The Betty Bowen Committee announced that Jenny Heishman is the winner of the 2011 Betty Bowen Award. The award comes with an unrestricted cash prize of $15,000. In addition a selection of Heishman’s work will [Read More]
Monthly Archives: September 2011
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In 2010 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen purchased the work ‘Infinity Mirror Room – Phalli’s Field’ by the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. It is a mirrored room that consumes the visitor and makes him or her [Read More]
From 17 September 2011 to 16 March 2012, the Hermitage Amsterdam will present a stunning selection from the Flemish art collection of the St. Petersburg Hermitage. With 75 paintings and about 20 drawings, this definitive [Read More]
Installation Design by Zaha Hadid Creates Dynamic Setting for Exhibition of Her Recent Product Designs Zaha Hadid, one of the most innovative architects of the twenty-first century and the first woman to receive the renowned [Read More]
The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw presents Auditorium Moscow. A Sketch for a Public Space. A Special Project of the 4th Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art, open 16 September–16 October 2011. With 14 million [Read More]
“Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut’s Journey to the Moon” SEATTLE – On Oct. 8 at 2 p.m., Apollo astronaut Al Worden will be at the Museum to lecture about his new autobiography, “Falling [Read More]
The O. Winston Link Museum is closed until September 18, due to flooding. The Collection of the O. Winston Link Museum is focused on the Norfolk and Western project. Link captured the last days of [Read More]
The Smithsonian is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 with a series of performances, lectures, exhibitions, family activities and tours at various museums around the Institution. All programs are free unless otherwise [Read More]
From September 18, 2011 to January 2012, the Eileen S. Kaminsky Foundation and Mana Art Center will present highlights from the Meisels’ personal art collection. Our Own Directions: Works from the Louis K. and Susan [Read More]
The Natural History Museum of Utah plans to add a whole new level of expertise to its popular Science Movie Night program by partnering with the Utah Film Center. The program will continue to be [Read More]
On Saturday, October 15, 2011, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum will open renovated spaces in its landmark I. M. Pei building and a 16,000 square-foot extension inspired by Pei’s original museum plan, designed by the [Read More]
Exhibition brings together 41 drawings, photographs and sculpture exploring artistic identity over the past five centuries Images of the Artist, a fascinating exhibition that explores artistic identity and image-making by showcasing some of the ways [Read More]
The Georgia Museum of Natural History re-opened on on September 15. The opening reception included a special art exhibition entitled “Lost Species, Visions of Landscapes Past” featuring the landscape paintings of Philip Juras and a [Read More]
THe Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum presents Stripped: The Body Beautiful, an exhibition on view through 2nd January 2012. Featuring sculptures, paintings and objects from the Museum’s collection, visitors are encouraged to debate whether beauty [Read More]
The Roald Dahl Museum is appealing for £500000 to save Roald Dahl’s writing hut. The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is a registered charity (number 1085853) and company limited by guarantee (number 4178505), registered [Read More]
Stephanie Wiles of Oberlin College has been named the next director of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Provost Kent Fuchs has announced. Wiles has been the John G.W. Cowles Director of the Allen [Read More]
Detroit collector’s bequest features eclectic mix of styles, subjects and artists The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) recently received a generous bequest and rich art collection from James Pearson Duffy, one of Detroit’s most unorthodox [Read More]
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has begun construction of its long-anticipated Education and Collections Facility. The Museum is adding 126,000 square feet and five levels of discovery to its south side, providing even [Read More]