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]
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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]
Celebrate South African culture and the legacy of Nelson Mandela with music and dance performances, talks and storytelling at The British Museum, Great Court. Free entry. Sunday 18 July is international Nelson Mandela day. To [Read More]
$10,000 prize to winner who lives in Museum 24/7 for 30 days this fall CHICAGO- Are YOU ready to eat and sleep science? Then the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, wants to hear from [Read More]
The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA) today unveiled the design for its new facility. The $26.3 million project will be the first major building in the United States and the first museum?for the internationally [Read More]
Chopin and Liszt draws on the Academy’s Collections to highlight the impact of these two seminal figures on nineteenth-century keyboard culture. Open September 2010-September 2011. By the early years of the nineteenth-century, the piano had [Read More]
Specialising in the collection, study and display of tea ware, the branch museum at Flagstaff House features at its core the generous donations of Dr K.S. Lo (1910-1995) , which include many fine examples of [Read More]
An inspirational exhibition featuring the UK Premiere of the Secrets of Mona Lisa. Open through 12th September 2010. See fascinating 3-D animations of Da Vinci’s most famous paintings and sculptures as well as large-scale interactive [Read More]
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory is proud to announce a poignant exhibition about gifted athletes, discrimination and fortunes won and lost. Award-winning artist and author Kadir Nelson’s book WE ARE THE SHIP: The Story of [Read More]
Jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Min Chiu Society Organised by the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Open 2010.09.25 – 2011.01.02. Founded in 1960, the Min Chiu Society is a [Read More]
Tate announced today the launch of the interactive website and national roadshow of the Tate Movie Project. Children from across the country are invited to take part in creating the Tate Movie, the first of [Read More]
Los Angeles – The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), is pleased to announce a generous gift of $435,000 from the estate of renowned Los Angeles photographer Max Yavno, nearly 25 years after his [Read More]
Get shipshape and set sail for a day of family fun at Imperial War Museum North on Saturday 17 July. Celebrate the launch of the major new exhibition, All Aboard: Stories of War at Sea, [Read More]
The Canadian War Museum has announced the acquisition of two Victoria Cross medal sets of outstanding significance to Canada’s military history and to the Museum’s own collections. One was awarded during the First World War [Read More]
Bernard cabinet is one of only four known examples of carved furniture produced by Pont-Aven School INDIANAPOLIS, IN, – The Indianapolis Museum of Art announced the acquisition of a rare corner cabinet with scenes of [Read More]
Canadian Forces (CF) teams within the province of Ontario conducted a send off parade at the Canadian War Museum today, just two days prior to their departure to participate in the 94th annual International Four [Read More]