BALTIMORE, MD.- The Baltimore Museum of Art is entering a new phase of its $24 million renovation by issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Maryland architectural firms interested in being considered for the Museum’s ambitious capital renov…
Carnegie Museum Announces Acquisitions in Neoclassical and Contemporary Art
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museum of Art announce two major acquisitions representing the museum’s strengths in 19th century neoclassical art and contemporary art. The works are Terpsichore, Muse of Lyric Poetry, 1812, an exceptionally rare sculptu…
Works Acquired by the Friends of the Collection on View at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- The Lay of the Land: A Celebration of Art Acquired by the Friends of the Collection (1983—2010), on view January 15 through May 8, 2011, at the Portland Museum of Art, will feature a special selection of approximately 25 works of ar…
Carnegie Museum Announces Major Acquisitions in 19th C. Neoclassical and Contemporary Art
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museum of Art announce two major acquisitions representing the museum’s strengths in 19th century neoclassical art and contemporary art. The works are Terpsichore, Muse of Lyric Poetry, 1812, an exceptionally rare sculptu…
Works Acquired by the Friends of the Collection on View at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- The Lay of the Land: A Celebration of Art Acquired by the Friends of the Collection (1983—2010), on view January 15 through May 8, 2011, at the Portland Museum of Art, will feature a special selection of approximately 25 works of ar…
Toledo Museum of Art Acquires Stunning Fred Wilson Mirror to Collection
TOLEDO, OH.- The Toledo Museum of Art has purchased the dramatic work in glass entitled Iago’s Mirror by artist Fred Wilson. The large, ornate work in black Murano glass has been installed in Gallery 5 of the Glass Pavilion®. “Fred Wilson i…
Mississippi Museum of Art and Historic Natchez Foundation Present Natchez Day
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.- The Mississippi Museum of Art and the Historic Natchez Foundation are partnering to present Natchez Day on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at the Museum. Set against the backdrop of bold and beautiful artwork by Natchezian Rolland Gol…
Photographer Bernard Faucon, a Pioneer of Tableaux Vivant Tradition, at the New Orleans Museum of Art
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- As New Orleans Museum of Art kicks off centennial celebrations, Bernard Faucon: The Most Beautiful Day of My Youth photographs are on display,through March 13, 2011. These 60 photographs depict one-day celebrations of a festive and pl…
Architect and Engineer Dov Karmi Featured in Exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
TEL AVIV.- Dov Karmi (1905–1962) immigrated to Eretz-Israel from Zhvanets, Ukraine, aged 16, studied architecture and engineering in Ghent, Belgium (1925–1929), and established an architecture office in Tel Aviv (1932); he then worked in seve…
20th Century Financial Titan and Top Modern Art Collector Roy R. Neuberger Dies at 107
NEW YORK, NY.- Roy R. Neuberger, a Wall Street investor who became one of the nation’s top modern art collectors, has died. He was 107. Neuberger died Friday at his home in Manhattan’s Pierre Hotel, said Rich Chimberg, a spokesman for the Neuberger Ber…