Opening at the Walters on Oct. 16, 2011, this exhibition reveals texts from the ancient world discovered by conserving and imaging The Archimedes Palimpsest – The Archimedes Palimpsest contains the remains of seven erased books, [Read More]
Daily Archives: September 12, 2011
To mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, National Geographic has released A PLACE OF REMEMBRANCE: Official Book of the National September 11 Memorial ($19.95), in bookstores. In concert with the book release, the [Read More]
On September 17 – 18, contemporary art will find a dynamic new home at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), when the Museum unveils the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art. Located in the [Read More]
The Cafesjian Center for the Arts Opens Victor Vasarely Optical Perspectives from September 10th, the exhibition includes a selection of 44 prints from the Gerard L. Cafesjian Collection will represent various periods of Vasarely’s legacy. [Read More]
THe Montclair Art Museum presents Marina Zurkow: Friends, Enemies, and Others, on view September 17, 2011 – January 8, 2012. This is the inaugural exhibition in the Montclair Art Museum’s New Directions series. Curated by [Read More]
THe Montclair Art Museum (MAM) presents What is Portraiture? an exhibition on view now through Sunday, November 6, 2011. Peter Jacobs (b. 1960), Darwin, 1997, Mixed media collage, 49 ¼ x 49 ¼ x 2 [Read More]
Bonniers Konsthall presentsUlla von Brandenburg and Malin Pettersson Öberg Chorspiel and Sterescopic Scenography, on view 17 September–30 October 2011 in the Spetsen Gallery. Ulla von Brandenburg, “Chorspiel,” 2010. Still from film. As part of Bonniers [Read More]
Pissarro’s People brings us face to face with one of the most complex and captivating members of the Impressionist group, a man whose life was as quietly revolutionary as his art. The exhibition, on view [Read More]
After thirteen years as Director of the National Gallery of Victoria, Dr Gerard Vaughan today announced he would retire from his role as Director in July 2012. Dr Vaughan was originally appointed Director of the [Read More]
A world-class collection of Anatolian kilims gifted to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco by Caroline McCoy-Jones from 1988–89 is showcased in a choice exhibition of two dozen of the finest examples. Presented in [Read More]
Penn Museum presents Human Evolution: The First 200 Million Years, the ongoing story of human evolution—one that scientists trace back more than 200,000,000 years, opening September 18, 2011. Human Evolution invites visitors to explore the [Read More]
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presents Xu Bing: Tobacco Project, open SEP 10, 2011 – DEC 04, 2011, Free admission. Xu Bing: Tobacco Project explores the production and culture of tobacco as seen through [Read More]
The Montclair Art Museum (MAM) is hosting a Benefit Dinner for The Mission Continues (TMC), a nonprofit organization that helps disabled veterans reintegrate into civilian society, and supports veterans and others in serving their communities. [Read More]