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Black Entertainment History at the Academy Museum

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We spent half the day at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which is amazing if you love movies. an outfit worn by Sammy Davis Jr zoot suits worn in Stormy Weather If you are like me and enjoy historical textiles and costumes, you'll find a lot of these at the Academy Museum.

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Explore Harrisburg PA This Summer

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Not far from the Capitol is the State Museum of Pennsylvania. The State Museum offers "four floors of exhibits that represent Pennsylvania''s story, from Earth''s beginning to the present", a Planetarium and the ''hands on'' play area, Curiosity Connection, for children 5 and under. The museum is housed in an 1899 Victoria fire house.