Dewsbury Museum has reopened after a £700,000 refurbishment. New additions include the Discovering Dewsbury gallery along with local history exhibitions and the 1940s classroom which has been refurbished, the toy gallery has moved to a [Read More]
Daily Archives: August 4, 2010
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“Inventing the 21st Century: Celebrating British Ingenuity” Open 6 September – 28 November 2010 Free / Folio Society Gallery In celebration of British ingenuity, “Inventing the 21st Century” will uncover the stories behind 15 of [Read More]
The epic story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 Endurance expedition is an incredible real life tale of survival The exhibition features about 150 compelling photographs of the expedition’s ordeal taken by ship photographer Frank Hurley, [Read More]
Watpac’s Construction division has been awarded the refurbishment and construction contract for the $53 million Museum of Contemporary Art redevelopment (MCA) in Sydney. Watpac representatives and dignitaries attended the building site today as the first [Read More]
Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas Stanford, California — Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University presents “Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas,” August 4, 2010 [Read More]
Author Peter Unitt presents “Charles E. Taylor – The World’s First Aircraft Mechanic” SEATTLE, – An Aug. 14 lecture and book signing by Peter J. Unitt looks at the man who put the power into [Read More]
A double celebration in The Bowes Museum’s new Reading Room marked a dedication ceremony and the launch of a book about the founders. The room, created in a part of the high central dome formerly [Read More]
Ottawa – Steven Shearer is known for using a wide range of traditional and contemporary media in works that address the human subject and its relationship with the outside world. The Vancouver-based artist will represent [Read More]