The Bank of America steps up in support of American Museums. You have yto have a BoA card but what the heck? See below how to participate where you live!!

Visit a museum, and cultural organization. Thank you Bank of America!!!!!! Bank of America Celebrates America 250 by Giving Customers Free Access to 250 Museums and Support for Cultural Programs Nationwide

Installation of Gardner Hale’s

The Triumph of Washington at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art

Conservation funded by the

Bank of America Art Conservation Project

During July 4^th weekend, BofA cardholders will receive free admission to 250 nonprofit cultural institutions nationwide through Museums on Us®

Key Points

• During July 4^th weekend, BofA cardholders will have free access to 250 cultural institutions through its signature Museums on Us® program. Participating organizations listed on the Museums on Us roster.
• Grant funding will also extend hours at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., to stay open until 10:00 p.m. through July 5.
• Programming builds on BofA's support of America 250 through civic and cultural initiatives nationwide.

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Bank of America (BofA) is offering free access to 250 cultural and civic institutions to help customers experience and engage with America's history and culture, through an expansion of the bank's Museums on Us program.

Museums on Us® provides greater public access to cultural attractions by offering eligible Bank of America, Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank cardholders free general admission during the first full weekend of every month. The number of participating museums and cultural institutions has expanded to 250 as the country approaches this historic milestone.  

"Visiting one of these museums is an opportunity to celebrate the people, places and institutions that have shaped our country and continue to define our communities," said Meghan Hughes, Head of Arts & Heritage. "As people travel and gather for July 4th weekend, we're encouraging cardholders to take advantage of Museums on Us and to experience these additional programs celebrating our nation's history."

Museums on Us partners across the country can be found on the Museums on Us website.

Additional programming in support of America's 250^th Anniversary
Bank of America is helping expand access to the institutions and experiences that invite people to reflect on the nation's past, participate in civic life and celebrate the communities shaping America's future. Some examples of local support include:

• In Washington, D.C., Bank of America is providing a grant to the National Archives to help extend operating hours until 10:00 p.m. from June 22 through July 5. The grant will enable the National Archives to improve the visitor experience by allowing more people to see the Declaration of Independence during its 250^th anniversary.
• In Boston, BofA will support free access to the MA250 + Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, one of the country's oldest and largest Fourth of July events.
• In Detroit, BofA is supporting The Henry Ford's Salute to America and the Michigan Science Center's "Science of Safety" initiative.
• In Miami, the Freedom Tower will join Museums on Us, offering free admission throughout the duration of the FIFA World Cup 2026™.
• In New York, as part of a longstanding partnership with the Intrepid Museum, BofA has committed to raising $500,000 and matching those dollars for a total of $1 million in support of the museum's mission, rooted in honoring the service and sacrifice of military personnel.
• In North Carolina, the company is supporting the North Carolina Symphony's Celebrating America 250 concert series in communities throughout the state, featuring musical themes that define and reflect the American spirit. More information can be found on the North Carolina Symphony website.
• In Philadelphia, where the nation's founding story remains central to the city's civic identity, the company is supporting programming that brings history, culture and community together, including The Declaration's Journey at the Museum of the American Revolution, the Wawa Welcome America Festival, including World Cup 2026 watch parties on July 4, and The First Bank, which will officially open its first exhibition at the end of June. For current information, please refer to the Visit Philadelphia website.
• In Virginia, BofA is supporting Virginia 250's Mobile Museum Experience, which will include a hands-on, interactive, and immersive "museum on wheels," which will bring key stories of Virginia's rich history to schools, museums, local events, fairs, and more, highlighting every region of the state.
• Bank of America is supporting the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening July 4 through a $5 million founding gift. The Library is opening in Medora, ND in the North Dakota Badlands and will explore the Roosevelt presidency, conservation, and civic responsibility. As a founding sponsor, Bank of America is supporting the development of the library and its inaugural exhibitions, including Theodore Roosevelt's White House and a featured photography exhibit by Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer David Hume Kennerly, a former Official White House Photographer who has documented thirteen consecutive U.S. presidents.
• Bank of America announced a number of initiatives helping preserve presidential history, including an Art Conservation Project grant to the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery for the assessment and conservation of 110 presidential portraits and frames.
• Bank of America recently partnered with Vet Tix to offer thousands of free FIFA World Cup 2026™ tickets to veterans, current military and first responders.

Frequently asked questions

Question: How is Bank of America supporting America 250?
Answer: Bank of America is supporting America 250 through cultural, civic and community programming, including expanded access to cultural institutions nationwide. You can find out more on our company website.

Question: What sites and organizations are participating in Museums on Us?
Answer: In July, Museums on Us will expand to 250 nonprofit cultural sites across 43 states and 158 cities. You can find one using the Museums on Us map website.

Question: How can cardholders participate?
Answer: Clients and customers with an active eligible Bank of America, Merrill or Bank of America Private Bank credit or debit card can participate during the first weekend of every month by presenting their card and a government-issued form of identification. Please check with the organization directly for individual operating hours

Question: How is Bank of America supporting presidential history?
Answer: Bank of America is proud to support the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. BofA also supported the conservation of 110 presidential portraits at the National Portrait Gallery through the Bank of America Art Conservation Project^TM.

Question: How is Bank of America supporting the National Archives? 
Answer: The National Archives currently close at 5:30 p.m. With BofA's grant support, operating hours will be extended nightly until 10:00 p.m. ET through July 5, 2026, accommodating more visitors. 

Bank of America 

Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving nearly 70 million clients with approximately 3,600 retail financial centers, approximately 15,000 ATMs (automated teller machines) and award-winning digital banking with approximately 59 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 4 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and more than 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

For more Bank of America news, including dividend announcements and other important information, visit the Bank of America newsroom and register for news email alerts.

At Bank of America, we believe that investing in the arts has a positive impact on our lives. We support a wide range of nonprofit organizations with funding and programming to help make the arts more accessible to communities around the world and to preserve works of art and heritage sites for generations to come.  For more information about how we support the arts, please visit our Bank of America arts website.

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In East Hampton the LongHouse Reserve auction presents artist in support of Beautopia 2026. Catch it on Artsy!

Adrian Schachter IN SUPPORT OF  LONGHOUSE RESERVE EAST HAMPTON NY artsy

Dalton Portella Clintel Steed LONGHOUSE RESERVE PRESENTS BEAUTOPIA 2026: The Summer Benefit Auction supports our educational and public initiatives, which celebrate the LongHouse mission of living with art in all forms. Kenny Schachter

Renee Cox Live on Artsy, this year’s collection brings together iconic and cutting-edge visionaries. Bid on works by master colorist and gala honoree Sean Scully, the legendary Alex Katz, and Renee Cox, whose pioneering feminist portraiture embodies Afrofuturism.  This thoughtfully curated collection features standout pieces from conceptual multi-hyphenate Kenny Schachter—celebrated for his witty, multifaceted art-world commentary. Joining him are dynamic narrative painter Clintel Steed and rising talent Adrian Schachter, who brings historical mythology into the digital age. The collection also highlights Michael De Feo, whose work explores finding beauty in the temporary, and Dalton Portella, an interdisciplinary artist, musician, and surfer living and working in Montauk. Sean Scully Michael De Feo Pamela Willoughby Director  SHOOSTER Arts & Literature 197 Madison | Sag Harbor NY 631-680-9986  #longhousereserve#fineartmagazineblog.bogspot.com#sunstormfineartmagazine.com#artforever,#artforall#artforsummer,

The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University offers a profound exhibition September 4- December 19, 2028 into the Indigenous Knowledge Systems and their long standing knowledge math, science, and technology.

My Opinion: ~Just because you see it differently doesn't mean you don't see it right!!!.~ In the 25 years I have covered Indigenous art and culture  for SunStorm Fine Art Magazine .  Rice  University and the Moody Center of the Arts are providing the first  comprehensive overview of Indigenous knowledge based Indigenous cultural knowledge with in science, art, and technology. I applaud congratulate all involved.  

My Grandmother taught me at 4 years old "don't waste the water one day there won't be enough for all". How rights she was, My Mother taught me to see beyond and imagine what the vastness of the universe holds for all to understand. Today we see the images of Hubble described  knowledge passed one  to the next in ways. stories and images long before western cultures had the science to describe the process. 

 Jamie Forbes, Publisher of FineArtMagazineblog.blogspot.com., Sunstormfineartmagazine.com, Elder of the Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. 

Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University   Announces Fall 2026 Exhibition   Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas  On view September 4 to December 19, 2026, this ambitious group exhibition explores Indigenous knowledge systems and their longstanding relationship with math, science, and technology in the Americas.

Eamon Ore-Giron, Black Medallion XIV (Inti), 2022. Mineral paint and flashe on linen, 198 x 258 in. © Eamon Ore-Giron 2022. Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan, New York. Photo: Charles White.

June 18, 2026 (Houston, Texas) — Through a framing of North, Central, and South America as interconnected regions, Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas brings together contemporary Indigenous and Latin American artists whose practices illuminate knowledge as a living technology, through which the mathematical, metaphysical, and artistic realms converge. At a moment when the social and environmental consequences of technological advancement are prompting global debate, this selection of works—among them paintings, sculptures, textiles, video works, and site-specific commissions—conveys relational teachings rooted in the Americas. Opening September 4, 2026, the exhibition features national and international artists, including Nanibah Chacon, Melissa Cody, Jordan Ann Craig, Patricia Domínguez, Sara Flores, Natalia Montoya Lecaros, Patrick Martinez, Cisco Merel, Caroline Monnet, and Eamon Ore-Giron, among others.     “At its core, Radiant Geometries centers Indigenous ways of knowing that continue to shape relationships to territories, waterways, and interspecies care,” said Noor Alé, Moody Center for the Arts Associate Curator. “By reconsidering the histories of mathematics, architecture, and science through Indigenous perspectives, the exhibition invites viewers to consider the enduring connections between cosmology, technology, and the living world.”

Patricia Domínguez, Matrix Vegetal, 2021-22. Video 4K, 21:12 min. Commissioned by Screen City Biennial, with the support of Cecilia Brunson Projects and Galería Patricia Ready.

Set on the campus of a leading research university, the Moody’s presentation includes artists whose works evoke the symbiotic relationship between art, math, technology, and science, often through the language of abstraction. Among them, Sara Flores’s paintings foreground the interdependence of all life forms and call attention to interspecies care; Patrick Martinez’s painted sculpture, inspired by the pre-Columbian murals of Cacaxtla, positions Indigenous architecture as sites of material knowledge and urban intelligence; Natalia Montoya Lecaros’s totemic sculptures draw on an Aymara ceremonial dance that honors agricultural cycles; Caroline Monnet’s Styrofoam installation etched with Anishinaabe iconography, reconsiders colonial legacies in architecture; Patricia Domínguez’s videos explore astronomy and plant intelligence to bridge spiritual and scientific divides; Cisco Merel’s totemic work references protective sigils found in Guna textile traditions; and Melissa Cody’s jacquard tapestry fuses Navajo textile traditions with computational aesthetics.    In addition, newly commissioned works extend the visibility of knowledge as an evolving technology, illuminating its transmission across generations while continuously responding to the future. These works include an interactive sound installation with Diné designs from Nanibah Chacon; installation and paintings by Jordan Ann Craig that explore Cheyenne beadwork and parfleche designs drawn from museum collections in Texas and Colorado; and new paintings from Eamon Ore-Giron inspired by Maya ceramics in Rice University’s collection.

Sara Flores, Untitled (Shao Maya Punté Kené 1, 2022), 2022. Vegetal dyes on wild-cotton canvas, 59 x 122 3/8 in. Private Collection of Timothy C. Headington. Courtesy of the artist and The Shipibo Conibo Center. Photo © JSP Art Photography.

“Through this compelling selection of works and complementary programming, we’re able to achieve the Moody’s mission to synthesize Rice's academic resources and artists' creative insight into meaningful connections and critical dialogue,” said Joel Thompson, Moody Center for the Arts Deputy Director.    Featured artists include Nanibah Chacon (Diné/Chicana) (b. 1980 in Gallup, New Mexico; lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico), Melissa Cody (Navajo/Diné) (b. 1983 in No Water Mesa, Arizona; lives in Long Beach, California), Jordan Ann Craig (Northern Cheyenne) (b. 1992 in San Jose, California; lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico), Patricia Domínguez (b. 1984 in Santiago de Chile; lives in Puchuncaví, Chile), Sara Flores (Shipibo-Konibo) (b. 1950 in Tambomayo, Peru; lives in Yarinacocha, Peru), Natalia Montoya Lecaros (Aymara) (b. 1994 in Iquique, Chile; lives in Santiago de Chile), Patrick Martinez (b. 1980 in Pasadena, California; lives in Los Angeles), Cisco Merel (b. 1981 in Panama City; lives in Panama City), Caroline Monnet (Anishinaabe/French) (b. 1985 in Ottawa, Canada; lives in Montreal), and Eamon Ore-Giron (b. 1973 in Tucson, Arizona; lives in Los Angeles), among others.      The exhibition is curated by Noor Alé, Associate Curator. Graphic design is by Sébastien Aubin.      Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas is made possible by the Libbie Rice Shearn Moody Fund for the Arts and the Thomas D. and Pamela Riley Smith Endowment for the Moody Center for the Arts. Major support is provided by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, the Elizabeth Lee Moody Excellence Fund, the H. Russell Pitman Fund for the Moody Center for the Arts, and the Moody Center for the Arts Founders Circle.

Special Programming

Natalia Montoya Lecaros, Tótems de emergencia, 2021. Series of modular MDF sculptures, with tempera paint, acrylic yarn, beads, lined cardboard, and bird feathers, 37 x 33 x 28 in. Courtesy of the artist and Judas Galería.

All events are free and open to the public. Opening Reception for Radiant Geometries September 5, 6 - 8 pm With artists Nanibah Chancon and Natalia Montoya Lecaros in attendance. Dimensions Variable: Danza Azteca Macuilxochitl with Nameless Sound October 10 from 3-5 pm  Performance by Danza Azteca Macuilxochitl with Nameless Sound, presenting musicians Laura Dykes and Aryn Ward, activating Nanibah Chacon’s site-specific mural.  Artists-in-Dialogue: Ore-Giron + Boornazian Diel November 12 from 6-8 pm Conversation with exhibiting artists Eamon Ore-Giron and Dr. Lori Boornazian Diel, L. H. Favrot Professor of Humanities, Professor of Art History at Rice University. New Art/New Music: Radiant Geometries November 21, 3 – 5 pm.  Original musical performances inspired by Radiant Geometries, composed and performed by Shepherd School of Music students.

About the Moody Center for the Arts Inaugurated in February 2017, the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University is a state-of-the-art, non-collecting institution dedicated to transdisciplinary collaboration among the arts, sciences, and humanities. The 50,000-square-foot facility, designed by acclaimed Los Angeles-based architect Michael Maltzan, serves as an experimental platform for creating and presenting works in all disciplines, a flexible teaching space to encourage new modes of making, and a forum for creative partnerships with visiting national and international artists. The Moody is free and open to the public year-round. Website: moody.rice.edu Social Media: @theMoodyArts Phone: +1 713.348.ARTS Address: Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University 6100 Main Street, MS-480, Houston, TX 77005 (University Entrance 8, at University Boulevard and Stockton Street) Hours & Admission Exhibition spaces are open to the public and free of charge Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed Sundays, Mondays, and holidays. Events and programs are open to the public. For schedule, registration links, and prices as applicable, visit moody.rice.edu. Directions & Parking The Moody Center for the Arts is located on the campus of Rice University and is best reached by using Campus Entrance 8 at the intersection of University Boulevard and Stockton Street. As you enter campus, the building is on the right, just past the Media Center. There is a dedicated parking lot adjacent to the building. Payment for the Moody Lot is by credit card only. For campus maps, visit www.rice.edu/maps.  About Rice University Located on a 300-acre forested campus in Houston, Rice University is consistently ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has highly respected schools of Architecture, Business, Continuing Studies, Engineering, Humanities, Music, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences, and is home to the Baker Institute for Public Policy. With 3,879 undergraduates and 2,861 graduate students, Rice’s undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio is 6-to-1. Its residential college system builds close-knit communities and lifelong friendships, just one reason why Rice is ranked No. 1 for quality of life and for lots of race/class interaction and No. 2 for happiest students by the Princeton Review. Rice is also rated as the best value among private universities by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. Press Contact Erin Rolfs | +1 713-348-4115 | erin.rolfs@rice.edu

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