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Women artists talk politics
- The Bay Area’s legacy of activism, particularly politically-charged work by female artists, comes to the forefront in “The Way That We Rhyme: Women, Art & Politics.”
- The Bay Area’s legacy of activism, particularly politically-charged work by female artists, comes to the forefront in “The Way That We Rhyme: Women, Art & Politics.”
Xu named Asian Art Museum director
- Jay Jie Xu, 45, will become director of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum on June 15, according to an announcement Wednesday by board chair Dixon Doll. The position has been vacant since the beginning of the year with the retirement of Emily J. Sano, who held the position for 15 years. Xu (pronounced “shu”) has been with the Art Institute of Chicago, serving as Pritzker Chairman of the Department of Asian and Ancient Art since 2006. Previously, he has worked with the Seattle Art Museum, New York’s Metropolitan and the Shanghai Museum.
- Jay Jie Xu, 45, will become director of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum on June 15, according to an announcement Wednesday by board chair Dixon Doll. The position has been vacant since the beginning of the year with the retirement of Emily J. Sano, who held the position for 15 years. Xu (pronounced “shu”) has been with the Art Institute of Chicago, serving as Pritzker Chairman of the Department of Asian and Ancient Art since 2006. Previously, he has worked with the Seattle Art Museum, New York’s Metropolitan and the Shanghai Museum.
Year of the Rat at The Asian Art Museum
- Now, with 4705 and the Year of the Rat in full swing, San Francisco's grand Asian Art Museum is offering some exceptional exhibits. Beginning this week, the Civic Center building will feature "Drama & Desire" and "On Gold Mountain," the former including some "adults only" examples of "shunga" erotic art.
- Now, with 4705 and the Year of the Rat in full swing, San Francisco's grand Asian Art Museum is offering some exceptional exhibits. Beginning this week, the Civic Center building will feature "Drama & Desire" and "On Gold Mountain," the former including some "adults only" examples of "shunga" erotic art.
Dental museum has plenty to smile about
- You’ve never seen teeth — or dentistry — quite like this.
- You’ve never seen teeth — or dentistry — quite like this.
Constellation: a museum that keeps history afloat
- The year is 1860.
- The year is 1860.
Museum offers glimpse into Jewish life
- The room is almost empty.
- The room is almost empty.
Poe House offers disturbing glimpse of 1830s Baltimore
- At some point in Jeff Jerome’s tenure as the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum curator, he and his staff made a disturbing find — bones.
- At some point in Jeff Jerome’s tenure as the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum curator, he and his staff made a disturbing find — bones.
Take a ride at the B&O Railroad Museum
- All aboard for a visit to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum.
- All aboard for a visit to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum.
Exhibits unveil history of U.S. code breaking
- The National Cryptologic Museum explores the complex history of code breaking and code making in the United States as the nation’s only public museum in the intelligence community.
- The National Cryptologic Museum explores the complex history of code breaking and code making in the United States as the nation’s only public museum in the intelligence community.
Star-Spangled Banner Museum: A touch of American history
- The most noticeable thing about Mary Pickersgill’s house in downtown Baltimore is the way it smells.
- The most noticeable thing about Mary Pickersgill’s house in downtown Baltimore is the way it smells.
Museum brings medicine into present
- Like Washington’s cherry tree and the Tecumseh curse, the barbaric reputation of Civil War doctors is little more than an American legend, says Ryan Rokicki, curator of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick.
- Like Washington’s cherry tree and the Tecumseh curse, the barbaric reputation of Civil War doctors is little more than an American legend, says Ryan Rokicki, curator of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick.
Museum to expand soon
- The Havre de Grace Maritime Museum is planning a 4,800-square-foot expansion in the form of a large outdoor pavilion and display space overlooking the top of the Chesapeake Bay.
Farm Museum recognizes outstanding volunteer
- The staff of the Carroll County Farm Museum recently awarded Jerry Gottlick his “3,000 hours” pin for volunteering 3,000 hours during the past seven years.