Monthly Archives: December 2011

Rediscover Dale Chihuly Glass at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art

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The Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s collection of glass by American artist Dale Chihuly reopens New Year’s Eve. Exhibited on the third floor, ILLUMINATIONS: Rediscovering the Art of Dale Chihuly presents a fresh look at the Museum’s popular Chihuly collection. … Continue reading  

‘Forrest Gump’, ‘Bambi’ and More to be Preserved in US Film Registry

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Bambi, Forrest Gump and Hannibal Lecter have at least one thing in common: Their cinematic adventures were chosen by the Library of Congress to be preserved in the world’s largest archive of film, TV and sound recordings. “The Silence of … Continue reading  

Antonio Joli Painting Donated by the Fundación Amigos del Museo del Prado

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The Museo del Prado is presenting this new donation in the form of a small exhibition of twelve works shown alongside View of Queen Maria Amalia of Saxony at the Arch of Trajan in Benevento, an architectural landscape executed in … Continue reading  

Beloved American Pop Artist James Rizzi Dies at 61

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James Rizzi applied his playful, cartoon-like art style to unusual projects worldwide, from Volkswagen Beetles and Japanese train ads to cow sculptures in New York and the front page of a German newspaper. His creations included images for German postage … Continue reading  

Vienna’s Belvedere Marks 2012 as the Gustav Klimt Year

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Owning the largest collection of paintings by Gustav Klimt worldwide, the Belvedere is preparing a very special presentation for this anniversary year. The show Masterpieces in Focus: 150 Years of Gustav Klimt on the Upper Belvedere’s piano nobile will display … Continue reading  

First United States Museum Dedicated to Greek Culture Opens

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2011
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Dolls a Greek woman made during World War II. Ice cream bowls and wooden spoons from a 1940s Greek candy store. Thousands of record albums filled with Greek music. These items and many other beloved objects and family heirlooms have … Continue reading  

Arnolfini Presents Major Historical Survey of Museums Created by Artists

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Following on from Part 1 (24 September – 19 November) Museum Show Part 2 is the second chapter of Arnolfini’s Museum Show, a major historical survey of museums created by artists. Museum Show presents a comprehensive selection of these highly … Continue reading  

Nelson-Atkins Museum Attendance Jumps to 410,000, Awarded Re-Accreditation

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Attendance at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City jumped significantly in the 2011 calendar year, to 410,000 visitors. In 2010, 359,000 visitors came to the museum. The higher numbers are attributed to a renewed sense of energy surrounding … Continue reading  

Toledo Museum of Art to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of the Studio Glass Movement

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The American Studio Glass Movement that emerged from two experimental glass workshops at the Toledo Museum of Art in 1962 has transformed the art world by making glass a popular and respected artistic medium. The Museum will celebrate the 50th … Continue reading  

Glaser Heirs Sell Jan Van de Velde II Painting Back to the Rijksmuseum

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Following the restitution of the Jan Van de Velde II painting A Winter Landscape to the heirs of Professor Dr. Curt Glaser, his heirs have now sold the artwork back to the Rijksmuseum. The agreement follows the restitution of the … Continue reading