ST LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum announces the February 13, 2011 opening of Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea, a breathtaking exhibition that showcases more than 90 works of Maya art, many shown for the first time in the United States. T…
The Kimbell Art Museum Presents "Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea"
FORT WORTH, TX.- Rarely does an exhibition offer an entirely fresh way of viewing the art of a great civilization. Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea does exactly that––by revealing and interpreting the importance of water to the ancient…
The Kimbell Art Museum Presents "Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea"
FORT WORTH, TX.- Rarely does an exhibition offer an entirely fresh way of viewing the art of a great civilization. Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea does exactly that––by revealing and interpreting the importance of water to the ancient…
Scientists Say Gulf Diversity Threatened Even Before Oil Spill
WASHINGTON (AP).- The oceans around Australia boast the greatest diversity of sea life on the planet, but the now oil-threatened Gulf of Mexico also ranks in the top five regions for variety of species. And even before the spill, the Gulf was already l…
From Your Kitchen to Michigan Avenue: Refrigerators and Art Converge
CHICAGO, IL.- Pedestrians along Michigan Avenue are in for a cool surprise when they encounter a new art exhibit sponsored by ComEd: Fine Art Fridges. The display, which runs through September 15, features recycled refrigerators that have been transfo…
From Your Kitchen to Michigan Avenue: Refrigerators and Art Converge
CHICAGO, IL.- Pedestrians along Michigan Avenue are in for a cool surprise when they encounter a new art exhibit sponsored by ComEd: Fine Art Fridges. The display, which runs through September 15, features recycled refrigerators that have been transfo…
Smithsonian Holdings to Aid Researchers in Gulf of Mexico
SUITLAND, MD (AP).- Scientists studying the massive BP oil spill are turning to a vast collection of preserved animals at the Smithsonian to see what kind of changes the oil spill may wreak among life forms in the Gulf of Mexico. The museum and researc…
Iowa Museum Aquarium Exhibit Highlights Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
DES MOINES (AP).- A new exhibit at an aquarium in Iowa that had intended to showcase the beauty of the Gulf of Mexico will instead be void of life to underline the environmental impact of a massive oil spill in the ocean basin. The 40,000-gallon aquari…
Iowa Museum Aquarium Exhibit Highlights Oil Spill
DES MOINES (AP).- A new exhibit at an aquarium in Iowa that had intended to showcase the beauty of the Gulf of Mexico will instead be void of life to underline the environmental impact of a massive oil spill in the ocean basin. The 40,000-gallon aquari…