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]
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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]
Management staff members from the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission paid a special visit recently to the Kemp Auto Museum in Chesterfield, Missouri. The contingent from the St. Louis CVC received an in depth [Read More]
The Dorking Museum and Heritage Centre (currently closed) has unveiled plans for a new museum. Dorking Museum is a subsidiary of Dorking And District Preservation Society. Dorking Museum displays a variety of historical artefacts, minerals, [Read More]
The Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) will launch its new space on Peachtree Street with a Grand Opening Party celebrating its move to the Midtown Arts Corridor. The evening will double as a fundraiser and [Read More]
Museum of Design Atlanta presents Passione Italiana: Design of the Italian Motorcycle on view March 20 – June 13. In celebration of its new facility in the Midtown Arts Corridor, the Museum of Design Atlanta [Read More]
Amon Carter Museum of American Art Director Andrew Walker announced that Jessica May has been promoted to Associate Curator of Photographs. She will continue to collaborate with John Rohrbach, senior curator of photographs, in managing [Read More]
A new display at the National Portrait Gallery will mark the centenary of Sir William Schwenck Gilbert’s death in 1911. Gilbert alongside Sir Arthur Sullivan made up the famous partnership of Gilbert and Sullivan that [Read More]
The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History presents “Yesterday’s Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future”. Exhibition on view through May 1, 2011. What do we think the future holds? That perennial question is [Read More]
Author and journalist Will Self is in conversation with Dr Sebastian Groes about London’s pychogeography and how the city’s myths, memories and narratives can be mapped and recorded. All ticket holders will receive a free [Read More]
The Victoria and Albert Museum presents one of the most influential and enigmatic fashion designers of the last forty years, Yohji Yamamoto. Yamamoto is a visionary designer who has made a vital contribution to fashion, [Read More]
OPENING EXHIBITION Transcending Vision: American Impressionism, 1870-1940 May 14 – September 25, 2011 Featuring 125 works drawn from the Bank of America Collection, “Transcending Vision” traces the development of Impressionism in the United States and [Read More]
The Autry National Center celebrates Earth Day with an outdoor festival designed to inspire simple changes for a healthier planet. Drawing on Native cultures and traditions, this family-friendly event includes local environmental groups, community organizations, [Read More]
The new Perot Museum of Nature and Science has held topping out ceremonies, in downtown Dallas. Recalling the years when many dismissed the idea of a new science museum in Dallas, longtime board member David [Read More]
The McKissick Museum presents Beyond Domesticity: U.S. Women Writers, 1770-1915 Rare Books and Special Collections, Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library on view April 30, 2011. Popular conceptions of women’s literature before the First World [Read More]