AUSTRALIA.- The National Gallery of Australia exhibition, Varilaku: Pacific arts from the Solomon Islands opens tomorrow and is on show until 29 May 2011. The first Solomon Islands exhibition in Australia, Varilaku tells a story of both beauty and aggr…
The Museum of Modern Art is One of 17 Museums Participating in Google’s Art Project
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art, along with 16 other art museums from the United States, Europe, and Russia, is collaborating with Google on the Art Project, a website that enables users to discover and view more than 1,000 artworks online in e…
Dallas Museum of Art Publishes Ignite the Power of Art: Advancing Visitor Engagement in Museums
DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Museum of Art is releasing an important new book that offers groundbreaking insight into how museum visitors connect with art and how museums can create enriching and engaging experiences for diverse audiences. Distributed by Ya…
Dramatic Increase in the Use of Carnegie Museums’ $1 Access EBT Card Admission Program
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History report a dramatic increase in usage of the ACCESS EBT card admission program since its inception three years ago. Carnegie Museums’ $1 ACCESS EBT card admission program allows individua…
Asian Art Specialists, Auction Houses and Museums Join Forces to Present Asia Week New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Acting under one umbrella for the first time, over thirty-five prominent Asian art specialists, five auction houses and museums throughout New York will join forces to present Asia Week New York, which will take place from March 18-26, 2…
Miami’s Longest Running Contemporary Art Fair Opens to Strong First Day Sales
LONDON.- Art Miami, Miami’s longest running contemporary art fair and anchor fair to the city of Miami, opened to the public for the first day yesterday, with dealers reporting strong sales and promising leads from serious art collectors and museu…
Chillida-Leku Museum in Spain Announces It is Forced to Shut Down Due to Economic Crisis
HERNANI.- The Chillida-Leku Museum has requested a temporary labor force adjustment plan and has agreed to close the museum starting on January 1, 2011. This decision is attributed to the recurring deficit that, along with practically all art museums, …
Collectors from Around the World Gather at Art Basel Miami Beach as It Opens Its Doors
MIAMI BEACH (AP).- South Beach is ready to host a huge art party. Art Basel Miami Beach organizers chose about 250 galleries from more than 700 applications to show their art during the fair, which kicked off for VIPs on Wednesday. It opens for the pu…
Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney Presents Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life 1990-2005
SYDNEY.- The Museum of Contemporary Art and Events NSW present the exhibition Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life 1990–2005. The exhibition opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art on 19 November following a record-breaking tour in the US …
Announcing the Winners of the Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums, Commission to Collect, 2010
LONDON.- The winners are The Hepworth Wakefield and Wolverhampton Art Gallery in association with Film and Video Umbrella for their proposal with artist Luke Fowler. The award of £60,000 was presented on Tuesday 9 November and will enable the two muse…