An exhibit which pays homage to Tennesseans whose lives and legacies have contributed to the rich and storied history of the Volunteer State has opened at the State Museum. Tennesseans: A People’s Legacy, tells Tennessee’s [Read More]
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Praised by the international press and exhibited throughout the United States and Europe at the turn of the 20th century, the American furniture designer Charles Rohlfs (1853–1936) created innovative works that combined elements of Arts [Read More]
Tthe Georgia Museum of Art (GMOA) at the University of Georgia (UGA) has won an unprecedented nine awards at the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) annual meeting in Baton Rouge, La. Among the honors bestowed upon [Read More]
This year the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco celebrate two important anniversaries: the 5th anniversary of the new de Young Museum and the 40th anniversary of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. This [Read More]
95 years after a famous British First World War hero attempted to ram a German U-boat with his merchant ship – and was later killed for his lifesaving actions – he is to be remembered [Read More]
The Hillwood Museum presents A Photographic Journey of the Ambassador’s Daughter : Moscow, 1937-38, opening October 26, 2010. While life in 1930s Moscow was a mystery to the outside world, special diplomatic access granted Emlen [Read More]
The Walker Art Center and the University of Minnesota present Ousmane Sembene: African Stories, November 5-20, in the Walker Cinema. Black Girl, 1966 Directed by Ousmane Sembene Africa, a continent full of stories both old [Read More]
The Canadian Canoe Museum has announced Voyageur Canoe Paddling Program for Grades 5-12. The museum’s Education Department launches their new on-water canoeing program for fall 2010 and spring 2011. It is a full day of [Read More]
The National Law Enforcement Museum Groundbreaking Gala was held on October 14, 2010 to celebrate the beginning of construction of the first-ever Museum dedicated to the law enforcement profession. More than 700 distinguished guests from [Read More]
The Japanese American Museum of San Jose opens on the weekend of October 16 and 17, when a variety of celebrations will take place to commemorate the opening. The opening ceremony on Saturday, October 16, [Read More]
The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive’s eclectic art and performance series L@TE: Friday Nights @ BAM/PFA closes out 2010 with a spate of genre-crossing events. From meditative masterpieces to off-kilter [Read More]
The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art presents Fletcher Benton : The Artist’s Studio and Living Walls: A Collaborative Installation, open Saturday, November 20, 2010 – Sunday, February 6, 2011. Fletcher Benton: The Artist’s Studio explores [Read More]
The Louvre presents Paper Museums The Antiquity in Books, 1600–1800, open through 01-03-2011. ntiquarians in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries often compiled their knowledge in imposing figurative books of antiquities, like “paper museums” that displayed, [Read More]
A grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation has allowed the National Maritime Museum (NMM) to make part of its considerable collection of prints and drawings available online for the first time. The NMM’s collections [Read More]
Enjoy a magical day out this Halloween as the Queen’s House opens its doors to all budding wizards and witches. Come along to conjure up some spooky spells and create magic potions. Watch out for [Read More]
On November 19 & 20 Noel Barrett will auction will be one of the most important sales of 2010. It will feature toys from the Tom Gray Collection along with those of the Old Salem [Read More]
Dorset’s Teddy Bear Museum auctioned off a unique collection of Steiff Teddy Bears and animals at Christies. The collection that is expected to fetch in the region of 1.3 million pounds contains many rarities including [Read More]
Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece is a poignant new exhibition about Alzheimer’s, its impact on those affected by the disease and the artistic expression of complex emotions felt by those confronting the disease. The exhibition [Read More]