GATINEAU, QUEBEC.- The remarkable sophistication and complexity of the vibrant Haida culture is explored in a special exhibition presented through January 23, 2011 at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Haida: Life. Spirit. Art. features more than 80 …
Jewish Museum in London Shortlisted for Major Award
LONDON.- The redeveloped Jewish Museum has made the shortlist for next week’s BT Visit London Awards in the Best New Tourism Experience category. This nomination acknowledges the significant contribution the new Jewish Museum makes to the cultural…
Mexico Launches "Mexican Digital Library" Including Twenty Important Codices
MEXICO CITY.- With a selection of documentary treasures, from the Prehispanic, Colonial, Independent and Revolutionary periods, the Mexican Digital Library (BDMx) has been launched at www.bdmx.mx. Promoted by the National Council for Culture and Arts (…
Mexico Launches "Mexican Digital Library" Including Twenty Important Codices
MEXICO CITY.- With a selection of documentary treasures, from the Prehispanic, Colonial, Independent and Revolutionary periods, the Mexican Digital Library (BDMx) has been launched at www.bdmx.mx. Promoted by the National Council for Culture and Arts (…
National Museum of the American Indian in New York to Inaugurate a Permanent, Hemispheric Survey of Native American Art
NEW YORK, NY.- A spectacular, permanent exhibition of almost 700 works of Native art from throughout North, Central and South America is now open at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in New York, the George Gustav Heye Cente…
Mexica Ceremonial Censer Replica Handed over to Tlahuac Community
MEXICO CITY.- Fifteen years ago, 5 ceremonial censers were found in community plots at Tlahuac, a Mexico City delegation. The dwellers are celebrating the return of one of them dedicated to Chicomecoatl, the Mexica maize goddess, which replica will be …
Metropolitan Museum Announces Pablo Picasso Exhibition Drew 700,000 Visitors in 17 Weeks
NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that the landmark exhibition Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art drew 703,256 visitors during its 17-week presentation at the Museum ending Sunday—making it the most highly atten…
Metropolitan Museum Announces Pablo Picasso Exhibition Drew 700,000 Visitors in 17 Weeks
NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that the landmark exhibition Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art drew 703,256 visitors during its 17-week presentation at the Museum ending Sunday—making it the most highly atten…
Chihuly Collection Designed by Alberto Alfonso Opens in Florida
TAMPA, FL.- The Chihuly Collection located in St. Petersburg, Florida, designed by award-winning architect Alberto Alfonso, AIA, is the first installation of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly’s art in a building specifically designed for that purpose….
Museo Reina Sofia Explores the Extraordinay Drawings by Martín Ramírez ~ A Mental Patient
MADRID.- This exhibition on Martín Ramírez
will
bring together some eighty drawings from 1948 to 1963, exploring this
artist’s
extraordinary production. These works highlight Ramírez’s memories of
Mexico, as
well as his encounter wi…