In April 2012, the James A. Michener Art Museum will open an all new children’s gallery and three classrooms in the Ann and Herman Silverman Pavilion. “Having a permanent education space will mean we can [Read More]
Daily Archives: December 7, 2011
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Blackhawk Museum, in partnership with the European Train Enthusiasts, Inc., will be showcasing an HO scale model train exhibit until Jan. 15. Anyone who expects to be in Danville or the Bay Area this coming [Read More]
The World Chess Hall of Fame presents Chess Masterpieces. Highlights from the Dr. George and Vivian Dean Collection an exhibition on view through February 12, 2012. Chess Masterpieces: Highlights from the Dr. George and Vivian [Read More]
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) recently held the first meeting of its Inclusive Design Advisory Council (IDAC) in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This council, made up of eight experts, advisors and activists in the field [Read More]
The Getty Museum announced that it made a successful bid at auction for an extraordinary rare sculpture of St. John the Baptist carved in limewood by the accomplished Master of the Harburger Altar in about [Read More]
The Academy Art Museum presents Andre Kertesz. On Reading on view through JANUARY 15, 2012. Henri Cartier-Bresson once said of himself, Robert Capa, and Brassaï, that, “Whatever we have done, Kertész did first.” He was [Read More]
The portrait of Pope Julius II is one of Raphael’s most famous works. It was in Rome between June 1511 and March 1512 that the artist executed his likeness of this highly art-minded – but [Read More]
The Royal Collection is collaborating with BBC Radio 4 to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. A new eight-part series, The Art of Monarchy, will be broadcast from February. Presented by BBC Arts Editor [Read More]
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art presents The Utopian Impulse: Buckminster Fuller and the Bay Area from March 31 through July 29, 2012. The Utopian Impulse: Buckminster Fuller and the Bay Area, the first [Read More]
eva International (formerly ev+a) announce that the 2012 biennial will be curated by Annie Fletcher, Curator of Exhibitions at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, and tutor at De Appel, Amsterdam. An international open call for proposals [Read More]
André Kertész: On Reading Through January 15, 2012 Lecture: Uncommon Images, Sahm Doherty-Sefton: January 11, 2012, 6:30pm Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD André Kertész: On Reading is a series of photographs made by legendary Hungarian [Read More]
The Melbourne Museum in Victoria presents Ancestral Power and the Aesthetic an exhibition on view until 12 Feb 2012 Mundukul (Snake) story and Yirwarra (Fish Trap) 1942 Artist: Mundukul Marawili Arnhem Land paintings and objects [Read More]
The Melbourne Museum in Victoria presents Our Children Our Future an exhibition on view until 5 Feb 2012. Artist: Nareka Hayes Works by Koorie children that show the strength and diversity of Aboriginal culture. Our [Read More]
The Arizona Museum of Art presents The Border Project: Soundscapes, Landscapes & Lifescapes on view through March 11, 2012. In honor of Arizona’s Statehood Centennial Celebration (1912 – 2012) The Border Project presents sound art, [Read More]
The Melbourne Museum presentsThe Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia a new exhibition of stunning artefacts from one of the world’s great ancient civilisations on view 4 May – 7 Oct 2012. The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia, [Read More]
SEATTLE – Jan. – Feb. Museum Events JANUARY Wells Fargo Free First Thursday Thursday, Jan. 5, 5 to 9 p.m. Once a month, the Museum stays open late – and admission is free. Enjoy the [Read More]
Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol launches at the National Air and Space Museum’s Airbus IMAX Theater at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center six days before the film launches in commercial theaters in the region. This is the [Read More]