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]
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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]
Detroit – The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) was recently awarded $750,000 from the federal government, earmarked for much-needed repairs to the roof of the museum’s historic 1927 building and its North and South Wings. [Read More]
The 2010 Freedom Awards by the National Civil Rights Museum will be presented to Dr. Wangari Maathi of Kenya for environmental and human rights, Dr. Dorothy Cotton for civil rights and social change and Eva [Read More]
In honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Pony Express, The Nevada State Museum staff designed a unique raffle prize to celebrate this year’s coin show, held August 27-28, 2010. Raffle tickets are now on [Read More]
The Museum of London today unveils three exquisite ceramic bowls recently found beneath the streets of Borough Market. The intriguing collection offers a picture of what could have been displayed on a dresser in a [Read More]
On July 24, the National Gallery of Art will be hosting “The March of Time: Seventy-Fifth Anniversary” as part of their ongoing film series, “Film and Reality in the 1930s: Roots of the Docudrama.” The [Read More]
2010 marks the 30th anniversary of the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF). This is a Fund of last resort, providing grants to help acquire the UK’s most precious heritage at risk of loss, as a [Read More]
HistoryMiami (formerly known as the Historical Museum of Southern Florida) announced the acquisition of rare papers from Robert Frost and documents pertaining to his visits to Key West, Florida. The collection includes signed editions of [Read More]
The British Library is initiating an interactive survey, UK SoundMap, launching as a regional trial in Sheffield. The survey will map the sounds of the acoustic landscape (‘soundscape’) and preserve the sounds of 2010 for [Read More]
“A Revolution in Wood” celebrates the gift of 66 pieces of turned and carved wood to the Smithsonian American Art Museum by the noted collectors Fleur and Charles Bresler. Open Sept. 24 – Jan. 30, [Read More]