NASHVILLE, Tenn., – Loving You: Collecting Elvis Presley, a spotlight exhibit on one of the most beloved and influential cultural figures of the twentieth century, will be unveiled August 6 at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. The exhibit, which celebrates Elvis Presley’s seventy-fifth birth year, is located within the Museum’s permanent exhibition […]
BALTIMORE, MD – The Baltimore Museum of Art presents the first U.S. museum exhibition to explore the late works of the iconic American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987). On view October 17, 2010 through January 9, 2011, More than 50 works reveal the Pop artist’s energetic return to painting and renewed spirit of experimentation from 1976-1986, […]
PRINCETON, N.J. -The Princeton University Art Museum announces the establishment of the Sarah Lee Elson, Class of 1984, International Artist in Residence Program, an important cultural and artistic addition to Princeton University’s Global Initiative. Made possible through the generosity of collector and art advisor Sarah Lee Elson, the residency is the latest in a series […]
MIAMI – Miami Art Museum has opened a new exhibition in the Focus Gallery section of its Permanent Collection installation, dedicated to works by the late Purvis Young. Focus Gallery: Purvis Young (July 30 – November 7, 2010) features a selection of Young’s paintings from the museum’s permanent collection that span the career of the […]
The Board of the MCA is delighted to announce that respected businessman and philanthropist Simon Mordant has been appointed as its Chairman. Simon Mordant succeeds Andrew Love in the role. The Board of the MCA has expressed its gratitude to Mr Love and has acknowledged the enormous contribution he has made during his twenty years […]
Madison Children’s Museum will mark 30 years of serving the community by opening the doors of its new Capitol Square location for the first time on Saturday and Sunday, August 14–15, with a spectacular Grand Opening Celebration. A festive lineup of special events for families will fill the weekend, which also will be an opportunity […]
The American Museum of Natural History’s Explorer, a free app for iPhone and iPod touch that is part navigation system, part personal tour guide, is already garnering rave reviews. Explorer is “nothing less than state-of-the art,” writes Gizmodo’s Kyle VanHemert. “I roamed around the fourth floor of the museum this morning with the Explorer as […]
Salt Lake City – Gretchen Dietrich, an innovative museum professional and a skilled administrator, has been selected as the Executive Director of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA), effective August 1, 2010, pending notification of the Academic Senate and approval of the Board of Trustees. Following an extensive national search conducted by Management Consultants […]
Exhibition looks at how conflict in the U.S. has influenced the meaning of freedom CHICAGO – Inspired by the idea that the history of the United States has been shaped by conflicts over what it means to be free, a new permanent exhibition, Facing Freedom, opened July 4, 2010 at the Chicago History Museum, uses […]
