PARIS.- On September 22 & 23, to mark the opening of the Autumn auction season in Paris, Sotheby’s will bring to a conclusion the story of the legendary collection begun by Antenor Patiño (1894-1982) and continued with supreme elegance and refine…
Museum of the American Indian’s "Native Musicians in Popular Culture"
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian presents its latest exhibition “Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture.” The panel exhibition, which also features several objects, opens Thursday…
Art Gallery of NSW on iTunes Connects with People All Around the World
SYDNEY.- Today the Art Gallery of New South Wales announced the provision of free access to a selection of rich educational content for life-long learners, students and people interested in knowing more about Sydney’s premier gallery. To date this…
British Museum Announces "Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead" Exhibition
LONDON.- The British Museum’s major Autumn exhibition, supported by BP, will present and explore ancient Egyptian beliefs about life after death. Journey through the afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead will showcase the rich textual and v…
National Museum Wales Purchases Painting by William Dyce for the Nation
CARDIFF.- Today, the National Museum Wales announces it is able to save for the nation a painting by William Dyce entitled Welsh Landscape with Two Women Knitting, 1860, thanks to crucial funding grants from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF), …
Van Gogh Museum Wins Grand Prix of the European Heritage Award for the Van Gogh Letters Project
AMSTERDAM.- On 10 June 2010 in Istanbul the Van Gogh Museum and the Huygens Institute-KNAW took the Grand Prix in the research category of the European Heritage Awards for the Van Gogh Letters Project. They are delighted to receive this highly prestigi…
The Katonah Museum of Art to Exhibit "Cuba Avante-Garde"
Katonah,
NY –
Very few of us have had the opportunity to
experience the rich culture of Cuba by visiting the island nation.
The Katonah Museum of Art will bring some of that culture to us when it
opens Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporar…