On Thursday, April 19, 2012, the Smithsonian received from NASA the Space shuttle Discovery, which will take the place of the Space shuttle Enterprise at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center […]
Daily Archives: April 19, 2012
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The Walther Collection presents Rotimi Fani-Kayode: Nothing to Lose, the first solo exhibition in New York of photographs by the British-Nigerian artist, featuring large-scale color and black-and-white portraits from the late 1980s. Exhibition on view […]
The UA Museum of the North announces a call to the artisans of the circumpolar north for the 2012 Artisan Expo & Sale, to be held October 12 – 13, 2012 at the museum. This […]
The Board of Directors of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) announced the appointment of Lisa Melandri as incoming Director. This decision follows a five-month international search. Melandri, currently the Deputy Director for Exhibitions […]
The Newark Museum presents Expanding Africa, an exhibition on view through May 2013. or nearly a century, the Newark Museum has been a pioneer among U.S. museums in the collecting and display of African art. […]
The San Jose Museum of Art has appointed Mónica Ramírez-Montagut as its senior curator. Ramírez-Montagut is currently curator at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut. There, she was a primary contributor to the […]
Josef Helfenstein, director of the Menil Collection, today announced that the Board of Trustees has narrowed the international search for an architect to design the Menil Drawing Institute (MDI), the first major building project under […]
The J. Paul Getty Trust announced the appointment of J. Timothy Child as Vice President of Institutional Advancement effective June 11, 2012. Tim Child (Photo: Dan Dry) Reporting to President and CEO Jim Cuno, Mr. […]
On Saturday, April 21, the Getty Villa will offer an all-day Family Festival celebrating the exhibition Aphrodite and the Gods of Love. On view until July 9, 2012, the exhibition explores the various aspects of […]
The Schirn Kunsthalle is showcasing a new work by German-Iranian artist Bettina Pousttchi specifically designed for the exterior of the Schirn. On view 19 April–17 June 2012. Bettina Pousttchi, “Framework,” 2012. (simulation east facade) Commissioned […]
SPECIAL EVENTS Highlights of the Collection Tour 6:30 pm on the first Wednesday of the month and 1:30 pm on all Saturdays and Sundays FREE with general museum admission Experience the UMFA galleries through a […]
The British Museum presents Shakespeare. staging the world, the museum’s London 2012 Festival exhibition, on view 19 July – 25 November 2012. Engraved portrait of William Shakespeare by Martin Droeshout. From the Third Folio of […]
Planetary Resources, Inc. press conference features space entrepreneurs Peter Diamandis and Eric Anderson, veteran astronaut Tom Jones and innovator Charles Simonyi Join visionary Peter H. Diamandis, M.D.; leading commercial space entrepreneur Eric Anderson; former NASA […]