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…
Maryhill Museum of Art Announces Plans for First Expansion in 70-Year History
GOLDENDALE, WA.- The Board of Trustees of Maryhill Museum of Art announced plans for a $10 million expansion project to be completed by March 2012. The new 25,500 square foot Mary and Bruce Stevenson Wing, designed by GBD Architects of Portland, will a…
George Sherwood’s Wind Orchid Ushers in Kinetic Waves of Energy at the Katonah Museum of Art
KATONAH, NY.- The Katonah Museum of Art puts a positive spin on this windy season as it presents George Sherwood’s Wind Orchid (slant leaf variation) on the South Lawn. The steel sculpture’s sheer unpredictability will delight Museum visitors…
Take a Look Behind the Scenes, Behind the Canvas and Behind the Paint at the Currier Museum of Art
MANCHESTER, NH.- On October 2 the Currier Museum of Art launched The Secret Life of Art: Mysteries of the Museum Revealed, an exploration of the life of an art museum. The exhibition gives a glimpse into the world of museums, unlocking secrets from the…
Amon Carter Museum Showcases a Special Documentary Photography Exhibition
FORT WORTH, TX.- On October 2, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art presents American Modern: Abbott, Evans, Bourke-White. This special exhibition explores the work of three of the foremost photographers of the twentieth-century and the golden age of…
LACMA Presents Eye for the Sensual: Selections from the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Collection
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Eye for the Sensual: Selections from the Resnick Collection, which features more than 100 paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts from the collection of Lynda and Stewart Resnic…
Amon Carter Museum Showcases a Special Documentary Photography Exhibition
FORT WORTH, TX.- On October 2, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art presents American Modern: Abbott, Evans, Bourke-White. This special exhibition explores the work of three of the foremost photographers of the twentieth-century and the golden age of…
LACMA Presents Eye for the Sensual: Selections from the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Collection
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Eye for the Sensual: Selections from the Resnick Collection, which features more than 100 paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts from the collection of Lynda and Stewart Resnic…
Mint Museum Opens New Facility that Increase Museum’s Space by More than 60 Percent
CHARLOTTE, NC.- October 1st marks a transformative moment for The Mint Museum. The debut of the new Mint Museum Uptown – one year prior to the institution’s 75th anniversary – will bring together the Mint Museum of Art and the Mint Museu…
Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico to Open LACMA’s New Resnick Exhibition Pavilion
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will present a major exhibition to debut its new Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion. The Resnick Pavilion will open to the public in October 2010 with Olmec: Masterworks of Ancie…