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Obama’s Energizer Bunny in a Wax Museum

Sunday brings White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer to five morning shows claiming the GOP is trying to “drag Washington into a swamp of partisan fishing expeditions, trumped-up hearings and false allegations.” Pfeiffer’s Energizer Bunny Presidential defense counterpoints the usual suspects wheeled out from the punditry wax museum and animated with higher-volume loops of their usual [...]

Theaster Gates creates a new large-scale installation for Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art

yesterdayArts : Artdaily

13th Ballad, an installation by Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates, is an extension of the artist?s 12 Ballads for Huguenot House, which was co-produced by the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago for dOCUMENTA (13), the international art exhibition in Kassel, Germany. Show More Summary

Book News: Viral Poetry, Birthday Bridge

The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum will reopen in October, after being closed for over a year due to lack of funding. The story of a poem that’s being posted at Little League fields throughout the country. “There are laws to protect...Show More Summary

Splendid 350 year-old manuscript published for the first time

4 days agoArts : Artdaily

In collaboration with Statens Museum for Kunst the German publishing house Prestel have just published a luxurious facsimile edition of The Green Florilegium. Dating back to the mid-17th century the book was originally an extensive, high-prestige collection of painstakingly hand-painted depictions of flowers ? both familiar and rare and exotic. Show More Summary

First Look: Saint Laurent’s New ‘Permanent Collection’

6 days agoLifestyle / Fashion : The Cut

To mark the opening of their new Avenue Montaigne flagship in Paris, Saint Laurent has created a “permanent collection” which they plan to house in their gleaming marble museum store. Like other label’s “commercial pieces,” the company has taken classic items with inherent brand DNA — Le Smoking, a leopard print coat, ... More »

National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House: Inspiring Change Through Susan B.

Our Women's Inspiration programs are workshops tailored for small groups of women who are in transition. Whatever their "transition," these women come to us for inspiration, and Susan B. Anthony provides it.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston opens two 18th-century period rooms from Great Britain

last weekArts : Artdaily

Two 18th-century period rooms from Great Britain have been reinstalled at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as part of a suite of galleries. The Alan and Simone Hartman Galleries comprise the Newland House Drawing Room, Hamilton Palace Dining Room, and British Art 1560?1830. Show More Summary

Design Museum Pop-Up Garden opens

last weekArts : Artdaily

Design Museum, London has partnered with design company Vitra to create a pop-up garden on the River Thames to celebrate the arrival of summer. Housed in the museum?s display area on the riverfront (The Tank) the garden brings together...Show More Summary

When Your House Is Also a Museum

The house where art goes to live - Architectural Digest Hammocks so comfortable that you will get rid of your bed - HuffPost Home Coffee-table books that mom will love - Houzz Seven inspiring furniture makeovers - Country Living Three tricks for designing any space - Real Simple How to get the Marfa look in your home (without a trip to Texas) - Refinery29

On the Rise

[Image: A Galveston house on stilts, courtesy of the Galveston County Museum, Galveston, Texas, via Science Friday]. Following the catastrophic hurricane of 1900, the city of Galveston, Texas, was vertically raised up to 17 feet from...Show More Summary

Obama campaigns in Mexico

(Scott Johnson) On Friday morning President Obama spoke to an audience of young Mexicans at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. The White House has posted the text of the speech here. Obama is full of praise for Mexico. Show More Summary

Digging London’s past: Syon Park excavation

his summer the Museum of London will return to Syon Park, Hounslow, with digging opportunities for adult and children, it has been announced. Having previously focussed on investigating the house of Sir Richard Wynne, a Parliamentarian...Show More Summary

Breaking down BLACK BOX at Spelman

Artophiles - locally and nationwide - are aware of the significance of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. The museum, housed here in Atlanta at one of America's premier academic institutions, regularly exhibits work by world-renowned artists like Romare Bearden, Faith Ringgold, Sheila Pree Bright and many more.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Celeb Chef To Cater RTCA Dinner

2 weeks agoIndustries / Media : FishbowlDC

While the Radio/TV Correspondents Dinner is typically a quieter affair than the White House Correspondents Dinner, they’ve stepped up their game this year. The event, which takes place June 5th at the National Building Museum, will be...Show More Summary

Hypocrisy Unleashed: CNN's Kurtz Rips Perino's Interview of Her Former Boss, George W. Bush

As part of the Fox News Channel's coverage of the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Texas on Thursday, Dana Perino, co-host of the channel's “The Five” weekday program and a White House press secretary...Show More Summary

LEED Platinum-Certified George W. Bush Presidential Library Opens in Dallas

Each president gets a library and museum to house his collection of material, gifts and artifacts received during his time in office. The George W. Bush Library is housed on the edge of SMU, which is the alma mater of Laura Bush. Designed by New York firm

Required Reading

3 weeks agoArts : Hyperallergic

This week, commentary on the Cariou v Prince ruling, architecture on the brain, churnalism, the 9/11 museum, reaction GIFs about art handling, the White House takes a stand on the GIF, and more.

On This Day In American History: The White House Bowling Alley Opened

3 weeks agoSports : With Leather

With the five living U.S. Presidents and Zombie Taft currently breaking in the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Southern Methodist University, where legend has it that Craig [...] The post On This Day In American History: The White House Bowling Alley Opened appeared first on With Leather.

CNN’s John King Grills George W. Bush On Iraq WMD… Like A Raw-Food Chef

3 weeks agoNews : Mediaite

The dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Liberry And Museum has resulted in a flurry of interviews with the last Republican to occupy the White House, and a historical whitewashing worthy of an army of Tom Sawyer's friends. In one such interview, aired on Wednesday night's Anderson Cooper 360, CNN's John King took former President George W. Show More Summary

Urban Planner: April 25, 2013

3 weeks agoCanada / Toronto : Torontoist

Tonight: OCAD film students showcase their work, House of Anansi throws a party, the Bata Shoe Museum celebrates sneakers, and Laugh Sabbath holds a live taping. Film: If you wanted a peek into what some local film students have been working on, be sure to drop in on the OCADU Augmented Cinema Film Festival. Show More Summary

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