IWM (Imperial War Museums) has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the First World War Centenary project. This initial support means IWM can progress their plans further to secure a full [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Specially selected from IWM’s collection of over 20,000 posters, this new free app features over 30 of the greatest British posters from the Second World War. Come and Help with the Victory Harvest (1945). (Unknown). [Read More]
The Missouri State Museum has received the Heritage Advocate Award in recognition of its innovative project to educate the public about the importance of appropriate care of historic collections. The award is sponsored by Heritage [Read More]
The Design Museum in London has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Seoul Design Foundation, becoming part of an international consortium of design institutions, which includes the Seoul Design Foundation, Cooper Hewitt, National [Read More]
Discover a new side to the Missouri State Museum in 2012 with “Museum after Hours” events on the first Wednesday of each month. Your first opportunity will be Wednesday, Jan. 4 when the Missouri State [Read More]
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art presenst ILLUMINATIONS: Rediscovering the Art of Dale Chihuly an exhibition opening December 31, 2011, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City Museum of Art The Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s collection of [Read More]
The Lentos Art Museum in Linz, presents Car Culture an exhibition on view 2 March to 4 July 2012. The motorcar, cult object and symbol of individual freedom, is the quintessential expression not only of [Read More]
The James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown presents Mavis Smith: Hidden Realities an exhibition on view January 14 to May 20, 2012 in the Fred Beans Gallery. Mavis Smith Night Pool, 2009, Egg tempera [Read More]
The Design Museum Shop welcomes Hannah Martin as the first fine jewellery designer to have her products stocked in the museum shop. Hannah Martin has established herself as one or London’s leading contemporary jewellery designers [Read More]
The China Institute Gallery in New York presents Theater, Life, and the Afterlife. Tomb Decor of the Jin Dynasty from Shanxi an exhibition on view February 9—June 17, 2012. Character of Zhuanggu (male role acting [Read More]
The Nationalmuseum in Stockholm presents Museum in a new light: Shimmering silver an exhibition on view 27 January 2011 – March 2012. The Shimmering silver exhibition is part of the project Museum in a new [Read More]
The Museo del Prado in Madridpresents View of Queen Maria Amalia of Saxony at the Arch of Trajan in Benevento by Antonio Joli in an exhibition on view through February 26, 2012. Antonio Joli (Modena, [Read More]
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago presents The Language of Less (Then and Now) inspired by the MCA’s rich holdings of Minimalist and post-Minimalist work from the 1960s and 1970s. The exhibition is divided into [Read More]
The Georgia Museum of Art presents Dale Nichols. Transcending Regionalism, an exhibition on view through Feb. 27, 2012. Midwestern works from the Georgia Museum of Art’s permanent collection and on loan from the collection of [Read More]
Following the restitution of the Jan Van de Velde II painting A Winter Landscape to the heirs of Professor Dr. Curt Glaser, his heirs have now sold the artwork back to the Rijksmuseum. The agreement [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s FY 2012 federal appropriation totals $811.5 million. It is $52 million above the FY 2011 appropriation. Bird’s eye view of the Smithsonian Reynolds Center in Washington, DC Photo: Ken Rahaim, Smithsonian Institution. The [Read More]
Arnolfini presents Museum Show Part 2 on view through 19 February 2012. Arnolfini, Photo: Jamie Woodley Following on from Part 1 (24 September – 19 November) Museum Show Part 2 is the second chapter of [Read More]
The Museum of Early Trades & Crafts in Madison, New Jersey presents WHIMSIES: Ken Olsen and the American Folk Art Tradition an exhibition on view through January 15, 2012. The Museum of Early Trades & [Read More]