The 2010 Freedom Awards by the National Civil Rights Museum will be presented to Dr. Wangari Maathi of Kenya for environmental and human rights, Dr. Dorothy Cotton for civil rights and social change and Eva […]
Daily Archives: July 13, 2010
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In honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Pony Express, The Nevada State Museum staff designed a unique raffle prize to celebrate this year’s coin show, held August 27-28, 2010. Raffle tickets are now on […]
The Museum of London today unveils three exquisite ceramic bowls recently found beneath the streets of Borough Market. The intriguing collection offers a picture of what could have been displayed on a dresser in a […]
WALTER WICK: GAMES, GIZMOS AND TOYS IN THE ATTIC September 19, 2010–January 2, 2011 Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos and Toys in the Attic is the first museum retrospective of award-winning author and photographic illustrator Walter […]
To register for adult programs, visit thewalters.org, call ext. 238 or email [email protected] (unless otherwise noted). COURSES / LECTURES / WORKSHOPS ART HISTORY 101 Wednesdays, September 8–October 27, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Price per class: Members, […]
On July 24, the National Gallery of Art will be hosting “The March of Time: Seventy-Fifth Anniversary” as part of their ongoing film series, “Film and Reality in the 1930s: Roots of the Docudrama.” The […]
2010 marks the 30th anniversary of the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF). This is a Fund of last resort, providing grants to help acquire the UK’s most precious heritage at risk of loss, as a […]
HistoryMiami (formerly known as the Historical Museum of Southern Florida) announced the acquisition of rare papers from Robert Frost and documents pertaining to his visits to Key West, Florida. The collection includes signed editions of […]
The British Library is initiating an interactive survey, UK SoundMap, launching as a regional trial in Sheffield. The survey will map the sounds of the acoustic landscape (‘soundscape’) and preserve the sounds of 2010 for […]
Two-Year Cross-Country Tour to Four Museum Follows The Wexner Center has announced a two-month extension of its exhibition Mark Bradford, the first museum survey devoted to the work of one of the leading figures in […]
“A Revolution in Wood” celebrates the gift of 66 pieces of turned and carved wood to the Smithsonian American Art Museum by the noted collectors Fleur and Charles Bresler. Open Sept. 24 – Jan. 30, […]
Allentown, Pa. – On Sunday, July 18 the Allentown Art Museum will present “Peter Grippe: A Personal Vocabulary.” The exhibition will run until November 14, 2010. “Peter Grippe” highlights the work of New York artist […]
ATLANTA, – The High Museum of Art will present the film series “Dalí: A Passion for Film” from Saturday, August 21, through Saturday, September 11. Featuring films and shorts that showcase Dalí’s fascination with cinema, […]
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales announced the appointment of David Anderson, Director of Learning and Interpretation at the Victoria and Albert Museum, as Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales’ new Director General. David Anderson […]
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), presents Dennis Hopper Double Standard, the first comprehensive survey exhibition of Dennis Hopper’s artistic career to be mounted by a North American museum, through September 26, 2010, […]
Allentown, Pa. – The Allentown Art Museum will be closed to the public beginning Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 to Thursday, September 1, 2011. The closure, which will not affect the day-to-day business operation of the […]