Covering 25,000 square feet and three and a half floors of the Museum’s new building, the core exhibition offers a layered experience through which visitors will explore more than 350 years of Jewish life in [Read More]
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On December 9, 2010 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM: The Herreshoff Marine Museum hosts its annual Holiday Open House! Noted author and historian Richard V. Simpson will be on hand to sign his work, including [Read More]
THE SKY TONIGHT December 3rd and 17th; 8 p.m.; (No late seating); $6 General; $4 Children 4-12; Bishop Museum and Hawaiian Astronomical Society Members Free J. Watumull Planetarium; Bishop Museum; Reservations (808) 847-8203 Come experience [Read More]
Bishop Museum announce the appointment of Donna Howard as its Vice President of Development. Howard recently accepted the position and will be leaving her Campaign Director post at the University of California-Berkeley School of Public [Read More]
Arthur Szyk (American, b. Poland, 1894–1951) is remembered today as an artist and illustrator whose work ranged from illustrations for traditional Jewish and Polish folktales and religious texts to watercolor designs for political cartoons that [Read More]
The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) presents Joan Jonas: Reading Dante III, a multi-media installation. Joan Jonas, who emerged in New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a pioneer in video [Read More]
The Science Museum of Virginia announced Foundation’s Finest: A Celebration of Life on Saturday, December 4, 7-11 pm. Join the Young Professionals Committee of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Virginia for this red carpet benefit [Read More]
Canadian folk and Western music legend Ian Tyson has won the Canadian Museum of Civilization’s Resonance Award for his outstanding lifetime contributions to Canada’s musical heritage. Dr. Sheldon Posen, the Museum’s Director of Ethnology and [Read More]
Designs for the Zayed National Museum have been officially unveiled by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth [Read More]
The Hammer Museum presents New American Writing: Tisa Bryant & Susan Straight on December 1st 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Tisa Bryant is the author of the collection Unexplained Presence, and co-editor of the hardcover [Read More]
Henry Klimowicz has transformed the Wider Window Gallery at the Berkshire Museum with his remarkable Paper and Light, a site-specific installation composed of disused cardboard that has been carefully re-configured and arranged. It conjures thoughts [Read More]
The Mexican Museum is to build a new permanent facility in the heart of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena arts district near the corner of Mission and 3rd Streets. The new building will significantly increase the [Read More]
The Danforth Museum of Art is holding it’s 2010 Holiday Sale through Sunday, December 19. See hundreds of works in the Museum School Gallery, created by faculty, students and local artisans. Items for sale range [Read More]
The MIT Museum is undergoing gallery renovation, areas of the Museum’s second floor are under renovation to create new public spaces and galleries that will open in January 2011. You will still be able to [Read More]
The Mexican Museum presents Images: Independence And Revolution open through February 20, 2011. As The Mexican Museum re-engages its exhibition program, the Museum’s collection vault is reopened to share treasured objects with supporters and visitors. [Read More]
The Getty Villa announces Tea by the Sea, a special dining experience inspired by the Mediterranean herbs, vegetables, and fruits that grow at the Villa. This weekly event begins on Thursday, December 2, 2010, and [Read More]
The Santa Train a holiday treat for the entire family, featuring a half-hour ride down the historic tracks of the Boulder Branch Line aboard the Nevada Southern Railroad, plus a visit from Santa and Mrs. [Read More]
The San Bernardino County Museum will host the annual Santa’s Pajama Party on Friday, December 10 and Saturday, December 11, from 6 to 8pm. The cost is $10 for person over the age of 1, [Read More]