Residents and Visitors: Twentieth-Century Photographs of Louisiana is the eighth collaborative exhibition drawn from the collections of the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) and The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC), and the first to [Read More]
Monthly Archives: September 2010
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The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art presents Visions of Paradise: Art & The Power of Faith, open through Nov. 7, 2010. Expressions of faith are a source of creative inspiration. Artists have explored themes within [Read More]
This fall, visitors to the Houston Museum of Natural Science can discover the true story—one more powerful than fiction—when Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship opens on [Read More]
NOMA presents nine videos selected by nine curators from around the world. Open October 20, 2010 – January 30, 2011 The series includes videos by Israeli artist Guy Ben-Ner (selected by Mai Abu ElDahab), Japanese [Read More]
Long before the word “robot” existed and before computers were commonly used, humans dreamed of mechanical people. Characters such as Frankenstein’s monster, the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz, C-3PO and Mr. Data have [Read More]
The Bowes museum has brought together two important art and textile pieces which are to be displayed side by side at the museum for the first time. The Adam Jacquard woven textile is a key [Read More]
In collaboration with one of Boston’s premier venues for photography, the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University (PRC), DeCordova has invited their former curator and now independent curator Leslie K. Brown to organize an exhibition [Read More]
Kohl’s Department Stores announced a more than $2.7 million donation over three years to the Milwaukee Art Museum that will continue the successful Kohl’s Art Generation program launched in 2008 as well as create new [Read More]
Antony Gormley is among the most celebrated sculptors working today. Over the last twenty-five years Gormley has revitalized the human image in sculpture through a radical investigation of the body as a place of memory [Read More]
The Tianjin Polar Marine Museum has opened in Northern China, on display are tmore than 2,000 polar marine species from Russia, Canada, Australia and other countries. The polar marine museum is part of a “polar [Read More]
On October 7th at 6:00 PM the Rose Art Museum will open two distinct exhibitions. “WaterWays,” an exhibit exploring art that utilizes water as subject, metaphor and muse, will be mounted in the Rose, Fineberg [Read More]
The Saint Louis Art Museum has announced that Elizabeth Wyckoff will assume the role of curator of prints, drawings and photographs on December 1, 2010. Wyckoff joins the Museum after six years with the Davis [Read More]
The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University announces the appointment of Elizabeth Kathleen Mitchell as the new Burton and Deedee McMurtry Curator of Drawings, Prints, and Photographs. Mitchell begins her duties in November, which include [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery presents One Life: Katharine Graham open October 1, through May 30, 2011. Newspaper publisher Katharine Graham (1917–2001) led an extraordinary life in extraordinary times. Born into privilege, she was catapulted [Read More]
For New Photography 2010, The Museum of Modern Art highlights four artists in its annual showcase of significant recent work in contemporary photography, with the 2010 edition marking the 25th anniversary of the series. The [Read More]
A new energy-efficient lighting system from GE Lighting and Janmar Lighting installed throughout the Tacoma Art Museum in Washington State shines a brighter-than-ever spotlight on the varied beauty of the museum’s 3,500-piece art collection, which [Read More]
In 2011, The Phillips Collection celebrates its 90th anniversary and launches the countdown to its centennial. A host of exhibitions, programs, and events throughout the year debut stunning new acquisitions in contemporary art, engage artists [Read More]
The Museum of Science announces Let’s Talk About Food, a celebration and exploration of what we eat and why it matters. Under this new initiative, the Museum will present an ongoing series of public programs [Read More]