Senior Curator of the Guggenheim, Tracey Bashkoff, has been recognized for her extensive influences to the museum and named one of the Center for Curatorial Leadership’s 2014 fellows. As one of the honorees, Bashkoff will attend two weeks of training in NYC with previous fellows and cultural celebrities, as well as attend workshops planned by … Continue reading
LVMH (Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton) is the world’s leader in cutting-edge luxury, supporting over 60 prominent brands in a comprehensive range of: wines & spirits, fashion & leather goods, perfumes & cosmetics, watches & jewelry, selective retailing, and now has announced they will open their first museum in 2014. LVMH has always shown a … Continue reading
LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States. With over 120,000 objects in their collection they show expertise in works ranging from the antiquities to present times, Their mission is, ‘To serve the public through the collection, conservation, exhibition, and interpretation of significant works of art from a broad range of cultures and … Continue reading
Lilly Cassirer Neubauer, a member of a prominent Jewish family of publishers and gallery owners living in Nazi Germany was desperate to obtain an exit visa before she was captured by the Nazi army. In order to receive her one way ticket out of the Nazi rule, she was forced to surrender her beloved family … Continue reading
Going to museums tend to be overwhelming at times. Zig-zagging through doorways from one room to the next you often find yourself asking, “wait…have I been in here yet?” or find yourself guessing which doorway to walk in next because you don’t want to miss “that painting” you really were looking forward to see, but … Continue reading
Someone may be getting a pretty nice (but stolen) Christmas present this year! Two Damien Hirst works were stolen Monday night from the Exhibitionist Gallery in London. Combined, the prints are valued at £33,000 (just under $55,000) and had been acquired by the gallery just 4 days prior to the theft. Police believe the two … Continue reading