A rare jade tankard inlaid with gold and studded with rubies and emeralds has been acquired by the V&A. The tankard was originally made for an Ottoman sultan in the late 16th century, in the [Read More]
Daily Archives: April 20, 2011
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After almost two years of rigorous research and design, the long-anticipated Salem Museum will welcome the public to a Preliminary Opening featuring eight of the eventual thirty themed display panels, a presentation and tour by [Read More]
The Brevard Art Museum in Melbourne, Florida presents Elements of Nature: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation on view through June 19. The ancients believed that the world consisted of four elements: earth, [Read More]
The Queen’s Gallery in London presents Dutch Landscapes, an exhibition of 42 works that draws on the Royal Collection’s rich holdings of Dutch ‘Golden Age’ painting. By the 17th century, landscape painting was well established [Read More]
The Museum Ludwig presents Exhibition by Vija Celmins: Desert, Sea, and Stars, on view 15.4 – 17.7.2011. This exhibition traces a great voyage of discovery of a very special artist: heaving oceans, arid deserts, spread-ing [Read More]
The Walker Art Center presents Goshka Macuga It Broke from Within, on view through August 14, 2011. Combining the roles of researcher, historian and curator, Goshka Macuga explores ways in which modern and contemporary art [Read More]
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has announced the acquisition of eight artworks through the museum’s 26th Annual Collectors Committee fundraiser. The event featured a weekend of curator-led art presentations, private dinners at [Read More]
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and the Sobey Art Foundation are pleased to announce the long list for the 2011 Sobey Art Award, Canada’s pre-eminent prize for contemporary Canadian art. Following a three-month nomination [Read More]
Chaos and Classicism: Art in France, Italy, Germany, and Spain, 1918–1936 is an exhibition that focuses on the vast transformation in European culture between the world wars. Sponsored by Fundación BBVA, the exhibition is on [Read More]
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Presents FOCUS: Teresita Fernández on view April 17–June 19, 2011. Sculptor Teresita Fernández creates work in response to nature. Reminiscent of clouds, rainstorms, waterfalls, and stars in the [Read More]
On April 16, 2011, the Du Bois Center in in Great Barrington opened the Museum of Civil Rights Pioneers, the first museum in western Massachusetts devoted exclusively to the acquisition and preservation of historical artifacts [Read More]