The Frick Collection presents Antico. The Golden Age of Renaissance Bronzes, the first monographic exhibition in the United States devoted to the Italian sculptor and goldsmith on view from May 1, 2012 through July 29, [Read More]
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The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich presents Royal River. Power, Pageantry and the Thames, an exhibition on view 27 April–9 September 2012. This spectacular exhibition, a landmark heritage event of the year, brings together nearly [Read More]
The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich announced that thanks to the generosity of many individuals, the fundraising appeal to buy Yinka Shonibare, MBE’s sculpture Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle for the National Maritime Museum and [Read More]
On Wednesday 25 April, Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh, officially re-opened Cutty Sark; the world’s last surviving tea clipper and one of Britain’s greatest maritime treasures, following [Read More]
The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive presents Himalayan Pilgrimage. Journey to the Land of Snows, on view June 16, 2010 – June 30, 2013. Unidentified artist, Tibet: Shakyamuni Buddha, 14th century; gilt bronze; [Read More]
Bonnie Burnham, President of World Monuments Fund (WMF), and officials of Madhya Pradesh, announced a partnership to conserve a portfolio of historic sites in the Indian state. The initial focus will be on a group [Read More]
National Museums Scotland has announced two major exhibition for 2013, Vikings, from the Historiska Museet in Stockholm on view 1 February – 26 May 2013 and Mary Queen of Scots, a new exhibition curated by [Read More]
A selection of 37 objects excavated from the sanctuaries of the ancient city of Morgantina in central Sicily are on display at the Getty Villa in the exhibition The Sanctuaries of Demeter and Persephone at [Read More]
On Saturday, April 21, the Getty Villa will offer an all-day Family Festival celebrating the exhibition Aphrodite and the Gods of Love. On view until July 9, 2012, the exhibition explores the various aspects of [Read More]
The British Museum presents Shakespeare. staging the world, the museum’s London 2012 Festival exhibition, on view 19 July – 25 November 2012. Engraved portrait of William Shakespeare by Martin Droeshout. From the Third Folio of [Read More]
A selection of 37 objects excavated from the sanctuaries of the ancient city of Morgantina in central Sicily will go on display at the Getty Villa in the exhibition The Sanctuaries of Demeter and Persephone [Read More]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents The Dawn of Egyptian Art an exhibition exploring origins of ancient egyptian art, on view April 10–August 5, 2012 . Celebrant figurine (“Bird woman”), Naqada IIa (ca. 3650 BC). [Read More]
The Nationalmuseum’s in Stockholm collection of 19th-century silver has expanded with the addition of three new acquisitions, all made in Gustaf Möllenborg’s workshop in Stockholm. The oldest of the objects is a late Empire mantel [Read More]
The Metropolitan Museum presents the Rylands Hagaddah, an important medieval hebrew manuscript from the collection of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, England, will be displayed in the Gallery for Western European Art from [Read More]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring origins of ancient egyptian art, on view April 10–August 5, 2012. Lion Cub, ca. 3100–2900 B.C. Egypt, Dynasty 1. Quartzite; L. 23.4 x H. 12 x [Read More]
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents Children of the Plumed Serpent: The Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico, the first large-scale exploration of the ancient kingdoms of southern Mexico and their patron deity, [Read More]
Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam has reached the target visitor figure for the exhibition receiving over 80,000 visitors in just over seven weeks. The exhibition opened on 26 January and runs until 15 [Read More]
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston have announced the Arts of Korea gallery at the MFAH will be reinstalled with 43 new, exclusive loans of ancient Korean works of art, primarily from the National Museum [Read More]