ROME.- MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts designed by Zaha Hadid celebrated its first birthday having opened to the public on 30 May 2010 after a three-day inauguration (27, 28, 29). To mark the occasion there was a great family party on Sa…
MAXXI’s First Birthday: 479,628 Visitors in 310 Days Since The Opening
ROME.- MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts designed by Zaha Hadid celebrated its first birthday having opened to the public on 30 May 2010 after a three-day inauguration (27, 28, 29). To mark the occasion there was a great family party o…
Centre Pompidou-Metz Presents Daniel Buren "ECHOS, Work in situ"
METZ.- Daniel Buren is currently one of the most important artists both in France and internationally. For more than 40 years, each of his exhibitions throughout the world has elicited attention. The latest exhibition Échos is on view until September …
The Sakip Sabanci Museum in Istanbul Hosts a Historic Exhibition of Greek Cyclades Art
Istanbul.- The new exhibition of Sabanci University Sakip Sabanci Museum (SSM), entitled “Across” (Karsidan Karsiya), in which 5.000 years old finds from the Cyclades and Western Anatolia will be displayed together, hit the headlines in Greece …
ArtParis 2011: With Attendance at 47,987, a Positive Outcome and Prospects for the Future
PARIS.- This year, from 31 March to 3 April 2011, ArtParis brought some 125 international modern and contemporary art galleries to the Grand Palais, with 47,987 art aficionados in attendance. Beneath the dome of the Grand Palais as well as outside, the…
Frieder Burda Provides Personal Insight into His Art Collection for the First Time
BADEN-BADEN.- More than six years after the inauguration of the Museum Frieder Burda, its founder provides a very personal insight into his collection. On the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday, Frieder Burda selects the exhibits from his meanwhile…
New iPad Application Tells John F. Kennedy’s Story Fifty Years After Inauguration
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Fifty years after John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, a new iPad application dedicated to the late president’s life aims to be a multimedia museum for history buffs. The app, by New York City-based historian and publisher Marc Schulman…
Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Presents "The Kennedys 50 Years Ago"
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is displaying nine photographs of President John F. Kennedy and his family taken by Richard Avedon for Harpers Bazaar. The photos will be on view until Feb. 28. During the phot…
Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Presents "The Kennedys 50 Years Ago"
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is displaying nine photographs of President John F. Kennedy and his family taken by Richard Avedon for Harpers Bazaar. The photos will be on view until Feb. 28. During the phot…
Temporary Closure of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, to Reopen with New Wing
OTTAWA.- The Canada Aviation and Space Museum is temporarily closed to the general public from January 4 to February 4, 2011. During this period the Museum will accommodate and welcome guided groups, special requests, school programs and facility renta…