DOYLESTOWN, PA-The James A. Michener Art Museum will present From Philadelphia to Monaco: GRACE KELLY-Beyond the Icon from October 28, 2013 through January 26, 2014. Museum visitors will be immersed in the world of Grace [Read More]
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On Saturday, November 2, the Chesapeake’s oyster will be celebrated at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s (CBMM) OysterFest in St. Michaels, MD. The event features live music by Sweet Leda, oysters and other local fare, [Read More]
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has acquired the archive of acclaimed novelist, poet and essayist Julia Alvarez (b. 1950). Alvarez’s extensive archive consists [Read More]
The National Museum of Natural History presents Mud Masons of Mali an exhibition opening Aug. 31, as part of the Smithsonian’s “Earth Matters” initiative. The temporary exhibition, featuring photographs, original films, objects and tools, tells [Read More]
Krannert Art Museum presents Manufactured Landscapes (2006) an exhibition open August 30, 2013 through January 5, 2014. This documentary, directed by Jennifer Baichwal, features the world and work of Canadian photographer and visual artist Edward [Read More]
Royal Alberta Museum presents Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design an exhibition on view through OCTOBER 6, 2013. The Art of Seating: Two Hundred Years of American Design presents a survey of exceptional [Read More]
On January 15, 1914, the Montclair Art Museum opened its doors for the first time to the public. Starting this fall and continuing throughout the following year, the Museum will celebrate that moment with a [Read More]
Nations and states establish a strong collective image by disseminating symbols of their rulers and erecting monuments and temples. In public spaces, statues in particular are seen to represent systems of political rule. They mark [Read More]
Since the historic reopening of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in September 2012, the Public Program has functioned as an important point of convergence. Encompassing a great number of performance, film, discursive, music, and dance programs, [Read More]
Bonhams announce that it will auction: 50-plus motorcycles from the extensive Wayne Pierce family museum, all offered at no reserve. Among the machines is the earliest known Harley-Davidson Sportster in existence, a first-year model believed [Read More]
Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, asks museums a fundamental question: “How can we prepare ourselves to reach the generation of digital natives who bring a huge appetite—and aptitude—for the digital world?” His thoughts [Read More]
CIMAM Members have elected 15 board members to represent them throughout the 2014–2016 triennial. The election process opened online on 17 June and ended on 12 August 2013. For the first time CIMAM Members were [Read More]
In the 21c Museum Hotel Louisville rests a room tucked away beneath the expanse of the hotel and restaurant above. The Bunbury Suite. While having great space inside and being very conveniently located within the [Read More]
The Newbridge Museum of Style Icons presents “Collection of William Travilla” an exhibition on view from Friday, August 23rd 2013 until September 30th 2013. No one knew legendary screen goddess Marilyn Monroe like Travilla. The [Read More]
Daelim Museum present How to Make a Book with Steidl on view through 6 October 2013. Establishing the highest value that can be created from books and paper, Steidl is praised for accomplishing publishing and [Read More]
The exhibition “A Measure of the Earth: The Cole-Ware Collection of American Baskets” explores the revival of traditional basketry in America during the past 50 years through works by 63 contemporary basketmakers. Made between 1983 [Read More]
Casco – Office for Art, Design and Theory announces Composing the Commons. A guideline for the program 2013–2015. “Again, the general idea of building a Commons is building a collective subject; building a common interest, [Read More]
S AM Swiss Architecture Museum presents The Land Workshop on view 31 August–22 September 2013. The Land is a self-sustaining environment emerging from an artistic community initiated by Rirkrit Tiravanija and Kamin Lertchaiprasert. Located in [Read More]