Tomorrow (Saturday, May 18th) is the 10th Annual Art Museum Day. A number of museums in the city have special events and pricing for the day! Participating NYC museums include: American Folk Art Museum Brooklyn Museum The Corning Museum of Glass The Frick Collection Grey Art Gallery, New York University Guggenheim Museum The Jewish Museum […]
Two upcoming NYC museum events spotlight Caribbean art and culture: Tonight, at 6:30pm, the Whitney presents: “Taíno Today: Art and Culture in the Caribbean” (Friday, Jul 20, 2018). “On the occasion of the exhibition Pacha, Llaqta, Wasichay: Indigenous Space, Modern Architecture, New Art, this conversation explores the field of Taíno art and culture. Speakers include […]
The Brooklyn Museum has an interesting post about the history of Korean Porcelain: Notably: “Korean ceramic artists developed cobalt-decorated porcelains in the fifteenth century after admiring Chinese examples for years.” The admiration is understandable. And these items at our galleries makes it clear why Chinese cobalt porcelain items were so coveted: Exceptional and Rare Kangxi […]
When the weather gets cold, the cold take in art! (At least, that seems like the best plan.) NYC-ARTS has put together a detailed list of the NYC museums offering free – or pay-what-you-wish admission. You may not be able to wish the weather away, but it is comforting that when it’s punishing, you can duck […]
Have an urge to brush up on your art history knowledge? New York City Museums are helping you do that – even beyond their spectacular exhibits. Met Publications The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers 5 decades of publications to read and download (for free). Such as: “Van Gogh in Arles documents the first major exhibition […]