The performances, video pieces, photographs and objects of Finnish artist Antti Laitinen (born 1975) choreograph, in humoristic and experimental ways, the desperate quest for identity in remote places. Time and again he arranges absurd situations, [Read More]
Washington, DC – The bizarre yet scientifically accurate composite heads painted by Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526–1593) will be exhibited together for the first time in the United States, at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from [Read More]
The High Museum of Art recently transferred 21 works by 14 Georgia artists from its collection to The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA). In addition, the High has transferred more than 700 [Read More]
The Nasher Museum of Art will hold a benefit gala on November 13, 2010, for the inaugural presentation of the Mary D.B.T. Semans Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts, to Dr. Lawrence J. Wheeler [Read More]
The Fenimore Art Museum presents John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women, open through December 31, 2010. Divided into three thematic sections – Women of Fashion, Women of Mystery, and Women of Substance – [Read More]
GRAND ISLAND, STUHR MUSEUM – The third annual Harvest Festival, which features dozens of ways to celebrate the coming of fall, is set for Saturday, September 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Stuhr [Read More]
No other king from antiquity has such a powerful appeal to the imagination as Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). Nor other king has been so often cited and depicted as an example. The exhibition The [Read More]
The High Museum of Art recently established new academic affiliations with both The Lovett School and The Westminster Schools. The three-year collaborations allow for the sharing of resources between the High and the schools to [Read More]
Lenox, MA – The Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum (www.berkshirescenicrailroad.org) has taken a significant step towards expansion by purchasing the neighboring one and a half acres of property now occupied by Daley Trucking. The purchase price [Read More]
The Perrin Field Museum run by the Perrin Field Historical Society has moved into a new larger building and a grand opening is set for October 2nd . The Perrin Field Historical Society is a [Read More]
On View in First U.S. Exhibition Devoted to Artist’s Composite Heads, September 19, 2010 through January 9, 2011 The National Gallery of Art has acquired the Four Seasons in One Head (c. 1590), a rare [Read More]
The Porter County Museum of History reopens on September 18. The building has been restored and features new and reorganized exhibitions. About the Porter County Museum The Historical Society’s collection was compiled largely due in [Read More]
The Board of Trustees announce the appointment of Dr. Michael W. Schantz as the Heckscher Museum of Art’s new Executive Director effective November 1. Michael has more than 25 years of experience as the Director [Read More]
The Museum of Idaho will present Decoding DaVinci, open September 24 – December 4 2010. Decoding DaVinci steps into the mind and examines the remarkable life of the artist, sculptor, architect, and engineer Leonardo da [Read More]
The Hess Heritage Museum in Ashton, Idaho has closed. Prime Time Auctions will offer the entire collection at auction. Items to be sold include: Aviation, Tractors, Classic Cars, Antique Furniture, Military, Clothing – Rare Collection, [Read More]
The Morris Museum of Art presents Wolf Kahn Pastels exhibition, open through November 7, 2010. Widely considered one of America’s finest landscape painters and a master of pastel, Wolf Kahn is undeniably a brilliant colorist. [Read More]
Two Special Recognition winners also selected Artists will be honored at an awards ceremony and reception Thursday, October 21, at 6 pm in the Plestcheeff Auditorium at the Seattle Art Museum. SEATTLE – The Betty [Read More]
The Morgan Library & Museum and The New York Public Library, which hold two of the world’s great collections of manuscripts, rare books, letters, and other items related to the life of Mark Twain (1835–1910), [Read More]