The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) today announced the joint acquisition of Ann Lislegaard’s Crystal World (after J.G. Ballard) (2006), a silent two-screen video installation from a trilogy [Read More]
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The Otago Settlers Museum Archives and Research Reading Room has closed during a Redevelopment period and will reopen late 2012. One of New Zealand’s finest social history museums, Otago Settlers Museum, established in 1898, stands [Read More]
The US Marshals Museum is planning a new building. It will bring together the most current of ideas from museum designers, architects and educators to assure that the total experience is one that will evoke [Read More]
To commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the siege of Sidney Street and Houndsditch Murders, the Museum of London Docklands will open London Under Siege: Churchill and the Anarchists, 1911 on 18 Dec 2010. In [Read More]
The Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery in Carlisle is set to become a charitable trust following a descision by the city council who will retain control of the building and exhibits. The the status [Read More]
The Museum of American Finance and Augustana College today announced the launch of The Thomas Willing Institute for the Study of Financial Markets, Institutions, and Regulations, an initiative that will fund and support student research [Read More]
The National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center will be closed on Mondays, effective January 3, 2011. The change is being made to allow maintenance teams the time necessary to keep the museum in good working [Read More]
The Etruria Industrial Museum in Stoke-on-Trent is facing the axe due to government cuts. An online petition has been set up to try to save the museum. Etruria Industrial Museum is the last steam-powered potters’ [Read More]
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]
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]