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How museums hold the secrets to our past and the future of our values
Posted on · Museums are growing to adapt to visitor expectations, not just on what artifacts are displayed, but how museums obtain them.
Tag: The Health Museum
Houston Matters
What STAAR Test Results Tell Us About Learning During The Pandemic (June 30, 2021)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: What STAAR Test results tell us about the pandemic's effect on education, the week in politics, and one way the pandemic might've been good for our brains.
Houston Matters
Conference Aims To Preserve The Health And Vitality Of Texas Museums
Posted on · The annual conference of the Texas Association of Museums will be held in Houston April 18-21. Houston Matters explores what will be discussed and learns about the major issues facing museums these days.
Houston Matters
Full Show: The Health Museum’s New Affiliation, The Business Of Baseball, And Prison Education (July 27, 2017)
Posted on · Baseball is more than just a sport. And although that may sound like something a baseball fan would say, it’s true. And Lee College Huntsville Center offers college courses for credit in the Texas
Houston Matters
Houston’s Health Museum Becomes Smithsonian Affiliate
Posted on · The Smithsonian Institution just announced an official partnership with The Health Museum in Houston.
News
City Of Houston, EPA Debut Public Air Monitoring Station At Health Museum
Posted on · Visitors may notice something unusual near the museum’s entrance.
News
Houstonians React To Photo Mosaic Of Skin Tones
Posted on · An exhibition exploring the shades of race has landed at Houston’s Health Museum. We wanted to see how Houstonians are reacting to the mosaic.
Houston Matters
‘Body Worlds’ Exhibit Aims to Change the Way You See Your Body — and Treat It
Posted on · You're probably familiar with the Bodies exhibition — the displays of human specimens preserved to show their internal workings in unique detail. Well, an exhibit from the inventor of the preservation process (called "plastination") has returned to Houston through April 23, 2017 at The Health Museum. Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty takes us on a […]
Arts & Culture
New Exhibit Puts A Face On Hunger
Posted on · The Health Museum’s latest exhibit comes during “Hunger Season” for many school children.