An agreement between the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), and the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage and Museums of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey has been signed, transferring [Read More]
A hallmark piece by Dan Flavin (American, b. New York, 1933; d. Riverhead, N.Y., 1996), titled “untitled (to Helga and Carlo, with respect and affection)” (1974), will go on view Sept. 25 at the Smithsonian’s [Read More]
The Foundry Art Centre is hosting a special interactive art happening – the inaugural “Art Romp” event on Friday October 14, 2011 beginning at 7:00 pm. “Art Romp” – an event for all adults who [Read More]
Pavlos Yeroulanos, Minister of Culture and Tourism for the Hellenic Republic, and James Cuno, President and Chief Executive Officer of the J. Paul Getty Trust, today signed a memorandum of understanding that ensures a clear [Read More]
Badischer Kunstverein announce the first solo exhibition of Armenian artist Hamlet Hovsepian in the German-speaking world. Born in 1950 in Ashnak near Yerevan, Hovsepian numbers among the most interesting pioneers of Conceptual Art in the [Read More]
The Museum of the Western Prairie is to re-open on Monday. Sept. 26, after being closed for four years, according to Kswo.com Museum of the Western Prairie “Museum Director Jennie Buchanan said the museum shutdown [Read More]
The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in collaboration with Moderna Museet presents De ou par Marcel Duchamp par Ulf Linde, on view 30 September–13 November 2011. The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts and [Read More]
Museum für Gegenwartskunst Basel presents Edgar Arceneaux Hopelessness Freezes Time – 1967 Detroit Riots, Detroit Techno and Michael Heizer’s Dragged Mass. Open September 24, 2011–January 1, 2012. Opening: September 23, 2011, 6.30 p.m. Based on [Read More]
In honor of the 2011 National Museum Day, the Kemp Auto Museum is offering a special “Two for One” deal on admission to the Museum this Friday, September 23, 2011. The special package pricing includes [Read More]
The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest presents an exhibition of work by William Kentridge on view 20 September 2011 – 9 October 2011. William Kentridge, Museum of Fine Arts The Museum of Fine Arts, [Read More]
GAMeC – Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Bergamo presents THE WONDERFUL LAND OF ART. The Ethics and Aesthetics of the Nation 28 September 2011–19 February 2012 Italy’s image around the world in the variety of [Read More]
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) presents Picasso and Braque: The Cubist Experiment, 1910–12, on view September 17, 2011 – January 8, 2012. The international loan exhibition, featuring 16 paintings and 20 etchings and [Read More]
The Rijksmuseum has succeeded in acquiring two extraordinary silver and gold-plated cups in the form of globes being carried. The 17th century cups are a highlight of European silversmithery. Depicting the discoveries of the Dutch [Read More]
The Rijksmuseum presents Johan Maurits & Frans Post: Two Dutchmen in Brazil, on display at the Rijksmuseum from 20 September 2011 up to and including 21 November 2011. Frans Post, Landscape by the river Senhor [Read More]
The United States National Slavery Museum led by ex-governor and former mayor L. Douglas Wilder has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, reports the Timesdispatch. “In documents filed Wednesday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of [Read More]
Illuminating the Sea: The Marine Paintings of James E. Buttersworth, 1844-1894 — a major retrospective exhibition highlighting the work of famed 19th-century marine artist James Edward Buttersworth (1844-1894), closes at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum [Read More]
GAMeC – Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Bergamo presents TIM ROLLINS & K.O.S. – On Transfiguration 28 September 2011–8 January 2012 GAMeC is presenting the first solo show of Tim Rollins & K.O.S. (Kids of [Read More]
In a ceremony today, Peace Corps director Aaron S. Williams donated objects from Peace Corps volunteers to the political history collections at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The Peace Corps is marking its [Read More]