Posts Tagged ‘museums’

Special Report: Art in Perspective: Linking the Past and the Present Through Art
To celebrate the reopening of the Israel Museum’s main galleries, three guest curators were given free rein. Read more from the original source:  Special Report: Art in Perspective: Linking the Past and the Present Through Art
African Art Museum Again Delays Opening of Site on Fifth Avenue
The museum said it had pushed back the planned opening of its new site from April to September or October 2011. More:  African Art Museum Again Delays Opening of Site on Fifth Avenue
Exhibition Review: At the Folger, a 200-Year Survey of the Sea
“Lost at Sea: The Ocean in the English Imagination, 1550-1750,” at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, pieces together an alien cosmos. View original post here: Exhibition Review: At the Folger, a 200-Year Survey of the Sea
Bill to Stop Museums From Certain Art Sales May Die
A bill in the New York State Legislature to prohibit museums from selling pieces to cover operating costs has faced strong opposition. Read the rest here: Bill to Stop Museums From Certain Art Sales May Die
Letters: Response From the Director of the Brooklyn Museum
Arnold Lehman responds to the article “Sketching a Future for Brooklyn Museum” by Robin Pogrebin. Here is the original post: Letters: Response From the Director of the Brooklyn Museum
Plum Benefit to Plum Cultural Post: Free, Tax-Free Housing
Cultural executives often get rent-free housing, and many institutions structure it so they don’t pay taxes. View original post here:  Plum Benefit to Plum Cultural Post: Free, Tax-Free Housing
American Folk Art Museum Struggling to Pay Bonds
The American Folk Art Museum has been having trouble making payments on bonds issued for the building it moved into in 2001. View post:  American Folk Art Museum Struggling to Pay Bonds
Arts Playground Sprouts in China
An opera house and museum — with a public library and children’s arts center to come — connected by outdoor walkways and green spaces emerge amid the factories of booming Guangzhou. Go here to see the original:  Arts Playground Sprouts in China
Exhibition Review: ‘Beyond,’ the Solar System at Air and Space Museum
The exhibition “Beyond: Visions of Our Solar System” at the National Air and Space Museum features 148 extraordinary photographs of moons and planets. Read more here:  Exhibition Review: ‘Beyond,’ the Solar System at Air and Space Museum
Saatchi to Donate His Gallery and Art to Britain
Charles Saatchi has announced that upon his retirement he would donate his gallery and more than 200 artworks to the British government. Read the rest here: Saatchi to Donate His Gallery and Art to Britain