(Re)Staging the Art Museum (ed. Tone Hansen, Henie Onstad Art Centre) is released May 25th 2011. The anthology is published by Revolver Publishing. The anthology (Re)Staging the Art Museum discusses the implications of the increasing [Read More]
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The new Children’s Museum of Tacoma at 1501 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA has started construction with a planned opening on Jan. 14, 2012. The present museum will close over the Christmas holidays for the move. [Read More]
The TMA Derby Party being held Saturday, May 7, 2011 | 4–8 p.m, is a community outreach and fundraising event to celebrate the Kentucky Derby and raise funds for educational programming. This year’s 137th Derby [Read More]
Wednesday, May 4, at 11 a.m. – Art History 201: Masterpieces of World Art, The 20th and Early 21st Centuries, presented by Janetta Rebold Benton, Distinguished Professor of Art History at Pace University. The final [Read More]
New research informs Alaska Native basket exhibition In the 1990s, several baskets were discovered near Sitka that scientists carbon dated to nearly 5,000 years ago. The spruce and hemlock baskets were prepared and woven using [Read More]
The Levine Museum of the New South presents Cotton Fields to Skyscrapers: Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont in the New South. The centerpiece of the Museum is this award-winning permanent exhibition. Covering 8,000 square feet, [Read More]
In its 19th year, the 2011 High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction reached a Live Auction total of more than $1.125 million and a Silent Auction total $158,100. Silent auctions under the tents on Saturday, March [Read More]
Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2011 – 16 February – 7 August Brit Insurance Designs of the Year has established itself as a leading showcase of the most innovative and forward thinking designs from [Read More]
Dearborn, MI – What was a thriving enclave and first stop for Arab immigrants a century ago – and home to writers Khalil Gibran, Ameen Rihani, Elia Abu Madi, the PEN League and early Arab [Read More]
The San Telmo Museum in San Sebastián officially reopened to the public on April 2. San Telmo Museum A 4 year restoration by Nieto Sobejano Architects, has provided the museum, the oldest of the Basque [Read More]
The Ulster Museum presents From Bach to Bacharach a recital 14:30 – 16:15, Monday 25 April. A classical quartet with a difference Demesne are Rachel Thompson, soprano, Brendan Popplestone, guitar, Andrea Rea violin/viola and Fergus [Read More]
The High Museum of Art hosts a Print Fair on May 7, 2011, 10 a.m.-5 p.m in the Anne Cox Chambers Wing, co-sponsored by the International Fine Print Dealers Association. Free admission. This event is [Read More]
The Mark Twain Museum ipresents an exhibit of circus paintings by Emma Ginsberg, a Hannibal native now residing in Colorado. The paintings are on display in the Mark Twain Museum Gallery. The exhibit is a [Read More]
On April 29, 2011, The GRAMMY Museum will debut a new exhibit, Roy Orbison: The Soul of Rock-n-Roll. Housed on the Museum’s fourth floor, the exhibit will explore the life and legacy of music legend [Read More]
The National Palace Museum in Taiwan has won Two Remi Awards at the 44th Annual WorldFest Houston International Film Festival The 44th WorldFest-Houston Independent International Film Festival held the 2011 Remi Award Gala on April [Read More]
Live Music Also Returns to the Sculpture Garden with Summergarden and MoMA Nights The Museum of Modern Art will be extending its hours from July 1 through September 3, keeping the museum open until 8:30 [Read More]
Frank X. Mullen Jr. presents the lecture, Walking in the Footsteps of the Donner Party, plus a book signing at the Nevada State Museum Thursday, April 28, 2011, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Mullen’s [Read More]
For the first time, scholars, students, and community leaders interested in learning more about Southeastern Alaskan Native history and culture can explore the remarkable Shotridge collection online. The Shotridge collection is widely acclaimed as one [Read More]