Museums

Don’t let expensive Paris make you les miserables

signonsandiego.com     12 hrs ago          

PARIS – Paris may be the most visited city in the world, yet it's also one of the most expensive. “This city is worth the price,” says veteran tourist Alex Wadkin, 71, a retiree from Dublin, Ireland, sipping a $6 cup of...                    

Landscape Architect Donates Major Gift to NCCU Museum of Art

pr.com     yesterday   1 related          

Mary Jo and Dick Bell of Atlantic Beach, NC, recently donated 14 significant works of art by the late A.B. Jackson to the North Carolina Central University Art Museum in Durham, NC. The Jackson collection, part of the...                    

Intimations of royalty

hindu.com     yesterday          

Yogyakarta is called the cultural capital of Java, and not without reason. We set off for the Prambanan temple complex a few minutes after landing at Yogyakarta. Although there were more than 200 temples in the Prambanan...                    

Sep 7, 2008: Needles and Pins: Textile and Tools at Museum of International Folk Art

yahoo.com     yesterday          

This exhibition explores the processes, techniques, tools and equipment used in creating and producing weavings, lace work and other forms of needlework. The tools will be juxtapositioned with examples of the beautiful...                    

Cycles of Songs and Stories Lead to Native Images

newsblaze.com     yesterday          

By Courtney Puffer "I am coming to my imagery from the songs and stories, the meaning of the words and images of my imagination. I am using symbols and themes found in some of my earlier prints and paintings. This exhibit...                    

Be a part of it for less

myrtlebeachonline.com     yesterday          

You don't need big bucks to enjoy the Big Apple big time. Travel like a New Yorker on the subway. Eat like a New Yorker on the street. And see the city like a New Yorker by visiting public spaces, landmarks and famous...                    

Which building is Houston's most iconic? Rate the best

chron.com     yesterday          

Think "New York," and you picture the Empire State Building. Think "Washington," and there's the White House, the National Mall and all those memorials. But think "Houston," and what do you see? What are our icons? What...                    

Arts notes: Craft director's work selected for show

citizen-times.com     yesterday          

ASHEVILLE — Artist and Asheville Craft Campus director Brent Skidmore has been selected to exhibit new works at the Mint Museum of Craft & Design in Charlotte. The exhibition, “Possibilities: Rising Stars of Contemporary...                    

CONSTRUCTED IN 1912: The Fine Arts Museum of Alava

eitb24.com     yesterday          

The Fine Arts Museum of Alava It contains Medieval, traditional Basque, Neoclassic, Romantic, Realistic, Renaissance and Baroque art, in addition to an exceptional range of Spanish and Basque avant-garde works. The Fine...                    

700 Reasons Why Andy Warhol Remains Famous

washingtonpost.com     yesterday   1 related          

WHEN: Sept. 13-Feb. Free the first Sunday of the month and every Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. WHY GO: Pop art icon Andy Warhol once said, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes," and he helped prove...