Close your eyes and imagine artifacts and collectibles from 60 sports Halls of Fames, sports governing bodies and other top athletic organizations collected in a single space — in the city that never sleeps. Open your eyes and you’ll see that you’ve imagined the newly-opened Sports Museum of America in New York City.

The Field Museum’s newest exhibition, The Aztec World, gives visitors a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore the otherworldly grandeur and sophistication of one of history’s great civilizations.

The restoration of the world’s largest Louis Comfort Tiffany art glass dome, located in Preston Bradley Hall in the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, has been completed with awe-inspiring results.

Africa. The name conjures images of vast jungles and deserts, mystery and ancient cultures. It is the world’s second largest continent, the probable origin of humanity and is the oldest inhabited land on earth.

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – Traditions of duck hunting and decoy making are brought to life at the Museum of the Albemarle in a new exhibit entitled, “Art DuckO: Waterfowl Culture in North Carolina.”

As the political world and the U.S. dollar continue to inspire uncertainty, pop culture collectibles continue to offer solid performance, historical insights and simple enjoyment. Whether one is a player in the marketplace, an casual observer or simply a history buff, these are interesting times.

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. – Barbara Hartsfield has opened The Collectible & Antique Chair Gallery on Main Street. The facility features a unique three-room museum with a gift shop housed in a building constructed in the early 1900s.

RALEIGH, N.C.—The Carolinas Chapter of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA) recently donated a copy of the new 2009 Journal of Appraisal Studies to the North Carolina Art Museum Reference Library in Raleigh, N.C.

The landmark exhibition, Silversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner, 1808–1842, on view at Winterthur Museum & Country Estate from July 4 to September 21, is

The Walters Art Museum will offer visitors a rare opportunity to examine the ancient Egyptians’ fascination with human and animal mummies in the focus show Mummified, on view Nov. 15, 2008, to Nov. 8, 2009.