Art museums

Ohio museum to show art by Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood

Ohio museum to show art by Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is coming to Ohio with a different kind of solo show, spotlighting his paintings and other art. The Butler Institute of American Art says the exhibition opening is the first for Wood at a major American museum. The 63-year-old British [...]

Toledo Museum of Art Announces The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb

Ancient Egyptian. Funerary Stele of Zezen-nakht. Limestone with stucco and polychrome pigment, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11 (2040-1991 BCE), ca. 2000 BCE. Toledo Museum of Art. Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 1947.61

Quilts tell stories at art museum

The Springville Museum of Art has walls lined with beautiful works of art, but they are not in frames or made with paint. Instead, about one hundred quilts are on display for the current exhibition, w

Art Calendar: 07-29

Except where indicated, all area codes are 419. Toledo Museum of Art: 2445 Monroe St.; 255-8000; Canaday Gallery: The Psychedelic 60s: Posters from the Rock Era; through Sept. 12. Gallery 18: Out of Sight: through Aug. 29. Community Gallery: Arts Gone Wild: through Aug. 15. Works on Paper Galleries: Toledo Area Artists Exhibition: through Aug. 22. Hours: Tue.-Thu., 10 a.m.-4; Fri., 10 a.m.-10 ...

Sam Francis Foundation Gifts Over 500 Prints to Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee Art Museum. Photo: Timothy Hursley. MILWAUKEE, WI.- The Sam Francis Foundation has donated over 500 prints to the Milwaukee Art Museum . Sam Francis (1923–1994) was an American painter and printmaker who used a variety of colors and techniques to experiment with both surrealism and abstract expressionism.

Pixar Art Showcased at Oakland Museum

The Oakland Museum of California will showcase over 500 works of art by Pixar Animation artists as part of PIXAR: 25 Years of Animation , the museum announced... [read more]

A Restored ‘Gross Clinic’ at Philadelphia Museum

An exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art shows Thomas Eakins’s “Gross Clinic,” an 1875 masterpiece that has recently been restored.

American Museum of Natural History's Explorer App Makes Paper Museum Maps Ancient Artifacts [Apps]

# apps The American Museum of Natural History is dedicated to preserving our planet's past. But its new app, which offers turn by turn directions to exhibits, customizable museum tours, and exhibit information, is nothing less than state of the art. More »

State of the Art at Boise Art Museum

What is role of an art museum for a local arts community, and how does it answer a call to change? by Tara Morgan Every three years, Boise Art Museum puts out a call to artists seeking the best current artwork in Idaho. Like the Whitney Biennial in New York City or the Venice Biennale in Italy, the Idaho Triennial acts as a cultural barometer, a way to press our collective fingers to the state's ...

Museum adds 'beautiful' MacPaint code to collection

'Revolutionary' art program from 1984 available for download