WASHINGTON, D.C..- The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum announces significant funding that supports technology-driven education for young people. The Hirshhorn is the recipient of a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation grant of $500,000 for…
Joslyn Art Museum Welcomes New Chief Curator and Holland Curator of American Western Art
OMAHA, NE.- Joslyn Art Museum announces the appointment of Toby Jurovics as the Museum’s new chief curator and Richard and Mary Holland Curator of American Western Art, Joslyn’s first ever endowed position established by Richard and the late …
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…
Major Retrospective of Paintings by Alexis Rockman Opens at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
WASHINGTON, D.C.- “Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow” can be viewed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., from Nov. 19 through May 8, 2011. The exhibition is the first major survey of the artist’s work with 47 pa…
World’s Most Famous Diamond Unveiled at National Museum of Natural History
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Hope Diamond, the world’s most famous diamond, began another chapter in its already illustrious history. For the first time the diamond is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in a setting o…
Major Retrospective of Paintings by Alexis Rockman Opens at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
WASHINGTON, D.C.- “Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow” can be viewed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., from Nov. 19 through May 8, 2011. The exhibition is the first major survey of the artist’s work with 47 pa…
The World’s Most Famous Diamond Unveiled at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Hope Diamond, the world’s most famous diamond, began another chapter in its already illustrious history. For the first time the diamond is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in a setting o…
Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Opens "Pioneers of Flight Gallery"
WASHINGTON, DC.- The “Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery” opens to the public Nov. 19 at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, replacing the original “Pioneers” gallery that opened in 1976. Updated with new research, it …
Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Opens "Pioneers of Flight Gallery"
WASHINGTON, DC.- The “Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery” opens to the public Nov. 19 at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, replacing the original “Pioneers” gallery that opened in 1976. Updated with new research, it …
Museum of American Finance To Display Jeweled Monopoly Set and Host Tournament
NEW YORK, NY.- On Friday, October 15, the The Museum of American Finance will unveil the display of an 18-karat solid gold Monopoly set covered with hundreds of precious gemstones, on loan from the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural His…