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Imagined Lives: Mystery Portraits 1520-1640IMAGINED LIVES: MYSTERY PORTRAITS 1520-1640 17 March 2010-October 2011 The National Trust's Montacute House, near Yeovil,... »
Monthly Photo Tip – March 2010I am always on the lookout of ways to minimize camera vibration during exposure that may result in low quality and blurry... »
At HomeLast weekend New England was hit with record pouring rain. Although a big fan of heading out during rain storms to photograph I... »
Pick of the Day – Edward SobutaEd Sobuta is an IT professional that has a passion for photography. He specializes in nature, landscape, product and... »
Tribute to Gareth CarrivickTribute has been paid to comedy director Gareth Carrivick who has died. Jon Plowman, Executive Producer for BBC Comedy, who... »
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Pick of the Day – Alfred NgI was born in Hong Kong and our family moved to Toronto, Canada in 1973 I attended and graduated with honors from Central... »
Production begins on Jane EyreProduction begins next week in the UK on Focus Features and BBC Films' romantic drama Jane Eyre, produced by Ruby Films and... »
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Important Antiquities Lent by Republic of Italy on View at Metropolitan Museum
Share A rare, recently excavated ancient Roman dining set consisting of 20 silver objects—one of only three such sets from the region of Pompeii known to exist in the world—and an important ancient Greek kylix (or drinking cup) have been installed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Galleries for Greek and Roman... »
Recently Rediscovered Velázquez Painting Featured in New Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum
Share Exhibition Dates: November 17, 2009 – February 7, 2010 Exhibition Location: European Paintings, Gallery 16, 2nd floor Press Preview: Monday, November 16, 10:00 a.m.–noon Velázquez Rediscovered, a special exhibition opening November 17 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will feature a newly identified painting by Velázquez, Portrait of a Man, formerly ascribed by... »
Istanbul-Based Vehbi Koç Foundation Funds New Galleries for Ottoman Art at Metropolitan Museum
Share In recognition of a generous gift of $10 million from the Istanbul-based Vehbi Koç Foundation, The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today the designation of two new galleries for Ottoman Art as the Koç Family Galleries. To be part of the Museum’s galleries for the art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia,... »
Esteemed Photographer Helen Levitt Honored with Endowment Fund and Promised Gift of Photographs to Metropolitan Museum
Share The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today a new endowment fund and promised gift of artwork in memory of the great American street photographer Helen Levitt, who died on March 29, 2009, at the age of 95. The Helen Levitt Memorial Fund has been established through a generous planned gift of the artist’s sister-in-law,... »
Painting in Metropolitan Museum’s Collection Reattributed to Spanish Master Velázquez
Share Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced today that a technical examination and cleaning of one of its paintings, formerly ascribed to the workshop of Velázquez, has revealed an autograph work by the great 17th-century Spanish master himself. Velázquez is among the most admired Old Master painters, and his... »
The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry
ShareOne of the most beautiful manuscripts in the world is the lavishly illustrated medieval prayer book known as the Belles Heures (Beautiful Hours). It was created by the Limbourg Brothers—three of the greatest illuminators in Europe—for one of the most famous art patrons of all time, Jean de France, duc de Berry (1340–1416). The... »
Promised Gift of American Ceramics Transforms Metropolitan Museum’s Art Pottery Collection
Share The Metropolitan Museum of Art has accepted the promised gift of 250 exceptional examples of American art pottery from the collector Robert A. Ellison Jr., it was announced at a meeting of the Museum’s Board of Trustees today. The collection—which spans the years 1876 through 1956 and represents all regions of the nation—ranks among... »
Thomas P. Campbell Named Next Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Share The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that Thomas P. Campbell – an accomplished curator with a specialty in European tapestry who has worked at the Museum since 1995 – has been elected its next Director and CEO, succeeding Philippe de Montebello, who announced in January his intention to retire from the Metropolitan Museum... »
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- Delmar, NY - Photography Workshop 20 March, 2010
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