LONDON.- The Royal Parks, as part of an initiative to make better use of its buildings, has awarded a contract to the Serpentine Gallery to establish a new gallery in The Magazine building in Kensington Gardens. The Grade II listed building is situated…
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is Showcasing a Selection of Works from the H+F
ROTTERDAM.- H+F Fashion on the Edge Foundation, an initiative by collector Han Nefkens, collects unusual fashion items and takes part in projects that explore the boundaries of fashion. In 2010 H+F Fashion on the Edge Foundation entered into a five-yea…
Scottish National Portrait Gallery Invites Public to Put Themselves in the Picture
EDINBURGH.- The National Galleries of Scotland will this week launch a new initiative, which will give members of the public the chance to show their own favourite images alongside the national collection. From this week, the public can contribute thei…
Art Gallery to Save Energy of 80 Households a Year, with "Green Gallery"
ADELAIDE.- The Art Gallery of South Australia will today prepare the way to install state-of-the-art, energy efficient lighting in its heritage Elder Wing of Australian art, in the second phase of the “Greening of the Gallery” program. The St…
Amon Carter Museum of American Art Receives Federal Digitization Grant
FORT WORTH, TX.- The Amon Carter Museum of American Art announces it has been awarded a prestigious Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The $150,000 grant will support the Amon Carter’s Access to Ame…
Art Gallery to Save Energy of 80 Households a Year, with "Green Gallery" Project
ADELAIDE.- The Art Gallery of South Australia will today prepare the way to install state-of-the-art, energy efficient lighting in its heritage Elder Wing of Australian art, in the second phase of the “Greening of the Gallery” program. The St…
Amon Carter Museum of American Art Receives $150,000 Federal Digitization Grant
FORT WORTH, TX.- The Amon Carter Museum of American Art announces it has been awarded a prestigious Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The $150,000 grant will support the Amon Carter’s Access to Ame…
National Museum of African American History and Culture Seeks "Treasures" in Topeka
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will co-host two weekend programs to help northeastern Kansas-area residents identify and preserve items of historical and cultural significance tucked away…
MICA Receives $200,000 Grant to Expand Community Arts Program
BALTIMORE, MD.- Kresge Foundation’s College/Arts Initiative has awarded Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) a two-year, $200,000 grant to expand the reach of the College’s Community Arts Partnerships (CAP) program and to determine a tang…
NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman Announces $3 Million in Grants
BETHLEHEM, PA.- Under the massive silos and steel girding of an industrial steel blast furnace, National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman announced 21 grants totaling $3 million awarded through the NEA Mayors’ Institute on City Design 25…