The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has acquired the “Eye of Horus” bass guitar from Phillip “Phil” Lesh, formerly of the Grateful Dead. The bassist purchased the handmade instrument in 2009 and used it [Read More]
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The proposed Slavery Museum site in the city of Fredericksburg is set for sale, reports ROBYN SIDERSKY writing on Fredericksburg.com. “The city of Fredericksburg is ready to sell the land that the National Slavery Museum [Read More]
The International Design Museum in Munich presents Donald Judd. A good chair is a good chair, on view 15.07.2011 – 09.10.2011. The exhibition “Donald Judd – A good chair is a good chair”, which is [Read More]
The Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova is opening Saturday, 26 November 2011, at 8 p.m. Starting in the end of this November, Moderna galerija will operate at two separate locations: the Museum of Modern Art [Read More]
A Focus on the Revolution in Egypt and on London Libraries Hisham Matar, author, Saturday 16 July; Nawal El Saadawi, author & activist, Saturday 23 July; Samandal Comics, artists, Saturday 30 July; Slavs & Tatars, [Read More]
The St. Barbe Museum & Art Gallery presents it’s 12th Annual St. Barbe Open Exhibition on 16th July – 20th August. The St. Barbe Open provides a showcase for best of the region’s paintings, prints [Read More]
The Hammer Museum Opens Shannon Ebner an exhibition on view July 16, 2011 – October 9, 2011. Los Angeles-based artist Shannon Ebner’s work investigates the correlations between photography and language. Informed by various modes of [Read More]
The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) presents Multiple Impressions: Contemporary Chinese Woodblock Prints an exhibition on view July 16–October 23, 2011. This exhibition will present works by 41 leading printmakers from contemporary China [Read More]
In a collaborative effort with Sanilac and St, Clair County Community Mental Health, and the Arc of St. Clair County, the Port Huron Museum presents: The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases From A State Hospital [Read More]
Kunsthaus Bregenz presents Art / Architecture Exhibition by Ai Weiwei, on view July 16 to October 16, 2011. When Ai Weiwei was invited to mount a big solo exhibition at the Kunsthaus Bregenz one and [Read More]
Actualizations of the futurist opera Victory over the Sun (1913) Kunsthaus Bregenz presents KUB Arena Anfang gut. Alles gut. Exhibition on view July 16 to October 16, 2011. The Futurist opera Victory over the Sun, [Read More]
Panel Discussion features three American P-38 Pilots SEATTLE – The latest in a continuing series of American Fighter Ace panel discussions at The Museum of Flight is July 23 at 2 p.m. This panel of [Read More]
CHESTERFIELD, Missouri – At the Kemp Auto Museum’s recent BIG TRUCK DAY event, the children and families in attendance weren’t the only ones who benefitted from the event. Because of the generosity of the children [Read More]
Intel’s Museum of Me creates a “visual archive of your social life.” connect to Facebook, and the Museum of Me site downloads your Facebook data and uses the information to create a “museum” of your [Read More]
The art duo Michael Elmgreen (Denmark, 1961) and Ingar Dragset (Norway, 1969) have created a vast exhibition featuring a specially designed block of flats, an abandoned funfair ride and numerous other elements. The exhibition ‘The [Read More]
Series Captures the Effect of Sept. 11 on American Life and Culture The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has acquired objects from the Sony Pictures Television drama series for FX, Rescue Me. The donation, [Read More]
Just one week after kicking off its membership program, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has already welcomed 3,000 Original Members. “It’s a rewarding testimony to the excitement and anticipation of the Museum’s opening on [Read More]
Every second Wednesday of the month in 2011, the Museum of the Confederacy and the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park are partnering to bring the Civil War Sesquicentennial to Appomattox. Each month, a knowledgeable [Read More]