The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced that the Government of Canada is investing in infrastructure improvements for the Ann Baillie Building National Historic Site of [Read More]
An artist who defies classification, Paul Thek (1933-1988), the sculptor, painter, and creator of radical installations who was hailed for his work in the 1960s and early 70s, then nearly eclipsed within his own short [Read More]
Each year the Ava Gardner Museum celebrates Ava’s life and career by hosting the Ava Gardner Festival. This annual event includes heritage tours, screenings of classic Ava Gardner films, and special exhibits. This year’s festival [Read More]
SEATTLE, -The Museum of Flight is announcing the appointment of Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar to the position of Executive Director of “Wings Over Washington,” a museum affiliate organization. Wings over Washington was established by the [Read More]
The V&A’s major autumn exhibition, Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes 1909–1929, open 25 September 2010 until 9 January 2011, will explore the world of the influential artistic director Serge Diaghilev and [Read More]
Video artist, performer and composer Nam June Paik (1932-2006) was one of the most innovative artists of the twentieth century and is widely considered to be the first video artist, paving the way for the [Read More]
Will Barnet–Master Printmaker: Selected Prints from Five Decades combines 14 widely known representational prints of family and personal memories with a series of very rare, less well-known abstract prints from the 1950s and ’60s that [Read More]
NEW YORK, NY – Rising from the ruins and horror of World War I, European art and culture returned to the classical past, seeking tranquility, order, and enduring values. Artists turned away from prewar experimentalism [Read More]
The Everson Museum of Art will host the 9th Annual Sci-Fi Film Under the Stars on August 19 at 8:30 p.m. The film, “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” directed by Don Siegel, will be shown [Read More]
The Everson Museum of Art is pleased to present a selection of sculptures from Gerald DiGiusto Contro Series, in collaboration with the Skaneateles Festival. Three of DiGiusto’s Con-Ten Steel sculptures, Contro 1, Contro 5 and [Read More]
New works will be added to the collection of large-scale, 3D canvases on Aug. 19 during museum hours. Tickets to the exhibit are included in the general admission prices to the museum. G.WIZ is located [Read More]
museumaker is a prestigious national project involving sixteen museums across four participating regions. It is supported by Arts Council England (ACE), Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) and its Renaissance programme; and is unlocking the [Read More]
This fall, the fourth floor of the Vivian and David Campbell Centre for Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario will feature AT WORK: Eva Hesse – Studiowork, Betty Goodwin – Work Notes, Agnes [Read More]
The Preview Site Reaches Milestone Less than One Year After Opening to Provide the Public With a Preview of the National Tribute Being Built in Honor of the nearly 3,000 People Killed on September 11, [Read More]
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum announced that The New York Says Thank You Foundation (NYSTY) has donated The National 9/11 Flag to the museum collection in time for the 10th anniversary of the [Read More]
The 2010 Port of San Diego Festival of Sail, hosted by the Maritime Museum of San Diego, will transform the North Embarcadero on San Diego Bay into a nautical theme park. More than twenty tall [Read More]
The world’s largest museum of Islamic art in Cairo has reopened after a seven-year restoration and refurbishment project. Designed by Italian architect Alfonso Manescaloand was completed in 1902 in neo-Mamluk style, founded by the German [Read More]
Dewsbury Museum has reopened after a £700,000 refurbishment. New additions include the Discovering Dewsbury gallery along with local history exhibitions and the 1940s classroom which has been refurbished, the toy gallery has moved to a [Read More]