The National Museum of Natural History will host “The Deep Sea: Life in Extreme Environments and Exploitation of Natural Resources” July 19 as part of the series “Changing Tides: A Series of Ocean Discussions.” Charles [Read More]
Daily Archives: July 12, 2012
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The National Museum of the American Indian hosts the third annual Living Earth Festival on Friday, July 20, through Sunday, July 22. This year’s festival features an organic farmers market, an outdoor cooking competition, music [Read More]
Museo de Madinat al-Zahra in Cordoba, Spain has been awarded the European Museum of the Year 2012. The Museum encompasses the important archaeological site of the 10th century capital for Muslim al-Andalus and a new [Read More]
The Lithuanian Art Museum was initially established in Vilnius in 1933 as the Vilnius City Museum. It houses Lithuania’s largest art collection. The Lithuanian Art Museum is a public institution granted the national museum status [Read More]
Are you a colourful character? Visit The Harley Gallery, Worksop, from 22 August to 18 October, and see Ptolemy Mann’s new solo exhibition, The Architecture of Cloth, Colour and Space and surround yourself with sumptuous [Read More]
The National Museum of Play is the only collections-based museum in the world devoted solely to play! The National Museum of Play, formerly Strong National Museum of Play, is part of The Strong in Rochester, [Read More]
Meadows Museum presents The Collection of Calloway and Jerry Bywaters Cochran. In Honor of a Lone Star Legend, an exhibition on view June 3-August 19, 2012. The exhibition features works of art donated to SMU [Read More]
Meadows Museum presents The Frances Golden Ware Gift. Landscapes of the Southwest, an exhibition on view June 3-August 19, 2012. The family of the late Frances Golden Ware honored her with a gift to SMU’s [Read More]
Building upon the success of the first two years of its partnership with the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, and in anticipation of this fall’s final originally planned exhibition, Diego Velázquez: The Early Court [Read More]
The American Revolution Center has unveiled the architectural design for The Museum of the American Revolution. Architectural rendering of The Museum of the American Revolution The museum, to be built at 3rd and Chestnut Streets, [Read More]
The leadership of The American Revolution Center joined with Nation Representative Ray Halbritter and other leaders of the Oneida Nation in announcing a $10 million gift from the Oneidas to the Center. The gift is [Read More]
The National Gallery in London presents Metamorphosis. Titian 2012, an exhibition on view 11 July–23 September 2012 . Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 will see a range of contemporary artists – including choreographers, composers, poets and visual [Read More]
The Art Institute of Chicago announce the appointment of Sylvain Bellenger as the Searle Chair and Curator of the museum’s Department of Medieval through Modern European Painting and Sculpture. Bellenger, a French citizen, will assume [Read More]
Art Institute of Chicago presents Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Japanese Art, an exhibition on view October 28, 2012. Yoshida Ayomi. Touches, W1-M.A.K., 1988. Japanese Print Acquisition Fund, Japanese Art Shinkokai Fund. For decades, the Art [Read More]
Art Institute of Chicago presents Rethinking Typologies. Architecture and Design from the Permanent Collection, an exhibition on view through July 29, 2012. From the development of the modern house to the emergence of information design, [Read More]
Whitney Museum of American Art presents a retrospective of work by Yayoi Kusama, on view July 12 through through September 30, 2012. Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929), Accumulation, c. 1963. Sewn and stuffed fabric, wood chair [Read More]
Childrens Museum of Memphis celebrates National Ice Cream Day on Sunday, July 15, 1-3pm. Members – $3 Non-members – $15 (Museum admission is included) The Children’s Museum of Memphis is located in the former National [Read More]
CRAFT BAR with ETSY LABS Thursday August 2, 6 – 8pm DIY Sewing Kit with Britex Fabrics August CRAFT BAR features local favorite Britex Fabrics, with guest artist Geana Sieburger of GDS Cloth Goods leading [Read More]