NEW YORK, NY.- On Independence Day (Monday, July 4)—the next in the series of Met Holiday Mondays—the public will have an additional opportunity to view the Museum’s galleries, including popular exhibitions Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty; R…
Cooper-Hewitt Launches "Get Set in Style" Facebook Application
NEW YORK, NY.- The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum today launched a Facebook application that allows users to virtually try on more than 25 objects from the “Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels” exhibition…
First Exhibition to Focus on Motif of the Open Window in 19th Century Art at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- During the Romantic era, the open window appeared either as the sole subject or the main feature in many pictures of interiors that were filled with a poetic play of light and perceptible silence. Rooms with a View: The Open Window in th…
Guitar Heroes Exhibition Features Instruments Created by Three Legendary Master Craftsmen
NEW YORK, NY.- Three New York master luthiers, renowned for their hand-carved stringed instruments—particularly their archtop guitars, which have been sought after by many of the most important guitarists of the last century—will be the subje…
November Sunset Estate Auction to Feature Jewelry and Handbags from the Estate of Maria Helen Smith
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields announced the November 14-15, 2010 Sunset Estate Auction featuring Property from the Estate of television and business pioneer, Maria Helen Smith. The two-day sale will include a robust selection of vintage an…
Property from the Estate of Television and Business Pioneer Maria Helen Smith on Offer in November
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields announced the November 16, 2010 auction of the Estate of Maria Helen Smith, San Diego, California. Assembled over the course of a lifetime, the Collection features a diverse group of 19th century works with a f…
Recent Gifts from the Emilio Sanchez Foundation on View at the Snite Museum of Art
NOTRE DAME, IN.- The Snite Museum of Art presents the exhibition Recent Gifts from the Emilio Sanchez Foundation on view from July 4 through August 15, 2010. This exhibition features a small selection of paintings, lithographs, and drawings by noted Cu…