NEW YORK, NY.- The New York Public Library has just completed a three-year, $50 million restoration and preservation of the landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street, which has stood as an impressive symbol of opportunity and access for th…
Historic, Three-Year Preservation Project Restores The Landmark Façade of the Library On 42nd Street
NEW YORK, NY.- The New York Public Library has just completed a three-year, $50 million restoration and preservation of the landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street, which has stood as an impressive symbol of opportunity and access for th…
New Dinosaur Hall to Create Landmark Experience at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA.-This summer, the much-anticipated new Dinosaur Hall opens to the public at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The large-scale permanent exhibition will be presented in two light-filled galleries – twice the size of …
New Orleans Jazz Landmark Razed in Rebuilding Push
NEW ORLEANS, LA (AP).- New Orleans’ heritage as the cradle of jazz helps it draw millions of visitors each year, and the city reminds them of that history with pamphlets, murals and bright neon. Yet numerous homes and music halls that incubated the art…
Christie’s Offers a Still Life Painting by Paul Gauguin in Big 2011 Opening Sale
LONDON (REUTERS).- Christie’s is offering art worth 74-109 million pounds ($114-168 million) at its first big auction of 2011, including a still life by Paul Gauguin that was a tribute to his friend and fellow pioneer Vincent van Gogh. Art market recor…
Baltimore-Based DDG Awarded Planning and Design Architecture for China’s Largest Mall
BALTIMORE, MD.- Baltimore-based planning, architecture, graphics and design firm Development Design Group Inc. (DDG) has been awarded the position of planner and design architect for the retail centerpiece of the landmark Tianjin City Culture Center De…
Sally Mann’s First Thematic Survey of Work Focusing on the Flesh and the Spirit Published
NEW YORK, NY.- In collaboration with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and accompanying its landmark 2010 exhibition, Aperture presents Sally Mann: The Flesh and the Spirit (Aperture, November 2010), the first in-depth look at this world-renowned artist…
A New Cultural Landmark Opens in Doha: Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art
DOHA.- For its inauguration, Mathaf presents three exhibitions featuring historic works of Arab modernism and many newly commissioned works, which will be on view at two sites in Doha, Qatar. Mathaf opens its new building with Sajjil: A Century of Mode…
Major Exhibition on British Designer John Pawson at the Design Museum in London
LONDON.- The Design Museum presents a major exhibition on John Pawson. Often labelled a ‘minimalist’, he is known for his rigorous process of design. By reducing and editing he creates architecture and product designs of visual clarity, simpl…
Metropolitan Museum Celebrates the Holidays by Opening on "Holiday Monday" December 27
NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be open to the public on Monday, December 27 (Christmas/New Year’s Week), as part of the Museum’s popular “Holiday Mondays” program. Emily K. Rafferty, President of the Metropolitan Museum, commented,…