The Columbus Museum of Art presents Caravaggio: Behold the Man! offering the opportunity to view the work of this Italian Baroque master. Ecce Homo (Behold the Man), painted by Caravaggio around 1605, and lent by [Read More]
Monthly Archives: October 2011
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art has acquired the painting Yarrow Mamout, 1819, an exceptionally rare portrait of an African-American by Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), one of the most renowned American artists of the late 18th [Read More]
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art has acquired aWoman Standing, Holding a Fan by Mary Cassatt. The painting, created in 1878–79, is one of only two known canvases painted by the artist almost entirely [Read More]
The Long Curve: 150 Years of Visionary Collecting at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery will feature eighty iconic works by more than seventy-five artists from the late nineteenth century to the present, highlighting the history of [Read More]
Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery presents The Art Books of Henri Matisse an exhibition on view 21 October 2011 – 15 April 2012. The exhibition comprises 63 framed original illustrations with text from four of Matisse’s [Read More]
In April the Board of the Founders of Fondazione Museion confirmed Letizia Ragaglia as director of the museum for the next four years. Curator at various institutions, Ragaglia (1969, I), who is specialised in museology [Read More]
Robert M. Baylis, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Rubin Museum announced that the Museum has received a $25 million gift from Shelley and Donald Rubin, the Museum’s founders. [Read More]
Nov. 5 Honeywell lecture recalls the story of Cal Rogers epic 1911 flight across the U.S. SEATTLE = On Nov. 5 aviation historian and author Mike Lavelle will present the sometimes-madcap story of the first [Read More]
Changing society, globalization and the increasing significance of the media present museums of the twenty-first century with constant new challenges. The role of the museum as a public space demands perpetual redefinition, and communication as [Read More]
Take part in the exciting new programs related to M is for Museum, an exhibition presented by Carnegie Museum of Natural History. In M is for Museum, kids and grown-ups go on an exciting journey [Read More]
The National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with France’s Musée des beaux-arts de Caen, presents Drawn to Art. French Artists and Art Lovers in 18th Century Rome a new exhibition on view October 21, 2011 [Read More]
The Natural History Museum in London presents an exhibition of images of the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011, on view 21 October 2011 – 11 March 2012. Open 10.00 – 17.50 daily. [Read More]
The Menil Collection presents Imprinting the Divine. Byzantine and Russian Icons showcasing the Menil’s collection of icons, widely regarded by scholars as one of the most important of its kind in the United States. Featured [Read More]
Christophe Beaux, CEO of Monnaie de Paris, has appointed Chiara Parisi Director of Cultural Programmes. Chiara Parisi is a contemporary art historian with a research PhD from La Sapienza University in Rome. After completing her [Read More]
The Glyptotek Museum presents Gauguin & Polynesia – An elusive paradise on view through 31.12 2011, where visitors can experience Paul Gauguin’s masterpieces side by side with the ”primitive” art of Polynesia. This autumn the [Read More]
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) showcases some of its biggest names as it presents the original exhibition The Art of Collecting. Opening on Saturday, October 22, 2011, the exhibition is expected to be displayed in [Read More]
Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe, open January 17–April 8, 2012, examines how celebrated Northern Renaissance artists contributed to the scientific discoveries of the 16th century. The exhibition, accompanied by a [Read More]
The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) today announced that Dr. Maxwell L. Anderson has been appointed as its Eugene McDermott Director. Anderson, who is currently the Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO of the [Read More]