Article Archive for March 2010
Creation Museum receives Star of Tourism Award
PETERSBURG, Ky., – The Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitors Bureau last night awarded the Creation Museum the “Star of Tourism” award, its top annual honor, recognizing the museum’s contribution in attracting visitors to the region. Museum co-founder and CCO Mark Looy was on hand at the Bureau’s 2009 Annual Meeting to accept the award on behalf of the museum. “We are honored to be recognized with this award, and are grateful for the opportunity to have such a positive impact in our community,” ... Read More
Technicolor Donates Archive to George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film
ROCHESTER, N.Y. and HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film has announced a major gift to the museum — the historic archive of Technicolor dating from 1915 to 1974. The donation includes rare cameras, documents and drawings, photographs, printers and processing machines, corporate records, and other important materials that represent the history of Technicolor’s groundbreaking contributions to motion pictures. This collection joins the Eastman House’s ... Read More
Kimbell Art Museum Mourns the Death of Former Director Dr. Edmund P. Pillsbury
The Board of Directors and staff of the Kimbell Art Museum are mourning the tragic loss of former museum director and dear friend, Dr. Edmund (Ted) P. Pillsbury. Kay Fortson, Board president, Kimbell Art Foundation commented, “Ted was a brilliant director and a good friend. He will be greatly missed. “ “I was deeply saddened by the death of Ted Pillsbury,” said Eric Lee, current director of the Kimbell Art Museum. “Ted was one of the greatest museum directors of his generation, and his impact on the ... Read More
MoMA 2010 Party in the Garden Honors Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder
New York – The Museum of Modern Art’s Party in the Garden, a benefit event to be held on May 25, will honor Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder, in recognition of their philanthropic endeavors and contributions to the cultural community. Co-chairs for this year’s event include Debra and Leon Black, Paula and James Crown, Agnes Gund, Mimi Haas, Jill and Peter Kraus, Jane Lauder, Ninah and Michael Lynne, and Aerin and Eric Zinterhofer. Honorary Co-Chairs are Marie-Josée Kravis and Jerry I. Speyer. The ... Read More
Xu Bing Sculpture The Phonenixes at the Today Art Museum
Xu Bing’s towering sculptural masterpiece ‘The Phoenixes” will be unveiled at a ceremony at the Today Art Museum in Beijing on Saturday March 27 at 4pm. The truly impressive 2 Phoenixes are colossal in size, measuring 15 meters in height, 28 meters in length, 8 meters in width, and weighing in at 12 tons. On Saturday afternoon 6 large cranes will be present to position the sculpture into place for its first public display since its completion. Created as a reflection on modern Beijing, this first ... Read More
First Major Exhibition of Salvador Dali’s Late Work to be Presented Exclusively at High Museum of Art
ATLANTA – The first major exhibition to reevaluate the last half of Salvador Dalí’s career will be presented exclusively at the High Museum of Art this August. Beginning in the late 1930s, Dalí went through a radical change in which he embraced Catholicism, developed the concept of nuclear mysticism and, in effect, reinvented himself as an artist. Comprising more than 40 paintings and a related group of drawings, prints and other Dalí ephemera, “Salvador Dalí: The Late Work” will also explore the ... Read More
Guggenheim Presents Haunted: Exhibition Explores Themes of Memory, Trauma and Return to the Past
NEW YORK, NY – Much of contemporary photography and video seems haunted by the past, by the history of art, by apparitions that are reanimated in reproductive mediums, live performance, and the virtual world. By using dated, passé, or quasi-extinct stylistic devices, subject matter, and technologies, such art embodies a longing for an otherwise unrecuperable past. From March 26 to September 6, 2010, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum presents Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance, an exhibition ... Read More
Museum of Outdoor Arts Takes First Place at the Art Directors Club of Denver
There was no shortage of creativity at the Art Directors Club of Denver’s 6th Annual Paper Fashion Show at Mile High Station. With more than 40 designs showcased, the competition was fierce. However, only one team could take the cake on the runway. The Museum of Outdoor Arts led by creative director Lonnie Hanzon took first place this year at the paper fashion show with a design inspired by ferns, flowers, wrought iron scrolls and wood branches. “Every year, it becomes more and more difficult imagining ... Read More
Titanic Museum Will Open in Pigeon Forge
Cast members from the Nashville production of “Titanic the Musical” will perform at the Grand Opening of the new Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge on April 8, 2010. The weekend-long Titanic Museum Attraction Grand Opening Celebration, hosted by Regis Philbin, will also feature a free concert by country music legend Neal McCoy. The event, which is open to the public, also will be attended by descendants and family members of those on board the Titanic and includes a christening of the ... Read More
Dallas Museum of Art, Innovative Audience Research Has Deep Ramifications for Museum Field
DALLAS, – A groundbreaking, seven-year study that provides unprecedented understanding of the preferences and behaviors of museum visitors has been released by the Dallas Museum of Art. The study and its findings have catalyzed fundamental changes in all aspects of the DMA’s practices and programs—from exhibition and programming development to new marketing strategies and interpretation tools—leading to a 100% increase in attendance and motivating more than 50% of the museum’s visitors to participate ... Read More
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