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Kimbell Art Museum's new building will open Nov. 27

13 days ago

"Because only a third of the interior is above ground, the museum will see greatly reduced demands for heating and cooling," Piano says.

A visit to Tulsa offers museums, a hipster scene

65 days ago

Perhaps even more impressive than the fine artwork displayed at this renowned Tulsa attraction is the sprawling 23-acre garden behind the museum.

NYC museum displaying Audubon's bird watercolors

65 days ago

The museum purchased all the watercolors, except one, from the artist's widow in 1863.

Dallas museum unveils project for public art

85 days ago

Dallas museum unveils project for public art

Seeing Chagall in 3D at the Dallas Museum of Art

87 days ago

Many of his paintings are found in major international institutions, including two museums dedicated solely to his work.

Counter history: Greensboro museum honors sit-in that changed America

88 days ago

"SEPARATE, NOT EQUALThe International Civil Rights Center & Museum, 134 S. Elm St., Greensboro, is open for guided tours 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m.

SD museum with rare instruments seeks $15M revamp

89 days ago

"Johnson hopes the expansion and a ramped-up marketing effort will bring more tourists to Vermillion, but he also wants to boost the museum's loans and traveling exhibits to get more exposure.

New museum will celebrate both the pain and triumph of African-American history

95 days ago

He left his job as director of the Chicago Historical Society in 2005 to become the founding director of the new museum, a part of the vast Smithsonian complex of museums and galleries and that...

Trailblazing African-American doctor honored in Fort Worth museum display

96 days ago

The items in the museum are only an indication that his father passed this way and represent only a small part of his life, Roy Brooks said.

Dr. Marion Brooks honored in museum display

96 days ago

The items in the museum are only an indication that his father passed this way and represent only a small part of his life, Roy Brooks said.

Learn about Chief Seattle and his tribe at new museum

102 days ago

"The museum's trumping centerpiece is a carved canoe, more than 300 years old, used in the 1989 Paddle to Seattle, the first of a now-annual series of intertribal-canoe journeys around the Salish...

Museum is analyzing huge collection of Caddo items

103 days ago

And now, in a room at the top of the museum, those boxes, bags, bins and cases are taking a group of researchers on a tour through tribal history.

David Bowie exhibit: V&A gold?

105 days ago

LOS ANGELES - David Bowie, the art museum exhibition, is due to open March 23 for a four-month run at London's venerable Victoria and Albert Museum.

Dealership gives historical society $25,000 for museum

106 days ago

Once the museum is completed, the front of the building will have the look of the ice house building from the mid-century, when the company was owned by Wade C. Cummings.

Cake-cutting, new exhibit mark Elvis' birthday

129 days ago

A new exhibit about Presley's movies and concerts in Hawaii opened Tuesday at the Graceland tourist attraction, which is across the street from the mansion.

New state museum leader set to begin in January

150 days ago

Gov. Jay Dardenne has chosen a Baton Rouge native to lead the Louisiana State Museum system as assistant secretary in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

At museum, Dickens fans can step into his personal life

156 days ago

""The Dickens Museum felt for many years a bit like Miss Havisham, covered in dust," said museum director Florian Schweizer, who slips references to Dickens' work seamlessly into his speech.

For its anniversary, we present 10 reasons to love the Modern

170 days ago

Overnight, the cultural institution that was the also-ran in the field of three major art museums became a national contender and a local treasure.

For its 10th anniversary, the Modern has a few world-class gifts for itself and...

170 days ago

The administrators and curators at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth are a quiet bunch.

Take a look inside Dallas' new Perot Museum

177 days ago

Gallery guides insist that the best way to see the museum is to ride the escalator to the top floor and work your way back to the level below ground, where there is a huge payoff.

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