Bradford Museums & Galleries presents wycinanki:the art of polish paper cuts open through Sun, 20 Feb 2011. Explore the art of wycinanki, the traditional Polish folk art of cutting paper in this stunning exhibition. Wycinanki [Read More]
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On Thursday 16 December, the National Media Museum will be celebrating Disney’s latest adventure in 3D with a Tron-tastic launch night and an exclusive midnight screening. There’ll be two new additions to the museum’s Games [Read More]
The Museum of Civilization presents The Horse on view through January 2, 2011. For thousands of years, we have interacted with horses in many ways, creating hundreds of specialized breeds. Horses, in turn, have shaped [Read More]
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents Anatomy/Academy, the first exhibition of its kind to explore the intersection of art and medical science in Philadelphia, on view January 29 – April 17, 2011. [Read More]
The Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, New York has again achieved accreditation from the American Association of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition for a museum. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to [Read More]
The Walker Art Center presents a New Film Installation by Tacita Dean Explores the Legacy of Choreographer Merce Cunningham and Composer John Cage. British visual artist Tacita Dean brings together the work of legendary choreographer [Read More]
National Museums Liverpool has announced the following 2011 Exhibition Programme. A Collector’s Eye: Cranach to Pissarro Friday 18 February to Sunday 15 May 2011 A unique exhibition drawn from a stunning private collection. Featuring 15th-century [Read More]
Liverpool’s National Conservation Centre will close to visitors as a result of government cuts. The city centre venue will close at 5pm on Friday 17 December. National Museums Liverpool, which is funded by central government, [Read More]
The DuSable Museum of African American History presents Red, White, Blue & Black: A History of Blacks in the Armed Services. The call to serve one’s country has always been a special significance in conferring [Read More]
The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) announces that C. Richard Carlson has stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Trustees after a long and distinguished tenure. Samuel T. Byrne and Sean M. Healey, trustees since [Read More]
The National Waterways Museum presents Boat Museum Society Talks every third Friday (apart from the talk in April 2011, which will take place on Good Friday). They are held at the Rolt Centre, National Waterways [Read More]
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will reopen with a weeklong celebration, Art Expands, from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5. The museum has been closed since March 2009 for construction on [Read More]
The British Museum presents Images and Sacred Texts Buddhism Across Asia on view through 3 April 2011. The exhibition features depictions of the ‘three gems’ from across Asia. The ‘three gems’ consist of the Buddha [Read More]
The High Museum of Art will host the 13th annual Iranian Film Today film festival in January 2011. Featuring six films, this year’s festival includes both seasoned, award-winning filmmakers Bahman Motamedian (“Sex My Life”) and [Read More]
Malmö Museums presents Playing Role open through 31 January 2011. When bad things happen, we often talk about victims and perpetrators. But many times there is a third party viewer. Anyone who sees but may [Read More]
A giant observation wheel, approximately 60m high and offering panoramic views across Yorkshire, could once again be a sight on the York skyline. Subject to planning permission, the wheel will be situated for a temporary [Read More]
The University of Rochester and George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, the world’s preeminent museum of imaging, have entered into an alliance to further public engagement, research and education in the arts [Read More]
The Mariners Museum presents Endangered Species: Watermen of the Chesapeake featuring B & W portraits of watermen who work the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. On view through May 2, 2011. “It ain’t just the [Read More]