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The Executive Director of the McLean County History Museum will be stepping down to take charge of the Department of Cultural Arts and the Children's Discovery Museum of the Town of Normal.Beth…

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…

Florence Ballin Cramer, Woodstock Farm, Oil, ch. 1920s, 14.5 x 17.5, courtesy of Gordon Taylor, Aileen Cramer Collection. "One of the pleasures of visiting friends at home is the opportunity to view personal art collections," write…

From American presidents to the history of fashion over the three millennia, Google Arts & Culture has used the latest technology to present and preserve vital aspects of history and culture for the enjoyment of all, regardless of l…

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…

anchor The central building of St. Elizabeths, photographed circa 1900. Image courtesy of the National Building Museum Dix made sure…

As the Marciano Foundation opens in Los Angeles, we examine 11 exceptional private collections open to the public - from a chain of art centers to a museum built into a rock face Unpacking: The Marciano Collection, installation view.…

There is nothing quite like owning a limited edition or a bespoke design that sums up the luxury of exclusivity. Arguably no one makes a piece more unique than the French, with their use of precious materials, like marble and brass, and…

The carnival that is Art Basel in Miami Beach is not just a fair; the district's greatest collectors also open their exhibition spaces to the public to present their latest acquisitions, organized in one-off exhibitions. Read on…

The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum opens “Atlanta Collects,” an exhibition of private works, on Monday, December 5. Collected by Jewish art enthusiasts in the Atlanta metro area, "Atlanta…

The centuries-old tradition of art collecting is evidenced in the current Milwaukee Art Museum exhibitFrom Rembrandt to Parmigianino: old masters from private collections. On display today, this exhibit offers the public a rare chance…

Image: Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection (RFC). Miami can be at the crossroads of the international art world one week a year, for Art Basel in Miami Beach, but the city's contemporary art scene remains a dynamic force…

new York - Christie's presents the Spring Sale of Antiques June 4, which includes more than 170 lots, offering a range of ancient objects from the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern worlds, including two distinguished private collections.…

Dog with human mask from Colima, Mexico (circa 200 BCE to 500 AD) from LACMA on the Google Cultural Institute (author's screenshot for Hyperallergic) The Google Cultural Institute, known to…

The Google Art Project is growing online today with a collection of more than 200 objects displayed in 3D. These objects are available - to the public - to be rotated and zoomed, allowing…

Besides the endless stream of parties, special performances, artist and curatorial talks, and the chance to see thousands of artists and their works at once, another major perk of being in Miami during the week of Art Basel in…

Fear is the emotion that came to my mind when Ana Gamazo was first approached to exhibit her private art collection.Gamazo and her husband, prominent Spanish businessman Juan Abelló, had spent nearly three decades amassing…

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…

A treat for fans of the Impressionists has just opened in a Parisian museum where 80 paintings and 20 graphic works unseen to the public are exhibited.The paintings - including Claude Monet's rarely shown masterpieces Sur les Planches de…

Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain Museum architects have become “Starchitects” - global celebrities beyond the architectural community, producing iconic buildings that turn…

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…

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - A virtual museum created by a graduate of the Penn State College of Education will be presented as part of the 75th anniversary of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE). The International…

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…

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…