Article Archive for March 2010
Yorkshire Air Museum Exhibition Celebrates Aviation Pioneers
A new exhibition, Pioneers Of Aviation at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington, celebrates some of the leading figures in aeronautical history. it includes images, models and displays featuring the history of famous names such as Sir George Cayley and Sir Barnes Wallis. The Yorkshire Air Museum will soon be the only one in the world to display a live example of the Nimrod military reconnaissance aircraft. Nimrod MR2, XV250 will be flown from RAF Kinloss into Elvington on Tuesday April 13th where it will be ... Read More
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Works by Female Artists
BENTONVILLE, Ark., – Works by female artists – a mid-19th century portrait by Susan Catherine Moore Waters (1823 – 1900) and a life-size recreation of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper in 20,763 spools of thread by contemporary artist Devorah Sperber – are the latest works of art announced by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Though strikingly different in materials, style, subject matter and execution, both works are the product of highly creative women working in unexpected arenas or applying ... Read More
Vertical Thoughts: Morton Feldman and the Visual Arts at the Irish Museum of Modern Art
An exhibition featuring works by many of America’s and Europe’s most celebrated 20th-century artists opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday 31 March 2010. Vertical Thoughts: Morton Feldman and the Visual Arts focuses on the work of the influential American composer Morton Feldman and the many leading visual artists with whom he was closely associated, including Philip Guston, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. The exhibition, the first of its kind in Europe, marks ... Read More
Barrett-Jackson to Sell Vehicles from Shelby American Corporate Museum
Barrett-Jackson will auction a few amazing development vehicles from the official Shelby American corporate museum during the 8th Annual Auction in Palm Beach on Saturday, April 3. The eight cars are an exciting mix of concept vehicles, test mules and development units. They include an ’06 Shelby GT-H coupe prototype (Lot #678.2), Shelby SR prototype (Lot #370.2), Ken Miles edition MKII GT40 Chassis #GT40P/2001 (Lot # 370.1), Shelby Turbo prototype (Lot # 374.2), 2007 Shelby GT Show Car (Lot# 374.1), ... Read More
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Installs New Video Surveillance System
Avnet, DataCom,BLADE Network Technologiesand IBM announced the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco has tightened security around its world-renowned collection of more than 16,000 Asian artworks by installing a DVD-quality video surveillance system based on powerful IBM BladeCenter servers, IP-based software from DataCom and Ethernet network switches fromBLADE Network Technologies(BLADE). The solution will help the Museum view, monitor and digitally record activity while archiving footage over an IP network. The ... Read More
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis to Explore Underground Archeology and Ancient Tombs
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has revealed the third and final component of its National Geographic exhibit opening next year. Archeological excavation of ancient Egyptian tombs will be one of three major areas of the $4.2 million exhibit. The backdrop for the Egyptian component will be the tomb of Seti I, an ancient pharaoh who reigned from 1290 to 1279 BC. Wrapping up its series of Spring Break adventure announcements, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis revealed today the third and final ... Read More
Malcolm Rogers, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Made Knight-Commander Order of Isabella the Catholic
BOSTON, MA – Malcolm Rogers, Ann and Graham Gund Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), will be honored as a knight-commander in the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Encomienda de la Orden de Isabel la Católica) this evening at a special ceremony at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid. The recognition, one of Spain’s highest civil honors, will be bestowed on behalf of His Royal Highness King Juan Carlos I of Spain by Plácido Arango, president of the Royal Board of Trustees at the Prado. ... Read More
Museum of Early Trades and Crafts Hosts Spinning Workshop
On Thursday, April 22nd and Thursday, April 29th from 6pm-8pm the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts will host a two day spinning workshop. Join skilled spinner and Museum Director Vivian C.R. James as she leads a hands-on workshop in the art of spinning wool into yarn. Participants will learn how to successfully use a drop spindle. Attendees will also create their own skein of yarn to take home. This two-part workshop is open to those 13 and up and to all skill levels. Space is limited. Pre-registration ... Read More
Santa Clara University de Saisset Museum suggests that there is more to portraiture than meets the eye
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University kicks off its spring season on Saturday, April 10 with What Makes a Picture a Portrait?, a thought-provoking exhibit that considers the variety of ways in which portraiture is presented. Portraits are a familiar sight. They are hanging in our homes, buried in the recesses of our wallets, and plastered on our Facebook and Twitter profiles. But, how exactly is portraiture defined? This is the central question posed by the exhibit, which ... Read More
Civil War Education Programs at Putnam County Museum
“The Putnam County Museum is conducting two programs related to its ‘Putnam County and the Civil War’ exhibit designed specifically for children,.” reports Greencastle’s Banner Graphic. The story adds, “Molly Rudnick, a senior at DePauw University, will be conducting the series dedicated to teaching children about the Civil War era in an interactive environment.” The article adds, “The first program, ‘Leading the Soldiers,’ will be from 11 a.m. to noon ... Read More
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