For more than a century, Harley-Davidson® Motor Company has been supplying motorcycles to America’s law enforcement agencies. Now Harley-Davidson® based in Milwaukee, WI, is helping to write a new chapter in law enforcement history through [Read More]
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Atos Origin, an international IT services company, partners the National Library of France (BnF) in implementing an unparalleled long-term digital preservation solution for its digital holdings, a first worldwide.SPAR (Système de Préservation et d’Archivage Réparti [Read More]
A cast of a quartzite head of Amenhotep III (King of Egypt, 1390-1352 BC), has been joined to the body of a colossal statue of the ruler, which was found at Kom el-Hettan, Egypt. The [Read More]
The British Library is to make its extensive collections of bibliographic records available for free to researchers and other libraries: www.bl.uk/bibliographic/datafree.html The UK national library has around 14 million catalogue records comprising a wealth of [Read More]
Works & Process at the Guggenheim announce its 2010 fall season. Since 1984 and in over 300 programs, New Yorkers have been able to see, hear, and meet the most acclaimed artists in the world, [Read More]
Exhibition open through Sunday, September 26, 2010 The culture of figurines in Japan has broken out of the otaku subculture and gained acclaim on the global art scene. Looking back at the past, the culture [Read More]
GERMANY’S KUNSTHALLE BIELEFELD DIRECTOR TO SUCCEED MARIANNE STOCKEBRAND IN JANUARY, 2011 The Chinati Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Thomas Kellein as its next director. An accomplished art historian, curator, and museum [Read More]
WASHINGTON – The National Geographic Museum will open a new photography exhibition, “Simply Beautiful: Photographs from National Geographic,” on Sept. 3, taking visitors on a visual journey through variations on the universal theme of beauty. [Read More]
The exciting and ambitious plans for the new development will provide additional galleries, new open access stores / study facilities and dedicated spaces for life-long learning, education outreach services and arts development programmes. It will [Read More]
Exhibition: Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody’s Fool – September 9, 2010 through January 2, 2011 at Asia Society Museum, 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street, New York. This fall, Asia Society devotes its entire museum space to [Read More]
Sneak preview during SAM REMIX on August 27 from 8 to midnight with a discussion by the artist at 9 pm. SEATTLE – For over a decade, Houston-based artist Trenton Doyle Hancock has developed a [Read More]
The Dallas Museum of Art will present a significant look at African visual culture through African Masks: The Art of Disguise, a new exhibition of approximately seventy works of art exploring the highly developed and [Read More]
Energy efficiency programme receives accolade as part of Mayor of London’s green initiatives The British Library has invested in an ongoing programme of energy efficiency lighting upgrades as part of its energy action plan. This [Read More]
The twenty-first century commenced amidst great upheaval—global conflict, the struggle to reconcile individual and societal freedom, changing modes of communication and rampant consumerism. Artists Christian Widmer and Mike Williams use the camera to respond intuitively [Read More]
Thirty Years of Collecting: A Recent Gift to the Museum showcases approximately 100 new works of contemporary art given this year to the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art by Don and Carolyn Eason. Santa Fe-based [Read More]
This September the Royal Academy of Arts will present an exhibition of works which will showcase the breadth and wealth of one of the finest collections in Central Europe. Open 25 September—12 December 2010 In [Read More]
A photograph of “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) will be presented to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in a ceremony for invited guests Oct. 1. The event recognizes the cartoonist’s impact on millions of [Read More]
New York, NY – Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) has long been considered one of the key figures in the development of Pop Art. His signature brightly colored paintings are cornerstones of museum collections the world over. [Read More]