Museum

We all need a good history lesson, and who better to give us this lesson than Benjamin Franklin? OK ... not the real Benjamin Franklin, but Christopher Lowell as Ben Franklin. The Olde Yakima Letterpress Museum in Union Gap is sponsoring Lowell. He's a nationally acclaimed historian/actor who'll portray Franklin at the Yakima Convention Center's Center Ballroom this Friday (May 12) starting at 6:3

TACOMA (AP) — LeMay -- America's Car Museum has sued the city of Tacoma and its bank over the handling of a $3.6 million federal loan to finance the museum's construction. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Pierce County Superior Court claims the Bank of New York Mellon mishandled the payback of interest on the loan and demand a lump-sum paying to cover its mistake...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The world's most famous toys and the people who created them are being honored together for the first time at the new Toy Halls of Fame opening at The Strong museum in Rochester. The $4 million exhibit being unveiled Thursday houses the National Toy Hall of Fame alongside the Toy Industry Hall of Fame, which recognizes the people who design, make and sell the toys... Read Mo

The Yakima Valley Museum is growing its neon garden thanks to funding from the Yakima County Commissioners.