WASHINGTON, D.C.- Albert G. Horvath, senior vice president of finance and business and treasurer at Pennsylvania State University, has been named Under Secretary for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of the Smithsonian, effective S…
Robert A. Pruzan Elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Jewish Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- At the annual meeting of The Jewish Museum’s Board of Trustees, Robert A. Pruzan was elected Chairman, succeeding Joshua Nash. Mr. Pruzan became a trustee in 2003. He served as President from 2007 to 2011, and is on the Board’s Au…
Major Grant Award From NY State Supports Urgently Needed Conservation to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery
BUFFALO, NY.- The Albright-Knox Art Gallery today broke ground on a major conservation project, and announced it has been awarded an important grant by the New York State Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) and the Office of Parks, Recreation and Histo…
Bellevue Arts Museum Announces Search for Managing Director
BELLEVUE, WA.- Bellevue Arts Museum, the Pacific Northwest’s center for the exploration of art, craft and design, announce the search for a Managing Director. This newly created position will oversee all administrative functions of the Museum, includin…
New York’s $30 Million MoMath Museum Aims to Add to Mathematics Appreciation
NEW YORK (AP).- Mathematics. It’s a subject that can elicit groans and exclamations of “boring.” But Glen Whitney, a former hedge-fund quantitative analyst, is betting he can change that with a formula that looks like this: math (equals) discovery (e…
Phillips de Pury & Co. Announces Highlights from Contemporary Art Sale
LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company, announced the highlights from its October Contemporary Art auctions featuring 56 lots in the Evening sale and 148 lots in the Day sale with a total low estimate of £8,543,500/$13,387,664 and a high estimate of £1…
Phillips de Pury & Co. Announces Highlights from Contemporary Art Sale
LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company, announced the highlights from its October Contemporary Art auctions featuring 56 lots in the Evening sale and 148 lots in the Day sale with a total low estimate of £8,543,500/$13,387,664 and a high estimate of £1…
Architectural Gems Languish on California Home Market
LOS ANGELES (AP).- The home sale slump has left some dwellings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and other architectural luminaries languishing on the Southern California market. Marquee homes by Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler and others that once sol…
Architectural Gems Languish on California Home Market
LOS ANGELES (AP).- The home sale slump has left some dwellings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and other architectural luminaries languishing on the Southern California market. Marquee homes by Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler and others that once sol…
Billionaire Eli Broad Chooses Los Angeles Site for Art Museum
LOS ANGELES (AP).- Billionaire Eli Broad has chosen to build a museum for his contemporary art collection in downtown Los Angeles. Broad’s announcement Monday came minutes after a panel of local and state officials approved a plan to lease 2.5 acres of…