Historic cabinets from the Natural History Museum and, until very recently, home to some of the world’s greatest butterfly collections, are to be sold at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale in London on 19 January 2011. [Read More]
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Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art will open to the public on December 30, 2010, in Doha, Qatar. Mathaf (pronounced Mat-haff, which means “museum” in Arabic) will present exhibitions and programs that explore modern Arab [Read More]
Winterlude visitors will now be able to participate in a raft of exciting activities at the National Gallery of Canada The National Gallery of Canada announced that it will add to the magic of the [Read More]
The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) has been awarded Accreditation status by the Museums Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) for its Museum of the Post Office in the Community at Blists Hill Victorian Town, [Read More]
The Columbus Museum of Art presents The Bible Illuminated, an exhibition based on seminal comic artist R. Crumb’s adaptation of the Book of Genesis. On view through JANUARY 16, 2011. Crumb spent the last five [Read More]
The Morgan Library & Museum announced that on December 20, 2010, it will make digital versions of more than forty celebrated music manuscripts from its extraordinary permanent collection available on its Web site for the [Read More]
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is an exhibition that explores one of the best-known English poems written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1835). On view now through 27 February 2011. Drawn from the British Library’s [Read More]
The Museum of Art and History presents Trains of Santa Cruz on view December 18, 2010-March 13, 2011 in the Art Forum Gallery. Continuing the series, “Things That Roll,” the Museum of Art and History [Read More]
The Gunn Historical Museum will host a New Year Tea Party on Sunday, January 2 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Ring in the New Year with an old-fashion Victorian tea party at the Museum. Visitors [Read More]
As part of its 2010–2011 season, the Louvre pays tribute to the 18th century with a special series of four exhibitions. The first of these, Paper Museums: Antiquity in Books, 1600–1800, opens in September, followed [Read More]
Commemorating the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, The Charleston Museum presents Threads of War: Clothing and Textiles of the Civil War. On view now through September 5, 2011. This original exhibition offers a glimpse into [Read More]
The 32nd annual Christmas Tree Festival opened December 1st and runs through the month of December. This year they’re almost 60 trees and wreaths decorated by Monroe County classrooms, clubs, and organizations, including Elementary schools, [Read More]
The Three Rivers Museum will hold a Holiday Open House on Saturday December 18 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 220 Elgin, Muskogee, OK. njoy your Christmas memories brought to life in the beautiful exhibit [Read More]
The Convention Center Authority of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County today approved a development plan authorizing Omni Hotels & Resorts to execute the expansion of the Country Music Hall of Fame and integration of the [Read More]
Dulwich Picture Gallery will be celebrating its Bicentenary year in 2011 with an astonishing international loan exhibition and a number of other birthday events from 1 January 2011 -31 December 2011. Dulwich Picture Gallery is [Read More]
The Powerhouse Museum Presents AbbaWorld an exhibition open 17 December 2010 until 6 March 2011. Experience the music, memories and magic that made ABBA a worldwide phenomenon for more than 35 years in the first [Read More]
Special family activities from planetarium programs and storytelling to robot building SEATTLE, – The Museum’s Education Department will be offering “Winter Family Fun” activities during the week between Christmas and New Year’s–December 26-31. Drop-in programs [Read More]
The Museum of Glass presents Glimmering Gone: Ingalena Klenell and Beth Lipman on view through September 6, 2011. American artist Beth Lipman is known for her complex clear glass assemblages comprising fruits, flowers and topiary [Read More]