Museum participating in science programs for children in Abu Dhabi SEATTLE – Three members of The Museum of Flight educational staff are now part of an entertaining public program in Abu Dhabi designed to promote [Read More]
Monthly Archives: September 2010
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An exhibition of some 40 of the finest and most celebrated masterpieces by the Dutch 17th-century artist Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667) was formally opened in the National Gallery of Ireland on Friday 3 September by Mary [Read More]
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), kicks-off the school year with its annual College Night celebration on Thursday, September 23, from 7 – 11 p.m. This marks the 6th year of this FREE event [Read More]
Isolated by the ruling Tokugawa shogunate from the outside world, Japanese citizens were naturally curious about the Westerners who began to arrive on their shores following Commodore Matthew Perry’s historic voyages to Japan in 1853–1854. [Read More]
A new mission-based, alternate reality or “big” game, called Pheon, will debut in September at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. A variation on the classic game Capture the Flag, Pheon is a competition to obtain [Read More]
Asian cinema is fast becoming a cinema without borders. ContemporAsian showcases films that get little exposure outside of their home countries or on the international festival circuit, but which engage the various styles, histories, and [Read More]
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will hold its biennial Art Auction on April 6, 2011. This renowned fundraising event hosted by the Modern Art Council (MAC) will feature more than 50 lots [Read More]
Museum Waives Admission Fees Through September 2010 The Phillips Collection reopens Saturday, September 4 after closing due to a renovation-related fire on the roof of the Phillips House. The Phillips House will remain closed for [Read More]
After the great success at Palazzo della Ragione di Milano, with more than 38.000 people visiting the show, from 28 August to 14 November 2010, the Istituto Veneto di Scienze Lettere e Arti – Palazzo [Read More]
This year, the National Museums is a partner to the IFA, the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show. Visitors to the Museum of Photography and Helmut Newton Foundation, the New National Gallery and the Sammlung [Read More]
At 11 a.m. on Wednesday, 1 September 2010, Michael Eissenhauer, Director General of the National Museums in Berlin, was delighted to be able to greet Harald Fuchs (48), from near Erlangen, as the millionth visitor [Read More]
This week, the American Association of Museums (AAM) announced that the Chippewa Valley Museum, open all year in Eau Claire’s Carson Park, has been re-accredited for the next ten years. This is big news in [Read More]
Honolulu, HI – Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, recently named one of America’s Top 10 aviation attractions by TripAdvisor, has announced the signing of the lease on the Ford Island Aerological Control Tower and Observation [Read More]
On the weekend of October 8-10 the Museum will host a three day show of models and miniatures featuring trains, automobiles, dollhouse miniatures, miniature books and artwork, dioramas, and much more. There will be a [Read More]
The Royal Air Force Museum in Hendon has been working with Wessex Archeology; and English Heritage; on a German Dornier bomber that was shot down in the Battle of Britain in 1940. It will go [Read More]
The Holburne Museum is thrilled to announce that it has received a grant of £86,000 from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, from the Museum and Heritage Collections strand, for the conservation of its founding collection which [Read More]
On 14 September the Dulwich Picture Gallery will unveil a new, permanent sculpture in its grounds. Walking the Dog by acclaimed artist Peter Randall-Page is being presented to the Gallery to mark its 2011 bicentenary. [Read More]
The Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane presents a solo exhibition of key works from the past five years by leading Sydney based Malaysian artist Simryn Gill, open through October 17. Queensland Art Gallery Director [Read More]