PHOENIX – After a highly-anticipated and celebrated unveiling at the recently opened Russian Fashion Museum, Moscow, Extending the Runway: Tatiana Sorokko Style makes its U.S. debut on September 16, 2010, at Phoenix Art Museum. Curated [Read More]
Indian President Pratibha Patil and Deputy Prime Minister Kong Sam Ol have taken part in a ground breaking ceremony for The Asian Traditional Textiles Museum in Siem Reap. Construction of the museum, funded by a [Read More]
The Phoenix Art Museum’s exhibition Cézanne and American Modernism closes on September 26, 2010. French master Paul Cézanne, one of the most recognizable names in art, is celebrated worldwide for his Post-Impressionist masterpieces. However, Cezanne’s [Read More]
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is set to open the world’s first permanent, museum-quality exhibition on modern-day slavery and human trafficking. The exhibition, entitled Invisible: Slavery Today opens on October 9, and will be [Read More]
The Enemy Within: Terror in America – 1776 to Today, the only museum exhibition to provide historical perspective on acts of terror that have taken place on American soil. The Enemy Within will be open [Read More]
Dorcheat Historical Museum will present Digging Up Bones “Night for the Museum” With Mr. Jeff Girard on October 11th, 2010, “Night for the Museum” will celebrate archaeology month. Assistant Professor of Anthropology at NSU Mr. [Read More]
‘Finally – a house made of steel and glass!’ This was the enthusiastic reaction of Hajo Rose (1910 – 1989) to the Bauhaus building in Dessau when he began his studies there in 1930. Rose [Read More]
On Monday, September 13, 2010 , the Dorcheat Historical Museum hosted its second fundraising event since the 2008 opening of the parish museum. “This fundraiser was a huge success, raising over $20,000.” Louise Snook, board [Read More]
Dulwich Picture Gallery presents the first major UK Rosa exhibition since 1973. Open through 28 November 2010. Salvator Rosa (1615 – 1673), Lucrezia as Poetry, c. 1641. Hartford (CT), Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Oil [Read More]
Tate has appointed Jessica Morgan as The Daskalopoulos Curator, International Art. The post, which has been funded by the D. Daskalopoulos Collection, Greece, is for an initial three year period during which time she will [Read More]
On September 16, 2010, Mexico will commemorate the bicentennial of its independence from Spain and the centennial of the 1910 Revolution that led to the formation of its modern republic. In recognition of these significant [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History recently accepted the donation of a prototype Medical Emergency Crash Cart, referred to as Max, from the ECRI Institute of Plymouth Meeting, Pa. The cart, designed to save [Read More]
On Wednesday, September 15, the Maryland Dove arrived at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, Maryland, and will stay through Sunday, September 19. Local school groups will be touring the ship through [Read More]
The Stamford Museum & Nature Center presents Robert Deyber: Turning a Phrase open through October 17, 2010 in the Bendel Mansion Museum Galleries. Countless artists have been inspired by texts, or have incorporated them into [Read More]
Carolyn Danforth donates nearly 300 objects from Donald Danforth Jr.’s American Indian collection The Danforth Foundation donates $2 million to support collection The Saint Louis Art Museum announced that Carolyn Danforth has initiated a series [Read More]
The China Institute Gallery presents Woodcuts in Modern China, 1937-2008: Towards a Universal Pictorial Language, open September 16 – December 12, 2010. Though China has had a long history in woodcuts and printing, the western [Read More]
The Montclair Art Museum presents Living for Art: The Dorothy & Herbert Vogel Collection, open September 24, 2010 – January 2, 2011. This exhibition will feature 50 gifts of Minimal and Conceptual art the Museum [Read More]
The British Library today opens its newly refurbished and expanded Learning Centre. Funded entirely through private donations, the Harry M Weinrebe Learning Centre will offer pupils and teachers cutting-edge facilities to support digital literacy skills [Read More]