LIVERPOOL.- The SS Politician ran aground off the west coast of Scotland on 5 February 1941 with 28,000 cases of malt whisky aboard. She had been bound for Jamaica and America . People came in small boats from near and far to help themselves to the wh…
Salvaged Scotch on Display to Mark 70th Anniversary of SS Politician Grounding
LIVERPOOL.- The SS Politician ran aground off the west coast of Scotland on 5 February 1941 with 28,000 cases of malt whisky aboard. She had been bound for Jamaica and America . People came in small boats from near and far to help themselves to the wh…
National Museum of American History Announces Winners of the "Race to the Museum" Public Vote
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History announced the winners of its “Race to the Museum” initiative: the 1929 Miller race car with 43 percent of the vote and the 1948 Tucker sedan with 23 percent of the vo…
Longest Running Art Fair West of New York Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary, Opens January 13
LOS ANGELES.- In recent years, Los Angeles has experienced a rapid growth of contemporary art galleries along with an expansion of local museum programs highlighting emerging art making it a required destination for curators and collectors. As a market…
Longest Running Art Fair West of New York Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary, Opens January 20
LOS ANGELES.- In recent years, Los Angeles has experienced a rapid growth of contemporary art galleries along with an expansion of local museum programs highlighting emerging art making it a required destination for curators and collectors. As a market…
The 20th Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition & artLA Projects
LOS ANGELES.- In recent years, Los Angeles has experienced a rapid growth of contemporary art galleries along with an expansion of local museum programs highlighting emerging art making it a required destination for curators and collectors. As a market…
High Hosts Second Annual Collectors’ Evening to Help Build the Museum’s Collection
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art will host the second annual Collectors’ Evening on Friday, January 28. The event, instituted in 2010 to build and improve the Museum’s permanent collection, invites guests to take an active role in choosin…
Metropolitan Museum Launches Connections Series of Online Episodes Featuring Museum Staff
NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art launches Connections today, a new online interactive feature that highlights the perspectives and insights of Museum staff on works of art in the Metropolitan’s collection. Connections is presented as …
5th Salon du Dessin Contemporain will Explore Every Dimension of Contemporary Drawing
PARIS.- For its fifth year, the fair is assembled by nearly 80 European galleries, including around 10 in the new area highlighting young artists – DRAWING NOW I LA MEZZANINE. At the centre of the fair, Pierre Cornette de St Cyr will unveil his co…
5th Salon du Dessin Contemporain will Explore Every Dimension of Contemporary Drawing
PARIS.- For its fifth year, the fair is assembled by nearly 80 European galleries, including around 10 in the new area highlighting young artists – DRAWING NOW I LA MEZZANINE. At the centre of the fair, Pierre Cornette de St Cyr will unveil his co…