L.A. as the contemporary art capital of the world? Broad stakes a claim at...
Calling contemporary art an "important social, political and economic commentary on the way we live," philanthropist Eli Broad welcomed more than 500 members of the media from around the globe...
View Article09-17-15 History Museum Nearing 100,000 Visitors; Hours Extended... Complete...
(Source: Palm Beach County, FL) Since opening its doors in March 2008, more than 96,000 visitors have toured the permanent galleries, traveling exhibits and historic courtroom of the Richard and Pat...
View ArticleWhat to do in Oklahoma on Sept. 15, 2015: See 'Faberge: Jeweler to the Tsars'...
Peter Karl Fabergé (Russian, 1846-1920). "Imperial Peter the Great Easter Egg," 1903. Photo provided Today's featured event: Oklahomans have less than two weeks left to visit the special exhibition,...
View ArticlePhone box art exhibition celebrates seaside postcards
Image copyright John Byford Image caption Artist John Byford said he wanted to make people smile and remind them how special the humble post card is An art exhibition celebrating the humble seaside...
View ArticleThe UK Art Museum: where Henry Clay and Andy Warhol can hang on the same wall
As it opens for fall, the University of Kentucky Art Museum seems less museum-like — if your concept of a museum is a place where items are taken to be reverentially frozen in time. "The museum is an...
View ArticleThe UBS Art Collection: New displays unveiled in UBS’s Hong Kong HQ (UBS AG)
(Source: UBS AG) The new displays demonstrate both the international breadth and exceptional quality of work in the Collection and are structured into three key thematic groups: Abstraction, Pop Art...
View ArticleEd Ruscha, meet Orlando Bloom: Art world, Hollywood to collide at Broad...
Art world stars, Hollywood A-listers and political power players will collide Thursday evening when the Broad museum stages its long-awaited, opening-night gala. In advance of the public opening...
View ArticleNational Air and Space Museum Moves Apollo Artifact to Future Home...
(Source: Smithsonian Institution) The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has transferred its Apollo Lunar Module to the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall, the latest change to an onsite,...
View ArticleThe Broad: can a $140m gallery revitalise downtown Los Angeles?
Built by billionaire philanthropists and stuffed with works by Warhol, Koons and Hirst, will the museum lure people to one of the city’s less glamorous corners?...
View ArticleNational Air and Space Museum Moves Apollo Artifact to Future Home...
(Source: Smithosian National Air and Space Museum) Lunar Module Will Undergo Conservation in Milestones Hall The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has transferred its Apollo Lunar Module to...
View ArticleFall 2015 Events at CMOA – Mod, Spooky, Spectacular (Carnegie Museum of Art)
(Source: Carnegie Museum of Art) Contact: Jonathan Gaugler | gauglerj@cmoa.org | 412.688.8690 / 412.216.7909 Fall programming at Carnegie Museum of Art (CMOA) is packed with parties, artist talks,...
View ArticleThe heat and the lines couldn't keep them from the Broad on opening day
One of Eli Broad's goals in building his namesake contemporary art museum in downtown Los Angeles was to help make a stretch of Grand Avenue a premier destination. Judging by the opening day crowds,...
View ArticleHispanic Heritage Month Kicks Off with Plaza de las Americas (University of...
(Source: University of Arkansas) Sep. 15, 2015 To kick off this year's Hispanic Heritage Month, the annual Plaza de las Americas will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15 in the Arkansas...
View ArticleHow to visit the Broad museum
What: Inaugural exhibition will feature works by more than 60 artists, including John Baldessari, Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha, Jasper Johns, Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman, Mark Bradford, Jeff Koons and Roy...
View ArticleThe Broad review – first exhibitions have plenty of big hitters but miss the...
LA’s new museum offers visitors a free glimpse at art heavyweights such as Jeff Koons and Yayoi Kusama, but its fuzzy concepts fail to connect...
View ArticleCrystal Bridges announces acquisitions spanning 19th century to contemporary...
(Source: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art) Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces new acquisitions that add to the breadth of the museum's collection, including James McNeill...
View ArticleLeave Summer Behind: Top Things to Do In Denver This Fall The Mile High City...
DENVER, Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This Fall, Denver is packed with festivals, events, openings and activities that keep the city bustling even as the summer winds down. Along with crisp...
View ArticleThe Broad, LA's Latest Museum, Remakes City's Art Scene
Associated Press LOS ANGELES— When he arrived in Los Angeles more than 50 years ago, Eli Broad once said, he found himself in a city without a cultural center. So the billionaire arts patron decided to...
View ArticleAre architects jockeying for position in the art world?
Maybe it was Frank Gehry’s woozy outside walls of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A. that prompted the woozy inside walls of its new neighbor, the Broad Museum, which opens Sept. 20. Architectural...
View ArticleThe Broad, LA's latest museum, remakes the city's art scene
LOS ANGELES — When he arrived in Los Angeles more than 50 years ago, Eli Broad once said, he found himself in a city without a cultural center. So the billionaire arts patron decided to build one. On...
View ArticleCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art Acquires Quilt from Art Collection of...
(Source: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art) Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Acquires Quilt from Art Collection of Maya Angelou, Beloved Author and Activist Faith Ringgold Maya's Quilt of...
View ArticleCrystal Bridges Welcomes Two Million Visitors and Unveils October Programs...
(Source: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art) Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces that it has welcomed more than two million visitors since opening on November 11, 2011. This includes...
View ArticleCrystal Bridges celebrates 2 million visitors since 2011
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in northwest Arkansas says it has...
View ArticleBoats and Buoys Exhibit at Islesford Historical Museum Excites Visitors...
(Source: Acadia National Park) Date: September 15, 2015 Contact: John Kelly, 207-288-8703 The park is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit at Islesford Historical Museum titled, "Boats...
View ArticleArtsFest 2015 schedule includes UCA events (University of Central Arkansas)
(Source: University of Central Arkansas) PRESS RELEASE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Contact: Christina Madsen, (501) 450-2956; christinam@uca.edu Beth Wilson...
View ArticleAmerican Museum of Natural History Advance Schedule (American Museum of...
(Source: American Museum of Natural History) ©AMNH/D. Finnin UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS Opulent Oceans: Extraordinary Scientific Illustrations from the Museum's Library October 3, 2015-October...
View ArticleThe Broad Surprises
For the many visitors who've flooded The Broad Museum at its official opening this past weekend, the experience was full of surprises. Built by prominent architectural firm, Diller Scofidio + Renfro,...
View ArticleZoo Announces New Interactive Attractions to Debut May 2016 (City of...
(Source: City of Evansville, IN) Looking to continue and expand on its tradition as a gathering place for the community of Evansville to forge connections between people and the natural world, the...
View ArticleState Museum of Pennsylvania Announces October Highlights (State of...
(Source: State of Pennsylvania) Harrisburg, PA - The State Museum of Pennsylvania today announced its program schedule for October 2015: New Exhibit: "The Pennsylvania Turnpike: America's First...
View ArticlePresident Clinton to Speak at Anne Frank Grand-Opening Ceremony (The Clinton...
(Source: The Clinton Foundation) WHAT: President Bill Clinton will make remarks at the grand-opening ceremony of the Clinton Presidential Center's newest permanent installation, The Anne Frank Tree....
View ArticleThe Broad and the Whitney
The exterior of Los Angeles's new Broad Museum I'VE JUST RETURNED from an exhilarating four-day art tour of Los Angeles with leading art collectors Zo� and Joel Dictrow, during which we visited four...
View ArticleS.F. Asian Art Museum to light 50 candles
For a museum with treasures that include objects from millennia ago, 50 years don't seem a long time, but in fact San Francisco Asian Art Museum is a major, senior presence among its peers, one of the...
View ArticleCreate Your Own Design: New startup bridges art lovers & artists
With the belief that there is an artist inside each of us web developer-turned-entrepreneur Kevin Osmond and his crew created Printerous. Printerous digital printing company has recently expanded its...
View ArticleExperience the Awe-Inspiring Grandeur of the Boy King As Never Before In The...
(Source: Premier Exhibitions Inc) NEW YORK, NY, September 30, 2015 - Archaeologist Howard Carter captured the world's imagination nearly a century ago when he made the astounding discovery of the...
View ArticleCarnegie Science Center to Present Girls Rock Science Weekend (Carnegie...
(Source: Carnegie Science Center) 5e490c95005096ed2dcd21.pdf MEDIA ALERT | For Immediate Release Sept. 24, 2015 Contact: Susan Zimecki Office: 412.237.1657 / Mobile: 412.290.1583...
View Article'Feline Fine: Art of Cats II' open in Morrill Hall (The University of...
(Source: The University of Nebraska at Lincoln) Lincoln, Neb., September 24th, 2015 - "Three Brothers" (2008) by Kim Diment is featured in "Feline Fine: Art of Cats II," on display in Morrill Hall....
View ArticleFifth annual Wright Brothers Day celebrates innovative spirit (Wright State...
(Source: Wright State University) Featuring displays of innovative projects from Wright State researchers and local organizations, Wright Brothers Day takes place Thursday, Oct. 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in...
View ArticleWhat to do in Oklahoma on Sept. 27, 2015: See the last day of 'Faberge' ...
Peter Karl Faberge's "Miniature Easter Egg Pendant," circa 1900, is featured in the special exhibition "Faberge: Jeweler to the Tsars" at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive. Photo...
View ArticleHigh Museum of Art Presents Final Installation in Multi-Year American Art...
(Source: High Museum of Art) High Museum of Art Presents Final Installation in Multi-Year American Art Collaboration American Encounters: The Simple Pleasures of Still Life brings together paintings...
View ArticleAndrew Wyeth Works from the Collection of Charlton & Lydia Heston // Now on...
(Source: Sotheby's Inc) Microsoft Word - Heston Collection - American Art - NY, 18 Nov 2015 New York | +1 212 606 7176 | Darrell Rocha | Darrell.Rocha@Sothebys.com Sotheby's to Offer Three Works by...
View ArticleSydney University receives $15 million donation to build new Chau Chak Wing...
EXCLUSIVE He may have made his fortune in China's property market, but Dr Chau Chak Wing is making a name for himself in higher education, with yet another multimillion dollar donation to an Australian...
View ArticleRussel Wright’s historic woodland sanctuary reflects the splendor of its...
Just 50 miles north of the Big Apple sits a pure and pristine refuge from the grit and grime of the city; a retreat where all notions of urbanity vanish from consciousness. That was the intention of...
View Article10 Georgia museums to visit during Museum Day Live!
Georgia's museums are preparing to welcome thousands of guests for the annual Museum Day Live!. Which museums should you visit for free? Here are the museums, exhibits and artifacts you won't want to...
View ArticleThe Broad's Veiled Gift to LA
Installation of works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, John Ahearn and Robert Therrien in The Broad's third-floor galleries. Photo by Bruce Damonte, courtesy of The Broad and Diller Scofidio + Renfro...
View ArticleEthel Goodstein-Murphree to Present Edward Durell Stone Lecture at Crystal...
(Source: University of Arkansas) Two models posed on the terrace of the Collier's 'House of Ideas,' Edward Durell Stone, 1939. Courtesy of Rockefeller Center Archives. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Ethel...
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