The Rijksmuseum has acquired a terracotta sculpture by the Italian master Tommaso Porlezza della Porta. The 22.5 cm sculpture depicts the Old Testament prophet Balaam and was produced sometime between 1575 and 1578. One of [Read More]
This month marks the beginning of round four for the Nanaimo Sports Hall of Fame. Now in its fourth year, the Sports Hall of Fame selection panel is once again putting out a call to [Read More]
The Migros Museum for Contemporary Art presents an exhibition of work by Nicola Costantino on view 5 March–15 May 2011. Daros Latinamerica Collection as guest of Migros Museum for Contemporary Art with its first show [Read More]
The British Art Show is widely recognised as the most ambitious and influential exhibition of contemporary British art. Following British Art Show 7’s critically acclaimed debut in Nottingham (where it attracted 114,000 visitors) the exhibition [Read More]
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is to present Intervals: Futurefarmers, the fourth installment of its contemporary art series designed to reflect the spirit of today’s innovative practices. For its Intervals project, the San Francisco– based [Read More]
The first major update of the American Museum of Natural History: Cosmic Discoveries iPhone App was released on February 15 as part of an ongoing effort to create a gallery of the universe that fits [Read More]
CCC Strozzina presents the second edition of the Emerging Talents award, set up by the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi to draw the attention of critics and of the general public to young artists in Italy today. [Read More]
Audience of space fans applaud Discovery SEATTLE – A crowd of space fans from across the nation and around the world converged on the William M. Allen Theater at The Museum of Flight today for [Read More]
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art presents an exhibition of new photographs by Yossi Breger on view through June 4, 2011. The exhibition marks the 90th birthday of Yosl Bergner. The exhibition presents 159 photos, [Read More]
Kestnergesellschaft presents a solo exhibition of works by photographer David LaChapelle on view 5 february to 8 may 2011. Since the 1990s and 2000s the American photographer David LaChapelle (*1964) has been well known for [Read More]
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announced that The Danish Immigrant Museum has been awarded an Iowa Cultural Trust Endowment Challenge Grant in the amount of $28,000. The museum is one of eleven Iowa cultural [Read More]
The Barnum Museum in Hartford CT is facing repairs expected to be in the region of $15 to $17 million after after tornado damage. The Barnum Museum is hosting a press conference on Friday February [Read More]
The National Gallery of Australia presents Varilaku: Pacific arts from the Solomon Islands on view until 29 May 2011. The first Solomon Islands exhibition in Australia, Varilaku tells a story of both beauty and aggression, [Read More]
This spring, the Hirshhorn provides the opportunity to view some of the best in contemporary film and the chance to meet celebrated filmmakers and animators as they introduce screenings of their award-winning work and provide [Read More]
The Hirshhorn is to be the premiere East Coast venue for the first U.S. retrospective of work by noted postwar abstract painter Blinky Palermo (German, b. Leipzig, 1943; d. Maldives, 1977). Although the artist’s reputation [Read More]
With its major spring show, Deichtorhallen Hamburg is once again bringing stars of the international art world to Hamburg. Gilbert & George (born 1943 and 1942) have long since been acknowledged icons of contemporary art. [Read More]
Fotomuseum Winterthur presents a retrospective of work by André Kertész on view 26 February–15 May 2011. André Kertész—who was born in Budapest in 1894 and died in New York in 1985—was a supporter of Brassaï, [Read More]
This conference aims to tackle key questions around the museum as an institutional entity and contemporary art as an art historical category. Speakers will provide an overview of developments across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, [Read More]