SEATTLE, WA.- Derrick Cartwright is resigning as SAM’s Illsley Ball Nordstrom Director effective June 30, 2011. Mr. Cartwright was named the museum’s director in May 2009. “This was a difficult decision for me but I feel the timing is r…
Appalachian Cultural Museum a Victim of Hard Times
BOONE, NC (AP).- A North Carolina museum devoted to telling the hardscrabble story of Appalachia is the latest victim of budget cuts that have hit almost every state in the nation. The Appalachian Cultural Museum in Boone is closing because of deep b…
Oakland Museum Awarded NEA Grant for Exhibition on Famed Modernist Jeweler
OAKLAND, CA.- The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) a grant of $20,000 to support the development of the forthcoming exhibition Space-Light-Structure: The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta. Premiering at OMC…
Successful Anniversary Year Boosts Meijer Gardens Attendance and Membership
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.- During its 15-year anniversary, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has reached record-breaking levels in visitor attendance and membership. During Fiscal Year 2010, which ended September 30, Meijer Gardens attracted a record …
Successful Anniversary Year Boosts Meijer Gardens Attendance and Membership
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.- During its 15-year anniversary, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has reached record-breaking levels in visitor attendance and membership. During Fiscal Year 2010, which ended September 30, Meijer Gardens attracted a record …
Vancouver Art Gallery Permanent Collection Reaches Important Milestone, Now Over 10,000 Works
VANCOUVER.- The Vancouver Art Gallery has passed a major milestone, as its permanent collection now exceeds 10,000 items. As part of its recent annual review, the Gallery announced that 178 artworks were acquired through purchase and donation in the l…
New Personnel and New Positions at the Gibbes Museum of Art
CHARLESTON, SC.- For fiscal year 2010/2011, the Gibbes Museum of Art is pleased to announce two new hires and several staff promotions. On June 29, Lasley Poe Steever joined the museum in the newly created position of Program and Events Manager. Meredi…
Metropolitan Announces 5.24 Million Annual Attendance, Highest Since 2001
NEW YORK, NY.- Attendance at The Metropolitan Museum of Art reached 5,240,000 visitors during the fiscal year that ends today, June 30, the Museum has announced. This is the first year since 2001 that attendance at the Metropolitan has exceeded five mi…
Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces 5.24 Million Annual Attendance
NEW YORK, NY.- Attendance at The Metropolitan
Museum of Art reached 5,240,000 visitors during the fiscal year that
ends today,
June 30, the Museum has announced. This is the first year since 2001
that
attendance at the Metropolitan has e…
Baltimore Museum of Art Unveils $24 Million Renovation Plan
BALTIMORE, MD.- Thanks to a $10 million multi-year commitment from the State of Maryland, The Baltimore Museum of Art today announced it is beginning a $24 million capital renovation project. The project includes renovating galleries for three major ar…