Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced that Luke Syson will become the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Curator in Charge of the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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The Kreeger Museum presents Tom Wesselmann Draws an exhibition on view through July 30, 2011. Tom Wesselmann Draws is the most comprehensive exhibition of drawings by the artist that has ever been assembled, many never [Read More]
Exhibition chronicles Ronald Reagan’s early years in Illinois through his acting and political career, to his presidency from 1981-1989 The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery presents One Life: Ronald Reagan on view July 1, 2011 through [Read More]
The Brandywine River Museum presents Farm Work by Jamie Wyeth an exhibition on view on view through September 11, 2011. The exhibition surveys five decades of his lively depictions of farm animals, equipment, buildings and [Read More]
The Museum of Contemporary Art announce Los Angeles Urban Rangers as the summer 2011 participants in Engagement Party, MOCA’s program presenting new works by innovative Southern California–based artist collectives. Interested in critical examination of urban [Read More]
To accompany the second New Museum Triennial (opening in February 2012), the New Museum and ArtAsiaPacific are gathering information about international art spaces. This research is the basis for an international Art Spaces Directory to [Read More]
Museum will open early to show live coverage of historic liftoff on big screen SEATTLE – On July 8, The Museum of Flight will open earlier than usual – 8 a.m. – to allow the [Read More]
Flying Fortress moved to Museum’s east lawn SEATTLE – On June 30 The Museum of Flight’s rare, Boeing B-17F returned to a place in the sun. The aircraft has been undergoing restoration for 20 years, [Read More]
The 45th Infantry Division Museum marks Independence Day, by opening to the public from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday. The 45th Infantry Division Museum holds two patriotic ceremonies each year. These events pay tribute [Read More]
The exhibition galleries at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will close Monday, July 4, as the museum embarks on an extensive renovation and expansion. Admission to the museum will be free of charge 10 [Read More]
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) presents Two Masters of Fantasy: Bresdin and Redon, an exhibition on view through January 16, 2012. The exhibition presents 43 works—22 by teacher Rodolphe Bresdin (1822–1885) and 21 [Read More]
tories of life in Rome, Byzantium, the Near East, and Nubia vibrantly told through notable artifacts and stunning new videos On Friday, July 1, 2011, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) opens a suite of new [Read More]
Lee Ufan, “From Line,” 1977. Glue and mineral pigment on canvas 182 x 227 cm. The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Photo: Nic Tenwiggenhorn, Düsseldorf/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, courtesy Lee Ufan. PERFORMANCE/ DANCE New Commission: [Read More]
Summer 2011 Exhibition at The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis – Cryptic: The Use of Allegory in Contemporary Art with a Master Class from Goya The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) presents Cryptic: The [Read More]
The 5th annual St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance has been set for September 25 on the grounds of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD. From left: CBMM President Langley Shook and St. Michaels [Read More]
The Augusta Museum of History is to present the stories of the regions extraordinary individuals with the opening of the Local Legends exhibition on October 28, 2011. The show is divided into areas representing Entertainers, [Read More]
Catharina Manchanda, former Senior Curator of Exhibitions at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, will join the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) as the Jon and Mary Shirley Curator of Modern and Contemporary [Read More]
Visual artists working in Washington, Oregon or Idaho are invited to apply for the Seattle Art Museum’s (SAM’s) annual Betty Bowen Award. Applications are available now at www.callforentry.org, and the deadline for submissions is Monday, [Read More]