Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford unveiled its new £26-million Book Storage Facility (BSF), capable of holding 8.4 million volumes on 153 miles of shelving. The new book warehouse, in South Marston, near Swindon, [Read More]
Daily Archives: October 7, 2010
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The 10th anniversary of Melbourne Museum at its current site in Carlton Gardens falls on 21 October 2010, and to celebrate all Melbournians and Victorians are invited to a family fun day on Sunday 24 [Read More]
The Illinois State Museum is joining the National Park Service in celebrating the first National Fossil Day on October 13 to promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils, as well as foster a greater appreciation [Read More]
Lisa Phillips, Toby Devan Lewis Director, announced the appointment of Massimiliano Gioni to the new position of Associate Director and Director of Exhibitions. In this role, Gioni will oversee and direct the institution’s exhibition program [Read More]
Galeries nationales of the Grand Palais presents France 1500. Between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, open through January 10 2011. The first large-scale event to be dedicated to this key, transitional period, Between the [Read More]
The Creativity Summit will launch the Columbus Museum of Art’s dynamic new Center for Creativity, officially opening January 1, 2011. The Center for Creativity is a hub for experiences that foster imagination, creativity, and innovation. [Read More]
Flight is a major new exhibition that will bring to life the stories of the aeroplanes, engines and human endeavour involved in 100 years of aviation innovation in the West of England. The exhibition is [Read More]
Bristol Museum and Art Gallery presents The Big Draw at Studio Upstairs on Saturday 9 October 11am-4pm. The museum have teamed up with artists from Studio Upstairs to stage the Big Draw Family Day – [Read More]
Galeries nationales of the Grand Palais presents Claude Monet.1840 -1926, open through January 24 2011. An exhibition of great wealth tracing back the artistic development of one of the most illustrious fathers of impressionism: Claude [Read More]
The British Museum, with the support of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund, has acquired a magnificent and rare collection of prints dating from the 1680s to the 19th century that give [Read More]
Lincoln, MA – At its Fall Meeting, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum announced both a major gift from the Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundation to endow the Rappaport Prize in perpetuity, as well as [Read More]