STOCKHOLM.- The collection of portrait miniatures at Nationalmuseum has been enriched with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I of England. The artist behind the portrait was the official court painter and the first grand name in English miniature painting,…
Appalachian Museum Celebrates Joys of Hiking
By: Dave Warner
GARDNERS, PA.- Halfway along a hiking trail that stretches along the east coast of the United States from Georgia to Maine, a museum celebrates the joys and wonders of the great outdoors. The Appalachian Trail Museum, in the tiny villag…
Denver Art Museum’s Petrie Institute of Western American Art Reaches Endowment Goal
DENVER, CO.- The Denver Art Museum’s (DAM) Petrie Institute of Western American Art, which develops original scholarship and Western American art exhibitions and programs for the public, has reached its endowment funding goal. More than $7 millio…
Red Dot Art Fair Announce its Return to New York City in Newly Renovated Event Space
NEW YORK, NY.- Red Dot Art Fair announce its return to New York City, March 3 – 6, 2011. Red Dot’s new venue is a newly renovated event space in the heart of SoHo, located at 82 Mercer Street. Red Dot will partner with the Korean Art Show, a proj…
Red Dot Art Fair Announce its Return to New York City in Newly Renovated Event Space
NEW YORK, NY.- Red Dot Art Fair announce its return to New York City, March 3 – 6, 2011. Red Dot’s new venue is a newly renovated event space in the heart of SoHo, located at 82 Mercer Street. Red Dot will partner with the Korean Art Show, a proj…
Donations to Save an Iconic Old Master Painting by Pieter Brueghel Approach £1.4 Million
LONDON.- Donations to the appeal by the Art Fund and the National Trust to save an iconic Old Master painting for the nation are approaching £1.4 million. The appeal still has some way to go, however, to reach its £2.7 million target by Christmas and…
The Whitney Launches CLICKISTAN, Online Game Art, to Benefit the Annual Fund
NEW YORK, NY.- In an effort to engage a larger audience with the Whitney’s Annual Fund, the Whitney launches an online art project, to benefit the Annual Fund. Gifts to the Annual Fund are purely philanthropic and support the general operating cos…
The Phillips Collection Releases Official Free App for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
WASHINGTON, D.C..- The Phillips Collection’s official App is now available for free download to iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch in the App Store and iTunes. The App provides instant access to the nearly 3,000 works of modern and contemporary art in t…
Saint Louis Art Museum Receives Major Gift from Danforth Family
ST. LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum announced that Carolyn Danforth has initiated a series of donations that will bring the extraordinary collection of American Indian artworks assembled by her late husband, Donald Danforth Jr., to the Museum. I…
Saint Louis Art Museum Receives Major Gift from Danforth Family
ST. LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum announced that Carolyn Danforth has initiated a series of donations that will bring the extraordinary collection of American Indian artworks assembled by her late husband, Donald Danforth Jr., to the Museum. I…