=16148 In 1973, members of the Oglala Lakota tribe and federal agents faced off in a 71-day siege that was 83 years in the making.

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]]> https://museumhack.com/the-siege-of-wounded-knee-73/feed/ 0 The 10 Best Museum Holiday Events & Exhibits 2018 https://museumhack.com/10-best-museum-holiday-events-2018/ https://museumhack.com/10-best-museum-holiday-events-2018/#respond Mon, 03 Dec 2018 18:18:48 +0000 https://museumhack.com/?p=15953 Check out our favorite museum holiday events and exhibits coming up in 2018 at museums and institutions all around the world.

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]]> https://museumhack.com/10-best-museum-holiday-events-2018/feed/ 0 Where To Eat Near The High Museum https://museumhack.com/where-to-eat-near-the-high-museum/ https://museumhack.com/where-to-eat-near-the-high-museum/#respond Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:00:06 +0000 https://museumhack.com/?p=15869 Hungry near the High Museum? Take a look at some of our favorite options of where to eat near the High Museum.

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]]> https://museumhack.com/donner-party/feed/ 1 The Real Hackstory of the Children’s Crusade https://museumhack.com/childrens-crusade/ https://museumhack.com/childrens-crusade/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:53:31 +0000 https://museumhack.com/?p=15835 In the summer of 1212 CE, 20,000 kids had the shittiest summer vacation in human history.

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]]> https://museumhack.com/childrens-crusade/feed/ 1 The Haunted Hoosac Tunnel https://museumhack.com/haunted-hoosac-tunnel/ https://museumhack.com/haunted-hoosac-tunnel/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2018 21:02:11 +0000 https://museumhack.com/?p=15828 A New England ghost story from the wrong side of the tracks.

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