Article Archive for January 2010
The Museum of Modern Art Presents a New Overview of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Panoramic Career
The Museum of Modern Art presents Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century, the first major retrospective in the U.S. in more than 30 years of one of photography’s most original and influential masters, from April 11 through June 28, 2010. Henri Cartier-Bresson, Greenfield, Indiana. 1960. Gelatin silver print, 10 7/16 x 15 3/8 inches. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the photographer. ©Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos The exhibition comprises 300 prints from 1929 to 1989, at least one ... Read More
Survey of the MFAH´s Metal Collection Opens March 2010
Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal Showcases Furniture, Jewelry, Hollowware, and Sculpture Created by International Artists over the Last Four Decades Houston — Beginning March 7, 2010, 30 contemporary metal works will be on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal. Organized by Cindi Strauss, MFAH curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and design, the exhibition explores the varied ways that contemporary ... Read More
Museum of American Finance Launches Free Scavenger Hunt Program
On Saturday, February 6, the Museum will initiate a new weekly program for students and their families. On “Scavenger Hunt Saturdays,” students of all ages will be admitted to the Museum free of charge,* and will be encouraged to experience the Museum’s exhibits through two different scavenger hunts, which may be downloaded in advance from the Museum’s website (www.moaf.org/education/materials) or obtained upon entering the Museum. The scavenger hunts are supplementary educational materials ... Read More
National Museum of the Marine Corps
With more than 1.6 million visitors to date, the National Museum of the Marine Corps looks ahead to an exciting year to include the opening of three new galleries. Scheduled for June 2010, the Museum will open three additional large-scale galleries with exhibits interpreting the legendary founding of the Corps in 1775, the Civil War, the U.S. global trade expansion in the 19th century and World War I. The new exhibits will include an additional immersive experience, for which the Museum has become world ... Read More
New Porsche Museum Celebrates Its First Birthday
More than 530,000 visitors from all across the world, 2,555 guided tours and some 14,326 grilled steaks at the Christophorus are some of the more significant numbers tallied by the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart just a year after its opening. New Porsche Museum When the Porsche Museum opened its doors to the public for the first time on January 31, 2009, Porsche officials had predicted optimistically that 200,000 people would visit annually. No one imagined that more than a half million would pass through the ... Read More
Sassetta Arte Della Lana Altarpiece at The Bowes Museum
One of the oldest and most intriguing paintings in The Bowes Museum’s collection is the focal point of a new display opened on Saturday, 23 January. The small panel, A Miracle of the Sacrament by Sassetta, painted in Siena c1423-25, has a dramatic tale to tell. It shows a cleric, struck dead as he is offered the Host during Mass. Even more dramatically, a devil swoops down to snatch his soul as it leaves his body. Sassetta, “A Miracle of the Sacrament”, c.1423-25 This little painting was once ... Read More
SCAD Museum of Art break’s ground for historic museum expansion
The Savannah College of Art and Design held an historic groundbreaking ceremony on Jan. 21, 2010, for the SCAD Museum of Art complex, which will include the future home of the Walter O. Evans Center for African American Studies housing one of the finest collections of African-American art in the United States, as well as other significant museum collections in new galleries and academic spaces. SCAD’s dynamic new center for African-American art, literature and culture The Walter O. Evans Center for African ... Read More
Amon Carter Museum Acquires Rediscovered Painting from Indian Series by George de Forest Brush
FORT WORTH, Texas – The Amon Carter Museum has acquired a rediscovered painting by American artist George de Forest Brush. The Potter, painted in 1889, had been in private hands since 1946, when it was sold from the collection of the Galveston financier William L. Moody III. George de Forest Brush (c.1855-1941), “The Potter”, 1889. Oil on panel. Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, 2009.8 “The acquisition of one of Brush’s ‘lost’ Indian pictures is a major addition to our collection ... Read More
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Awarded Grant from National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to Establish Electronic Records Archive
Houston – The MFAH has been awarded a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to plan the implementation of an electronic records archive. Over the next two years, grant funding in the amount of $47,820 will allow MFAH Archives and Information Technology to collaboratively explore emerging technologies for the preservation of electronic records. Supported by this grant, the MFAH plans to establish and document methods for electronic records preservation, in pursuit of a ... Read More
Hollywood Entertainment Museum Auctions Prized Memorabilia to Support Unique School for At-Risk Youth
Hollywood Entertainment Museum (HEM) announced the release of historically significant items for auction to provide educational opportunities for LA’s at-risk youth. Presented by Super Auctions, nearly one hundred years of Hollywood history will be up for bid at a live, online auction January 31, 2010. How can you alter the direction of a life? Not by lecturing, not by punishing, but by providing opportunities. Phyllis Caskey, President of HEM and main force in creating the Hollywood Media Arts Academy, a ... Read More
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