The exhibition on view, 26th Aug. 2011 – 15th Jan. 2012, takes a look at the complex process of industrial product design in the context of cultural studies focussing the design of Apple. Once again [Read More]
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Photo Friday is an exclusive look at the Center’s world renowned fine art photograph collection. The first Friday of every month from 11:30am to 3:30pm, the public will be able to view original works of [Read More]
The Centre international d’art et du paysage on Vassivière Island is seeking a director. The Centre international d’art et du paysage on Vassivière Island, designed by Aldo Rossi, is notable for its emblematic architecture and [Read More]
IWM North Presents In the Spotlight: Remembering 9/11. Open 10 September 2011 – September 2012 A British Union flag recovered from Ground Zero in the wreckage of the World Trade Center, New York, will go [Read More]
Highlights include performances by the Manhattan Dolls and WMKV Big Band, vintage car show and a chance to record your oral history On August 27 the museum is celebrating the history of Union Terminal and [Read More]
Connie Wolf, director and CEO of San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum, was a galvanizing force in bringing a national profile to a little-known institution. Now she’ll have a chance to bring the same record of [Read More]
To coincide with the opening of the Design Museum’s latest exhibition, ‘This is Design’, the museum has announced two major acquisitions to its Collection: Britain’s celebrated red telephone box, donated by BT and a set [Read More]
Co-organized by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City and Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851–1939, a groundbreaking exhibition of extraordinary objects representing the pinnacle [Read More]
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) jointly announced today the largest-ever cash gifts to both organizations totaling $115 million. The record gifts will help acquire additional works of art [Read More]
The 9/11 National Tribute Quilt represents the response of the Steel Quilters of United States Steel Corporation to the events of September 11, 2001 This small quilt club conceived the monumental undertaking, ultimately receiving quilt [Read More]
The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has received a grant of $23,985 from the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) to undertake an archeological survey to determine the precise location and established boundaries for [Read More]
A multi-media hub of the Nelson-Atkins website has launched. Studio 33 features videos, audio entries, interactive content and social media portals that allow visitors to learn about a favorite work of art, respond to a [Read More]
The Kemp Auto Museum invites you to “rev your engines” for their third annual “Ferraris on the Piazza” car show event on Sunday, September 11, 2011. The “Ferraris on the Piazza” car show event will [Read More]
The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh is offering eight six-week online workshops for educators from September 1, 2011 to September 1, 2012. Teachers can earn continuing education credit (CEU), boost their knowledge of captivating [Read More]
LACE presents in conjunction with Speculative a rare screening of Fred Barney Taylor’s 2007 documentary The Polymath, or the Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delany, Gentleman on August 25th 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. [Read More]
The Board of Trustees of The Jewish Museum announced that Claudia Gould has been named the institution’s new Helen Goldsmith Menschel Director. Ms. Gould is currently Daniel W. Dietrich, II Director of the Institute of [Read More]
Mike Deovlet and Burke Gumbiner, Co-Chairmen of the Museum of Latin American Art’s Board of Directors, announced the appointment of Stuart A. Ashman as MOLAA’s President and CEO. His appointment is the result of a [Read More]
Tom Pritzker, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Art Institute of Chicago, announced that Douglas Druick has been selected as the new President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of [Read More]