LONDON.- The Science Museum, London, will open a new permanent climate science gallery – ‘atmosphere: exploring climate science’ on 4 December 2010. ‘atmosphere’ will provide a dedicated space for Science Museum visitors to deepen t…
Science Museum in London to Debut New Permanent Climate Science Gallery
LONDON.- The Science Museum, London, will open a new permanent climate science gallery – ‘atmosphere: exploring climate science’ on 4 December 2010. ‘atmosphere’ will provide a dedicated space for Science Museum visitors to deepen t…
London Exhibition at Wellcome Collection Examines Centuries of Drug History
LONDON (AP).- So you think drug culture began at Woodstock the 1960s? Think again. A massive bong statue spanning the length of a room, the laudanum-induced ‘Kubla Khan’ manuscript and psychedelic videos in a riot of color await those curious enough t…
Cecil Higgins Art Gallery & Bedford Museum is Hoping to Save Unique Zodiac Settle Designed by William Burges
LONDON.- Cecil Higgins Art Gallery & Bedford Museum is hoping to save a unique zodiac settle designed by 19th century architect William Burges. A settle is a wooden day-bed or bench. This particular piece is highly valuable and is subject to a temporar…
Exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery Focuses on Cézanne’s Paintings of Card Players and Pipe Smokers
LONDON.- Paul Cézanne’s famous paintings of peasant card players and pipe smokers have long been considered to be among his most iconic and powerful works. This landmark exhibition, organised by The Courtauld Gallery in London and The Metropolita…
Tate Modern’s "Sunflower Seed" Exhibit by Ai Weiwei Closed as Health Risk
LONDON (AP).- British art museum Tate Modern says an exhibit involving 100 million porcelain sunflower seeds has been closed to visitors because it is a potential health hazard. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei filled a giant hall at the London museum with a …
Tate Britain in London Shows Works by the Four Artists Competing for the Turner Prize
LONDON (AP).- The Tate Britain museum is to exhibit works being considered for this year’s Turner Prize. Four artists are competing for Britain’s best known contemporary art prize, which in the past has often been controversial. The exhibit will open…
MAXXI Museum in Rome by Zaha Hadid Architects Wins the RIBA Stirling Prize 2010
LONDON.- MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome by Zaha Hadid Architects has won the coveted £20,000 The RIBA Stirling Prize 2010, in association with The Architects Journal and Benchmark. The presentation of the UK’s premier architect…
MAXXI Museum in Rome by Zaha Hadid Architects Wins the RIBA Stirling Prize 2010
LONDON.- MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome by Zaha Hadid Architects has won the coveted £20,000 The RIBA Stirling Prize 2010, in association with The Architects Journal and Benchmark. The presentation of the UK’s premier architect…
British Museum Gets $38 Million Gift from John Sainsbury
LONDON (AP).- The British Museum says it is getting 25 million pounds ($38 million) from John Sainsbury, the former chairman of Britain’s eponymous supermarket chain. The donation is one of the biggest gifts to the arts in recent decades and will hel…