The Voříšek collection of more than 45,000 weevils has arrived at the Natural History Museum and some have been put on display. With 4,500 different weevil species, the collection is the largest of its kind [Read More]
In the early 1960s, after a successful career as a commercial artist, Andy Warhol decided to devote himself to the fine arts. Even so, consumerism and the media-oriented nature of mass production continued to be [Read More]
A new community exhibition at The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), Liverpool Road, Manchester, exploring the waterproofing trade through the eyes of the Jewish community in Manchester. Exhibition open through 4th January 2011. Find [Read More]
New York – For centuries Tibetans looked to their Buddhist heartland, India, for spiritual inspiration. During the second spread of Buddhism to Tibet, they also faithfully reproduced the sacred art of the Pala kingdom in [Read More]
In the first major presentation in an American museum of Jitish Kallat’s work, open September 11, 2010–January 2, 2011, the contemporary Indian artist has designed a site-specific installation that connects two key historical moments—the First [Read More]
Detroit – As part of its 125th anniversary celebration, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), in partnership with SM/ART Editions, presents Inside|Out, which takes 40 framed, life-size digital reproductions of art from its collection to [Read More]
Detroit – Puppet shows, family performances and classes are just some of the activities offered in November. In Your Dreams: 500 years of Scary Prints is on view thru January 2, 2011. And don’t miss [Read More]
The Museum’s annual Festival of Trees returns with gorgeous designer trees, the ever-popular holiday luncheon and the glittering preview gala. The holiday luncheon is Thursday, November 11 and the Gala is Friday, November 12. And [Read More]
This two-part exhibition is presented as homage to Avigdor Arikha, who died this year at the age of 81. The first part, planned with the artist before his death, includes illustrations to S.Y. Agnon’s “A [Read More]
ATLANTA – The High Museum of Art will present the 25th annual Latin American Film Festival from Friday, September 24, to Saturday, October 30. This year’s festival will feature fifteen outstanding recent films, with a [Read More]
Portrait and still life photographer Craig Deane has created more than a dozen large-scale images of dolls from the V&A Museum of Childhood’s extensive collection which will go on display at the Museum from Friday [Read More]
The Cobb+Co Museum reopened on 4 September. Premier and Arts Minister Anna Bligh was joined by Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine and representatives of the Toowoomba community to officially open the new $8 million [Read More]
Drawn from the Norton Simon Museum’s extensive Japanese woodblock-print collection, Hiroshige: Visions of Japan features approximately 175 prints by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), one of the most celebrated and prolific artists of his time. Exhibition open [Read More]
Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Art Museum is sharing one of Japan’s most popular art forms with the Northwest in their new exhibition Edo to Tacoma: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection, which runs through February [Read More]
The Norton Simon Museum presents Master performers Wakana Hanayagi, Jyorokusho Kineya, Kikusa Katada and Yasoyo Kineya of the Japanese Traditional Performing Arts Organization in a concert of traditional Japanese music and dance in a Japanese [Read More]
BOSTON, MA – Jean-François Millet’s depiction of the arresting beauty of the natural world is the subject of Millet and Rural France, an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), that invites visitors [Read More]
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art announce its Museum Store has undergone a major renovation. Now featuring a café with locally roasted Aduro Bean & Leaf coffee, an assortment of hot teas, a selection [Read More]
The Museum of the American Railroad has added a rare diesel locomotive from the Smithsonian Institution to its permanent collection. The model PA-1 locomotive will join the museum’s Historic Santa Fe Railway Collection, which comprises [Read More]