The National Railway Museum in York has announced a new addition to the iconic LMS Princess Coronation Class No. 6229 Duchess of Hamilton – a converted LMS railway carriage which has been restored to match [Read More]
Monthly Archives: August 2011
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The Yale School of Architecture presents “Ceci n’est pas une reverie: The Architecture of Stanley Tigerman”. Exhibition on view 22 August – 5 November 2011. Stanley Tigerman (born September 20, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois) is [Read More]
Acclaimed Video Work Has Captivated Audiences Worldwide, Receiving the Prestigious Golden Lion Award at 2011 Venice Biennale The Israel Museum presents the exhibition of Christian Marclay’s video work The Clock (2010). On loan from the [Read More]
The Missoula Art Museum Presents presents Neighborhood Days, on view through August 28, 2011. In recognition of the 15th Anniversary of Missoula’s Neighborhood Councils, the Missoula Art Museum is proud to host an exhibition assembled [Read More]
The Mariner’s Museum in Newport presents Always Good Ships, 125 Years of Shipbuilding. Open now. On January 28, 1886, Collis P. Huntington founded Newport News Shipbuilding along the banks of the historic James River. His [Read More]
The Wexner Center for the Arts presents Diana Thater: Peonies on view through Dec 30, 2011 in the Wexner Center Lower Lobby. Diana Thater draws you into her ongoing investigations of video in this nine-monitor [Read More]
Visitors to the nation’s capital can now use their smart phone to learn about and find their way around the National Mall. The NPS National Mall app, one of the first apps developed by the [Read More]
Centre Pompidou-Metz presents Wander, Labyrinthine Variations on view 12 September 2011–5 March 2012. Wander, Labyrinthine Variations is an international group exhibition, which takes its cue from the model of the labyrinth, tackling the notions of [Read More]
Sept. 10 panel discussion looks at secret U.S./Taiwan U-2 missions SEATTLE – A Sept. 10 panel discussion looks at a little-known Cold War spyplane program run by the Taiwanese Air Force in cooperation with the [Read More]
LACMA’s presentation will be only west coast venue on the work’s international tour The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will display the first major public sculpture by Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei, titled [Read More]
The Butler Institute of American Art begins renovations today (Aug 22) according to Northjersey.com “Although construction on the foundation of Main Street’s Butler Museum was supposed to begin around Independence Day, issues with permits from [Read More]
“Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley” will be on view at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art from Sept. 14 through March 4, 2012.This international exhibition presents a comprehensive view of [Read More]
The National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI) presents Tom Wolfe: Author/Illustrator an exhibition on view now. As a marked contrast to the nostalgic images of early to mid-twentieth century Americana painted by Norman Rockwell currently [Read More]
Israeli Video Artist’s Projections Transform the Everyday into Dramatic Scenarios The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden’s popular Black Box series has brought a diverse range of international film and video works to Washington for [Read More]
The House of Flags Museum will be located in the town of Columbus, which is the county seat of Polk County, North Carolina. The site recently secured for the proposed Museum building is on county-owned [Read More]
Hayward Gallery presents John Cage Every Day is a Good Day. A Hayward Touring Exhibition from Southbank Centre, on view 12 August–18 September 2011. John Cage, “River Rocks and Smoke: 4-11-90 #1,” 1990.(c) The John [Read More]
The Art Gallery of Western Australia presents Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Opens Saturday 24 September 2011. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London has one of the greatest collections of [Read More]
A new museum has opened at Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming. The Heart Mountain, Wyoming Foundation (HMWF) was formed in 1996 as a public nonprofit corporation and obtained its federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in [Read More]