The Fitzwilliam Museum brings together a selection of the finest contemporary glass engraving, showcasing the artistry of the Guild of Glass Engravers. Open through 15 August 2010. The Guild, which is the only organisation devoted [Read More]
A prize draw to mark the Fitzwilliam’s popular late opening as part of the nationwide Museums at Night event has been won by visitor Anne Wiltshire. The draw, which visitors to the museum’s special sea-themed [Read More]
This autumn, the Design Museum presents a major exhibition of the work of British architect John Pawson. Often labelled a ‘minimalist’, he is known for his rigorous process of design. By reducing and editing he [Read More]
In light of Town Council’s recent funding decision regarding the Chapel Hill Museum, it is with great sadness that the Museum’s Executive Board of Trustees announces that the venerable organization that has operated on the [Read More]
“I was out walking the dear dog and I saw 500 things that made me want to make art.” – Maira Kalman San Francisco, CA – This summer, the Contemporary Jewish Museum presents Maira Kalman: [Read More]
Bellevue, WA – Bellevue Arts Museum announced the winners of the Carol Duke Artist Awards of Excellence sponsored by Tiffany & Co. The prestigious award is given every year to the top ten artists of [Read More]
The Stockyard Institute will repurpose the DePaul University Art Museum as a nomadic studio, transforming the space into a hybrid station for production, exhibition, development, performance, publication and education.Open July 8-November 20, 2010. Amidst four [Read More]
Queen Elizabeth II has unveiled the cornerstone of the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The symbolic monument contained a stone from Runnymede in England, the site of the signing of the Magna Carta in [Read More]
Historian Simon Martin of the University of Pennsylvania, will give a lecture talk at the British Museum, on 8 July, examining the history behind ancient Maya art, showing how the decipherment of hieroglyphic inscriptions has [Read More]
The Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum is temporarily closed. The museum is currently undergoing full renovation with plans for reopening summer 2011 Historic Tours of America® is proud to be renovating and expanding the [Read More]
Museums of Art and Natural History, Science Center, The Warhol to close Sept. 24-25 PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh announced that its four museums—Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, [Read More]
Baden-Baden – The grand summer exhibition at the Museum Frieder Burda open through 14 November 2010 is dedicated to the artist Joan Miró. Under the title “Miró. The Colours of Poetry“, the museum will show [Read More]
Christen Købke: Danish Master of Light is the first monographic exhibition of paintings by Christen Købke (1810–1848) to be shown outside Denmark. Købke is the greatest of the Danish Golden Age painters, yet he is [Read More]
During the past 20 years, Hudson Valley resident Richard Deon has explored the visual style and methods employed by textbook illustrators from the 1950s. These unsung artists sought to introduce school children to public institutions, [Read More]
Scholz Family Works on Paper Gallery. Exhibition open July 4—August 15, 2010 Emilio Sanchez was born in Camagüey, Cuba in 1921. He began his artistic training at the Art Students League in 1944 when he [Read More]
National Museums Liverpool hosts international conference Campaigners from around the world will converge on Liverpool for the first ever conference for museums which fight injustice. The Federation of International Human Rights Museums (FIHRM) will have [Read More]
“Telling Stories” is the first major exhibition to explore in-depth the connections between Norman Rockwell’s iconic images of American life and the movies. Open through Jan. 2, 2011 Two of America’s best-known modern filmmakers—George Lucas [Read More]
New Exhibition Features Large-Scale LEGO® Models of the World’s Most Famous Buildings WASHINGTON, D.C. – Using the LEGO® brick as his medium, architectural artist Adam Reed Tucker has given some of the world’s most iconic [Read More]