CINCINNATI – People around the world can now virtually travel the path to freedom, including a journey on the Underground Railroad. Google Cultural Institute is giving visitors around the world a chance to take a detailed look inside the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Using Google Cultural Institute, virtual visitors can explore a slave pen […]
Salt Lake City – The personal library of Spiral Jetty creator Robert Smithson is the subject of a new exhibition opening Friday, September 12, at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA). salt 10: Conrad Bakker is the tenth show in the UMFA’s salt series of exhibitions by emerging international contemporary artists. The Canadian artist […]
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. is presenting a “State of the Crab” program on three consecutive Sundays, beginning September 14 and continuing through September 28. The program focuses on the status of the crab fishery and its past, present and future significance to different bay communities, with public participation encouraged. Generously […]
Comic book artists gather at the “Hall of Justice” for creative inspiration September 5 CINCINNATI – Just as Union Terminal served as inspiration for artists in the 1970s to model the Hall of Justice after its iconic façade, the building continues to inspire comic book artists today. Friday, September 5, Union Terminal will host Cincy […]
August 25 – October 11, 2014 (closed Monday, Sept. 1) Public Reception: Saturday, September 6 4–7 pm Gallery Talk: Monday, September 15 10 am Panel Discussion: Saturday, September 27 1pm Whether regaled as “America’s Suburb” or ridiculed as the capital of mini-malls and Valley Girls, the San Fernando Valley is one of Los Angeles’s most […]
Award-winning exhibition Diana, A Celebration closes at Cincinnati Museum Center CINCINNATI – A collection of artifacts celebrating the life of Princess Diana is returning home to her family after an 11 year world tour. The award-winning exhibition Diana, A Celebration ended its world tour at Cincinnati Museum Center, and the personal items comprising the exhibition […]
Fujiko Nakaya: Veil Closing November 30, 2014 Coinciding with the 65th anniversary of the Glass House and the 2014 tour season, the Glass House presents Fujiko Nakaya: Veil, the first site-specific artist project to engage the iconic Glass House itself, designed by Philip Johnson and completed in 1949. Veil stages a potent dialogue with the […]
The Katonah Museum of Art is pleased to announce the opening of its expertly curated museum shop for the holidays. The Design [email protected] will present an array of unique items at all price points, including forms that function, jewels by hand, finds for kids and material objects. The Katonah Museum of Art is committed to […]
The Contemporary Jewish Museum celebrates the legacy of one of San Francisco’s greatest and most beloved benefactors in a new exhibition Hardly Strictly Warren Hellman. Warren Hellman (1934-2011) was an investment banker, philanthropist, musician, and music enthusiast who believed in the importance of community arts. Among a host of business and philanthropic accomplishments, Hellman may […]
CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Museum Center is proud to announce that it has been selected by the Folger Shakespeare Library to serve as a partner for the nationally traveling exhibition Shakespeare and his First Folio. Beginning in January 2016 and continuing through the 2016 calendar year to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of William […]
SPECIAL EVENTS Highlights of the Collection Tour First Wednesday of every month | 6:30 pm Saturdays and Sundays | 1:30 pm FREE with general Museum admission Experience the UMFA galleries through a thirty-minute tour with a docent. No pre-registration necessary. Chamber Music Series Wednesday, September 10 | 7 pm | FREE Experience the harmonious convergence […]
Michener and Mercer Museums, Fonthill Castle Open Doors and Eyes to Art and Culture (Doylestown, PA) This summer, Doylestown’s James A. Michener Art Museum, the Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle are collaborating in an effort to welcome college students, military families and area legislators to the rich and varied cultural treasures of Bucks County and […]
