NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that, effective July 1, for reasons of economic necessity, the price of museum admission will rise to a recommended $25 for adults, $17 for seniors and $12 for students. The rates are currently $2…
MAXXI’s First Birthday: 479,628 Visitors in 310 Days of Opening: 1,547 a Day
ROME.- MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts designed by Zaha Hadid celebrated its first birthday having opened to the public on 30 May 2010 after a three-day inauguration (27, 28, 29). To mark the occasion there was a great family party on Sa…
MAXXI’s First Birthday: 479,628 Visitors in 310 Days Since The Opening
ROME.- MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts designed by Zaha Hadid celebrated its first birthday having opened to the public on 30 May 2010 after a three-day inauguration (27, 28, 29). To mark the occasion there was a great family party o…
Smithsonian and MIT Partner to Turn Kids into Scientific Investigators
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian Institution and MIT announced the April 4 launch of VANISHED, an 8-week online/offline environmental disaster mystery game for middle-school children, meant to inspire engagement and problem solving through science. Dev…
The Cultural World Gathers in Qatar to Inaugurate MATHAF: Arab Museum of Modern Art
DOHA, QATAR.- In the presence of His Highness the Emir, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, international dignitaries, leaders of prominent cultural institutions, scholars and more than eighty artists join the inaugural ceremony for Mathaf: Arab Museum …
National Gallery Receives Major Donation for New Education Centre
LONDON.- The National Gallery announced that a transformational gift of £1 million has been made by American industrialist and philanthropist Mark Pigott OBE towards the refurbishment of the National Gallery’s Education Centre and to improve its …
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…
QUAD, in Derby Announces Five New Members of Staff who have Joined the Team
DERBY.- Derby QUAD has announced five new members of staff who have joined the team in new positions at the venue. The five new members of staff are: David Thomas Crawley, Education Curator; Robert Colbert, Commercial Manager; Emma Weatherdon, Developm…
Getty Museum and Artist Mark Bradford Launch Online Curricula for K-12 Art Teachers
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Getty Museum and artist Mark Bradford today unveiled Open Studio: A Collection of Artmaking Ideas by Artists, a new project conceived by Bradford, an LA-based artist and MacArthur Fellow, to provide free online arts activities for…