News Posts
Mead 2017: Chronicling Life in Rural Morocco in House in the Fields
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Filmmaker Tala Hadid spent more than six years documenting the life of a family in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains.
This Weekend at the Museum
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Visit the Museum to see over 40 international films at the 2017 Margaret Mead Film Festival.
Mead 2017: How Lust for Sight Director Manuel von Stürler Sees the World
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Motivated by a condition that will eventually leave him blind, filmmaker Manuel von Stürler explores the subjectivity of sight in his new documentary.
Catching the First Gravitational Waves from Neutron Stars
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Scientists have detected a spectacular collision of two neutron stars some 130 million light years away via gravitational waves and light—the first-ever cosmic event observed in this way.
All-New Halls of Gems and Minerals Announced
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One of the centerpieces of the new Halls—a 12-foot-tall amethyst geode—was unveiled this morning and is now on view in the Grand Gallery through the 2017 holiday season.