BOSTON, MA.- The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum announced that it will open its new wing, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, on Thursday, January 19, 2012. The public opening celebration will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony…
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Returns Tapestry Room to Its Original Glory and Configuration
BOSTON, MA.- For the first time since it opened in 1914, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s 4,000-square-foot Tapestry Room is being restored to its original glory and will once again take its place as one of the nation’s great tapestry halls. The …
LACMA Announced Today the Retirement of President and COO Melody Kanschat
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced today that Melody Kanschat will be leaving her position as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective May 2011. Ms. Kanschat has held this position since July 2005, having worked at…
Kimbell Art Museum Commences Construction on Piano-Designed Building
FORT WORTH, TX.- On Monday, October 18, 2010, the Kimbell Art Museum begins site preparation for the construction of its much-anticipated additional building, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW). A separate structure located to the west of…
New York City’s Whitney Museum of American Art Sells Buildings to Fund Move
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City has sold eight buildings near its Madison Avenue locale, paving the way for construction of a new facility across town. The sale price was not disclosed. But the Whitney told The …
Model of Renzo Piano-Designed West Building Now on View at the Kimbell Art Museum
FORT WORTH, TX.- A detailed scale model of Renzo Piano’s design for the Kimbell Art Museum’s new west building is now on display in the Museum’s lobby. “The model is beautiful,” commented Eric M. Lee, the Museum’s directo…
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…
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…
The Morgan Library and Museum’s Landmark McKim Building to Reopen October 30
NEW YORK, NY.- On October 30, The Morgan Library & Museum’s landmark McKim building will reopen to the public following the completion of the most extensive restoration of its interior spaces since its construction more than one hundred years ago. The …
The Morgan Library and Museum’s Landmark McKim Building to Reopen October 30
NEW YORK, NY.- On October 30, The Morgan Library & Museum’s landmark McKim building will reopen to the public following the completion of the most extensive restoration of its interior spaces since its construction more than one hundred years ago. The …