The Rijksmuseum announce that Jane Turner will become Head of the Print Room as from 1 September 2011. She is the fourteenth international expert to strengthen the Rijksmuseum in the run-up to the reopening in [Read More]
Daily Archives: March 14, 2011
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The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is hosting a Robonaut 2 Presentation on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in the Moving Beyond Earth gallery. Robonaut 2, NASA’s humanoid robot, is making its debut on the [Read More]
The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History presents “Yesterday’s Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future”. Exhibition on view through May 1, 2011. What do we think the future holds? That perennial question is [Read More]
Author and journalist Will Self is in conversation with Dr Sebastian Groes about London’s pychogeography and how the city’s myths, memories and narratives can be mapped and recorded. All ticket holders will receive a free [Read More]
European Drawings at the Portland Museum of Art, open, March 26, 2011 – May 22, 2011. Featuring approximately 30 drawings from the Museum’s European collection, this exhibition will highlight masterworks by the finest draughtsmen of [Read More]
Fundación Botín, a Spanish institution created in 1964, launches an international call for a new edition of the Visual Arts Grants. These are study, research and personal project aids that end up with the organization [Read More]
The Victoria and Albert Museum presents one of the most influential and enigmatic fashion designers of the last forty years, Yohji Yamamoto. Yamamoto is a visionary designer who has made a vital contribution to fashion, [Read More]
OPENING EXHIBITION Transcending Vision: American Impressionism, 1870-1940 May 14 – September 25, 2011 Featuring 125 works drawn from the Bank of America Collection, “Transcending Vision” traces the development of Impressionism in the United States and [Read More]
First Impressions: Photographs by Don Sichler opened in the Museum’s Upper Gallery on Sunday, March 13, on view through April 24. After taking a break from photography for 20 years, Don Sichler, who had been [Read More]
The Autry National Center celebrates Earth Day with an outdoor festival designed to inspire simple changes for a healthier planet. Drawing on Native cultures and traditions, this family-friendly event includes local environmental groups, community organizations, [Read More]
The new Perot Museum of Nature and Science has held topping out ceremonies, in downtown Dallas. Recalling the years when many dismissed the idea of a new science museum in Dallas, longtime board member David [Read More]
The Smithsonian American Art Museum presents To Make a World George Ault and 1940s America, on view now through September 5, 2011. During the turbulent 1940s, artist George Ault (1891-1948) created precise yet eerie pictures—works [Read More]
Fraserburgh Winners Displayed at Lighthouse Focus Environment, Chevron’s photography competition exhibition, is currently on display at The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses until 6th April. The exhibition includes winners from Fraserburgh. Focus Environment is an environmental [Read More]
The Opens Calder’s Portraits A New Language in Washington presents Calder’s Portraits: A New Language on view, March 11, through August 14, 2011. Best known for his abstract mobiles and stabiles, Alexander Calder (1898-1976) was [Read More]
Celebrating its 30th year, Art Alive is the Museum’s preeminent fundraiser and one of the longest running and most widely attended events of its kind in the United States. The unique exhibition of floral arrangements [Read More]
The Centre for Contemporary Art Lagos presents J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere Moments of Beauty, open 15 April– 27 November 2011. The Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos presents Moments of Beauty, a groundbreaking exhibition of work [Read More]
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) MATRIX 237 Jill Magid: Closet Drama on view March 20–June 12, 2011. Jill Magid’s work involves infiltrating systems of authority and power to explore issues of vulnerability, [Read More]