ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- Seymour Gordon, President of the MFA’s Board of Trustees, has announced that Dr. Kent Lydecker will be the new director. He will begin his duties October 12 and replaces Dr. John Schloder, who retired in July after more than n…
SFMOMA Selects Snøhetta to Work with Museum on Design of Expansion
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has selected the architecture firm Snøhetta to be its partner in developing an expansion that enhances the museum’s services to the community and its educational, social, and economic…
Minister for Culture Unveils Portrait of Brian Friel at National Gallery
DUBLIN.- A portrait of Brian Friel, renowned playwright and author, was unveiled yesterday (Friday 16 July) in the National Gallery of Ireland by Mary Hanafin, T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport. The portrait, by Mick O’Dea RHA, was commissi…
Hitting a Home Run on Stamps for Pioneering Baseball League
KANSAS CITY, MO.- The baseball league that helped spark integration of American professional sports is being honored today on a 44-cent U.S. postage stamp being issued at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. The Negro Leagues Baseball stamps pay tribute…
New York City Steps Up with $44M for Delayed WTC Arts Center
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- New York City has stepped into the long-delayed planning for a performing arts center at ground zero with over $40 million to help build its below-ground foundation. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s board approved a …
Michener Art Museum Announces Second Phase Of Expansion to Include Premier Event Center
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- Bruce Katsiff, Director and CEO of the James A. Michener Art Museum yesterday announced that the Museum is moving ahead on the second phase of its $13.2 million expansion. The internationally recognized Philadelphia-based firm KieranTi…
Deborah Marrow Named Interim Director and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Deborah Marrow, director of the Getty Foundation, has been appointed interim President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, filling the position left empty by the unexpected death of President and CEO James N. Wood last week. In this c…
Getty Trust President and CEO James Wood Dies at Age 69
LOS ANGELES (AP).- James N. Wood, the president and chief executive of the J. Paul Getty Trust, who also worked for 25 years at the Art Institute of Chicago, has died. He was 69. He died unexpectedly of natural causes, Mark Siegel, who chairs the Getty…
Charles L. Conlan II, Laurence Graff, and Edward J. Minskoff Join MOCA Board
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), announced today its Board of Trustees has elected new members Charles L. Conlan II, Laurence Graff, and Edward J. Minskoff. In an 18-month period, MOCA has welcomed 17 new trustees, …
Irene Hofmann Named Phillip s Director and Chief Curator of SITE Santa Fe
SANTA FE, NM.- On the eve of its Eighth International Biennial, The Dissolve, SITE Santa Fe today announced that Irene Hofmann has been named Phillips Director and Chief Curator, effective October 1, 2010. The appointment was ratified at a meeting of S…