The United States National Slavery Museum led by ex-governor and former mayor L. Douglas Wilder has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, reports the Timesdispatch. “In documents filed Wednesday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of [Read More]
Monthly Archives: September 2011
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Illuminating the Sea: The Marine Paintings of James E. Buttersworth, 1844-1894 — a major retrospective exhibition highlighting the work of famed 19th-century marine artist James Edward Buttersworth (1844-1894), closes at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum [Read More]
GAMeC – Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Bergamo presents TIM ROLLINS & K.O.S. – On Transfiguration 28 September 2011–8 January 2012 GAMeC is presenting the first solo show of Tim Rollins & K.O.S. (Kids of [Read More]
In a ceremony today, Peace Corps director Aaron S. Williams donated objects from Peace Corps volunteers to the political history collections at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The Peace Corps is marking its [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian hosts “Fact or Fiction? The United States Courts’ Use of History to Shape Native Law Jurisprudence,” a symposium Friday, Oct. 7, from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. in [Read More]
THe Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) presents Becky Guttin: We Can Work It Out an exhibition on view October 1, 2011 – January 5, 2012. Oceanside Museum of Art San Diego-based artist Becky Guttin will [Read More]
The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum presents Festival of Flight: Wings over the Desert on October 14, 15 & 16, 2011. This year the Desert Museum will be launching a new festival that celebrates animals with [Read More]
The Pelham Art Center presents The Ocean Reglitterized an exhibition on view September 16 – October 29, 2011. This exhibition is about the fragility and awe-inspiring nature of our oceans. The exhibition features an extensive [Read More]
The Museum of the History of Polish Jews will open in 2012 on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto. This multimedia narrative museum and cultural center will present the history of Polish Jews and [Read More]
Critical Moments of Our History Captured in Photographs Salt Lake City, UT – The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) is pleased to present David Burnett – Too Close, a look at a lifetime of [Read More]
Independent Curators International (ICI) is launching a new publication series that provides insight into artists’ research interests; embarking on a year-long project examining what ‘international’ means in relation to curating today; and inaugurating a new [Read More]
The most ambitious exhibition of the work of Lucian Freud for ten years will open at the National Portrait Gallery, London, in February 2012. With over 100 paintings and works on paper loaned from museums [Read More]
The Foundry Art Centre is hosting the second event in their Family Culture Days series on Sunday, October 9, 2011 from 12:00 until 4:00 pm – featuring Latino cultural displays; dance and musical performances; Hispanic [Read More]
Reflections of the Buddha First Loan Exhibition at Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts Five works of art from The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s internationally acclaimed Asian collection have been loaned to The Pulitzer Foundation for [Read More]
In January 2012 the Royal Academy of Arts will present the first major exhibition in the UK to showcase David Hockney’s landscape work. Vivid paintings inspired by Yorkshire landscape, many large in scale and created [Read More]
The China Institute Gallery presents Blooming in the Shadows: Unofficial Chinese Art, 1974-1985 an exhibition on view September 15 – December 11, 2011. Zhang Wei, Temple of Heaven 1, 1976, Oil on paperboard, 20.5 x [Read More]
The Oceanside Museum of Art presents Inspired By Ink a Tattoo exhibition, on view September 17 – September 25, 2011 in the museum’s Groves Gallery. Tattoo artists present their fine art during an exhibition featuring [Read More]
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art presents The Amazing American Circus Poster: The Strobridge Lithographing Company an exhibition on view September 17, 2011 – January 29, 2012. Celebrating our fascinating circus heritage, The [Read More]