TULSA, OK.- Two transformational gifts—the Eugene B. Adkins Collection of Native American and Southwestern Art and the George R. Kravis II Design Collection—combined with the support of the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF), have spurred…
The Mana Contemporary Art Center in Jersey City Grand Opening
Jersey City, NJ – The Mana Contemporary Art Center is pleased to announce its Grand Opening on Sunday May 15th, 2011. In addition to being the new home of The Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation and Trinkhalle Restaurant, the 125,000 square foot ce…
Rafael Viñoly Architects’ Van Andel Institute Expansion Awarded LEED Platinum Certification
NEW YORK, NY.- Rafael Viñoly Architects’ design for the Van Andel Institute’s Phase II building has been awarded LEED Platinum status by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). A major fixture of Grand Rapid’s “Medical Mi…
Kentucky’s Speed Art Museum Reveals Expansion Design Plans Designed by wHY Architecture
LOUISVILLE, KY.- The Speed Art Museum has unveiled the design for a major expansion and renovation of its facilities, encompassing 200,000 square feet of new and renovated interior and exterior space. Growing out of the Museum’s long-range master…
Groundbreaking Held for The Edward M Kennedy Institute Designed by Rafael Viñoly
BOSTON, MA.- Ground was broken for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States, situated on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Boston. This historic project will stand beside the existing John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Mu…
MOCA, North Miami Announces Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects to Design Expansion
NORTH MIAMI, FL.- On Tuesday, March 8, the North Miami City Council took a major step towards ensuring the Museum of Contemporary Art’s continued future as a leader in the international contemporary art scene. The Council voted unanimously to ente…
Exhibition Examines the Pervasive Presence of Artist Robert Smithson in Contemporary Art
SALT LAKE CITY, UT.- The Utah Museum of Fine Arts opened The Smithson Effect, an exhibition highlighting the pervasive presence of artist Robert Smithson (1938-1973) in contemporary art since the 1990s. The most ambitious contemporary art exhibition ev…
Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art Opens New Laurelton Hall Galleries
WINTER PARK, FL.- The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, the most comprehensive collection of Louis Comfort Tiffany materials in the world, has opened a new 12,000-square-foot wing. The wing’s opening celebrated Tiffany’s 163rd bir…
Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum Receives Donation for the William H. Gross Stamp Gallery
WASHINGTON, DC.- Alan and Sandy Whitman have donated $100,000 to support the National Postal Museum’s expansion to create the William H. Gross Stamp Gallery. Alan is a managing director at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and an active member of the museu…
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…