OMAHA, NE.- Swann Joslyn Art Museum’s collection is not only known and admired by those in Omaha who consider the museum their own, but is respected by institutions worldwide. A quick look at the itinerary of the Museum’s most popular works over t…
Fuller Craft Museum Presents Icarus: An Installation By Mark Davis
BROCKTON, MA.- Fuller Craft Museum, New England’s home for contemporary craft, presents Icarus, an installation by Mark Davis, on display through March 15, 2012, created specifically for Fuller Craft’s Courtyard Gallery. The mobiles of Mark D…
The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon ~ Portugal’s Finest Museum of Classical Art
The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon (the “Gulbenkian”) owes its existence to one man. Calouste Gulbenkian revealed his passion for art at an early age, reflecting his upbringing in Cappadocia and Constantinople, both crossroads of civilizati…
University of Sydney’s Nicholson Museum Presents Classical Nudes Exposed in Photography
SYDNEY.- One hundred nude images inspired by the Classical past on display at the University of Sydney’s Nicholson Museum during January’s Sydney Festival (from January 4 to April 17 2011). Exposed: Photography and the Classical Nude is a celebration o…
Getty Conservation Institute Awarded National Science Foundation Grant to Study Ancient Greek Pottery
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a collaborative group of California scientists from the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), The Aerospace Corporation, and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laborato…
The Onassis Cultural Center in New York Explores the Role of Heroes in Society
NEW YORK, NY.- The age-old figures of Herakles, Odysseus, Achilles and Helen continue to fire the popular imagination today—and so does the concept of heroes, which began with the stories and images of these and other fabled Greek characters. Yet …
The Onassis Cultural Center in New York Explores the Role of Heroes in Society
NEW YORK, NY.- The age-old figures of Herakles, Odysseus, Achilles and Helen continue to fire the popular imagination today—and so does the concept of heroes, which began with the stories and images of these and other fabled Greek characters. Yet …
Chinese Dinosaur Fossils Make North America Debut in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, OH.- Four authentic fossils recently discovered in the Henan Province of China are now on display at Cincinnati Museum Center through early October. A rib and two vertebrae comprise the partial remains of a titanosaur sauropod, a prehistori…
Cleveland Museum of Art Marks Another Project Milestone
CLEVELAND (AP).- The Cleveland Museum of Art has given some of its prized treasures more elbow room to show off. Galleries housing Egyptian, Greek, Roman, early Christian, Byzantine and African art open Saturday. The new space marks another milestone i…