Museums

�Antique Annie� was Houston Museum�s eccentric founder

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

During her last years she slept on a cot with only her dog for a companion. More than 15,000 glass water pitchers hung from her barn’s ceiling, and every other imaginable place.

�Holidays on Display� looks at department store memories

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History opens “Holidays on Display” Nov. 13. The exhibition examines the art, industry and history of commercial holiday displays that enchanted the public from the 1920s to the 1960s.

'Odd Wisconsin' historical museum hosts a different kind of exhibition

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

“Odd Wisconsin,” an exhibit featuring an exclusive collection of curious and authentic Wisconsin artifacts is open to the public at the Wisconsin Historical Museum on Madison’s Capitol Square.

Japonisme in American Graphic Art, 1880-1920 at Brooklyn Museum through Oct. 12

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Commodore Matthew Perry’s 1853–54 voyage to Japan not only reestablished diplomatic and mercantile relations between that country and the West for the first time since the 17th century, but also opened the floodgates for cultural exchanges that would profoundly affect Western art.

ISA members gift Appraisal Studies Journal to North Carolina Art Museum reference collection

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C.—The Carolinas Chapter of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA) recently donated a copy of the new 2009 Journal of Appraisal Studies to the North Carolina Art Museum Reference Library in Raleigh, N.C.

World�s largest Tiffany glass dome restored

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The restoration of the world’s largest Louis Comfort Tiffany art glass dome, located in Preston Bradley Hall in the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, has been completed with awe-inspiring results.

The Bundy Museum and ancient African art

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Africa. The name conjures images of vast jungles and deserts, mystery and ancient cultures. It is the world’s second largest continent, the probable origin of humanity and is the oldest inhabited land on earth.

The Aztec World � A Unique View of a Mighty Empire in exclusive exhibition at Field Museum

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Field Museum’s newest exhibition, The Aztec World, gives visitors a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore the otherworldly grandeur and sophistication of one of history’s great civilizations.

Sports Museum of America opens in New York City

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Close your eyes and imagine artifacts and collectibles from 60 sports Halls of Fames, sports governing bodies and other top athletic organizations collected in a single space — in the city that never sleeps. Open your eyes and you’ll see that you’ve imagined the newly-opened Sports Museum of America in New York City.

Exhibition is first-ever to showcase talented 19th-century silversmiths

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The landmark exhibition, Silversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner, 1808–1842, on view at Winterthur Museum & Country Estate from July 4 to September 21, is

Mechanical banks, Disneyana, eBay charity records fall

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

As the political world and the U.S. dollar continue to inspire uncertainty, pop culture collectibles continue to offer solid performance, historical insights and simple enjoyment. Whether one is a player in the marketplace, an casual observer or simply a history buff, these are interesting times.

�Look inside� a mummy at the Walters Art Museum�s upcoming exhibit

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Walters Art Museum will offer visitors a rare opportunity to examine the ancient Egyptians’ fascination with human and animal mummies in the focus show Mummified, on view Nov. 15, 2008, to Nov. 8, 2009.

Chair tourist attraction opening in Stone Mountain Village

Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. – Barbara Hartsfield has opened The Collectible & Antique Chair Gallery on Main Street. The facility features a unique three-room museum with a gift shop housed in a building constructed in the early 1900s.

Art DuckO exhibit celebrates North Carolina waterfowl

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – Traditions of duck hunting and decoy making are brought to life at the Museum of the Albemarle in a new exhibit entitled, “Art DuckO: Waterfowl Culture in North Carolina.”

Research on 15th-century Spanish altarpiece unlocks 500 years of secrets

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

For the first time in the United States, researchers have undertaken an extensive study of a 15th-century Spanish cathedral altarpiece, and in the process, have unlocked 500 years of secrets involving art, literature, history and religion.

Mather Work Incentive Posters, an exhibition from the Roaring Twenties

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

International Poster Gallery is pleased to announce Made in America: The Mather Work Incentive Posters, an exhibition of American posters from the Roaring Twenties on display Sept. 15 through Oct 31, 2008.

Mirror Images � Daguerreotypes Continue to Shine

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

What Nathaniel Hawthorne is referring to is the daguerreotype, an early photographic process that used iodine vapors to sensitize plates of polished silver. The invention of French commercial artist Louis Daguerre, his marketing efforts to sell licenses to the French public for his new invention were initially unrewarded.

The Dr. Richard Eells House

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Richard Eells, a Quincy, Ill., abolitionist, lived on the borderline between slavery and freedom during the antebellum period. His house, only blocks away from the Mississippi River, was a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Radiance from the Rainforest: Featherwork in Ancient Peru at MMOA

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

“The gloss, splendor, and sheen of this feather cloth is of such exceptional beauty that it must be seen to be appreciated,” wrote Europeans who arrived in Peru in the early 16th century.

Museum tours offer another view of Brussels

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

When not chronicling the sights, sounds and sales at the Brussels Antiques & Fines Arts Fair, held from Jan. 23 to Feb. 1, a group of American writers also had the chance to visit three museums in this city that has been the cultural and economic crossroads of Europe for centuries.

Betsy Ross House hosts Flag Fest �08 June 8-15

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An exhibit of rare historic flags from the collection of renowned historian Dr. Jeffrey Kenneth Kohn will be the highlight of Flag Festival 2008, June 8-15 at Philadelphia’s Betsy Ross House.

American Quilt Classics, 1800-1980: The Bresler Collection through May

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

More than 30 years ago, Fleur Bresler purchased her first quilt, and what began as a personal hobby soon evolved into an overwhelming passion to learn about quilts – inside and out.

Sublime Children�s Book Art at The Brandywine Museum

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This fall, on public view for the first time, the Brandywine River Museum is exhibiting more than 100 images of fantasy by some of the world’s most renowned illustrators in Flights into Fantasy: The Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection .

China comes to Texas: Five Thousand Years of Chinese Ceramics at The Crow Collection of Asian Art

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Dallas, Texas – Centuries become months as “Five Thousand Years of Chinese Ceramics” flies through the Dallas Arts District. On display from the Robin and R. Randolph Richmond, Jr. Collection will be more than 100 ancient works.

The Chrysler presents the Civil War 2

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Step into the 1950s at Park Forest House Museum

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Imagine stepping back into a 1950s home, complete with Formica countertops, chrome kitchen chairs, a black rotary telephone and a wringer-style washing machine. Welcome to the 1950s Park Forest House Museum in Park Forest, Ill.

Scotland glass legacy celebrated in year-long event

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

EDINBURGH, Scotland — In 2010, 400 years of glassmaking is being celebrated in Scotland with a whole year of events. This announcement gives you the first news of the program.

Acquisition enhances museum�s C.M. Russell Collection

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Will bring together finest collection of his artworks with largest collection of materials created or owned by the artist

Exploring the whalers� art: Scrimshaw enthusiasts from around the world gather in Massachusetts

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

NEW BEDFORD, Mass.—For three days, from May 15-17, 2009, an enthusiastic gathering of art lovers at the New Bedford Whaling Museum will pursue one objective: to encourage the enlightened appreciation of scrimshaw as an art form, as a historical phenomenon, and as a genre of collecting.

Fenimore Art Museum presents �Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel"

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, N.Y., is pleased to present “Gilded Lions and Jeweled Horses: The Synagogue to the Carousel,” a major exhibition organized by the American Folk Art Museum in New York.

Rainbow Yarn exhibit celebrates historic connection between Pennsylvania and the Navajo

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

LANCASTER, Pa – The Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum will feature beautiful and unique textiles created by the Navajo (a Native American people who live in the southeastern United States)

International Arts and Crafts: William Morris to Frank Lloyd Wright

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

More than 300 of the finest examples of the Arts and Crafts Movement dating from 1880-1945 will be on display. Organized by the V&A, London, this exhibit traces the development of the movement from its flourishing in Britain in the 1880s to its interpretation and development in the United States, Europe, Scandinavia and Japan.

Glass museum reopens after two-month remodel

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

REDLANDS, Calif. — After two months of restoration, the Historical Glass Museum, 1157 Orange St., Redlands, held its Grand Reopening celebration Oct. 3.

Painting by Missouri native Thomas Hart Benton joins the Crystal Bridges permanent collection

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ploughing it Under, a painting that defined the uncertainty of Depression-era America, is a part of the permanent collection at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Geppi�s Entertainment Museum announces dates for Barbie retrospective titled 50 Fashionable Years

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

On Dec. 20, Geppi’s Entertainment Museum at Camden Yards (“GEM”) will unveil a new exhibit focusing on America’s favorite blonde: Barbie.

Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition to kick off Guggenheim Museum�s 50th anniversary year

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Fifty years after the realization of Frank Lloyd Wright’s renowned design, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum celebrates the golden anniversary of its landmark building with the exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward, co-organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

GEM celebrates Barbie with exhibit: 50 Fashionable Years

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

CAMDEN, Md. – Geppi’s Entertainment Museum at Camden Yards (“GEM”) has unveiled a new exhibit focusing on America’s favorite blonde: Barbie.

Type caste: Printing aficionados put it to the wood

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

On an icy weekend in January, experts and students from four states converged on the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum here to explore some rare examples of printing history and help bring them to life again.

The Chrysler presents the Civil War

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. — The Civil War continues to be a subject of endless fascination for Americans and the world; and fueling this attraction is the fact that it was the first war to be extensively photographed. On view and continuing through Oct. 29, the Chrysler Museum makes another key contribution to the lore and understanding of that period with two compelling offerings.

Meadows to host exclusive U.S. showing of noted Spanish collection

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Meadows Museum presents From Manet to Miró: Modern Drawings from the Abelló Collection, an exhibit of works by 45 of the most important artists of the past two centuries through Dec. 2, 2008.

Meadows museum presents Jack Kilby: the eye of genius � photographs by the inventor of the microchip, July 12-September 21, 2008

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Jack St. Clair Kilby’s invention of the integrated circuit (IC), or microchip, at Texas Instruments in 1958 revolutionized the world, creating limitless applications for computers, calculators, space-age technology and much more.

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts expansion opens; 34 new galleries

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, one of the nation’s leading encyclopedic art museums, held its grand opening in June for its major expansion and renovation.

Mallamo new director of Office of Historic Alexandria

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

J. Lance Mallamo, executive director of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, has left that post to run the museum system in Alexandria, Va.

Celebrating Lincoln�s bicentennial at Lincoln�s Cottage

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

President Lincoln’s Cottage, a focal point of the 2009 Lincoln bicentennial, offers visitors compelling and tangible links to the 16th president with unique and extraordinary insights into his public and private life.

Annual Glass Seminar at The Corning

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The 47th Annual Seminar on Glass at The Corning Museum of Glass, taking place Oct. 16-18, will explore historical and scientific transformations and milestones in glass.

Heard Museum is center of native culture and art

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

One of the best-kept non-secrets in the field of native cultures and art is located in Phoenix, Arizona – the Heard Museum.

The sound of music

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Nothing can define a generation more than its music, and by extension, by its musical instruments. But how do we define what’s vintage, what’s collectible — and what’s just old?

Post Mark Collectors Club Meets July 22-25

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

WACO, Texas – Members of the national Post Mark Collectors Club will gather in Waco, Texas, in late July for their 48th annual convention, bringing their interest in postal history and its paper collectibles to the state of Texas for the first time.

Imitation as flattery

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the 17th-century Europeans must have been truly impressed with the wares coming out of the Far East.

Geppi�s Entertainment Museum steps �Out of the Box� with new interactive toy exhibit

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Geppi’s Entertainment Museum at Camden Yards (GEM) will break all the rules with an exciting new exhibit that invites visitors of all ages to experience pop culture “up close and personal.”

Long-lost Beatles, Rolling Stones images on display

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK – Forty-five years after The Beatles and The Rolling Stones first came to America, an extraordinary collection of “lost” photos of the young bands has just been discovered.

Grand affair

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

High Museum of Art will present treasures of the Louvre. Through the “Louvre Atlanta” partnership, the High will present a series of long-term, thematic exhibitions featuring masterworks from the Louvre’s collections, many of which have never been seen in

National Geographic Real Pirates exhibition at The Field Museum

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibit explores early 18th-century piracy and the Caribbean slave trade with artifacts from the first fully authenticated pirate ship discovered in U.S. waters

Art looted by Nazis on display in Greenwich

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A major art collection is on display for the first time since it was looted by the Nazis. The exhibition tells the tragic story of a pre-eminent art dealer who died fleeing the Nazis and the successful fight by his heirs to win back the paintings.

The gilded age of 19th century Chicago re-created

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

New museum celebrates historic architecture and design

Titanic: The Artifact

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

They begin lining up at dawn to see items salvaged from a shipwreck that still haunts and intrigues even the most stoic of ocean liner antiquity experts.

Goofus goes to the museum

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Goofus Glass, produced in the late 1800s through the early 1920s, had distinctive patterns and often garish, vivid colors. The unusual glass was cold-painted instead of fired-on enamel.

The Rockefeller protects Israeli antiquities

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

It’s not often that burial caves and graves are discovered while digging the foundation for an archeological museum. But in Jerusalem, it’s not surprising.

J. Paul Getty Museum announces nearly 500 donations to photograph and painting collections

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The J. Paul Getty Museum announced the generous gifts in 2008 of three outstanding 19th-century paintings and nearly 500 objects to the Department of Photographs.

Sticks and stones, beads and bones

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ever wonder what a petrified steak rock is? OK, so it is not real a steak, but the stone artifact with a grid on one side does resemble a charcoal broiled steak. That description originated with the quirky humor of Deb Twigg, executive director of a new museum.

Lyme Art Colony works go on display July 18

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

OLD LYME, Conn.—The Florence Griswold Museum, the Home of American Impressionism, in Old Lyme, Conn., has announced its summer exhibition.

Museum of Russian Art exhibit runs through Aug.

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS – The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA), located at 5500 Stevens Ave. South in Minneapolis, is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of educational exhibitions and related events pertaining to Russian art and artifacts.

Gifts, loans transform Texas Room

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

HOUSTON — Remarkable examples of rare 19th-century Texas-made furniture are now on view in the Texas Room at Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, thanks to Houston collector William James Hill.

East meets West � Texas, that is

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

DALLAS — Something brand new and very old is coming to The Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art in 2008. The museum is hosting Texas Collects ASIA 2008, a yearlong display from other private Asian art collectors all over the state.

City in the Spotlight: Visit the ocean in Chattanooga

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The original aquarium building, re-named River Journey, tells the story of the river – following the path of a raindrop from the Appalachian Forest to the Gulf of Mexico.

B.C. Museum features 20 disputed Pollock paintings

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BOSTON – When Boston College’s McMullen Museum of Art got the offer to show a stash of never-before-seen Jackson Pollock paintings, who could blame it for jumping at the chance?

American brilliant cut glass knife rests at Historical Glass Museum

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A large collection of American Brilliant Cut Glass knife rests from the Edwin W. and Janet H. Beach collection now on display at the Historical Glass Museum.

A cultural gift to treasure

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Over-the-top-giving is something the average citizen can’t afford during this or any other holiday season. It may be fun reading about one-of-a-kind posh presents Neiman Marcus touts, but faraway trips in regular planes – let alone private ones – are out of the question for most people.

Noted Authority on Cherokee Culture to Speak

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Chattanooga History Center, in cooperation with the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, will present Cherokee Women, a lecture by Theda Perdue

Double Exposure: Aerial Photographs of Glaciers Then and Now at Bruce Museum

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The new traveling exhibition Double Exposure: Aerial Photographs of Glaciers Then and Now documents the warming climate through panoramas of glaciers once grand but now receding.

Tin Toy Expert To Visit Trenton City Museum

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Noted tin toy authority Alan Jaffe will speak at 2 p.m. Jan. 11, 2009 at Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum, in conjunction with the ongoing exhibition A Toy Story: Seven Decades of J. Chein and Company, New Jersey Toymaker.

Chic Chicago: Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Through July 26, this exhibit will provide the rare opportunity to see more than 50 of the greatest couture treasures from the Museum’s collection.

100 copies of Weller Pottery book donated to Zane Grey Museum

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Mary Ellen Weingartner, site manager of the National Road Zane Grey Museum in Norwich, Ohio, announced that Ann Gilbert McDonald, PhD., donated 100 copies of her latest book, All About Weller, Book 2, a History of Weller Pottery, the Founder, the Family, the Lines and the Artists.

The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve presents Disparately Distinguished, a retrospective of the works of two of Cleveland�s most prominent female artists

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve announces the opening of its Disparately Distinguished art exhibition on July 31, 2009. The show, free and open to the public, will begin with an opening reception on July 31 from 5-8 p.m.

Map quest: The eloquent silence of a fine map speaks to the future

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

You may remember your second-grade teacher’s old world globe, or the world atlas speckled with tiny chalk fingerprints. Now, with a few clicks of the mouse, you can print out door-to-door directions to just about anywhere on the planet via the Internet.

The Morgan Library and Museum presents its extraordinary Babar collection

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The creation of Babar, the protagonist of a family bedtime story that began one of the most successful children’s series of all time, is the focus of a new exhibition on view only at the Morgan Library & Museum from Sept. 19, 2008, through Jan. 4, 2009.

17th-century screens return to MFAH collection after restoration in Japan

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In January 2009, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will unveil a pair of 17th-century six-paneled screens from its permanent collection newly restored by conservation experts in Japan.

Getty Conservation Institute scientists develop new method to aid in authenticating historic photos

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Scientists at the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) in Los Angeles have developed a new method for authenticating historic photographs that could have broad implications for museum collections, art historians, collectors and conservators.

Met�s Betty Woodman exhibition traverses the career of visionary artist

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK — “Conventional” is not a word that has ever been part of Betty Woodman’s vocabulary.

A vision of Americana: The American Sign Museum

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

You get the idea that you’re about to enter a magical realm when you pass the 20-foot genie near the entrance of the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sargent painting�s tragic history uncovered

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

STAMFORD, Conn. – During the Stamford Museum & Nature Center’s ongoing review of its permanent art collection, it was discovered that the museum has in its collection one of the artworks left behind by famous art dealer Jacques Goudstikker.

First Major Exhibition Exploring the Landscapes of Renoir

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is the only U.S. venue for the first exhibition to explore the inventiveness and importance of the landscape painting of Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), Renoir Landscapes: October 4, 2007 - January 6, 2008.

Dashing through America � Christmas highlights and holiday traditions coast to coast

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ready or not, the holiday season is here. Chances are you’re already doing a bit of hustling and bustling, trying to get ahead on your December schedule. This may be a perfect time to start a new tradition of enjoying some wonderful holiday events .

Harbor & Home Exhibition opens at Winterthur March 21

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The furniture and furnituremakers of a much-storied but little-studied region of New England will receive their first serious consideration with the opening of Winterthur Museum & Country Estate’s latest exhibition, Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710-1850, on March 21, 2009.

Mellon grant supports hurricane recovery

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Art conservators and graduate students from the University of Delaware and Winterthur Museum & Country Estate will be able to continue important work on the restoration of Gulf Coast treasures damaged by Hurricane Katrina through a $403,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

British Sporting Art Collection on view at VMFA

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The internationally significant Paul Mellon Collection of British Sporting Art is back on view after a year’s absence at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

�Summer of Love� at International Poster Gallery

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

International Poster Gallery presents “Summer of Love,” the gallery’s 15th summer poster show, from July 4 through Sept. 1, 2008. The exhibition features more than 40 posters for travel, expositions, entertainment and more.

California celebrates Modernist roots with three new exhibits

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

High modernism may have been born in Berlin but it flowered in Southern California.

Ladies and gents, step right this way!

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Everybody loves the circus, from the three-ring colossus to the single-ring versions that tour the country appearing at county fairgrounds and other wide-open locations. And part of the enduring awe of the circus for many people is the circus sideshow .

Van Gogh letters on display at the Morgan

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK – Twenty letters from Vincent van Gogh to the artist and poet Emile Bernard are the subject of an exhibition on view at the Morgan Library & Museum from Sept. 28 through Jan. 6, 2008.

Exhibition at President Lincoln�s Cottage explores his intellectual, emotional complexity

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

“A Deep and Subtle Expression: Lincoln in Sculpture – Works from National Trust Collections,” explores how artists over the past 150 years have sought to convey Abraham Lincoln’s intellectual and emotional complexity ...

Volunteers remember heroes

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Built of solid concrete in 1935-1936 and occupying an entire city block, the Fresno Memorial Building proved an imposing example of what is known as “Monumental Moderne with Art Deco details.”

The �Memory and Magic� of Wyeth

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will present Andrew Wyeth: Memory and Magic, an exhibition that surveys seven decades of the artist’s achievement, from March 29-July 16.

VMFA spotlights The County Elections

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

As the nation prepares to vote in national, state and local races this fall, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is spotlighting an iconic American painting, George Caleb Bingham’s The County Election. The painting will be on view at VMFA through Dec. 28.

Tin toys attack Trenton

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion hosts an exhibit of works from New Jersey Toymaker J. Chein and Company through March 22, 2009.

Medieval and Renaissance treasures from the Victoria and Albert Museum at the Met

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses one of the world’s finest collections of European decorative arts.