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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Cryo-Cell International Inc. a global leader of innovative stem cell solutions and stem cell cryopreservation services, today announced plans to partner with Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) in the development and launch of an interactive educational exhibit on stem cells and regenerative science. Cryo-Cell is one of the most established private family cord blood […]
The Museum for African Art, New York, presents an exhibition of recent photographs and large-scale photomontages by Sammy Baloji, whose work explores the history of copper mining and postcolonial architecture in Katanga province and its major city of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Organized by the Museum, The Beautiful Time in Lubumbashi: Photography […]
