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Massachusetts Museums Are Readying to Reopen; Find Fresh Exhibitions and Art Walks in The Berkshires
ArtfixDaily / July 7th, 2020
The three largest museums in the Berkshires—the Clark Art Institute, MASS MoCA and the Norman Rockwell Museum—plan to reopen to visitors over the July 11–12 weekend, following Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s announcement permitting museums and other cultural organizations to resume ...
For a Colorful Lift, Glimpse Chagall's America Windows
ArtfixDaily / July 5th, 2020
When the U.S. offered a safe harbor for refugees during World War II, Marc Chagall (1887-1985), the renowned Russian-born artist who lived in France, was among the fortunate to escape the Nazis for America. He remained in the U.S. to 1947. "I lived here in America during the inhuman war in ...
New York City Scenes Form Major Gift of 130 Artworks to New-York Historical Society
ArtfixDaily / June 22nd, 2020
The New-York Historical Society has announced an extraordinary promised gift from philanthropists and art collectors Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld. The couple’s “Scenes of New York City” collection comprises 130 artworks dating from the mid-19th through the 21st-centuries, including works by Isabel ...
Experience Nature with British Artist-Explorer Tony Foster Through Video Tours of His Journeys
ArtfixDaily / June 3rd, 2020
Take an inspiring virtual trip with guided tours of The Foster, the Palo Alto, California, collection comprising the extraordinarily-detailed watercolor work of artist-explorer Tony Foster. In each tour, the artist himself guides viewers through The Foster galleries as he explains his art-making ...
The Natural World of Giovanna Garzoni Brings the Pitti Palace Back to Life
ArtfixDaily / May 28th, 2020
100 works of art, in the first major exhibition devoted to this Baroque artist and friend of Artemisia Gentileschi, bring the Florentine grand ducal palace back to life after lockdown. Uffizi Director Eike Schmidt notes, “Garzoni's art marks the rebirth of the Grand Dukes' palace after a long ...
From Paul Revere to Jacob Lawrence, Artist Soldiers Are Recognized in Georgia Museum of Art's Online Exhibition
ArtfixDaily / May 22nd, 2020
Every summer, the Georgia Museum of Art participates in Blue Star Museums, a program organized by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) that offers free admission and special discounts to military personnel and their families from Armed Forces Day through Labor Day. Blue Star Museums is a ...
Take a Stroll in Miami's Bayfront Vizcaya Gardens
ArtfixDaily / May 13th, 2020
In Miami, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens’ beautiful bayfront gardens are now open and tickets can be reserved online. With 10 acres of outdoor gardens, Vizcaya offers the community ample space to maintain social distance with a low-density experience. For those who are not local, go online to ...
40 Million People Soak In #MuseumSunshine With a Two Week Pattern of Warm Artworks
ArtfixDaily / May 4th, 2020
On April 21, the New-York Historical Society and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., partnered "to brighten social media feeds" by sharing sunny artworks with people during the dark days of coronavirus stay-at-home orders. Within just over a week, some 3,000 users ...
View the Entire $100 Million Gift of Artworks to the Cleveland Museum of Art in March
ArtfixDaily / May 3rd, 2020
The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) in March received a gift and promised gift of more than 100 Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and modern European and American paintings, drawings, and prints; Chinese and Japanese ceramics; and other works of art from the collection of Clevelanders Joseph P. ...
Step Inside the Smithsonian Exhibition Revealing One Prussian Explorer’s Profound Impact on American Identity
ArtfixDaily / May 3rd, 2020
Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature and Culture is the first exhibition to examine Humboldt’s impact on five spheres of American cultural development: the visual arts, sciences, literature, politics and exploration, between 1804 and 1903. The exhibition was installed at the ...
Antiques Dealers' Association Online Show a Success Driven By New Client Sales
ArtfixDaily / May 1st, 2020
The eighth edition of the Antiques Dealers' Association (ADA) online show was a resounding success. Before opening on April 24th, 200 visitors were already in the website's 'waiting room,' and another 200 visitors arrived within the first two minutes of being live. All were eager to shop more ...
Major Monet Exhibition Will Reopen in Germany with New Protective Measures for Museum Visitors
ArtfixDaily / April 29th, 2020
Following guidelines set by the Brandenburg Museum Association, Museum Barberini in Potsdam will reopen on May 6, after two months of temporary closure due to COVID-19 precautions in Germany. Pre-booked tickets for the museum's Monet exhibition remain valid, and tickets will be available online, ...
Join Degas at the Opéra With This Virtual Tour of the National Gallery Exhibition
ArtfixDaily / April 28th, 2020
Edgar Degas (1834–1917) is celebrated as the premier painter of dancers, a subject that dominated his art for nearly four decades. Degas's renowned images of the Paris Opéra are among the most sophisticated and visually compelling works he created. Celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Paris ...
Pets Rule in People's Epic Artwork Recreations During Lockdown
ArtfixDaily / April 26th, 2020
Quarantined people are enlisting their pets in the still-trending social media challenge to recreate art masterpeices with everyday objects (and household members) at home. As the weeks are drawing into months of stay-at-home orders, people are finding plenty of ways to stage their animal ...
Take a Ten-Minute Forest Bath on Earth Day With These Artworks From the NGA's 'True to Nature' Exhibition
ArtfixDaily / April 21st, 2020
While April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day celebrations, artists over centuries have trekked outdoors to create landscape sketches that capture the magnificence of nature and offer an enduring homage to Earth's beauty. An integral part of art education in the late 18th and early ...
Figge Art Museum Wants You to Recreate Its Art in 'Getting Figge With It' Challenge
ArtfixDaily / April 20th, 2020
In the wake of the very popular Getty Challenge that invited people to post artwork re-creations on social media, the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa, has launched the “Getting Figge With It” challenge. Like the Getty's challenge, which was inspired by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and ...
Relax With Over 16,000 Great Artworks Online from the Yale Center for British Art
ArtfixDaily / April 15th, 2020
The Yale Center for British Art has announced their latest contribution of collections data and images to Google Arts & Culture, which allows the public to explore collections from around the world. The publication of 16,392 works through Google’s online platform represents an increase of ...
Dr. John Driscoll, Renowned American Art Specialist, Remembered
ArtfixDaily / April 14th, 2020
Dr. John Driscoll, owner of Driscoll Babcock Galleries in New York, passed away from COVID-19 on Friday, April 10, 2020. The gallery has provided this obituary written by Glenn Adamson: A giant has passed from the art world – a world that he loved so well, with an intensity and integrity rare ...
Revel in Fabulous Fabergé Imperial Easter Eggs
ArtfixDaily / April 9th, 2020
Easter eggs are among the most fabled and intricately-crafted treasures from the firm of Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920), the legendary jeweler to the court of Russia. Fabergé’s extraordinary Imperial Eggs with hidden surprises inside were commissioned as Easter gifts from the last two Tsars for ...
Museum Survey Details Impact of Closures and Results of Digital Initiatives
NEMO survey / April 7th, 2020
A new survey released by the Network of European Museum Organizations (NEMO) looks at data from museums in Europe and worldwide detailing current impacts of the coronavirus crisis. With most museums now closed, the survey aims to assess issues being faced and paths forward for arts ...