I don’t have two lives. This is one life, and the personal pictures and the assignment work are all part of it. – Annie Leibovitz The Annie Leibovitz (b. 1949) exhibition A Photographer’s Life, 1990–2005, will draw together for the first time the well-known assignments and rarely-seen personal work of one of the world’s best-known […]
BOSTON, MA – The highly anticipated wing for the Art of the Americas and Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Family Courtyard at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), will open to the public on Saturday, November 20. In celebration, the Museum is hosting a free Community Day to welcome visitors to see The New […]
This summer, the Hammer Museum will present a new sculptural work by Los Angeles-based architect Greg Lynn. A fantastical attraction for visitors of all ages, Fountain of Toys will be sited in the Museum’s outdoor courtyard. As the title suggests, the work is a functioning fountain made out of large plastic found children’s toys that […]
Over 30 chess pieces from the National Museums Scotland and British Museum are starting a tour at National Museum of Scotland on 21 May and will continue to further Scottish venues. The chess pieces consist of elaborately worked walrus ivory and whales’ teeth in the forms of seated kings and queens, mitred bishops, knights on […]
Only 11 museums hold IRO status and National Museums Scotland is the only museum organisation in Scotland to have achieved this status. The status is granted by Research Councils UK to organisations which make a considerable contribution to research. This enables them to apply for funding to the research councils under the same terms as […]
LOS ANGELES – David Bomford, acting director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, announced the installation of The Madonna and Child with Scenes from the Life of Christ and the Virgin (The Beffi Triptych) in the Getty Museum’s permanent collection galleries over the summer months. The painting is the first work of art to be […]
Today Canada Post unveils a quintet of domestic rate stamps featuring the five spectacular winners of Canadian Geographic’s second annual Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year competition. Chosen from more than 6,400 entries, these photos were featured in Canadian Geographic magazine’s annual wildlife issue and will be included in a travelling exhibition organized by the […]
“I will never smoke.” “Thank you. I will quit smoking.” These are just two of the many comments made by visitors to BODY WORLDS & The Story of the Heart at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. One of the most powerful and visual displays in the exhibition prompts strong reactions from people with […]
The Science Museum in London is to open as normal on Friday 21 May, following an evacuation on 20 May 2010, due to a chemical incident. Three staff members were taken to hospital and a total of 22 staff members and contractors were checked after complaining of itchy eyes and sore throats. A Science Museum […]
The Computer History Museum (CHM) announced today that it will host the [email protected] Conference June 2-3, 2010, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of PLATO, a large-scale computer system for which numerous popular technologies were invented, including gas-plasma flat-panel displays and interactive touch screens, as well as many software innovations. A co-production of the PLATO History Foundation […]
Paintings worth an estimated 150million euros have been stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. They are believed to have been taken overnight on Wednesday, 19th May, from the museum near the River Seine, the theft was discovered between 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m this Thursday morning. Georges Braque Olive tree near l’Estaque […]
Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs will feature striking objects from some of the most important rulers throughout 2,000 years of ancient Egyptian history, spanning from the 4th Dynasty into the Late Period (about 2,600 B.C. to 660 B.C.). Derived from a variety of contexts, including temples and both royal and private tombs, […]
