AKRON, OH.- The Akron Art Museum announced it has again achieved accreditation by the American Association of Museums (AAM). “I am pleased to announce that the American Association of Museums has officially voted to accredit the Akron Art Museum,…
Work Begins on Deluxe 17,000-Square-Foot Addition to Dan Morphy Auctions Gallery
DENVER, PA.- Construction crews have broken ground at Dan Morphy Auctions’ south-central Pennsylvania premises to initiate a 6-month expansion project that will nearly double the firm’s existing gallery, office, preview and storage space to 3…
Los Angeles Show has Largest Traveling Exhibit of Mummies
LOS ANGELES (AP).- A 10-month-old baby who lived in Peru 6,420 years ago and a 17th-century nobleman; a South American woman with a tattoo on each breast and one on her face, a woman who had tuberculosis, a child who had a heart condition and a youngst…
AGO Appoints Elizabeth Smith As New Executive Director of Curatorial Affairs
TORONTO.- After a five-month global search, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) has hired Elizabeth Smith as its new Executive Director of Curatorial Affairs. Formerly the Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MC…
LiveAuctioneers.com’s May 2010 Results Set Record for Post-eBay Period
NEW YORK, NY.- The month of May came in like a lion and stayed that way for LiveAuctioneers.com, with online purchases of art, antiques and quality collectibles at their auction house partners’ sales totaling a record-setting $7.9 million. “T…
Janet Carding Appointed Royal Ontario Museum’s New Director and CEO
TORONTO.- Sal Badali, Chair of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Board of Trustees, announced today the appointment of Janet Carding as the new Director and CEO effective September 2010. Carding will be responsible for furthering the Museum’s mission…
Michener Art Museum Announces Second Phase Of Expansion to Include Premier Event Center
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- Bruce Katsiff, Director and CEO of the James A. Michener Art Museum yesterday announced that the Museum is moving ahead on the second phase of its $13.2 million expansion. The internationally recognized Philadelphia-based firm KieranTi…
IMA Expands Acceptable Temperature and Humidity Guidelines
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art recently expanded the temperature and relative humidity ranges allowed in most of its museum galleries and art storage spaces in order to reduce the energy usage of the museum while continuing rigorous …