Life size bronze of famous racehorse and Alberta jockey George Woolf unveiled Cardston… “So Long, Charley!” is the name of the statue depicting Cardston hero George Woolf riding Seabiscuit to victory in the riveting 1938 [Read More]
The Natural History Museum have announced one of the biggest ever urban tree surveys in the UK. Trees are essential in urban landscapes, helping to reduce noise and air pollution. But relatively little is known [Read More]
A portrait of Brian Friel, renowned playwright and author, was unveiled on Friday 16 July in the National Gallery of Ireland by Mary Hanafin, T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport. The portrait, by Mick [Read More]
This exhibition is the first major survey of paintings by the British-born, Yale-educated painter Rackstraw Downes (b. 1939), who divides his time between New York and Texas and has been painting exterior and interior panoramic [Read More]
To celebrate its upcoming exhibition, “Wedded Perfection: Two Centuries of Wedding Gowns”, which runs from October 9, 2010 to January 30, 2011, the Cincinnati Art Museum has partnered with Cincinnati Wedding magazine, WLWT Channel 5 [Read More]
Williamstown, Mass.- The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) is pleased to present This Girl Bends: Art and Feminism Since 1960, an exhibition that explores the connections between art and feminism since 1960 with over [Read More]
The Huntington Museum of Art will host an opening reception at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 18, 2010, for Curiosity and Wonder: The Collection of Dr. Marion C. Korstanje. Admission to the opening reception is free. [Read More]
Williamstown, Mass.- The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) is pleased to present Photography at the Frontier of Physics and Art, an exhibition that brings together the work of four major photographers—Eadweard Muybridge, Harold Edgerton, [Read More]
Celebrate South African culture and the legacy of Nelson Mandela with music and dance performances, talks and storytelling at The British Museum, Great Court. Free entry. Sunday 18 July is international Nelson Mandela day. To [Read More]
The exhibition showcases original vintage images of the greatest stars working during the golden age of the American film industry (1920-1960). Open through through September 12, 2010. They were taken by the most important photographers [Read More]
A mixture of paintings, photographs, and prints juxtaposes Andy Warhol’s (1928-1987) renderings of coins and dollar signs with images of people both famous and unknown. Open July 17 through September 19, 2010 in the Harrington [Read More]
LOS ANGELES, CA – Ann Philbin, Director of the Hammer Museum, has announced the appointment of Brooke Hodge, effective July 19, as the Hammer’s Director of Exhibition Management and Publications. In her new role at [Read More]
ALBANY, N.Y. – A New York State Museum paleontologist has become the only scientist in the U.S. selected to participate in an all-expense paid research program in Spain that will enable him to investigate the [Read More]
$10,000 prize to winner who lives in Museum 24/7 for 30 days this fall CHICAGO- Are YOU ready to eat and sleep science? Then the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, wants to hear from [Read More]
BOSTON, MA – Malcolm Rogers, Ann and Graham Gund Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), recently announced the naming of three endowed curatorships at the MFA, reflecting the scope of the Museum’s [Read More]
Site-specific work will be installed along the White River and outside the IMA; first commission for 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park following the June 2010 opening INDIANAPOLIS, IN, – The [Read More]
The Portland Museum of Art will present Maine artist Anna Hepler who will construct a monumental installation inside the Museum’s Great Hall. Made from a nest-like mesh of salvaged and sewn sheet plastic, The Great [Read More]
HOUSTON, – Following an extensive search that included numerous national and international candidates, Josef Helfenstein, director of The Menil Collection, has named Toby Kamps as the museum’s new curator of modern and contemporary art. Currently [Read More]