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BYU museum hosts art about UT women by UT women

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:40 -0400

PROVO, Utah - On one side of a wall, the first side you encounter, white string hangs in a neat, orderly fashion. On the other, the strings twist and tangle, weaving themselves into a towering knot of rope.

Dallas exhibit reunites art JFK saw before death

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:13:22 -0400

DALLAS - Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art ever seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling "reverential."

Vets get into Milwaukee Art Museum free all summer

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:03:20 -0400

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Art Museum is offering free admission to veterans and active military members all summer starting on Memorial Day.

Vets get into Milwaukee Art Museum free all summer

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:11:34 -0400

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Art Museum is offering free admission to veterans and active military members all summer starting on Memorial Day.

Fort Worth museum displays art of 91-year-old

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:04:44 -0400

FORT WORTH, Texas - A Fort Worth museum has granted the wish of a 91-year-old amateur artist by exhibiting her works.

Miami Art Museum gets $15 million gift

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:04:33 -0400

MIAMI - A new art museum being built in South Florida has received a $15 million gift from an anonymous donor

Hope College in western Michigan plans new museum

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:37:08 -0400

HOLLAND, Michigan - Hope College in western Michigan announced Friday that it's planning a new art museum to provide exhibition space and house the college's permanent collection.

Revealing Andy Warhol's drawing of Andrew Carnegie

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:25:15 -0400

PITTSBURGH - Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish immigrant whose steelmaking empire made him the richest man in the world by the early 1900s, frequented the elegantly appointed rooms of Downtown's Duquesne Club.

Del. streetscape serves as yarn bomber's canvas

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:23:51 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Armed with a size 8 needle, Carol Maurer, a stay-at-home mom in Hockessin, bid goodbye to her chuckling husband and dragged along her 14-year-old daughter as backup.

Chihuly exhibit to be centerpiece of glass show

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:32:10 -0400

FORT WAYNE, Indiana - The Fort Wayne Museum of Art will bring back the work of renowned studio glass artist Dale Chihuly for a show running June 29-Sept. 29.

Chihuly exhibit to be centerpiece of glass show

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:28:13 -0400

FORT WAYNE, Indiana - An exhibit by artist Dale Chihuly will serve as the centerpiece of a new glass show opening next month at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.

NYC museum rethinks plan for building

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:25:03 -0400

NEW YORK - After strong criticism, New York City's Museum of Modern Art says it's reconsidering its decision to raze a nearby building for its expansion.

Michener Museum in Bucks County marks 25 years

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:11:54 -0400

DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania - In 1988, Doylestown native and Pulitzer Prize winner James A. Michener lent his name and support to a new art museum.

Crystal Bridges expands Rockwell exhibit hours

Thu, 09 May 2013 03:38:05 -0400

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas - Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville is expanding its Saturday hours for viewing of the popular Norman Rockwell exhibition.

Speed Art Museum gets $18M gift for expansion

Tue, 07 May 2013 06:52:36 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - The Speed Art Museum could complete its expansion and renovation five to 10 years early thanks to an $18 million donation.

Her favorite travel companion: Mom

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:07:17 -0400

NEW YORK - When I was young, I learned a lot about travel from my mother. She taught me how and what to pack. She taught me to keep a travel diary to record my memories. And most importantly, she taught me how to power-sightsee.

FEMA denies funds to UI for flood-damaged museum

Sat, 04 May 2013 19:56:12 -0400

IOWA CITY, Iowa - The federal government has rejected the University of Iowa's final request for funding to help it replace its flood-damaged Museum of Art.

Van Gogh Museum reopens with display on his craft

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:29:50 -0400

AMSTERDAM - The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has reopened after a seven-month renovation, kicking off with "Van Gogh At Work," an exhibition that shows the famously tortured artist's working methods right down to his paints, brushes and other tools.

Ga. university museum hosting Japanese art exhibit

Wed, 01 May 2013 04:13:38 -0400

ATLANTA - The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art is set to host an exhibition featuring Japanese color woodcuts and porcelain works of art.

Artist decorates the Louvre's iconic pyramid

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:11:33 -0400

PARIS - An Italian artist decorated the Louvre museum's glass pyramid Wednesday for the first time in the iconic monument's history, in a protest against capitalism. The artwork, a huge three-looped infinity sign made of mirrors, faces due west onto France's business district, La Defense.

Crystal Bridges to display Stieglitz Collection

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:44:39 -0400

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas - The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will put the renowned Alfred Stieglitz Collection on display this fall, following years of legal wrangling over its purchase of a 50 percent stake in the artwork from Fisk University in Tennessee.