4.5 billion-year-old pallasite could be the key to unravelling the origins of our solar system The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) has acquired the world’s largest piece of the Springwater pallasite, a rare and scientifically important [Read More]
Daily Archives: July 21, 2010
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For more than five decades, Barbie(R) doll has continued to deliver fashionable, aspirational and culturally relevant play experiences to girls of all ages. In partnership with The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, the Barbie brand introduced [Read More]
Special programs, extended hours, and close-up views of the Blues while the Navy flight demonstration is based at the Museum for Seafair air show SEATTLE, – The world-famous U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 flight demonstration [Read More]
The San Jose Museum of Art will present the first-ever museum survey of the work of the prominent sculptor Leo Villareal, a pioneer in the use of LEDs and computer-driven imagery. Leo Villareal, on view [Read More]
The £2 million refurbishment of the Yorkshire Museum is the biggest since it opened in 1830. Plans have been discussed for several years and detailed development and fundraising began in 2008, when the project was [Read More]
The Vale of York Viking Hoard has featured in the latest instalment of the BBC Radio 4 series, A History of the World in 100 Objects. The treasure will go back on display when the [Read More]
Space scientists planning a trip to Mars have visited the Yorkshire Museum to create a 3D map of one of its star objects – which will then be installed on a probe bound for the [Read More]
Asia Society showcases the work of photographer and mountaineer David Breashears who, with Glacier Research Imaging Project (GRIP), has retraced the steps of renowned Himalayan mountain photographers of the past century to recapture images of [Read More]
One of the earliest examples of David Smith’s welding is shown for the first time in this exhibition of approximately 40 works drawn from the BMA’s collection, the Estate of David Smith, and private collections. [Read More]
Photography Exhibition Celebrates Achievements of Alumni from The Kansas City Institute of Art and Honors its 125th Anniversary Kansas City, MO – In honor of The Kansas City Art Institute’s 125th anniversary, the achievements of [Read More]
The architectural achievement of the Bloch Building at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is featured in three books–two currently on sale and one available in the fall. In addition, an article on the Vanity Fair [Read More]
Los Angeles – The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), presents Any Ever, the American premiere of artist Ryan Trecartin’s 2007–10 body of work, through October 17, 2010, at MOCA Pacific Design Center. The [Read More]
The Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center has achieved Gold certification in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Green Building Rating System™. The LEED Green Building Rating [Read More]