Category: Museums
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New online collection from the Indianapolis Museum of Art
A number of art museums have been revitalizing their websites as they begin to realize what a powerful tool they are for public relations, as well as for their theoretical mission of education. Not all can aspire to the gold standard set a few years ago by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but many museums…
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Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is a new museum, scheduled to open in Chicago in 2018, that will house a collection of art owned by film director George Lucas. The collection and the museum are dedicated to art that, like film, is narrative in some way, telling stories whether overtly or by suggestion. This…
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Rijksmuseum’s selection for US President’s visit
The current President of the United States is visiting the Netherlands (I’m reluctant to even mention his name, lest it bring out of the woodwork the internet trolls who feel that any mention of his name is a call to arms to use the comments section to decry how the Affordable Care Act marks the…
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Gallery of the Golden Age, Amsterdam
Art museums are like icebergs, in that only a small part of their collection is visible at any given time. It’s always a plus when museums manage to display normally unseen works in different venues. Three museums in Amsterdam, the Rijskmuseum, the Amsterdam Museum and the Hermitage Amsterdam, are launching a joint long-term exhibit, called…
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The Monuments Men at the Met: Treasures Saved During World War II
As well they should, a number of art museums are seeking to increase public interest by arranging tours, virtual or otherwise, of works in their collection relevant to the new feature film, The Monuments Men. These can be works either recovered, or preemptively protected from the Nazi’s attempt to accumulate — and potentially destroy —…