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]
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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]
Allentown, Pa. – On Sunday, July 18 the Allentown Art Museum will present “Peter Grippe: A Personal Vocabulary.” The exhibition will run until November 14, 2010. “Peter Grippe” highlights the work of New York artist [Read More]
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales announced the appointment of David Anderson, Director of Learning and Interpretation at the Victoria and Albert Museum, as Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales’ new Director General. David Anderson [Read More]
Allentown, Pa. – The Allentown Art Museum will be closed to the public beginning Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 to Thursday, September 1, 2011. The closure, which will not affect the day-to-day business operation of the [Read More]
Join master basket weaver, Cat Mena from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Saturday, July 17, at the Nevada State Museum for a hands-on basket making workshop. Designed for beginning weavers, participants will complete a Cherokee [Read More]
“What Continues the Dream: Contemporary Arts and Crafts in the Powwow Tradition” is on display at the Nevada State Museum through August 7, 2010. This colorful exhibit, on loan from the Nevada Arts Council’s Nevada [Read More]
The Lost City Museum presents the exhibit “Of Past and Present” by artist Janet Trobough throughout the month of July. Trobough will show her work, open through July 31, 2010. Displaying a variety of media, [Read More]
Steven Holl Architects has received the 2010 North Norwegian Architecture Prize for the Knut Hamsun Center in Hamarøy, Norway. The Prize is awarded annually to projects with special reference to, and significance for North Norwegian [Read More]
Willard L. Boyd, Rawlings-Miller Professor of Law and president emeritus of the University of Iowa and The Field Museum of Chicago, will serve as interim director of the UI Museum of Art, effective, July 1. [Read More]
On July 25th, following the induction ceremonies for the Baseball Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, John Fogerty will have his legendary baseball bat-shaped guitar put on display and be part of [Read More]