BOCA RATON, FL.- Paul W. Carman, President of the Board of Trustees of the Boca Raton Museum of Art, has announced the retirement of George S. Bolge, Executive Director of the Museum, effective June 30, 2011. Carman stated that, in the near future, h…
Spanish Minister of Culture Confirms Acquisition of Painting by Bruegel the Elder for the Prado
MADRID.- The Minister of Culture, Ángeles González-Sinde, today presided over a plenary session of the Royal Board of Trustees of the Museo del Prado in which it was unanimously decided to exercise the option to purchase The Wine of Saint Martin’…
Aperture Appoints Chris Boot as New Executive Director
NEW YORK, NY.- The Board of Trustees of the Aperture Foundation announced today that Chris Boot, a veteran in the field of photography, has been appointed Executive Director, Aperture Foundation. Mr. Boot has had a long and distinguished career in phot…
Bellevue Arts Museum Appoints Marsha Wolf Director of Development
BELLEVUE, WA.- Bellevue Arts Museum, the Pacific Northwest’s center for the exploration of art, craft and design, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marsha Wolf as Director of Development. Wolf brings more than 20 years of experience in working…
Thomas Moran’s Early Landscape of Juniata Valley, Pa, is Acquired by National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, voted last week to acquire The Juniata, Evening, an exceptional painting done in 1864 by American artist Thomas Moran (1837-1926). Purchased from a private collect…
Thomas Moran’s Early Landscape of Juniata Valley, Pa, is Acquired by National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, voted last week to acquire The Juniata, Evening, an exceptional painting done in 1864 by American artist Thomas Moran (1837-1926). Purchased from a private collect…
Suchan Kinoshita Exhibits at Museum Ludwig as Part of Winning Fine Arts Prize
COLOGNE.- The Museum Ludwig and Suchan Kinoshita (born 1962 in Tokyo, lives in Maastricht and Münster) will receive the Fine Arts Prize of the Board of Trustees of the Plastics Industry (Kunstpreis des Kuratoriums der Kunststoff-Industrie). This prize…
Suchan Kinoshita Exhibits at Museum Ludwig as Part of Winning Fine Arts Prize
COLOGNE.- The Museum Ludwig and Suchan Kinoshita (born 1962 in Tokyo, lives in Maastricht and Münster) will receive the Fine Arts Prize of the Board of Trustees of the Plastics Industry (Kunstpreis des Kuratoriums der Kunststoff-Industrie). This prize…
Miami Art Museum Names Rubén A. Rodríguez and Walid G. Wahab to its Board of Trustees
MIAMI, FL.- Miami Art Museum, a modern and contemporary art museum located in downtown Miami, FL, has elected Rubén A. Rodríguez and Walid G. Wahab to its board of trustees. Rodriguez, executive vice president of ship operations for Carnival Cruise L…
Maryhill Museum of Art Announces Plans for First Expansion in 70-Year History
GOLDENDALE, WA.- The Board of Trustees of Maryhill Museum of Art announced plans for a $10 million expansion project to be completed by March 2012. The new 25,500 square foot Mary and Bruce Stevenson Wing, designed by GBD Architects of Portland, will a…