BRISTOL.- In one of the most innovative and ambitious museum developments of the last decade, M Shed, Bristol’s new city history museum, opened to the public on Friday 17 June 2011. The museum is housed the landmark 1950s transit sheds at Prince…
Bristol’s New £27 Million City History Museum “M Shed” Opened to the Public this Weekend
BRISTOL.- In one of the most innovative and ambitious museum developments of the last decade, M Shed, Bristol’s new city history museum, opened to the public on Friday 17 June 2011. The museum is housed the landmark 1950s transit sheds at Prince…
Stanford Selects Diller Scofidio + Renfro to Design New Burton and Deedee McMurtry Building for the Arts
STANFORD, CA.- Stanford University announced today that it has selected Diller Scofidio + Renfro to design a new home for the Department of Art and Art History. The 90,000-square-foot Burton and Deedee McMurtry Building will serve as an interdisciplin…
Kentucky’s Speed Art Museum Reveals Expansion Design Plans Designed by wHY Architecture
LOUISVILLE, KY.- The Speed Art Museum has unveiled the design for a major expansion and renovation of its facilities, encompassing 200,000 square feet of new and renovated interior and exterior space. Growing out of the Museum’s long-range master…
Michelangelo Pistoletto to Orchestrate Bordeaux’s Urban and Artistic Rendezvous
BORDEAUX.- Evento 2011 will be held in Bordeaux from 6 to 16 October 2011. This year’s version of the city’s urban and artistic rendezvous is being orchestrated by Michelangelo Pistoletto, an emblematic figure in contemporary art. The twofold…
Art World Gathers in Abu Dhabi for the Opening of the Second Edition Abu Dhabi Art 2010
ABU DHABI.- Top art professionals, collectors, artists and connoisseurs have arrived in Abu Dhabi for the grand opening of the second annual Abu Dhabi Art. This unique platform for regional and international Modern and Contemporary art brings together …
Art World Gathers in Abu Dhabi for the Opening of the Second Edition Abu Dhabi Art 2010
ABU DHABI.- Top art professionals, collectors, artists and connoisseurs have arrived in Abu Dhabi for the grand opening of the second annual Abu Dhabi Art. This unique platform for regional and international Modern and Contemporary art brings together …
Art World Gathers in Abu Dhabi, the Crossroads of Culture, for the Opening of the Second Edition Abu Dhabi Art 2010
ABU DHABI.- Top art professionals, collectors, artists and connoisseurs have arrived in Abu Dhabi for the grand opening of the second annual Abu Dhabi Art. This unique platform for regional and international Modern and Contemporary art brings together …
Sir Norman Foster Designs Bodegas Portia: A New Winery for the Faustino Group
BURGOS.- Bodegas Portia is a new winery for the Faustino Group in the Ribera del Duero, one of Spain’s foremost wine-producing regions. The project is Foster + Partners first winery and was an opportunity to look afresh at the building type, using…
Chazen Celebrates Major Milestone in Machado and Silvetti Expansion
MADISON, WI.- This fall, the Chazen Museum of Art celebrates a major milestone in its expansion with the completion of the new building’s external construction. The program will more than double the gallery space for the presentation of the Museum’…