The Vale of York Viking Hoard has featured in the latest instalment of the BBC Radio 4 series, A History of the World in 100 Objects. The treasure will go back on display when the [Read More]
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Asia Society showcases the work of photographer and mountaineer David Breashears who, with Glacier Research Imaging Project (GRIP), has retraced the steps of renowned Himalayan mountain photographers of the past century to recapture images of [Read More]
The architectural achievement of the Bloch Building at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is featured in three books–two currently on sale and one available in the fall. In addition, an article on the Vanity Fair [Read More]
The Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center has achieved Gold certification in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Green Building Rating System™. The LEED Green Building Rating [Read More]
Los Angeles – Italian Renaissance drawings form the core of the Getty Museum’s celebrated drawings collection. On view from July 20 – October 10, 2010, at the Getty Center, From Line to Light: Renaissance Drawing [Read More]
NEW ORLEANS – The National World War II Museum’s epic cinematic production Beyond All Boundaries garnered a ringing endorsement last month when the 4-D cinematic tour de force won the American Association of Museums (AAM) [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall will host a three-day Living Earth Festival, Friday, Aug. 6, through Sunday, Aug. 8, that acknowledges Native contributions to managing the environment and [Read More]
Interactive exhibit looks at the invaluable contributions of animals NEW ORLEANS – The National World War II Museum is officially going to the dogs (and horses, mules and birds!) with the newest exhibit Loyal Forces: [Read More]
New Position Endowed by Alumnus Preston H. Haskell III PRINCETON, N.J.—Furthering its position as a pacesetter in modern and contemporary art, the Princeton University Art Museum has appointed Kelly Baum as the first Haskell Curator [Read More]
The Egan Maritime Institute and the Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum recently launched ACKweather.com, a new website that provides detailed weather, wind, surf and tide information for Nantucket Island and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In addition [Read More]
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art presents a selection from the works of provocative photographer David LaChapelle (b. Connecticut, 1963), exhibited in Israel for the first time, giving a comprehensive view of his unique and [Read More]
Lincoln, MA, – DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum is pleased to announce the arrival of Roy Lichtensteins Five Brushstrokes, a monumental addition to the Sculpture Park on Thursday, July 22.. The 2010 fabrication of Lichtensteins [Read More]
Each year the Ava Gardner Museum celebrates Ava’s life and career by hosting the Ava Gardner Festival. This annual event includes heritage tours, screenings of classic Ava Gardner films, and special exhibits. This year’s festival [Read More]
The Royal College of Art’s Helen Hamlyn Centre will be involved in judging the Design for Health Award – launched in partnership with TV’s Dr Christian Jessen and the Child Growth Foundation – to encourage [Read More]
Life size bronze of famous racehorse and Alberta jockey George Woolf unveiled Cardston… “So Long, Charley!” is the name of the statue depicting Cardston hero George Woolf riding Seabiscuit to victory in the riveting 1938 [Read More]
This exhibition is the first major survey of paintings by the British-born, Yale-educated painter Rackstraw Downes (b. 1939), who divides his time between New York and Texas and has been painting exterior and interior panoramic [Read More]
To celebrate its upcoming exhibition, “Wedded Perfection: Two Centuries of Wedding Gowns”, which runs from October 9, 2010 to January 30, 2011, the Cincinnati Art Museum has partnered with Cincinnati Wedding magazine, WLWT Channel 5 [Read More]
The Huntington Museum of Art will host an opening reception at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 18, 2010, for Curiosity and Wonder: The Collection of Dr. Marion C. Korstanje. Admission to the opening reception is free. [Read More]