In 2014, Haus der Kunst continues proposing—to a broader, intergenerational public—the idea that the museum is not only a place to encounter art. It’s also one where the personal meaning of art—a painting, sculpture, photograph, [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2013
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The National Museum of American History presents “Puppetry in America” a new display open from on Dec. 13, featuring several Jim Henson puppet characters, the namesake puppet from The Howdy Doody Show and many other [Read More]
PHILADELPHIA — If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in museum dioramas, look no further than Unnatural History, a photographic series by nationally renowned photographer Lori Nix, opening April 19 at the [Read More]
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, the only Smithsonian facility to have been built with private funds, will mark 10 years of operation Dec. 15. Since it opened in conjunction with the nation’s Centennial of Flight [Read More]
The National Gallery of Art, Roma Capitale, and the Embassy of Italy in Washington, DC, present one of the most famous works from antiquity, the Dying Gaul, an ancient Roman sculpture created during the first [Read More]
The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin announces the appointment of Dr. Beverly Adams as Adjunct Curator of Latin American Art. Most recently at the Diane and Bruce Halle Collection [Read More]
The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne presents Melbourne Now an exhibition on view through 23 March 2014. Melbourne Now celebrates the latest art, architecture, design, performance and cultural practice to reflect the complex creative landscape [Read More]
TheGetty Research Institute, Getty Center presents Connecting Seas: A Visual History of Discoveries and Ecounters on view December 7, 2013–April 13, 2014. Connecting Seas draws on the Getty Research Institute’s extensive special collections to reveal [Read More]
Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum fur Gegenwart – Berlin presents Wall Works an exhibition on view through August 31, 2014. The exhibition Wall Works examines wide-ranging artistic interpretations that have redefined the wall as a visual [Read More]
Timothy Potts, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, announced today that Scott Schaefer, the Museum’s senior curator of Paintings since 1999, will retire on January 21, 2014. Schaefer joined the Museum in February 1999, [Read More]
Storm King Art Center announced today that its 2014 special exhibition will showcase works by internationally celebrated Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Huan. Zhang’s Three Legged Buddha (2007), a colossal sculpture standing nearly twenty-eight feet high [Read More]
Museo Nacional del Prado presents Natural Histories A project by Miguel Ángel Blanco an exhibition on view through 27 April 2014. Through this exhibition, the Prado is paying tribute to its own history and to [Read More]
Filmed over nearly three years, Waste Land (2010) follows artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home in Brooklyn to his native Brazil, and the world’s largest garbage dump located on the outskirts of [Read More]
The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts presents The Fifth Dimension open December 20, 2013–February 16, 2014 Featuring (in order of their works’ appearance): Pieter Vermeersch, Tauba Auerbach, Geof Oppenheimer, Iman Issa, Ika [Read More]
The staff of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art expresses heartfelt condolences on the passing of former President Nelson Mandela of the Republic of South Africa, and the museum is displaying a condolence book [Read More]
Winter Family Fun” activities Dec. 26-31 SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight celebrates “Boeing Days” Dec. 26 and 27, with free admission for all Boeing employees (with I.D.), plus one adult and up to three [Read More]
The National Museum of American History will hold a National Youth Summit Feb. 5, 2014, at noon EST at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson, Miss., and link high school students across the U.S. in [Read More]
Wednesday, January 15, 11 am, with optional lunch Inspired by the Katonah Museum of Art’s current exhibition, Eye to I…3,000 Years of Portraits, explore the Met’s many galleries on this private docent tour, and make [Read More]