Posters, Banners, Boarding Passes: Museums Try to Get a Head Start on History

Curators across Europe are increasingly trying “rapid response collecting” to obtain items used in major events just after they happen.

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Night at the Museum

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Virtual Reality as an Educational Tool

I went to a virtual reality event held at the Oakland Museum garden featuring not only a virtual reality narrative but also live music, and speakers. I had never worn that type...

12 hours ago - Urban Sketchers S.F. Bay Area

Atelier Deshaus' Shanghai Modern Art Museum Through the Lens of Kris Provoost

© Kris Provoost Architect Kris Provoost , who lives and works in Shanghai , has captured Atelier Deshaus' new Shanghai Modern Art Museum through a series of photographs...

1 day ago - Arch Daily

Permian Period

Puke Ariki Museum has a moving, growling exhibition attracting hordes of kids - the period before the dinosaurs, the Permian Period 260 million years ago. My mum was as usual...

1 day ago - Urban Sketchers Aotearoa

Keepers of the Flame

NC Wyeth, illustration from Treasure Island The new exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum explores the lineage of academic painting and how its branches connected to the...

2 days ago - Gurney Journey

William Reese, Leading Seller of Rare Books, Is Dead at 62

For nearly 40 years, Mr. Reese shaped tastes, cultivated collectors and advised museums and libraries from his by-appointment-only store in New Haven.

2 days ago - NY Times

Michael Maltzan Architecture's Inuit Art Centre Breaks Ground in Winnipeg

Courtesy of Michael Maltzan Architecture The Winnipeg Art Gallery's Inuit Art Centre has broken ground in Winnipeg Manitoba. Designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture in...

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The Real Story Behind Frida Kahlo's Style

A new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London explores how the artist's physical disabilities influenced her well-known image.

3 days ago - NY Times

Recycled Bamboo Installations Intertwine in Site-Specific Configurations by Tanabe Chikuunsai IV

Photo © Éric Sander Japanese artist Tanabe Chikuunsai IV produces twisting installations of woven bamboo that meld into their environment's floor and ceiling. To bend the...

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