Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame presents The Beatles a new exhibition on view now. The Beatles Exhibition Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum The impact of the Beatles has often been noted [Read More]

Just days before the 3rd anniversary of the Epic Flood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) will make history in its journey to recovery. Wednesday, June 8, at [Read More]

GRI acquisition brings one of the most important private research collections for modern and contemporary art to Los Angeles The Getty Research Institute has announced the acquisition of the Harald Szeemann Archive and Library—one of [Read More]

The Washington County Museum will host a June Family Day on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Join Museum staff and Print Arts Northwest volunteers to celebrate with free hands-on history [Read More]

The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow has recently boosted its Mackintosh and Expressionist collections with help from the Art Fund and the National Fund for Acquisitions. The Hunterian has now secured two important additions [Read More]

The National Museum and Library Services Board meeting will be held at the Institute of Museum and Library Services offices at 1800 M St., NW on June 13, 2011 from 1 – 3:30 p.m. This [Read More]

Three important paintings by the Scottish Colourists will be seen in Scotland for the first time this autumn. The trio, on loan from the French Government, will form part of a major exhibition at the [Read More]

The Conservation Assessment Program (CAP), which assists small museums in providing appropriate care for endangered collections, has announced this year’s participating museums. In 2011, 101 museums in 36 states and Puerto Rico will have the [Read More]

The Spencer Museum of Art presents Splendor, Pageantry & Performance in Art on view June 11 – September 4, 2011. A fantastical print of Emperor Maxmilian I’s triumphal chariot, a larger-than-life photograph of Chairman Mao’s [Read More]

The Great Plains Art Museum presents Portraits of the Prairie: The Land That Inspired Willa Cather. Watercolor Paintings, Inks and Sketches by Richard Schilling on view June 3 — September 15, 2011. Richard Schilling, Dandelions [Read More]

35 works from Belgian collectors René and Odette Delenne represent rich diversity of art from Congo Basin The Cleveland Museum of Art announces the acquisition of a single collection of 35 works of Congolese sculpture [Read More]

The High Museum of Art presents Modern By Design on view June 04 – August 21, 2011. As part of the High’s ongoing collaboration with The Museum of Modern Art, Modern by Design presents groundbreaking [Read More]

The Dickson Mounds Museum presents From Humble Beginnings: Lincoln’s Illinois 1830-1861 an exhibition on view through August 07, 2011. To commemorate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth the Illinois State Museum presents a captivating perspective [Read More]

Michael R. Taylor, the Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, has been named the director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth. Taylor succeeds Brian Kennedy, [Read More]

Frac Haute-Normandie is hosting a personal exhibition of the work of British artist Darren Almond. Staged in cooperation with Frac Auvergne, this, the artist’s first solo show in France, covers a body of work produced [Read More]

MUSAC, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (León, Spain) presents a new exhibition season on June 25th. P.I.G.S. is the first solo exhibition of French artist collective Claire Fontaine in Spain, the opening [Read More]

Parking lot full of firefighters and big trucks for 14th Annual King County Fire Department Day   SEATTLE – The King County Fire & Life Safety Association is hosting the 14th Annual King County Fire Department [Read More]