The Geffrye Museum presents At Home in Japan – beyond the minimal house, open Tuesday 22 March to Monday 29 August 2011. Susan Andrews View from a living room onto a domestic garden in Nara, [Read More]
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BBC One’s ever popular Sunday evening programme Antiques Roadshow will be filming for its 34th series at Yorkshire Museum & Gardens, York, on Thursday, 28 July, 2011. The doors open at 9.30 am and close [Read More]
The archive of the Otago Settlers Museum in Dunedin, New Zealand is closed while a $38m building redevelopment is completed. During the redevelopment the museum is open with a very much reduced exhibition programme in [Read More]
The Yorkshire Museum has been nominated for the long list for The Art Fund Prize for Museums and Galleries, 2011. The purpose of this annual prize is to recognise and stimulate originality and excellence in [Read More]
The NC Transportation Museum hosts Spring Kick Off 2011 on March 19th. The Spring Kick Off will include a few special touches, including steam over Spencer – as the Flagg 75 Steam Engine Caboose Train [Read More]
Bristols British Empire and Commonwealth Museum (BECM) is closed in preparation for a planned relocation to London. The award winning British Empire & Commonwealth Museum is the first major institution in the United Kingdom to [Read More]
Bonhams announce the upcoming sale of two custom Harley-Davidson motorcycles to benefit the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. The auction will be held on May 14, 2011 at Quail Lodge in Carmel, California. Built for Otis [Read More]
The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) announces the shortlist for the Jameel Prize 2011 on Thursday 17 March 201 1 at Art Dubai. Ten artists and designers have been shortlisted for this year’s prize, which [Read More]
Marres, centre for contemporary culture presents Madame Realism on view through 5 June 2011. As part of the program on the Avantgarde, Marres presents Madame Realism, a group exhibition where the interior once again takes [Read More]
The epic story of the Irish in the history of Australia is told in a major exhibition at the National Museum of Australia opening in Canberra on St Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2011. The exhibition, [Read More]
Deafness Research UK will be bringing its innovative Bionic Ear Roadshow to the National Waterfront Museum for local school pupils on Thursday 17 March. As part of the Museum’s commitment to National Science & Engineering [Read More]
The Smithsonian presents Latin Jazz artist John Santos in a free percussion master class and evening concert featuring the John Santos Band, Friday, April 15. The master class is from 10:30 a.m. to noon in [Read More]
In 2011, the Kenosha Public Museum marks it’s 75th Anniversary. The Kenosha Public Museum collects, preserves, and interprets decorative and fine arts, natural science specimens, and cultural artifacts from around the world and throughout time. [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will install a portrait of Pedro Martinez in a private ceremony Friday, March 25. Born in the Dominican Republic and an American citizen since 2006, Martinez was impressive in his [Read More]
On 6-9 p.m. Friday, March 18 the Stuhr Museum will host a Family Game Night. This is the second year for this popular event, which allows families of all kinds to try board games, puzzle [Read More]
March 17: Reception and Wall Art Sale The Russell kickoff event is the opening reception and Wall Art Sale, held on Thursday evening, March 17. Enjoy food, drink, and entertainment. Attendees will also have an [Read More]
The Milwaukee Art Museum has welcomed William Keyse Rudolph as its new Curator of American Art and Decorative Arts. Rudolph has a distinguished career, coming to Milwaukee from the Worcester Art Museum where he was [Read More]
The Milwaukee Art Museum presents Art in Bloom, the annual tribute to art and flowers on March 31–April 3, 2011. This year’s Art in Bloom premieres Milwaukee’s Calatrava™ rose, a breed grown by native Milwaukeean [Read More]