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Museum architecture
New study suggests why museum architecture is so curvy, and it’s not because visitors like it…
In 1959 Frank Lloyd Wright defended his design for the Guggenheim Museum from the charge that his curved architecture would subjugate the paintings inside: "Rather, it was to make building and painting a beautiful unbroken…
Audience invited to a conference on the history of art: “Radical Museum Architecture”
The University of Mississippi for Women will host the Diane Legan Howard Art History Lecture Series, featuring Elise Lawton Smith, Sanderson Chair in Arts and Science at Millsaps College, on Tuesday, February 26 at 6 p.m.
Smith will…
Architecture and design of the Clarke House Museum
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The Clarke House was built by a local carpenter using readily available model books or building guides. These publications provided…
7 famous museums with cutting edge designs
For centuries, the museum has remained one of the most important cultural institutions. In addition to preserving and displaying works of art, artifacts, and other artifacts, many museums are also known for their…
Mido presents a limited edition watch inspired by the architecture of the Solomon R. Guggenheim…
The design of Mido's limited edition watch is inspired by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.
courtesy of Mido
Swiss watch brand Mido recently presented a new limited-edition watch…
A look at contemporary museum architecture – Buffalo Rising
Albright-Knox's current expansion plans are expected to be big, loud and noisy, and designed by the world-renowned OMA (Office of Municipal Architecture) company. This company has a past in which the status quo was big, loud…
National Building Museum’s New Exhibition, “Architecture of an Asylum,” Explores Links Between…
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The central building of St. Elizabeths, photographed circa 1900. Image courtesy of the National Building Museum
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Inside the new Architecture and Design Center at the Palm Springs Art Museum
Desert magazine, October 2014Photograph by David BlankThe intersecting worlds of contemporary architecture, art, photography and design will be on display in an innovative new home when the Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design…
Museum architecture: receptacle or spectacle?
Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain Museum architects have become “Starchitects†- global celebrities beyond the architectural community, producing iconic buildings that turn…
museum architecture competes with exhibitions to harness power
Only a quarter of a century ago, Australian art museums were widely regarded as majestic corporations authoritatively disseminating high culture knowledge to respectful enthusiasts.
This has been reflected in the architecture of…
A designer salutes the museum’s iconic architecture with deliciously “vintage” posters
MacMAC Niterói by architect Oscar Niemeyer. Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Tourist offices have a tradition of using simple and bold posters to help their cities compete for the attention of travelers. Today, an…
Ara Pacis Museum – Architecture – Review
ROME - The opening of the Ara Pacis Museum should have been a cause for celebration. The first major municipal building to be completed in the historic center of Rome in over half a century, it trumpets this city's desire to embrace…