BOSTON, MA – Richard Avedon (1923–2004) was the man who brought fashion photography to life. Instead of perpetuating static images of human mannequins posing stiffly in magazines, Avedon depicted his models as real women whose [Read More]
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The Griffin Museum of Photography (http://www.griffinmuseum.org/) announced the recipients and presenters for its fifth annual Focus Awards. The Museum created the annual awards in 2006 to recognize individuals who have made critical contributions to the [Read More]
In the fall of 2010, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will present a major exhibition devoted to the work of Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933) in the Dorrance Galleries for Special Exhibitions. Widely recognized as a [Read More]
The Columbus Museum of Art introduces an extraordinary and distinctive event featuring traditional and mid-century antiques, contemporary art, and design. Art, Design & Antiques Market combines traditional and mid-century antiques, contemporary art, and design classics [Read More]
The Hirshhorn inaugurated a space dedicated to recent film and video work in fall 2005. In the five years since, Black Box has presented a diverse program of established and emerging artists, including Francis Alÿs, [Read More]
A multi-coloured mouse brain, a jacket grown from bacteria and a miniature bioreactor are all on display in the Science Museum this month as researchers from Imperial College London take their work to the public. [Read More]
Overton, Nev. – The Lost City Museum is proud to present the exhibit “Right Time, Right Place” featuring the photography of artist Thomas Cunningham on display through August 29, 2010. “Cunningham’s photography captures the surprising [Read More]
Ever wonder what lies beneath your feet? On 16 July the Museum of London opened Archaeology in Action. The exhibition offers visitors a flavour of the varied day to day work of archaeologists in London, [Read More]
Reno, Nevada – The Nevada Historical Society will present the exhibit “Nevada Landmarks” by artist Erik Holland in the society’s Hallway Gallery. The free exhibit opening reception will be held August 13 from 5:30 to [Read More]
The Carson City Mint Coin Show at the Nevada State Museum is back August 27-28, 2010 and offers something for everyone. Held both days from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, the show features over 30 [Read More]
Dr. Pat Wallace, Director of the National Museum of Ireland announced the opening of the new temporary exhibition entitled Irish High Crosses at The National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks in Dublin. This exhibition brings [Read More]
Get a glimpse into working-class life in late 19th century Melbourne during Archaeology Week. Open through 22 Nov 2010 On display are the thousands of artefact fragments excavated from a cesspit in Irish labourer John [Read More]
The High Museum of Art, in collaboration with the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS), will present an exhibition of 25 masterpieces of the Venetian Renaissance—12 paintings and 13 drawings—that will include two of the greatest [Read More]
The National Galleries of Scotland and Tate are delighted to announce that the internationally renowned American artist, Robert Therrien has very generously given two major sculptures to the ARTIST ROOMS collection. These two seminal pieces, [Read More]
A selection of highlights from the remarkable art collection of Eijk and Rose-Marie de Mol van Otterloo will be on display at the Mauritshuis in The Hague this autumn. The exhibition Made in Holland: Old [Read More]
A new traveling exhibition, “Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World,” will open at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Aug. 14. The exhibition, a collaborative effort between the American Society of [Read More]
At the end of 2008, the Academy Art Museum was selected to receive fifty works of art from New York collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel as part of a national gifts program entitled The Dorothy [Read More]
On view September 3 – December 5, 2010, this exhibition will feature recent work by contemporary artist Stacy Lynn Waddell in her first solo museum exhibition. Waddell’s work is a fascinating blend of painting, drawing, [Read More]