AMSTERDAM.- The Rijksmuseum announces that Jane Turner will become Head of the Print Room as from 1 September 2011. She is the fourteenth international expert to strengthen the Rijksmuseum in the run-up to the reopening in 2013. Turner (1956, US) is an…
Victoria & Albert Museum in London Says It has Unearthed "Only" Film of Ballets Russes
LONDON (REUTERS).- A dance enthusiast has discovered what London’s Victoria & Albert Museum said on Monday was the only known film footage of a Diaghilev Ballets Russes dance performance. The silent, black and white film is just over a minute long with…
Victoria & Albert Museum in London Says It has Unearthed "Only" Film of Ballets Russes
LONDON (REUTERS).- A dance enthusiast has discovered what London’s Victoria & Albert Museum said on Monday was the only known film footage of a Diaghilev Ballets Russes dance performance. The silent, black and white film is just over a minute long with…
Louvre Presents First Exhibition of Austrian Sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
PARIS.- For the first time in France, the Louvre presents a monographic exhibition devoted to the Bavarian-born Austrian sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, active in Vienna and Pressburg (now Bratislava) in the late 18th century. As a court sculptor,…
Record Number of Visitors this Summer for the United Kingdom’s National Museums
LONDON.- This summer saw a record number of visitors to the UK’s national museums. Over 5.7 million people visited UK national museums in August 2010. This represents an increase of 11% from August 2009. Highlights include: • A total of 809,…
Record Number of Visitors this Summer for the United Kingdom’s National Museums
LONDON.- This summer saw a record number of visitors to the UK’s national museums. Over 5.7 million people visited UK national museums in August 2010. This represents an increase of 11% from August 2009. Highlights include: • A total of 809,…
Victoria & Albert Museum at Dundee Designs Unveiled
DUNDEE.- Six stunning designs for the V&A at Dundee project will be unveiled at an exhibition in Abertay University library this Wednesday (29 September). The ‘V&A at Dundee – Making it Happen’ exhibition features work from the six shortlisted teams o…
Victoria & Albert Museum at Dundee Designs Unveiled
DUNDEE.- Six stunning designs for the V&A at Dundee project will be unveiled at an exhibition in Abertay University library this Wednesday (29 September). The ‘V&A at Dundee – Making it Happen’ exhibition features work from the six shortlisted teams o…
Show at Victoria & Albert Museum Puts Diaghilev Among Greats of Modern Art
LONDON (REUTERS)- Russian dance impresario Sergei Diaghilev once sat down to dinner with Pablo Picasso, James Joyce, Marcel Proust and Igor Stravinsky. For many, his name is the least familiar amid the roll-call of early 20th century artistic greats, b…
Show at Victoria & Albert Museum Puts Diaghilev Among Greats of Modern Art
LONDON (REUTERS)- Russian dance impresario Sergei Diaghilev once sat down to dinner with Pablo Picasso, James Joyce, Marcel Proust and Igor Stravinsky. For many, his name is the least familiar amid the roll-call of early 20th century artistic greats, b…