The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) announces the appointment of Robert W. Lasher as the museum’s deputy director, external relations, a newly created position. Starting on November 1, 2010, Lasher will supervise a [Read More]
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Speed, precision, and danger are key elements of the exhibition VantagePoint IX – Janet Biggs: Going to Extremes, on view 5 November 2010 – 29 May 2011 at the Mint Museum Uptown. From a kayaker [Read More]
The National Museum of American Jewish History will celebrate the opening of its new national destination museum on Independence Mall with a Grand Opening Weekend, Nov. 12-14, headlined by entertainers Bette Midler and Jerry Seinfeld [Read More]
The Bradman Museum will be closed from Monday 8 November, reopening on Monday 29 November. The museum is closed for renovations due to the opening of The International Cricket Hall of Fame. The Bradman Museum [Read More]
The 1960s Mini Coopers as used in The Italian Job have temporarily traded places with the Lord Mayor’s state coach in the Museum of London’s City gallery. Three Minis used by Paramount Pictures to promote [Read More]
The Museum of Flight in Seattle has named Douglas R. King as president and chief executive officer, succeeding Interim President Michael Hallman, who will return to his previous role as vice chairman of the museum’s [Read More]
The Cleveland Museum of Art presents Kim Beom: Objects Being Taught They Are Nothing But Tools. The Cleveland Museum of Art presents the first solo museum exhibition in the United States of the work of [Read More]
The Marietta Museum of History Aviation Wing will host a grand opening of its Aviation Wing on Saturday 6 November. The Aviation Wing of the Marietta Museum of History is presently comprised of a 15.5 [Read More]
The Phippen Museum presents Working the West: Selections from the Phippen Collection, open November 6, 2010 to February 20, 2011. Preview and reception, November 5, 2010. A celebration of the working cowboy as seen through [Read More]
London Transport Museum presents Under Attack: London Coventry Dresden, open through 31 March 2011. The aerial bombing raids, known in Britain as the Blitz, defined the wartime experience of many European cities. This exhibition tells [Read More]
Bill McGuire of Rock Island has more than 60 years of expertise in designing fly fishing rods, spin casting, marksman shooting, making specialty gunstocks, and guiding celebrities on fishing and hunting trips. His experience as [Read More]
In honor of Veterans Day, the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center will host a flag-folding ceremony on Thursday, November 11, from 10:15 to 10:45am. Fredi Simpson and members of Boy Scout Troop 7 will [Read More]
The Elloree Museum is to present From the Blossom to the Bale, 11.13.2010 10:30AM – 02:30PM. Jim Ulmer will explain what cotton farming was like years ago and demonstrate how an early cotton gin actually [Read More]
The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture presents A River Apart, open through January 2, 2011. This exhibit is a fascinating case study in how cultures develop; how art, culture and community are interwoven; and [Read More]
The Museum of Modern Art, in association with the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation in Wiesbaden and in cooperation with the Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin, presents Weimar Cinema, 1919–1933: Daydreams and Nightmares, the most comprehensive exhibition surveying the [Read More]
Penn Museum is about to go mobile The award, offered by ici, is valued at $50,000. The contest was open to nonprofit arts and cultural organizations operating in the Mid-Atlantic region (defined as the states [Read More]
The City of Philadelphia plans to reopen the South Street Bridge—closed since fall 2008—on Saturday afternoon, November 6. The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, just down the road at 3260 South Street, [Read More]
The Delta Museum and Archives will be hosting it’s annual fundraiser, “Night for the Museum” Fashion Show and Silent Auction on November 6, 2010. The theme this year will be “Expo 86 Revisited: Come see [Read More]