Crowds threaten art in Sistine Chapel

Posted on September 09, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste

The dust brought in by tourists may cause "serious damage" to Michelangelo's The Last Judgment and other artwork in the Sistine Chapel, says Vatican museums director Antonio Paolucci.

Tags: sistine, chapel, vatican, artwork, museums

AUDIO: William Thorsell ends ROM run

Posted on September 02, 2010 in Milsuite FX

On the eve of his departure from the Royal Ontario Museum, director William Thorsell talked to CBC about why he chose to step down after a decade, the spirited cultural renaissance he's witnessed in downtown Toronto and sparking controversy with Daniel Libeskind's challenging and radical crystalline addition.

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Ludendorff Bridge Peace Museum Art

Posted on September 01, 2010 in Sculpture

Author: TobieoBrown Keywords: Added: August 31, 2010

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Animatronic Raptor at Natural History museum

Posted on August 30, 2010 in Animatronics

Author: Axelvs1994 Keywords: Added: August 29, 2010

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Van Gogh theft prompts Egypt museum pledge

Posted on August 29, 2010 in Milsuite FX

Egypt is pledging strict measures to protect its cultural and archeological treasures after the theft of a Vincent Van Gogh painting on Saturday.

Tags: van, theft, egypt, gogh, archeological

Animatronic T-rex skeleton from Night at the museum 2

Posted on August 29, 2010 in Animatronics

Author: Axelvs1994 Keywords: Added: August 29, 2010

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Eli Broad to build $100M art museum in L.A.

Posted on August 28, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste

Developer turned philanthropist Eli Broad has announced a multi-million dollar plan to erect a museum bearing his name in downtown Los Angeles.

Tags: eli, museum, broad, erect, plan

National Gallery curator quits for Cleveland job

Posted on August 28, 2010 in Milsuite FX

The deputy director and chief curator of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa is leaving to become director of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Tags: director, national, cleveland, curator, gallery

Anne Frank tree topples in Amsterdam

Posted on August 26, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste

A monumental chestnut tree that cheered teenage diarist Anne Frank while she was in hiding from the Nazis has toppled over, the Anne Frank Museum says.

Tags: frank, anne, tree, nazis, hiding

Guerra de la Paz @ Miami Art Museum

Posted on August 26, 2010 in Sculpture

Author: theGdlP Keywords: Added: August 25, 2010

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Animatronic Talking Farmer at Duke Homstead Tobacco Museum i

Posted on August 25, 2010 in Animatronics

Author: hollowfyre Keywords: Added: August 25, 2010

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Exhibit in the lobby at SAM(Seattle Art Museum)

Posted on August 24, 2010 in Sculpture

Author: DanKemblepdx Keywords: Added: August 23, 2010

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Nazi-looted painting returns to Vienna museum

Posted on August 24, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste

A 12-year battle over the possession of a painting that was stolen from a Jewish Austrian by the Nazis came to a close on Monday when the work by Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele was displayed at a Vienna museum.

Tags: austrian, nazi, vienna, museum, painting

Vonnegut legacy to be preserved in library

Posted on August 23, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste

Three years after his death, pieces of Kurt Vonnegut's life are coming together in his hometown in a new library that will also be a museum devoted to his legacy.

Tags: vonnegut, library, legacy, coming, hometown

Picasso packs the house at Met museum

Posted on August 22, 2010 in Milsuite FX

A Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition of works by Pablo Picasso drew more than 700,000 visitors over a 17-week period.

Tags: picasso, museum, drew, pablo, visitors

Largest Islamic art museum reopens after 8 years

Posted on August 15, 2010 in Milsuite FX

The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo has opened for previews after a $10-million US, eight-year restoration.

Tags: year, art, museum, islamic, previews

Natural History Museum of London

Posted on August 14, 2010 in Animatronics

Author: bcnad Keywords: Added: August 13, 2010

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Hammering Man Seattle Art Museum

Posted on August 13, 2010 in Sculpture

Author: cwispas Keywords: Added: August 13, 2010

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Dali painting from N.B. on the move

Posted on August 09, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste

A Salvador Dali painting that belongs to a Fredericton gallery is temporarily part of an exhibition of the artist's work at Atlanta's High Museum of Art.

Tags: dali, painting, work, artist, atlanta

Tampa Museum of Art (version 2)

Posted on August 05, 2010 in Art

Author: markgoblue1 Keywords: Added: August 4, 2010

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