The Museum of Science, Boston announced that it will reopen the Charles Hayden Planetarium on Sunday, February 13, 2011. The Museum celebrates the 52-year history of New England’s first major planetarium by unveiling an entirely new kind of cultural venue — the most technologically advanced digital theater in New England. Powered by superior full-dome video […]
The Columbia Museum of Art has announced extended December hours and new Winter Workshops. The Museum believes everyone should have access to world-class art and has extended normal December hours to provide more opportunities to visit. In addition to regular hours, the Museum is open: Monday, December 20 – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday, […]
The Oshkosh Public Museum presents an online virtual tour of its proposed expansion, at www.oshkoshmuseum.org. Image: Oshkosh Public Museum Brad Larson the museum director said; “audience. Due to space constraints, thousands of items cannot be exhibited and our small galleries prevent the creation and rental of large-scale exhibits. Generations of families have entrusted their heritage […]
The Susquehanna Art Museum presents People, Places and Things: A Celebration of Harrisburg’s Artistic Heritage, open through December 5, 2010. Art historians look to the creations of artists to learn about a society’s people, culture, economy, landscape, architecture, politics and styles. As part of Harrisburg’s sesquicentennial, People, Places and Things will utilize a wide variety […]
The DŌSHI Gallery at the Susquehanna Art Museum presents an exhibition of ceramics by Shalya Marsh in Illumination. Open through December 5, 2010. In Illumination, visitors can view Shalya Marsh’s work which expresses the intrinsic limitation that language places on communication, through the use of decipherable codes and symbols. Marsh’s hand built ceramic sculptures reference […]
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright’s home, studio and school in Spring Green, Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Art Museum will present a major exhibition offering a fresh perspective on celebrated architect and designer Frank Lloyd Wright’s seven-decade career. The exhibition will run from February 12 through May 15, 2011. Frank […]
The Rijksmuseum is currently being renovated, restored and renewed. The main building is under renovation and will reopen in 2013. Until then, the crème de la crème from the Golden Age – including paintings by Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Johannes Vermeer – will be on display in the Philips Wing on Museumplein, in an exhibition […]
The Rijksmuseum presents Lessons in Drawing in the Golden Age: From Copying to Drawing, on display in the Philips Wing in the Rijksmuseum, 30 November 2010 – 28 February 2011. The Rijksmuseum displays prints and drawings that provide an overview of drawing instruction during the Golden Age. From first copying prints to drawing ‘from the […]
A unique, state-of-the-art interactive film Who do you think you really are?, is now on show in the Attenborough Studio at the Natural History Museum. Guided by Sir David Attenborough, Who do you think you really are? uses 3 independent screens, web cams and specially designed handheld devices that allow you to take part in […]
Santa Claus arrives via helicopter at 10 a.m. on Dec. 11 to kick off the Museum’s annual holiday celebration honoring the Wright brothers’ first powered flight on Dec. 17, 1903. After his arrival, Santa will be joined by Mrs. Claus to greet children in the Museum’s Great Gallery until 2 p.m. Holiday music will be […]
The Idaho Museum of Natural History is to reopen the first week in December. The Museum of Natural History is working on a suite of new exhibits to showcase collections in Anthropology, Archaeology, Paleontology, Geology, and all the Natural Sciences. The reopening will feature example of the famous Trackways collection of fossil footprints, an exhibit […]
The Dennos Museum Center is to Host Art and the Animal, SEPTEMBER 18 – DECEMBER 31, 2011. The Dennos will be the host site for the 2011 Art and the Animal origination exhibition which is the flagship exhibition of The Society of Animal Artists, an organization dedicated to maintaining the highest standards among painters and […]
