The China Maritime Museum has opened in Shanghai. The 500-million-yuan museum (US$73.8 million) covers three floors and 46,434 square meters, and has an outdoor display area. From the outside it appears like an abstract ship [Read More]
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Exhibition Includes the Premiere of Potter’s Digitally Remastered Film, Orlando (1992), and Her Most Recent Feature, RAGE (2009) NEW YORK, – A retrospective of the films of British director Sally Potter (b. 1949) at The [Read More]
Indianapolis – The Indiana State Museum will pay tribute to the legendary tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic when it debuts Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition on Sept. 25, 2010. The Exhibition will showcase more [Read More]
The new Louwman Museum has been opened by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix in The Hague. On display are historic cars and a large collection of automotive art, including paintings, sculptures and posters. The collection includes [Read More]
The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, has appointed a new Director. Professor David Gaimster PhD, FSA, FMA, will take up the post on 1 September 2010. Professor Gaimster is currently the General [Read More]
The Hunterian Museum will offer a range of fun activities including stone carving and wool spinning, on Tuesday 6 July. The Dig This! Archaeology Fun Day has something for everyone. Children and families are welcome [Read More]
The Imperial War Museum announces Big Stuff 2010, to be hosted at IWM Duxford near Cambridge, UK, 6-8 October, closing on Saturday 9 October with an optional field trip to HMS Belfast, moored in the [Read More]
Historian Kerck Kelsey will give an illustrated presentation on the life of William Drew Washburn and sign books to celebrate the publication of his new book, “Prairie Lightning: The Rise and Fall of William Drew [Read More]
This exhibition at the Fairfield Museum and History Center tells the story of Fairfield and its changing identity across 375 years, reflecting areas of American experience from the late period of Native American occupation through [Read More]
The Fitzwilliam Museum brings together a selection of the finest contemporary glass engraving, showcasing the artistry of the Guild of Glass Engravers. Open through 15 August 2010. The Guild, which is the only organisation devoted [Read More]
A prize draw to mark the Fitzwilliam’s popular late opening as part of the nationwide Museums at Night event has been won by visitor Anne Wiltshire. The draw, which visitors to the museum’s special sea-themed [Read More]
This autumn, the Design Museum presents a major exhibition of the work of British architect John Pawson. Often labelled a ‘minimalist’, he is known for his rigorous process of design. By reducing and editing he [Read More]
In light of Town Council’s recent funding decision regarding the Chapel Hill Museum, it is with great sadness that the Museum’s Executive Board of Trustees announces that the venerable organization that has operated on the [Read More]
Queen Elizabeth II has unveiled the cornerstone of the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The symbolic monument contained a stone from Runnymede in England, the site of the signing of the Magna Carta in [Read More]
Historian Simon Martin of the University of Pennsylvania, will give a lecture talk at the British Museum, on 8 July, examining the history behind ancient Maya art, showing how the decipherment of hieroglyphic inscriptions has [Read More]
The Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum is temporarily closed. The museum is currently undergoing full renovation with plans for reopening summer 2011 Historic Tours of America® is proud to be renovating and expanding the [Read More]
Museums of Art and Natural History, Science Center, The Warhol to close Sept. 24-25 PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh announced that its four museums—Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, [Read More]
Christen Købke: Danish Master of Light is the first monographic exhibition of paintings by Christen Købke (1810–1848) to be shown outside Denmark. Købke is the greatest of the Danish Golden Age painters, yet he is [Read More]