Jul 29, 2020 | Donations, Gallery, Museums, News & Trending
Jane Roughton Kearns wasn’t a student at the University of North Carolina, but her husband, Thomas Kearns Jr. graduated from the school in 1958. A legacy student, he played basketball for the school and apparently is still fiercely loyal. They sent three...
Jun 3, 2020 | Art, Gallery, Museums, News & Trending
Ordinarily, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy is a sea of art-lovers and tourists, bodies packed wall to wall as everyone vies to get a view of Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” that doesn’t include a dozen selfie-sticks. The art museum, which is housed in...
Apr 23, 2020 | Art, Museums, New York
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), cultural icon of New York City, closed all of its doors on March 12th due to the COVID-19 crisis racking the Big Apple. A responsible decision, even if every day closed feels like it jeopardizes the chances of the non-profit museum...
Mar 29, 2019 | Museums, News & Trending
After more than 10 years in the making, Hong Kong’s Tsz Shan Monastery is finally ready to open its doors to the public. It’s a historic moment for local residents, given that it is the region’s first and only Buddhist art museum. “The museum aspires to promulgate...
Jan 12, 2019 | Museums, News & Trending
Today marks day 22 of the 2018-2019 government shutdown—making it the longest federal shutdown in American history. While much has been said about the way that it’s impacted airports and national parks, relatively little has been said about the way it’s affecting...