Paul Ruddock has been elected to the Board of Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was announced today by James R. Houghton, the Museum’s Chairman. The election took place at the January 11 [Read More]
Monthly Archives: February 2011
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The San Francisco Art Institute presents Disponible–a kind of Mexican show, Phase 2 on view February 10–March 26, 2011. Opening reception: February 9, 2011, 5:30-7:30 pm. Co-curated by Hou Hanru, SFAI’s Director of Exhibitions and [Read More]
The Museum of Flight celebrates the 60th annual National Engineers Week with the Puget Sound Engineering Council Engineering Fair and the popular, Younger Member Forum of the American Society of Civil Engineers Popsicle Stick Bridge [Read More]
The Toledo Museum of Art has added two new glass sculptures to its collection. Pyramid by German artist Josepha Gasch-Muche can be seen in Gallery 1 of the main Museum building. Blizzard Amulet Basket by [Read More]
Only U.S. Stop for the Groundbreaking Show. On View February 26—September 5, 2011 The public has a right to art. Art is for everybody – Keith Haring Keith Haring ranks among the most iconic, influential [Read More]
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology presents the 30th annual Chinese New Year Celebration Saturday, February 12, 2011, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm! This PECO World Culture Day features music and [Read More]
Showcasing a year in design, the fourth annual Brit Insurance Design Awards features an international shortlist ranging from Yves Behar’s Swarovski Chandeliers to concrete Emergency Shelters designed in Wales. Nominations also include the Apple iPad [Read More]
The Museum of the City of New York presents Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment, on view Feb 8 through May 1. The exhibition traces the evolution of [Read More]
THe Maritime Museum of San Diego presents Parade of Flight – 100 Years of Naval Aviation on Saturday, February 12, 2011. On February 17, 1911, inventor and aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss taxied his seaplane to [Read More]
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has awarded 43 fellowships to Virginia art students and professional artists in 2011-12 for a total of $258,000. During the VMFA Fellowship Program’s 71 years, the museum has awarded [Read More]
An exhibition honoring the promised gifts of collector, connoisseur and scholar Frank Raysor at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is open and will be on view until May 22, 2011. Throughout the past 35 years, [Read More]
Joint acquisition brings finest and most representative body of work and related material by Robert Mapplethorpe to Los Angeles and underscores the museums’ commitment to collaboration The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and [Read More]
Beginning in March, the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College (CCS Bard) will present 13 exhibitions and projects, including work by more than 25 leading and emerging contemporary artists such as Terence Koh, Marysia [Read More]
The Franklin Institute Presents Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop: Inventor, Artist, Dreamer” an innovative exploration into the genius of the ultimate Renaissance man, on view at The Franklin Institute through May 22, 2011. Visitors to Leonardo [Read More]
The Kunsthalle Basel presents Banu Cennetoğlu – Guilty feet have got no rhythm, the first comprehensive solo exhibition in Switzerland of works by Turkish artist Banu Cennetoğlu. On view through 27 March 2011. Banu Cennetoğlu [Read More]
Tate St Ives presents Simon Starling Recent History on view through 5 February – 2 May 2011. Tate St Ives presents the first major exhibition in the UK of the work of Simon Starling since [Read More]
Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle will be running a series of walks and talks and one-day workshops throughout 2011 giving residents the chance to learn more about the building and its surroundings or gain [Read More]
Hidden artifacts featured in recent History Television series come Out of the Vaults and onto display for a short time For a limited time, visitors to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) have access to an [Read More]