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Museums RSS FeedsAs Venice wraps up, tales of love, war and a lifetime in film - The field remained open, but some strong contenders were shown in the last days of the film festival, including "Rachel Getting Married," "The Hurt Locker" and "The Sky Crawlers."...Feed Source: www.iht.com South Africa: The last preserve of 20th-century painting - On Tuesday and Wednesday, a sale organized by Bonhams will turn the spotlight on some surprising artists who sprang up at the southern tip of the African continent. They were as diverse as their individual backgrounds and their versatility reflects their own fragmented life stories.... Chun Kwang Young: Injecting color in arid landscapes - The Korean artist is presenting a solo show of new works at the Robert Miller Gallery in New York, working on his tallest sculpture for a show at the Aldrich art museum in Connecticut in December, and preparing for a major retrospective to be shown at the Mori Arts Center in Tokyo next year.... Book review: 'The House at Sugar Beach' - Helene Cooper's memoir depicts a Liberian life of privilege shattered by war.... People: Michael Moore, Christina Aguilera, Amy Winehouse - A roundup of the day's celebrity news.... In Hong Kong, 'New Ink Art: Innovation and Beyond' - The exhibit, which tracks the evolution of an ancient Chinese medium, runs through Oct. 26 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.... With Grafenegg, Austria somersaults onto summer festival circuit - The Grafenegg Festival just outside Vienna hopes to establish itself as a summertime event for classical music lovers.... 'The Modern Element' and 'Invasions' - The poet-critic Adam Kirsch mounts a defense of poetry at the expense of poetry he disapproves of.... Tony Bennett, Britney Spears, James Levine - A roundup of the day's celebrity news.... 2 Virginia museums perpetuate debate over U.S. Civil War - The Museum of the Confederacy and the American Civil War Center argue that the war should be seen, at least in part, from the perspective of the losing side, and that such understanding need not be completely derailed by the moral outrage of slavery.... Côtes du Rhône: The modern side to the French wine industry - Few wines can match Côtes du Rhône in exemplifying the myriad changes that have transformed the French wine industry in the last 20 years.... Metallica looks back to the future - The album "Death Magnetic," to be released on Sept. 12, is far better than anything the group has recorded in the last 12 years, evoking the band's sound from the mid-'80s.... Celebrating new Irish voices in New York - There is plenty of Irish theater in New York, but there has never been an Irish theater festival. That will change beginning Saturday, with 1st Irish 2008, organized by George Heslin.... The author Rick Riordan leaves a trail of clues for children - "The Maze of Bones" is the first installment of "The 39 Clues," a new series that Scholastic, the American publisher of the Harry Potter books, will release on Tuesday.... A nostalgia for New York, by way of the Toronto film festival - At the festival, new movies pay homage to a New York that somehow got away.... Choice signals new era for Bayreuth Festival - The decision this week to hand the reins of the Bayreuth Festival to two great-granddaughters of Richard Wagner was a milestone at one of German culture's most cherished institutions, a showcase founded by the composer.... David Letterman, Jay Leno, Sarah Palin - A roundup of the day's celebrity news.... Guggenheim is considering new director - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is poised to name Richard Armstrong as its new director, replacing Thomas Krens, who is stepping down.... Letterman baffled by NBC's replacing of Leno - David Letterman, the CBS host who has competed with Jay Leno every weeknight for 15 years, now feels empathy for his late-night challenger.... Abu Dhabi puts more cash on the line in Hollywood - Abu Dhabi Media, flush with oil cash, is adding to the $1 billion deal it announced with Warner Brothers last year, and is putting another billion in a new movie business.... Sovereign wealth funds ready to agree voluntary investment principles - Global sovereign wealth funds have reached a preliminary agreement on a set of voluntary principles to guide their investment practices and to calm fears about their motives.... Abu Dhabi's rulers move from falcons to football - The purchase of an English soccer club by Abu Dhabi's ruling family illustrates how sheiks from oil rich kingdoms have become buyers of prized Western assets.... Style.com to pack fashion shows into the iPhone - Style.com, the online home of Vogue, is introducing an iPhone application this week designed to enable people to watch runway shows during New York Fashion Week on their phones, within hours of the last model's exit from the catwalk.... It's Michael Kors's moment, (partly) thanks to reality TV - The designer's gig as a judge on the fashion reality show "Project Runway" - plus his knack for catering to client's fantasies - have combined to transform his once modest business into a fashion brand with more than $600 million in wholesale revenues and 60 stores.... George Nelson's bold look went beyond future schlock - The Vitra Design Museum at Weil am Rhein in Germany is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Nelson's birth with a retrospective of his work, opening Sept. 13.... As Venice wraps up, tales of love, war and a lifetime in film - The field remained open, but some strong contenders were shown in the last days of the film festival, including "Rachel Getting Married," "The Hurt Locker" and "The Sky Crawlers."... South Africa: The last preserve of 20th-century painting - On Tuesday and Wednesday, a sale organized by Bonhams will turn the spotlight on some surprising artists who sprang up at the southern tip of the African continent. They were as diverse as their individual backgrounds and their versatility reflects their own fragmented life stories.... Chun Kwang Young: Injecting color in arid landscapes - The Korean artist is presenting a solo show of new works at the Robert Miller Gallery in New York, working on his tallest sculpture for a show at the Aldrich art museum in Connecticut in December, and preparing for a major retrospective to be shown at the Mori Arts Center in Tokyo next year.... Book review: 'The House at Sugar Beach' - Helene Cooper's memoir depicts a Liberian life of privilege shattered by war.... People: Michael Moore, Christina Aguilera, Amy Winehouse - A roundup of the day's celebrity news.... In Hong Kong, 'New Ink Art: Innovation and Beyond' - The exhibit, which tracks the evolution of an ancient Chinese medium, runs through Oct. 26 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.... With Grafenegg, Austria somersaults onto summer festival circuit - The Grafenegg Festival just outside Vienna hopes to establish itself as a summertime event for classical music lovers.... 'The Modern Element' and 'Invasions' - The poet-critic Adam Kirsch mounts a defense of poetry at the expense of poetry he disapproves of.... Tony Bennett, Britney Spears, James Levine - A roundup of the day's celebrity news.... 2 Virginia museums perpetuate debate over U.S. Civil War - The Museum of the Confederacy and the American Civil War Center argue that the war should be seen, at least in part, from the perspective of the losing side, and that such understanding need not be completely derailed by the moral outrage of slavery.... Côtes du Rhône: The modern side to the French wine industry - Few wines can match Côtes du Rhône in exemplifying the myriad changes that have transformed the French wine industry in the last 20 years.... Metallica looks back to the future - The album "Death Magnetic," to be released on Sept. 12, is far better than anything the group has recorded in the last 12 years, evoking the band's sound from the mid-'80s.... Celebrating new Irish voices in New York - There is plenty of Irish theater in New York, but there has never been an Irish theater festival. That will change beginning Saturday, with 1st Irish 2008, organized by George Heslin.... The author Rick Riordan leaves a trail of clues for children - "The Maze of Bones" is the first installment of "The 39 Clues," a new series that Scholastic, the American publisher of the Harry Potter books, will release on Tuesday.... A nostalgia for New York, by way of the Toronto film festival - At the festival, new movies pay homage to a New York that somehow got away.... Choice signals new era for Bayreuth Festival - The decision this week to hand the reins of the Bayreuth Festival to two great-granddaughters of Richard Wagner was a milestone at one of German culture's most cherished institutions, a showcase founded by the composer.... David Letterman, Jay Leno, Sarah Palin - A roundup of the day's celebrity news.... Guggenheim is considering new director - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is poised to name Richard Armstrong as its new director, replacing Thomas Krens, who is stepping down.... Letterman baffled by NBC's replacing of Leno - David Letterman, the CBS host who has competed with Jay Leno every weeknight for 15 years, now feels empathy for his late-night challenger.... Abu Dhabi puts more cash on the line in Hollywood - Abu Dhabi Media, flush with oil cash, is adding to the $1 billion deal it announced with Warner Brothers last year, and is putting another billion in a new movie business.... Sovereign wealth funds ready to agree voluntary investment principles - Global sovereign wealth funds have reached a preliminary agreement on a set of voluntary principles to guide their investment practices and to calm fears about their motives.... Abu Dhabi's rulers move from falcons to football - The purchase of an English soccer club by Abu Dhabi's ruling family illustrates how sheiks from oil rich kingdoms have become buyers of prized Western assets.... Style.com to pack fashion shows into the iPhone - Style.com, the online home of Vogue, is introducing an iPhone application this week designed to enable people to watch runway shows during New York Fashion Week on their phones, within hours of the last model's exit from the catwalk.... It's Michael Kors's moment, (partly) thanks to reality TV - The designer's gig as a judge on the fashion reality show "Project Runway" - plus his knack for catering to client's fantasies - have combined to transform his once modest business into a fashion brand with more than $600 million in wholesale revenues and 60 stores.... George Nelson's bold look went beyond future schlock - The Vitra Design Museum at Weil am Rhein in Germany is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Nelson's birth with a retrospective of his work, opening Sept. 13.... Events at the Old Operating Theatre Museum - The latest events held by the Museum... Grants received by the Old Operating Theatre Museum - Details of grants and projects undertaken by the Museum ... Development Plan for the Old Operating Theatre Museum - Opportunity to look at the plans to improve the Museum - could we purchase the Church below the herb Garret?... News from the Old Operating Theatre Museum - News from our Home Page... History of Medicine Pages - Major rewrite of the History of Medicine Page ... Latest Press Releases from the Museum - The latest press releases from the Old Operating Theatre Museum ... Copyright © 2008, Typojoe.com. All Rights Reserved. |