The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History hosts an open house for new exhibition “Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt” om Wednesday, November 16, 2011 – 9:30am – 11:00am. Image: Egyptian mummy and coffin 150 BC [Read More]
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William Pittman Andrews has been named director of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art/University of New Orleans, in New Orleans, La. Andrews will start on Jan. 2, 2012. The 41-year-old native of Starkville, Miss., has [Read More]
The Bowes Museum Presents At the Heart of Progress. Coal, Iron and Steam since 1750 an exhibition on view through Sun 15 Jan 2012. John P. Eckblad worked as a management consultant to large petrochemical [Read More]
migros museum fur gegenwartskunst Zurich Presents Florian Germann. he Poltergeist Experimental Group (PEG) Applied Spirituality and Physical Spirit Manifestation o n view19 November 2011–15 January 2012. In his wide-ranging cycles of works, each of which [Read More]
The Smithsonian will present two exhibitions about Thomas Jefferson. “Jefferson’s Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth,” is open through May 28, 2012. “Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty,” will be open [Read More]
The Dallas Museum of Art presents The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk on view rom November 13, 2011 to February 12, 2012, the first exhibition devoted to the [Read More]
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science announced that world-renowned painter and muralist Jan Vriesen has completed a series of five paintings of the Ziegler Reservoir landscape. Jan Vriesen November 15, 2010, as the first [Read More]
The Polk Museum of Art presents Gems & Jewels Artist Market 2011 on Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.. Your favorite jewelers and artists are back to dazzle you with their unique [Read More]
The Polk Museum of Art presents Hunt Slonem: An Expressive Nature an exhibition on view December 17-March 24. Hunt Slonem, Polk Museum of Art Contemporary works by New York- and Louisiana-based artist Hunt Slonem are [Read More]
The Mechanicsburg Museum presents Holiday Exhibit – Trains, Trees & Gingerbread on view November 12th through January 14th, 2012 at the Freight Station. Museum Association has grown. The Passenger Station, Freight Station, Stationmaster’s House, Frankeberger [Read More]
Saturday, November 19 is the start of the Annual Food Drive Challenge competition. New this year, the Great Platte River Road Archway in Kearney joins the competition with the Stuhr Museum in Grand Island and [Read More]
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents Selections from the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Collection II, the second exhibition in a series that began in 2009 and will continue until 2012. This series aims to show the public [Read More]
The Hastings Museum will be abuzz with holiday activity as the 29th Annual Festival of Trees begins with a giant decorating party on Saturday, November 19. Over 50 groups including 4-H, scouts, crafting groups and [Read More]
The Katherine E. Nash Gallery at the Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota presents Lynn Hershman Leeson. Investigations. Public lecture by the artist and reception: Thursday, November 17, 5–8 pm. Over the last three [Read More]
The Flagler Museum has been honored with two Awards and a special Honorable Mention at the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) Annual Meeting in Greenville, South Carolina on Oct. 26th. No other institution received more awards [Read More]
The Museum of Modern Art announces The Printed Picture, a website based on the publication and exhibition of the same name that focused on the history of the printing of pictures, from prehistoric cave markings [Read More]
On view from November 13, 2011, to May 14, 2012, the exhibition will reunite five “portable murals”-freestanding frescoes with bold images commemorating events in Mexican history-that were made for a monographic exhibition of the artist’s [Read More]
The 27th Annual Whitehall Lecture Series will bring experts and best-selling authors to discuss “Great Engineering Feats of the Gilded Age.” From ingenious engineers pushing the limits of steel to visionary moguls driven to complete [Read More]