DERRY, NH (AP).- From Highway 28, the New Hampshire farm once owned by poet Robert Frost may seem unchanged from a century ago. Yet the picturesque New England white barn and farmhouse recently underwent thousands of dollars in renovation including a n…
Baltimore Museum of Art Selects Maryland-Based Firm Ziger/Snead for Major Renovation
BALTIMORE, MD.- The Baltimore Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees today announced its selection of the Maryland-based architecture firm Ziger/Snead to work with the Museum on its ambitious $24 million capital renovation. The decision follows a compreh…
Titanic and Liverpool: New 2012 Exhibition to Mark Centenary of Sinking
LIVERPOOL.- The only known surviving Titanic First Class ticket and other rarely-seen items linked to the disaster will be displayed in Liverpool in 2012 to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking. The ticket belonged to Reverend Stuart Holden, vicar…
Titanic and Liverpool: New 2012 Exhibition to Mark Centenary of Sinking
LIVERPOOL.- The only known surviving Titanic First Class ticket and other rarely-seen items linked to the disaster will be displayed in Liverpool in 2012 to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking. The ticket belonged to Reverend Stuart Holden, vicar…
The National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo Honors Taro Okamoto on the 100th Anniversary of His Birth
Tokyo.- The National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo presents an exhibition of works by Taro Okamoto on the 100th anniversary of his birth until May 8th 2011. Taro Okamoto (1911-1996) is probably one of the most well-known artists in Japan during the…
New York Marks 100th Anniversary of 1911 Capitol Fire with Exhibition and New Film
NEW YORK (AP).- The fire started in the Assembly Library and quickly spread down the hall to the nearby New York State Library, finding plenty of fuel among towering shelves jammed with books and cabinets filled with hundreds of thousands of documents,…
"42" Women of Sierra Leone: Photography Exhibition at International Slavery Museum
LIVERPOOL.- Sierra Leone in West Africa is ranked by the United Nations as one of the poorest countries in the world and shockingly women’s life expectancy is in the mid 40s. The International Slavery Museum hosts ‘42’ Women of Sierra Le…
Milwaukee Art Museum Offers a Fresh Perspective on Frank Lloyd Wright with New Exhibition
MILWAUKEE, WI.- On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright’s home, studio and school in Spring Green, Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Art Museum presents a major exhibition offering a fresh perspective on celebrated architec…
Milwaukee Art Museum Offers a Fresh Perspective on Frank Lloyd Wright with New Exhibition
MILWAUKEE, WI.- On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright’s home, studio and school in Spring Green, Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Art Museum presents a major exhibition offering a fresh perspective on celebrated architec…
Museum Offers Tactile Tours for People Who Are Visually Impaired
KANSAS CITY, MO.- A new program at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art offers monthly tours through 2011 for people who are blind or visually impaired. Inspired by the 100th anniversary celebration of Alphapointe Association for the Blind, as many as nine …