WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Portrait Gallery will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, with seven exhibitions, many of which draw heavily on the permanent collection. These rotating presentations, which mark e…
Bejeweled Indian "Pearl Canopy of Baroda" to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s in New York
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A stunning, rarely seen bejeweled, nearly 150-year-old canopy from India is expected to sell for as much as $5 million when it is auctioned next month, according to Sotheby’s. The Pearl Canopy of Baroda will go under the hammer on …
Completely Renewed, the National Museum of Cultures to Be Reopened
MEXICO CITY.- After almost 4 years of architectural restoration, museographic renovation and actualization of all the systems at the Former Mint House, the National Museum of Cultures (MNC) will open again its doors in October 6th 2010, with state-of-t…
Completely Renewed, the National Museum of Cultures to Be Reopened
MEXICO CITY.- After almost 4 years of architectural restoration, museographic renovation and actualization of all the systems at the Former Mint House, the National Museum of Cultures (MNC) will open again its doors in October 6th 2010, with state-of-t…
Edvard Munch’s Master Prints on View in Compelling Exhibition at the National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- Haunting images of love, attraction, alienation, death, and other universal human experiences in the work of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1865–1944) will be presented in a fascinating exhibition of nearly 60 of his most importan…
Edvard Munch’s Master Prints on View in Compelling Exhibition at the National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- Haunting images of love, attraction, alienation, death, and other universal human experiences in the work of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1865–1944) will be presented in a fascinating exhibition of nearly 60 of his most importan…
Selection of Original Prints from the Archive of Karl Blossfeldt at Foam
AMSTERDAM.- Foam_Fotografiemuseum
Amsterdam presents a selection of original prints
from the archive of Karl Blossfeldt. Blossfeldt (b. Germany, 1865) was
self-taught and had kept up a keen interest in nature since boyhood. As a
sculptor…
Selection of Original Prints from the Archive of Karl Blossfeldt at Foam
AMSTERDAM.- Foam_Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam presents a selection of original prints from the archive of Karl Blossfeldt. Blossfeldt (b. Germany, 1865) was self-taught and had kept up a keen interest in nature since boyhood. As a sculptor and modeller a…
Crystal Bridges Announces Landscape, Tapestry
BENTONVILLE, ARK.- A luminous 19th-century landscape and a contemporary tapestry that confronts viewers with Civil War-era racial violence, both by important African American artists, are the latest works announced by Crystal Bridges Museum of American…