SALEM, MA.- This summer, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) dives into the dynamic, varied and beautiful world of water to present Ripple Effect, The Art of H2O. Inspired by natural phenomena such as fog, snowflakes and geysers, the 16 artists featured in …
Man Ray / Lee Miller, Partners in Surrealism at the Peabody Essex Museum
SALEM, MA.- At the center of modern art history is a love story between two artists who could not live with or without each other. The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents Man Ray | Lee Miller, Partners in Surrealism featuring 76 works by two giants of …
The Harn Museum of Art Presents A Retrospective of Jerry Uelsmann’s Photography
Gainesville, FL.- The first critical retrospective of American photographer Jerry Uelsmann’s work will open at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida on June 14, 2011. Jerry Uelsmann, known for his iconic, surreal style and …
"Native Life in the Americas" at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
CAMBRIDGE, MA.- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and Tozzer Library present a new exhibition, Native Life in the Americas: Artists’ Views. The exhibition opens today, May 4, 2011, in Tozzer Library and will remain on view through Feb…
Native Life in the Americas: Artists’ Views at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
CAMBRIDGE, MA.- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and Tozzer Library present a new exhibition, Native Life in the Americas: Artists’ Views. The exhibition opens today, May 4, 2011, in Tozzer Library and will remain on view through Februa…
Peabody Museum Names Miki Kratsman as the 2011 Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography
CAMBRIDGE, MA.- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology announced the selection of the 2011 Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography. Following an international search, the Gardner Fellowship committee awarded the Fellowship to Miki Kratsman, a pri…
Acclaimed Private Collection of 17th-Century Dutch and Flemish Paintings at Peabody Essex Museum
SALEM, MA.- One of the world’s best private collections of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, including masterworks by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Gerrit Dou, Jan Steen and others, were unveiled this winter at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem,…
Yale and Peruvian Authorities Sign Deal on the Return of Thousands of Incan Artifacts
NEW HAVEN (AP).- Yale University announced Friday that it will send back to Peru thousands of Incan artifacts removed from the famed Machu Picchu citadel nearly a century ago. The agreement allowing for the return of the ceramic pieces, animal and huma…
New Book on The Moche of Ancient Peru in the Peabody Museum Collection Series
CAMBRIDGE, MA.- In the coastal lowlands of northern Peru, the Moche archaeological culture flourished from about A.D. 100 to 800. Moche culture is known for its vividly painted and realistically modeled ceramics. A new volume in the award-winning Peabo…
Peabody Essex Museum Announces Changes to the Board of Trustees
SALEM, MA.- The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) announces that C. Richard Carlson has stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Trustees after a long and distinguished tenure. Samuel T. Byrne and Sean M. Healey, trustees since 2005, have been named as co-Cha…