Subversion brings together eleven emerging and internationally recognised artists in a unique group show of new and recent contemporary art that explores and rethinks notions of ‘modern Arab identity.’ Larissa Sansour, Still from the video “A Space Exodus,” 2009. Courtesy of the artist. Rather than conforming, the artists function as performers, tricksters and interventionists, often using dark humour to explore and parody the social ... more
The National World War II Museum in New Orleans presents Turning Point. The Doolittle Raid, Battle of the Coral Sea, and Battle of Midway, an exhibition on view July 8, 2012.
In the early, dark days of World War II, the remnants of the United States’…
The US section of the International Association of Art Critics/AICA-USA announced its awards honoring significant exhibitions of the previous season (June 2010–June 2011). The 400 active members of the Association voted from over 100 finalists.
Carne…
The Andy Warhol Museum and KIWI Arts Group announce that a selection of 100 signed and numbered photographs from the William John Kennedy archives will become part of the museum’s permanent collection. In addition, two unpublished images from Kennedy…
DOYLESTOWN, PA– The James A. Michener Art Museum honored four outstanding volunteers at its 18th annual Volunteer Recognition Award Ceremony on Tuesday, April 24. The event celebrates the dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers who continually support…
The Middelheim Museum is undergoing a major metamorphosis and will re-open on 26 May. The reinvented museum includes a considerable expansion of the museum grounds and modernisation of the infrastructure.
Robbrecht and Daem are constructing a semi-open…
The River and Rowing Museum in Henley on Thames presents The Perfect Rower, an exhibition on view through 30 September, 2012.
The River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, by David Chipperfield Architects
Discover artefacts from the last Olympic Gam…
Family Activity
Bank of America Weekend Family Workshop: STS Space Shuttle Service
Saturdays and Sundays
June 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 23, 24, 30, July 1, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
What flying machine launches like a rocket, flies like a space ship and lands like an …
Advania, a leading Information Technology (IT) company, will be hosting the compute facility of a new supercomputer in its green data center in Iceland.
Thor Data Center, located just outside of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, will be hosting the new i…
The restoration of Leighton House Museum wins a European Union Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Award 2012 as record numbers visit the Museum.
Leighton House Museum
The restoration of Leighton House Museum has been given one of the world’s most presti…
Leighton House Museum presents Victorian Visions. Pre-Raphaelite and Nineteenth-Century Art from the John Schaeffer Collection, an exhibition on view Thursday 26 April – Sunday 23 September, 2012.
Daniel Maclise Scene – lawn before the Duke’…
Artistic director and internationally acclaimed cellist Edward Arron hosts the fifth and final chamber music concert in the 2011-2012 season at the Columbia Museum of Art on Tuesday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m. featuring pianist Rieko Aizawa, violinist Steven C…
“Steven Salzman: Facebook Formatted (and other works)” on View at Nassau County Museum of Art through July 8
To encourage dialogue and broaden the audience for his work, New York artist Steven Salzman uploads his boldly colored, geometric d…
The Arts & Draughts party, presented by the National Endowment for the Arts and Harpoon Brewery, returns to the Columbia Museum of Art for another night of celebrating design, innovation and creative fun on Friday, May 4 at 7:00 p.m.
To kick-off t…
Sixteen cultural organizations will present 23 exciting exhibitions and programs across the Bay Area, featuring over 80 artists.
The Asian Contemporary Arts Consortium San Francisco (ACAC-SF) presents the inaugural Asian Contemporary Art Week San Franc…
The New Museum presents the first New York solo museum show of the srtist Stanya Kahn, on view in the Shaft Space May 4–July 1, 2012.
Stanya Kahn with Llyn Foulkes, Happy Song For You, 2011 (still). HD video, color, sound, 5:07 min. Courtesy the art…
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