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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 17, 2025 visibility 5 link 2 artists, 2 galleries

mildred howard retrospective oakland museum of california 1234767228

The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) will host a major retrospective for Bay Area artist Mildred Howard, titled “Poetics of Memory,” opening in June 2025. The exhibition spans five decades of Howard’s work, including new pieces, and will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog with plans for a national tour. Howard, a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow, has a long history with OMCA, which owns her 1989 installation *TAP: Investigation of Memory*. Senior curator Carin Adams, who worked with Howard on reinstalling *TAP* in 2019, proposed the retrospective to honor Howard’s legacy in the Bay Area arts scene.

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article news schedule Sep 18, 2025 visibility 1 link 2 artists

cairo officials launch hunt for a pharaonic bracelet missing from egyptian museum 1234752636

Cultural authorities in Cairo have launched a nationwide search for a 3,000-year-old solid gold bracelet that disappeared from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square. The artifact, once owned by King Amenemope of the 21st Dynasty, features blue lapis lazuli beads and was last seen in the museum's restoration laboratory. It was being prepared for the upcoming "Treasures of the Pharaohs" exhibition in Rome. Authorities have distributed images of the bracelet to all Egyptian airports, seaports, and land border crossings to prevent smuggling, and a specialist committee will inventory all artifacts in the laboratory.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 10, 2025 visibility 4 link 6 artists, 4 galleries

Best 16 Seattle art exhibits to see this fall

This fall, Seattle's visual arts scene is exceptionally strong, with a curated guide highlighting 16 must-see exhibitions across the city. Notable shows include Matthew Deane Parker's 'Hard Body' at Gallery 4Culture, featuring foam boulders sculpted by an artist with multiple sclerosis; Rob Rhee's 'Crossings' at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, using dried gourds; and Stefan Gonzales's 'Unclassified Materials' and 'Quarry,' which reimagine land art through a decolonial lens. Other highlights include Rodney McMillian's 'Neighbors' at the Henry Art Gallery, 'Woven in Wool' at the Burke Museum showcasing Coast Salish weaving, and a trio of Indigenous-focused shows at the Frye Art Museum featuring Camille Trautman, Priscilla Dobler Dzul, and a survey of the late Beau Dick.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 18, 2025 visibility 1 link 4 artists

Art brings ideas about ocean to landlocked place

The Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas has opened "Soundings: Making Culture at Sea," an exhibition exploring connections to the ocean from the landlocked state of Kansas. Curated by Emily Casey and Celka Straughn, the show runs through December 14 and features works from the museum's collection, including a Winslow Homer watercolor, a carved wooden mermaid, and photographs of Greenland glaciers, alongside a video by Isaac Julien. The exhibition is organized into four sections covering maps, ocean crossings, ecological threats, and maritime trade.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 15, 2025 visibility 4 link 21 artists, 3 galleries

Border Crossings: Ten Scottish Masters of Modern Art

The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum presents 'Border Crossings: Ten Scottish Masters of Modern Art,' an exhibition running from 28 June 2025 to 14 June 2026. Curated by Janet McKenzie, the show highlights ten Scottish-born artists—including Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Eduardo Paolozzi, and William Turnbull—who left Scotland to train and build careers in London, Paris, and New York, contributing significantly to international modernism.

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rate_review review schedule Jul 17, 2025 visibility 2 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

Latent Energy: A Review of Bernard Williams at Elmhurst Art Museum

Bernard Williams' solo exhibition "Crossings" is on view across the Elmhurst Art Museum campus, including its parking lot and the Mies van der Rohe house. The show features sculptures, paintings, and installations that reference African American history, such as the "Spirit of Bessie Coleman" works honoring the pioneering aviator, and "Cowboy Dream" with its roosters and cowboy figure. The exhibition's title and layout deliberately avoid linear narratives, instead forcing viewers to navigate a fragmented path that mirrors the complexities of historical memory and racial injustice.

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museum exhibitions schedule Jun 22, 2025 link 11 artists, 1 gallery

The McManus are opening a new exhibition celebrating Scotland’s top modern artists next weekend

The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum will open a new exhibition titled 'Border Crossings: Ten Scottish Masters of Modern Art' on Saturday, 28 June, running until 14 June 2026. The show features ten influential Scottish modern artists—Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Robert Colquhoun, William Crozier, Alan Davie, William Gear, William Johnstone, Robert MacBryde, Eduardo Paolozzi, William Scott, and William Turnbull—all drawn exclusively from Dundee’s nationally recognized art collection. It marks the first time these ten figures have been displayed together at The McManus.

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