Sam and Friends Characters Donated to the National Museum of American History The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History accepted 10 characters from Sam and Friends from Jane Henson, on behalf of the Jim Henson [Read More]
Monthly Archives: August 2010
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The Holburne Museum’s prestigious biennial portrait competition for artists in the south west returns in September 2010 to Chapel Row Gallery, Bath, whilst the Museum is closed for a development project of restoration and extension. [Read More]
Gov. Bill Ritter and Colorado School of Mines President Bill Scoggins today unveiled a new museum exhibit for one of the “moon rocks” originally given to the state about 35 years ago. The moon rock, [Read More]
The Natural History Museum will present, Bats: The Real Stars of The Night on 28 August 2010 12:30 – 13:00, 14:30 – 15:00 in the Attenborough Studio. A talk about the wonderful world of British [Read More]
Framed will feature a new video installation by artist Kate Gilmore as well as films by Bruce Nauman and Richard Serra, and video works by Sigalit Landau, Lilly McElroy, Robin Rhode, Melanie Schiff and Type [Read More]
Two important medieval Hebrew manuscripts—a Mishneh Torah made between 1300 and 1400 in Germany and an illuminated leaf from a prayer book made in Austria around 1360—are on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art [Read More]
Sometimes Eagle’s Wings: The Saga of Aérospostale Lecture and Book Signing with Joy Dunkerley Honeywell Aerospace Lecture Series at The Museum of Flight Saturday, Oct. 2, 2-3 p.m., William M. Allen Theater Author Joy Dunkerley [Read More]
Dundee’s waterfront is going to be transformed and the public are invited to take part in the transformation. The new £47 million museum will be built close to Discovery Point in the south of Craig [Read More]
The Royal Tyrrell Museum turns 25 this year, with plans for a major birthday party, a special new exhibit and the anticipation of hitting a new attendance milestone. A new exhibit, Alberta Unearthed: 25 stories [Read More]
This year, the Taft offers some new twists on old Christmas favorites. Upon entering the galleries, visitors will find an intricately folded paper dollhouse home to miniature paper dolls. Nearby, a collection of antique Noah’s [Read More]
CINCINNATI – The Robert S. Duncanson Society of the Taft Museum of Art has selected violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama as the 2010 Duncanson Artist-in-Residence from a talented pool of local and national candidates. A nationally recognized [Read More]
The Broad Collection, a public museum of contemporary art and headquarters of The Broad Art Foundation’s worldwide lending library, will be built on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles and will be designed by world-renowned [Read More]
(Katonah, NY) Maps; from Rand McNally to TomTom, they give peace of mind when setting out into unfamiliar terrain. This fall, let your GPS guide you to 134 Jay Street where the Katonah Museum of [Read More]
Constellation Energy today announced that it will supply 2,000 renewable wind energy certificates (RECs) to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum to match the estimated 2,000 megawatt hours of electricity used by the [Read More]
Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement, organized by the Dallas Museum of Art and nationally premiering at the Newark Museum, is the first exhibition to focus on the career of one of [Read More]
SEATTLE – Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Media in which participating museums across the country open their doors for free to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket. As a Smithsonian Affiliate, [Read More]
Columbia, SC – Who Shot Rock & Roll is the first major exhibition on rock and roll to put photographers in the foreground, acknowledging their creative and collaborative role in the history of rock music. [Read More]
BALTIMORE, MD – Sink your teeth into fun for all ages during MouthPower Day at the National Museum of Dentistry. On Saturday, October 9, 10 a.m. 4 p.m., find out how to have a sparkling [Read More]