CHICAGO, IL.- Following an international search, the Art Institute of Chicago announced the appointment of Daniel Walker as the head of two curatorial departments at the museum. Effective October 18, 2010, Walker will become the Pritzker Chair and Cura…
Art Institute of Chicago Appoints Daniel Walker Chair of Two Curatorial Departments
CHICAGO, IL.- Following an international search, the Art Institute of Chicago announced the appointment of Daniel Walker as the head of two curatorial departments at the museum. Effective October 18, 2010, Walker will become the Pritzker Chair and Cura…
National Gallery of Art Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Announces 2010-2011 Appointments
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA) at the National Gallery of Art has announced the appointments of members for 2010–2011. They include Joseph J. Rishel, Philadelphia Museum of Art, as Samuel H. Kress Profess…
Christie’s to Offer Works from the Alastair Bradley Martin Estate
NEW YORK, NY.- This fall, Christie’s will present selections from the estate of the renowned collector Alastair Bradley Martin. For more than 50 years, Mr. Martin and his wife Edith built an encyclopedic collection of rare and important art works and s…
Christie’s to Offer Works from the Alastair Bradley Martin Estate
NEW YORK, NY.- This fall, Christie’s will present selections from the estate of the renowned collector Alastair Bradley Martin. For more than 50 years, Mr. Martin and his wife Edith built an encyclopedic collection of rare and important art works and s…
Hebrew Manuscripts on View during High Holy Days at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- Two important medieval Hebrew manuscripts—a Mishneh Torah made between 1300 and 1400 in Germany and an illuminated leaf from a prayer book made in Austria around 1360—are on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Clo…
Modern Works by Artist Joan Miró to Be Displayed at the Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- During a trip to the Netherlands in spring 1928, the Catalan painter Joan Miró (1893–1983) purchased postcards from the museums he visited. Two 17th-century Dutch genre scenes particularly caught his attention and served as the ins…
Dr. Kent Lydecker Appointed New Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- Seymour Gordon, President of the MFA’s Board of Trustees, has announced that Dr. Kent Lydecker will be the new director. He will begin his duties October 12 and replaces Dr. John Schloder, who retired in July after more than n…
Metropolitan Museum Announces Pablo Picasso Exhibition Drew 700,000 Visitors in 17 Weeks
NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that the landmark exhibition Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art drew 703,256 visitors during its 17-week presentation at the Museum ending Sunday—making it the most highly atten…
Metropolitan Museum Announces Pablo Picasso Exhibition Drew 700,000 Visitors in 17 Weeks
NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that the landmark exhibition Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art drew 703,256 visitors during its 17-week presentation at the Museum ending Sunday—making it the most highly atten…