A SELECTION OF MURALS MADE BY DIEGO RIVERA AT MoMA DURING THE 1930s TO BE EXHIBITED TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 80 YEARS For the exhibition Diego Rivera: Murals for The Museum of Modern [Read More]
Monthly Archives: August 2011
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From 6 to 9pm on Friday, October 21, visit the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD for some spooky family fun. The event includes judging for the best costumes, games, and ‘trick-or-treats’ [Read More]
The McKinley Presidential Library & Museum is hosting a Fall Fundraiser – Meyers Lake Revisited, September 23, 2011 6:00-9:00 PM. Relive Meyers Lake, the Moonlight Ballroom, and the Moonlight Gardens with dinner catered by Old [Read More]
Second Edition in stillspotting nyc Series Exploring Stillness and Quiet in Urban Environment For the second edition of stillspotting nyc, a two-year multidisciplinary project that takes the Guggenheim Museum’s programming out into the streets of [Read More]
The Smithsonian American Art Museum announces the appointment of 15 new fellows for the 2011–2012 academic year. The museum’s program grants awards for scholars and students to pursue research at the museum, including senior, predoctoral [Read More]
In the spring of 2009, The Aldrich cut down an ailing 100-year-old ash tree in the Sculpture Garden. Sculptor Jessica Stockholder, not primarily known for working with natural materials, has collaborated with cabinetmaker Clifford Moran [Read More]
The Macculloch Hall Historical Museum presents Coming of Age: Early American Silversmiths; Masters, Apprentices, Trade Partners and Taste an exhibition on view through October, 2011. The exhibition includes pieces made by Paul Revere, Jr. of [Read More]
The Museum für Film und Fernsehen presents Between Film and Art. Storyboards from Hitchcock to Spielberg. Exhibition on view August 11 – November 27, 2011. For the first time, the Museum für Film und Fernsehen, [Read More]
Lecture and booksigning with James H. Keefe III on Aug. 27 SEATTLE – Author James H. Keefe III will talk about his award-winning book, “Two Gold Coins and a Prayer – The Epic Journey of [Read More]
The Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA) presents The Land of Light and Promise 50 Years Painting Jerusalem and Beyond, Ludwig Blum (1891-1974). Exhibition on view OCTOBER 28, 2011–JANUARY 15, 2012. Ludwig Blum Temple Mount and [Read More]
Museum of Biblical Art Exhibition Celebrates the 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible To commemorate the 400th anniversary of one of the greatest books in the English language, MOBIA presents On Eagles’ Wings: The [Read More]
From 7 September to 12 December, the exhibition Dutch Girls will feature at the Schiphol Airport annex of the Rijksmuseum. The exhibition will consist of a small collection of nine well-to-do, leading models from the [Read More]
The Van Abbemuseum presents Vanuit Hier – Out Of Here, on view September 2011–January 2012. Opening: Saturday, 3 September 2011, 4 pm Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Van Abbemuseum, three exhibitions are opening on [Read More]
Beyond Extinction: Consciousness of Taíno and Caribbean Indigeneity The Smithsonian Latino Center will host a symposium on the survival of Taíno language, identity and material culture in contemporary Caribbean consciousness Friday, Aug. 26, from 2:30 [Read More]
ATLANTA – Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, has announced that The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) has been awarded a grant of $24,000 to support the Working [Read More]
The Museum of Glass presents Peter Serko Transformation: Art Changes a City Photographs an exhibition, on view August 7, 2011 – January 8, 2012. Photographer and downtown Tacoma resident Peter Serko has been capturing the [Read More]
For the first time in 25 years, the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art will open the shutters of James McNeill Whistler’s famed Peacock Room for public view on the third Thursday of each month, beginning [Read More]
The Bakersfield Museum of Art presents LETHAL BEAUTY: Samurai Weapons and Armor on view September 15 – November 20, 2011. The striking duality of deadly weaponry forged with artistic beauty is on full display in [Read More]