As part of it’s Collecting Initiative the Smithsonian National Museum of American History will acquire a skateboard deck ridden by renowned skateboarder Tony Hawk following the closing ceremony this evening at the Quiksilver All 80s [Read More]
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One of the oldest surviving gondolas from Venice is now on view on the mezzanine of the East Building at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. It will complement the exhibition Venice: Canaletto and His [Read More]
The San Diego Museum Council announce that its heavily discounted and sought-after event, Museum Month, is back this February 2011. During the entire month of February, individuals can pick up a free Museum Month Pass [Read More]
The Warrior Emperor and China’s Terracotta Army is the most successful exhibition presented by the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in the decade since Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids (2000). From the exhibition’s [Read More]
The Elliott Museum presents its collection of baseball memorabilia including the Mr. Joseph DePaolo collection of thirty-five baseballs signed by Hall of Famers and those destined to be inducted. For over four decades, The Elliott [Read More]
The Pensacola Museum of Art, in commemoration of National Youth Art month and in partnership with the Escambia County School System, will present Youth Art Focus, on Jan 7th – Feb 27th, 2011. This exhibition [Read More]
The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg presents Romantics to Moderns: A Survey of British Watercolors and Drawings from the Collection of BNY Mellon on view January 22 – May 1, 2011. This outstanding exhibition [Read More]
Charles Croce has been appointed Executive Director and CEO of the Philadelphia History Museum. He assumes his new position on January 1, 2011. Croce, a Philadelphia resident whose career spans more than three decades of [Read More]
New Program to Promote Cultural Collaboration between Iraq and United States GW’s Museum Studies Program, part of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, announced plans to launch the Iraqi Museum Residency Program to provide [Read More]
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology presents a monthly program of hands-on activities for families. Family Fun Saturdays are free with Museum admission unless otherwise indicated. January 15 Amazing Aztecs, Noon–1:30 pm or 2:30-4:00 [Read More]
In the coastal lowlands of northern Peru, the Moche archaeological culture flourished from about A.D. 100 to 800. Moche culture is known for its vividly painted and realistically modeled ceramics. A new volume in the [Read More]
The University Museums host lectures, gallery talks and curator’s talks throughout the year, in conjunction with current exhibitions or to highlight research on works from the permanent collection. All events are free and open to [Read More]
The Joel & Lila Harnett Museum of Art will present a Senior Thesis Exhibition on Friday, April 15 to Friday, May 6, 2011. Selected by the faculty of the University’s Art and Art History Department [Read More]
An exhibition of rarely seen first-hand drawings that document the American Civil War will open at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the University of Richmond Museums on January 15, 2011. The exhibition features [Read More]
The Lyme Regis Museum is to present Disappearing Walks – An Exhibition of the Art of Annabel Ralphs, on view 9th – 30th June 2011. This exhibition is being mounted as part of ‘Maritime Lyme [Read More]
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NoMA), now in its centennial year, will host a festive birthday party on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, and everyone is invited. Event hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. [Read More]
Barnet Museum is facing a cut in all funding by the London Borough of Barnet Council, Supporters of Barnet Museum have set up an online petition which already has over 500 signatures. The museum website [Read More]
e-tags is the Everson’s satellite art studio located on the community floor of Syracuse University’s Warehouse at 350 West Fayette Street. The studio provides a safe space for teens to act as creators and shapers [Read More]