A rare collection of communion silver – with some pieces dating back over 500 years – has just been bought for the City of Birmingham, in England, with the help of a £27,000 grant from [Read More]
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Thematic Survey Explores Provocative Intersections of Photography and Voyeurism From October 30, 2010, through April 17, 2011, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present the U.S. debut of a major survey that [Read More]
Ticket Fundraiser for White Sox game vs. Minnesota Twins on Thursday, September 16 at 7:10 p.m. at US Cellular The first place White Sox against the Minnesota Twins during September’s drive for the Central Division [Read More]
ST. LOUIS, MO – Paul Ha, Director of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis has announced the appointment of Dominic Molon as the Contemporary’s Chief Curator. Molon, currently Curator at Museum of Contemporary Art in [Read More]
On Aug. 14, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will open a new, temporary, traveling exhibition “Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World.” The exhibition was developed by the American Society of [Read More]
The South African Air Force is hosting an “air show spectacular” at the Swartkop Airfield in Valhalla, Pretoria on Saturday August 14. The theme of this year’s air show is “90 years on golden wings” [Read More]
James Moore, today announced funding for the Revelstoke Heritage Railway Society’s Chinese Legacies Travelling Exhibition. With this funding, the Society will tour the exhibition, which recognizes the contribution of the more than 15,000 Chinese workers [Read More]
Soon Harry Potter fans in Seattle will get the chance to step inside the famous wizard’s magical world with Harry Potter: The Exhibition, which opens at Pacific Science Center on October 23, 2010. Tickets go [Read More]
The Bruce Museum has added a major piece of modernist sculpture to its permanent collection Man Walking (Portrait of Lincoln Kirstein) is an excellent example of the art of Gaston Lachaise (1882 – 1935), a [Read More]
In honor of John Lennon’s 70th birthday on Saturday, October 9, 2010, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and BoxofVision LLC will create three authorized time capsules of John Lennon’s post-Beatles recordings [Read More]
CLEVELAND – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will unveil its latest exhibit devoted to the King of Rock and Roll as a part of the Museum’s 15th anniversary celebration this September. [Read More]
FirstGlance Film Festival and The Franklin Institute are launching KidFest Philly, a kid friendly indie film festival, during the month of October. Other new developments for FirstGlance, scheduled to hit Philadelphia from Thursday, October 14th [Read More]
In celebration of Mexico’s Centenario and Bicentenario, The Luckman Fine Arts Complex presents the Dr. Richard Zapanta Family Art Collection. Featuring works from the most celebrated Mexican artists, such as Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, [Read More]
Sean O’Harrow, executive director of the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, today was named the new director of the University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA). His selection follows a nationwide search process. When he [Read More]
PHILADELPHIA – Experience a 5,000-mile adventure into the world of fossils through the eyes of an artist and a scientist. From Oct. 23 through Jan. 2, 2011, the Academy of Natural Sciences presents Cruisin’ the [Read More]
Believe it or not, pearls came before diamonds as fashion accessories PHILADELPHIA—Thousands of exotic treasures of the sea will be on display and for sale Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 9 and 10, when the Philadelphia [Read More]
The Mountain Heritage Trust in connection with Kendal Museum is pleased to present an exhibition featuring newly catalogued material from the Bonington Quest for Adventure Archive Project. Open 1 October – 11 February 2011. The [Read More]
The Santa Monica Museum of Art presents Combustione: Alberto Burri and America. A seminal artistic figure of the 20th Century, Alberto Burri (1915–1995) was a forebear to many artists and artistic movements— from Pop Art [Read More]