WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art’s holdings of works by Edgar Degas (1834–1917) include the world’s greatest collection of the artist’s lifetime sculptures, which is the focus of a new publication: Edgar Degas Sculpture. The 19th volum…
Google Offers Virtual Tours of 17 of the Top Museums Using Street View Technology
LONDON (REUTERS).- Google aims to bring the world’s great art galleries into the home with a new website that offers virtual tours using Street View technology, the ability to build private collections and ultra-high resolution images. While most big g…
The Museum of Modern Art is One of 17 Museums Participating in Google’s Art Project
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art, along with 16 other art museums from the United States, Europe, and Russia, is collaborating with Google on the Art Project, a website that enables users to discover and view more than 1,000 artworks online in e…
Smithsonian Board Supports Museum Head
By: Brett Zongker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP).- The Smithsonian Institution’s governing board is supporting the head of the museum complex over a censorship protest by some groups but is calling for changes in how some exhibits are handled. Some…
National Gallery of Art to Remove and Reinstall East Building Facade Veneer through 2014
WASHINGTON, DC.- The planned removal and reinstallation of the marble veneer of the 33-year-old East Building of the The National Gallery of Art will begin in early March 2011; the project is expected to be completed by spring 2014. While the East Buil…
One of the Oldest Surviving Gondolas Now on View at National Gallery of Art in Washington
WASHINGTON, DC.- One of the oldest surviving gondolas from Venice is now on view on the mezzanine of the East Building at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. It will complement the exhibition Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals, on view from February…
"Seasons" Exhibitions Celebrate the Importance of Seasons in Chinese and Japanese Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- “Seasons,” a series of five exhibitions at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art through March 4, 2012, explores the vast history of seasonal imagery and associations in Chinese and Japanese art. Highlighting the museum’s outstanding …
Two Masterpieces by Hendrick ter Brugghen to Be Together for First Time at the National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art welcomes the Allen Memorial Art Museum of Oberlin College’s Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene (1625) by Hendrick ter Brugghen. The painting will be the focal point of Larger Than Life: Ter Brugghen’s Saint Seb…
Two Masterpieces by Hendrick ter Brugghen to Be Together for First Time at the National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art welcomes the Allen Memorial Art Museum of Oberlin College’s Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene (1625) by Hendrick ter Brugghen. The painting will be the focal point of Larger Than Life: Ter Brugghen’s Saint Seb…
Frick Collection Announces an Exhibition of Developments in Picasso’s Drawings
NEW YORK, NY.- Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) is generally acknowledged to be the greatest draftsman of the twentieth century. The Frick Collection, New York, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., have co-organized an exhibition for 2011&#…