Renwick Gallery presents Infinite Place: The Ceramic Art of Wayne Higby an exhibition on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C., from Oct. 4 through Dec. 8. The exhibition is [Read More]
Daily Archives: August 14, 2013
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A plate warmer manufactured by Rudolf Wittkopf in Stockholm in 1709, believed to be a unique artifact, has been added to Nationalmuseum’s collection of early 18th-century Swedish silver. The piece, the only known surviving example [Read More]
The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) announces the selection of Ennead Architects to design the museum’s $200 million, 175,000-square-foot expansion. Renowned for design excellence and for its collaborative approach, Ennead was chosen from a group of [Read More]
The National Maritime Museum marks 2013’s International Slavery Remembrance Day with a series of free family-friendly events. Taking place throughout the Museum and around Greenwich on Friday 23 August, the programme includes music, workshops and [Read More]
The National Maritime Museum, London announced a £1.5M appeal to acquire two oil paintings, Kongouro from New Holland and Portrait of a Large Dog, by the celebrated British artist George Stubbs (1724–1806). The Museum has [Read More]
A selection of celebrity portraits by renowned photographer Bob Carlos Clarke have been donated to the National Portrait Gallery collection by the Bob Carlos Clarke Foundation. The photographs, which were taken in various locations between [Read More]
Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America, in New York City, presents Danish Paintings from the Golden Age to the Modern Breakthrough: Selections from the Collection of Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr on view Saturday, [Read More]
Joachim Koester is to receive Camera Austria Award for Contemporary Photography by the City of Graz. The award will be presented on Friday, 23 August 2013 by Lisa Rücker, City Councillor for Cultural Affairs. The [Read More]
For the past decade Fritz Haeg has explored how we live in our cities, offering alternatives through edible gardens, domestic gatherings, public dances, animal architecture, temporary encampments, and educational environments. For his year-long Walker residency, [Read More]
In celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Towada Art Center, Towada city will stage the first Towada Oirase Art Festival in the city area (mainly around the Towada Art Center itself), Oirase, and Lake [Read More]