6 Rare Andy Warhol Prints Donated to ASU Art Museum Andy Warhol’s iconic works have taught generations about expression, experimentation and the role of commercialization in popular culture. Now, six of his works will illuminate generations to come at the ASU Art Museum. The free installation is on display now through the end of September … Continue reading
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Where have I been lately?
The blog has been quiet lately. In the past month my job has changed drastically: I’m in a new department with a new team and I’ve been assigned some exciting projects. During this transition I’ve had to adjust my “free time”/writing schedule and focus on research. Now, with a full month under my belt, and … Continue reading
Meet a Museum Blogger: Marcus A. Harshaw, Jr.
Eight years into his career and Marcus A. Harshaw, Jr. is still an emerging museum professional. He started in public program and exhibition experience roles for the Indiana State Museum and now manages the department of Special Programs and Exhibits for Cincinnati Museum Center. A self-proclaimed, museum junkie, Marcus loves to travel visiting as many … Continue reading
What Happened in Museums This Week? November 30 – December 6
3,200-Year-Old Gold Artifact Transferred From L.I. Estate to German Museum “After the Holocaust and what it had done to their family, killing their grandparents, aunts, uncles, everyone, they wanted to donate it to the Holocaust Museum in Washington. They preferred it to go anywhere but Germany,” said Steven Schlessinger, the attorney for Flamenbaum’s heirs. As … Continue reading
What Happened in Museums This Week? September 28 – October 4
Australian Museum To Display Replica Of MT Dino Employees of the Two Medicine Dinosaur Center here have painstakingly built a replica of a 75-million-year-old Montana dinosaur so it can be shipped overseas for display in an upcoming exhibit at the Australian Museum, that country’s equivalent of the Smithsonian Institute. To read more, click here. Detroit … Continue reading
What Happened in Museums This Week? August 10 – 16
Air Museum Gets Extension on Buying Part of Bomber Plant The Yankee Air Museum received very good news Wednesday — an extension on the purchase of the former Willow Run Bomber Plant. The museum will have an extra two months to raise the money it needs to buy 175,000 square feet of the bomber plant, … Continue reading
What Happened in Museums This Week? July 27 – August 2
Detroit Art Museum Warns Auction Could Be Death Knell A top officer at the Detroit Institute of Arts predicts near-certain closure for the museum if Detroit sells major pieces from the 60,000 works in the institute’s art collection as a way to address the city’s dire financial situation. To read more, click here. Georgia Museum … Continue reading
What Happened in Museums This Week? July 21 – 26
Academy Museum Gets $5-Million Gifts from Gale Anne Hurd, 2 Others The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is quickly filling its coffers for its museum project. Today, the organization announced three naming gifts, of $5-million each. To read more, click here. Christie’s Under Fire for Visit to Detroit Art Museum Art critics and … Continue reading
What Happened in Museums This Week? June 1 – 7
BMA Wants Renoir Back Baltimore Museum of Art Argues in Court Papers for Return of Renoir The Baltimore Museum of Art argued in federal court this week that a disputed Renoir supposedly found at a flea market by a Loudoun County driving teacher legally belongs to the 99-year-old institution. In documents filed Tuesday in U.S. … Continue reading
What Happened in Museums This Week? May 25 – 31
‘Bubble’ Debate Plans For Smithsonian Museum ‘Bubble’ May Have Burst Call it the Smithsonian’s bubble problem. One of the Smithsonian museums — the Hirshhorn museum for contemporary art — came up with an ambitious new design to add more space: Why not build a giant, inflatable structure that would be big enough for people to walk around in? But … Continue reading
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