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In the News (Tue 1 Dec 09)

  
  Art Museum Network
With only 500 works of art acquired since it began collecting nine years ago, the new facility is doubtless being conceived in large part to elicit the civic-minded participation of Miami’s many self-reliant mega-collectors, including the Rubell family and Marty Margulies, who have created private museums with impressive strength and depth.
In US museums, an estimated 80-90% of art acquisitions are gifts and bequests from collectors, and since a robust art market continues to push museums to the margins, it is obligatory to prepare spaces for possible donations.
Museums with smaller collections should insure that their expanded facilities make room both for the commercial and exhibition offer and for adequate collections support space and budgets to attract gifts.
www.artmuseumnetwork.com   (883 words)

  
 Metropolitan Museum of Art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calligraphy both religious and secular is well-represented in the Islamic Art department, from the official decrees of Suleiman the Magnificent to a number of Qur'an manuscripts reflecting different periods and styles of calligraphy.
The Robert Goldwater Library of the department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas documents the visual arts of sub-Saharan Africa, the Pacific Islands, and Native and Precolumbian America.
The unofficial mascot of the museum is "William," a small blue faience figurine of a hippopotamus from the Twelfth Dynasty, acquired in 1917.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art   (4753 words)

  
 Philadelphia Museum of Art - Visit the Museum
Overlooking one of the nation’s most culturally vibrant cities, the Philadelphia Museum of Art welcomes about a million visitors each year and entices them to embark upon a walk through time that extends across two millennia and six continents.
There are striking Renaissance master paintings, elaborately carved stone altarpieces, and entire period rooms and architectural settings from around the world—including a Medieval cloister from southwestern France, a thatched, ceremonial Japanese teahouse in its garden refuge, and an evocative sixteenth-century Indian temple hall dedicated to a Hindu god.
The Museum also offers lectures, tours, classes, films, and performances, making it easy to expand upon a remarkable range of stimulating visual experiences in engaging ways.
www.philamuseum.org /visit   (245 words)

  
 Museum of Art
From the panoramic historical perspective of the 26 panels of the 15th century Retablo of Ciudad Rodrigo to the flower power of Georgia O'Keeffe's "Red Canna", the University of Arizona Museum of Art presents the public with a universe of images that inform and inspire.
The University of Arizona Museum of Art is located on the University of Arizona campus, near Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard.
The museum facility is available to the University community for special events.
artmuseum.arizona.edu   (173 words)

  
 Welcome To The University Art Museum
The University Art Museum plays a complex role as a part of a state university and also as an active public art museum.
Seeking to educate, entertain, and enrich the lives of members of the University and community residents, the museum is also a primary educational resource in which students and others can experience original works of art firsthand.
Additional art lovers attend of the four exhibits annually mounted by the museum and distributed throughout the country.
artmuseum.binghamton.edu   (218 words)

  
 Museum of Art
Art Now: Dawn Clements, the current installment of the Museum's ongoing contemporary art series, features a "Travels with Myra Hudson," a room-scale brush-and-ink drawing by New York artist Dawn Clements.
The Middlebury College Museum of Art is an integral educational and cultural component of Middlebury College.
The Middlebury College Museum of Art is free and open to the public.
www.middlebury.edu /museum   (344 words)

  
 Seattle Asian Art Museum: Visitor Information
Museum facilities are wheelchair accessible, and we offer a variety of services for the visual and hearing impaired.
The Seattle Asian Art Museum is a historic art-modern building located in a treasured neighborhood park, making it a top spot for weddings and other private events.
Materials may be sent to the Curatorial Department, Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St., Seattle, WA 98101.
www.seattleartmuseum.org /visit/visitSAAM.asp   (407 words)

  
 Cartoon Art Museum :: 655 Mission Street :: San Francisco
The Cartoon Art Museum invites its patrons to kick off the holiday season in style with Peanuts Holiday Parade: A Celebration of the Art of Charles M. Schulz, opening on Friday, November 24, 2006..
The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to present a parade of children1s book art ranging from 19th century illustrators Kate Greenaway and Randolph Caldecott to contemporary artists such as Trina Schart Hyman, Renee French, Patrick McDonnell, Elizabeth Miles, Daniel San Souci and Rosemary Wells.
The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to announce another Cartoon Art Camp series, a week of cartooning classes for intermediate level artists from 10 to 14 years old.
www.cartoonart.org   (1737 words)

  
 Akron Art Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
To better serve the community and the region, the Akron Art Museum is embarking on a bold vision for the future.
An expanded museum will offer exciting opportunities to enrich lives through modern art with greater space for learning and discovery, contemplation and entertainment.
We invite you to experience the new Akron Art Museum.
www.akronartmuseum.org /newbuilding/index2.html   (54 words)

  
 James A. Michener Art Museum
The James A. Michener Art Museum is an independent, non-profit institution dedicated to preserving, interpreting and exhibiting the art and cultural heritage of the Bucks County, Pennsylvania region.
In addition to hosting a changing schedule of exhibitions from around the country, the Museum is home to a world class collection of Pennsylvania Impressionist paintings.
The Michener in New Hope extends the Museum's mission in the scenic river town where much of this art was created.
www.michenerartmuseum.org   (137 words)

  
 American Folk Art Museum
This is the first museum exhibition in New York to showcase this international group: Eugene Andolsek (USA), Charles Benefiel (USA), Hiroyuki Doi (Japan), Chris Hipkiss (England and France), and Martin Thompson (New Zealand).
The immediacy of the art masks painstaking processes, and the act of drawing becomes a surprising necessity.
The artists’ motivations for making art are married to their self-taught survival skills to help them cope with illness, loss, loneliness, fear, and regret.
www.folkartmuseum.org /default.asp?id=1266   (317 words)

  
 The Housatonic Museum of Art
The Museum has one of the most significant collections of any two-year college in the country and includes works by master artists such as Rodin, Picasso, Matisse, Miro and Chagall.
Both art enthusiasts and casual observers have the rare opportunity to engage daily with original works of art and artifacts on continuous display throughout the College and campus grounds.
The Museum also presents lectures, programs and changing exhibitions in the Burt Chernow Galleries for our students and the community at large, serving as a rich cultural resource for the Greater Bridgeport area.
www.hcc.commnet.edu /artmuseum   (383 words)

  
 noelartmuseum.org | Ellen Noel Art Museum
“The Ellen Noël Art Museum of the Permian Basin provides access to art of enduring quality for the culturally diverse audience of our more than 100,000 square mile region.
The Museum engages our communities through changing exhibitions with a cross-cultural focus, and through the growth of the permanent collection.
The Museum serves as a catalyst for art education in the region by collaborating with schools, colleges and universities and providing both child and adult classes, artist’s workshops and family activities.”
www.noelartmuseum.org   (99 words)

  
 University of Virginia Art Museum
The School of Architecture is building an addition this year, which limits access to the Museum’s back door and parking behind the building.
As of 10/4/06, a parking pass is not required for the Bayly Drive spaces.
Visitors may call the Museum, or check the signage at the entrance to Bayly Drive for any parking changes.
www.virginia.edu /artmuseum   (118 words)

  
 Smart Museum of Art | The University of Chicago
Located on the University of Chicago's Hyde Park campus, the Smart Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of over 10,000 objects, spanning five millennia of both Western and Eastern civilizations.
Organized as a series of case studies of artists with connections to the Smart Museum's collections and commissions, this exhibition offers rich opportunities for a behind-the-scenes look at the working process of some of today's leading artists.
The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art · Copyright © 2006 The University of Chicago.
smartmuseum.uchicago.edu   (308 words)

  
 ASU Art Museum
The artists in the exhibition have consistently found ways to exhibit their work in non-traditional settings, the nook and cranny spaces that exist throughout the Phoenix area.
Organized by John Spiak, nooks and crannies will be installed in non-gallery spaces of the ASU Art Museum's Nelson Fine Arts Center location.
The exhibition at the Arizona State University Art Museum is supported in part by Essential Direct, Phoenix, AZ, and Friends of the Arizona State University Art Museum.
asuartmuseum.asu.edu /nooksandcrannies   (252 words)

  
 Noyes Museum of Art
Opened in 1983, The Noyes Museum of Art was the vision of local entrepreneurs Fred W. and Ethel (Lindbach) Noyes, Jr.
His art and personal collection of vintage bird decoys are now a part of the Museum’s vast Permanent Collection of nineteenth to twenty-first century fine and folk art.
The Museum boasts a serene lakeside setting adjacent to the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge and is located minutes from downtown Atlantic City and dining and shopping at Historic Smithville Village.
noyesmuseum.org   (600 words)

  
 Seattle Art Museum: Home Page
All activities are currently at the Seattle Asian Art Museum.
The Seattle Asian Art Museum is now SAM’s center of activity.
Lecture: The Art of the Olympic Sculpture Park >>
www.seattleartmuseum.org   (94 words)

  
 Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Museum Will Be Closing At 3pm On Christmas Eve.
As one of the largest museums in the United States, the Philadelphia Museum of Art invites visitors from around the world to explore its renowned collections, acclaimed special exhibitions, and enriching programs, both in person and online.
Featuring screen paintings, hanging scrolls, furniture, and ceramics, this exhibition looks at a decade of Korean art collecting at the Museum with the support of Korean Heritage Group.
www.philamuseum.org /main.asp   (131 words)

  
 NOMA | New Orleans Museum of Art
It has been over a year since the devastation and tribulation of Hurricane Katrina...and the New Orleans Museum of Art welcomes a return to normalcy.
We welcome you to your New Orleans Museum of Art to celebrate art and culture...
They renewed their solidarity with our beleaguered city and their desire to assist NOMA during this unprecedented time by organizing this exhibition of nearly one hundred works from the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, and museums throughout France.
www.noma.org   (340 words)

  
 Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art features exhibitions of artworks which are
It is our goal that the artworks shown provide a meaningful experience for viewers, lifting their spirits and satisfying their souls.
Please note that the museum will be closed to the public
museum.oglethorpe.edu   (70 words)

  
 Colby College | Academics | Colby College Museum of Art
Founded in 1959, the Colby College Museum of Art has an outstanding permanent collection of 18th-, 19th-, 20th, and 21st-century American art, as well as an active temporary exhibition program.
Admission, gallery talks, lectures and receptions are open to the public, free of charge.
The museum gift shop offers a variety of books, cards, and posters.
www.colby.edu /academics_cs/museum_of_art   (56 words)

  
 The Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY USA - home of the Miotte Foundation
The Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY USA - home of the Miotte Foundation
Collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.
The monthly Jihui Digital Salon, founded in 2000, features discussions and presentations by new media artists as a gateway to digital art, furthering the dynamic dialogue between the academic and the art world.
chelseaartmuseum.org   (101 words)

  
 Art Museum of Western Virginia | Welcome
About Us Welcome to the Art Museum of Western Virginia, located in downtown Roanoke, Virginia.
The Art Museum features 19th and 20th century American art, contemporary and modern art, decorative arts, and works on paper, and presents exhibitions of both regional and national significance.
Tours, gallery talks, family days, special events, classes, and camps are part of the Art Museum’s regular programming.
www.artmuseumroanoke.org   (120 words)

  
 Princeton University Art Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ 08544-1018 (609) 258-3788
The Fall Newsletter of the Princeton University Art Museum is now available online.
All material is copyright © 2002 Princeton University Art Museum, except where otherwise reserved.
webware.princeton.edu /artmus   (75 words)

  
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: metmuseum.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: metmuseum.org
This gracefully curved and skillfully executed sofa belongs to a large suite of furniture in the Museum's collection that was once owned by a wealthy New York merchant and ship owner.
See American Decorative Arts in the online collection for more information about this object.
www.metmuseum.org   (83 words)

  
 Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art.
But we are more than just an art museum—we are your ticket to Asia.
Here, travel through 6,000 years of history, trek across seven major regions, and sample the cultures of numerous countries.
asianart.org   (81 words)

  
 Met Museum Store - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Fine art reproductions and publications
Our Granulated Bead and Lapis Jewelry is adapted from an original Greek beaded necklace found in Pantikapaion, about 400 B.C. Necklace $100, Earrings $40, Bracelet $50; Set $165.
Your purchase helps support The Metropolitan Museum of Art and its programs.
Copyright © 2000–2006 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
www.metmuseum.org /store   (82 words)

  
 Denver Art Museum :: Home
Artists on Art: From Any Angle Logan Lectures 2007 is a yearlong series featuring lectures by ten contemporary artists.
A fundraising auction and party showcasing creative vignettes by nine local architecture and design firms.
The Denver Art Museum will be closed Thursday, December 21, due to severe weather conditions.
www.denverartmuseum.org   (104 words)

  
 ASU Art Museum
The Katherine K. Herberger College of Fine Arts at Arizona State University Copyright 1999-2006
Regalos Magnificos highlights new works for the ASU Art Museum folk art collection
Gardening with Oscar Oiwa at the ASU Art Museum
asuartmuseum.asu.edu   (36 words)

  
 Smithsonian Institution
Due to power outages and flooding caused by recent storms, the National Museum of American History is closed to the public.
Listening to Our Ancestors: The Art of Native Life Along the North Pacific Coast
National Museum of African American History and Culture
www.si.edu   (220 words)

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