AMSTERDAM.- The Rijksmuseum announces that Jane Turner will become Head of the Print Room as from 1 September 2011. She is the fourteenth international expert to strengthen the Rijksmuseum in the run-up to the reopening in 2013. Turner (1956, US) is an…
Degas: Form, Movement, and the Antique Exhibited at the Tampa Museum of Art
TAMPA, FL.- The exhibition which will open to the public on March 12, 2011 will include 47 works by the French Impressionist master Edgar Degas (1834-1917). The museum will complement the exhibition of works by Degas with selections from its pre-emine…
Sotheby’s to Auction Very Rare Secrétaire with Sevres Porcelain Plaques Stamped A. Weisweiler
PARIS.- The sale of Important Furniture, Sculpture & Objets d’Art at Sotheby’s Paris on 6 April comprises an exceptional ensemble of 230 precious items from a variety of European collections, including a rare Italian Renaissance bronze and a …
Sotheby’s to Auction Very Rare Secrétaire with Sevres Porcelain Plaques Stamped A. Weisweiler
PARIS.- The sale of Important Furniture, Sculpture & Objets d’Art at Sotheby’s Paris on 6 April comprises an exceptional ensemble of 230 precious items from a variety of European collections, including a rare Italian Renaissance bronze and a …
New Installation Spanning the Americas Features Objects From the Southwest Museum of the American Indian Collection
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Autry National Center’s lobby now features an exquisite installation highlighting notable objects from the Southwest Museum of the American Indian Collection, representing Indigenous cultures from Alaska to Brazil. Some of th…
Düsseldorf’s Kunstpalast Museum to Reopen its Doors in May After Major Refurbishment
DUSSELDORF.- With the re-opening on 7 May 2011, the Museum Kunstpalast will be able, after being closed for more than two years for a huge renovation project, to unveil its treasures once more, and put some 450 selected artworks from the Middle Ages to…
Düsseldorf’s Kunstpalast Museum to Reopen its Doors in May After Major Refurbishment
DUSSELDORF.- With the re-opening on 7 May 2011, the Museum Kunstpalast will be able, after being closed for more than two years for a huge renovation project, to unveil its treasures once more, and put some 450 selected artworks from the Middle Ages to…
Tribal Art Hunter Opens Art Consultancy for Ethnographic and Ancient Art
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL.- Tribal Art Hunter announced today the opening of its art consultancy business for nationwide clients. Specializing in ethnographic – also known as tribal or primitive – art, the resident experts will assist clients in p…
Bishopsgate Institute, Designed by Charles Harrison Townsend, to Unveil £7 Million Refurbishment
LONDON.- A remarkable architectural gem that sits between the City of London and Spitalfields will be unveiled in June this year, restored to its former glory. Built in 1895, Bishopsgate Institute was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend who went on t…
Michigan State University Museum Launches Largest International Exhibit
EAST LANSING, MI.- In its largest international and multimedia exhibit ever, the Michigan State University Museum has put on display 240 masks, ranging in size from a few inches to 7 feet. “MASK: Secrets and Revelations” explores issues of sp…