The Lucky Few, a documentary about the USS Kirk’s heroic rescue of more than 30,000 North Vietnamese in the tumultuous days of 1975 following the fall of Saigon, will premiere at the Smithsonian’s National Museum [Read More]
Daily Archives: November 6, 2010
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Museo Amparo presents a variety of works from one of the most influential artists of the 20th century: Annette Messager. The exhibition, open through anuary 10, 2011, which originated at MARCO in Monterrey, displays her [Read More]
The Museum Folkwang presents Taking the train through Europe. Poster on luxurious travel around 1900 On 5 June, 1883, the Train Express d’Orient (Paris-Constantinople) was the first completely luxury train which also had sleeping and [Read More]
First Week of Excavation Reveals Exceptionally-Preserved Ice Age Ecosystem Denver Museum of Nature & Science excavation crews discovered two additional Ice Age mammal species at a fossil dig site at Ziegler Reservoir near Snowmass Village, [Read More]
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grants Will Expand Educational Access and Broaden Museum Representation The Smithsonian Institution has received $50 million in grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support three new programs: [Read More]
Tourcoing Fine Arts Museum celebrates the 100th birthday of Eugène Leroy by presenting 150 masterpieces from public and private collections from around the world. Open through 31 March 2011. Thanks to the exceptional donation made [Read More]
The Museum Folkwang presents Ideal Landscapes and Reality. 19th Century Drawings and Aquarelles, open 6.11.2010 – 16.1.2011. Apart from Expressionist graphic works and contemporary works, 19th century drawings and printed graphic works forms a third [Read More]
The Lost City Museum will host a guest lecture by Christine S. Vanpool, Assistant Professor from the University of Missouri, on Sunday November 7th 2010 at 6 p.m. VanPool will discuss how modern Puebloan potters [Read More]
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) announces the appointment of Robert W. Lasher as the museum’s deputy director, external relations, a newly created position. Starting on November 1, 2010, Lasher will supervise a [Read More]