|
Posted on Monday, February 06, 2012 11:46 PM
MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS March is College month at the High! During this month students pay $5. Valid with student I.D. SPECIAL EVENT: Family Day – Bid Bonjour to the Budding Blossoms, Sunday, March 13, 12 to 5 p.m. Join
us for a Family Day of looking at photos, photography workshops, family
portraits and fabulous French music all inspired by “Henri
Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century.”
March Friday Jazz: Friday, March 18, 5 to 10 p.m. March’s Friday Jazz artist is trombonist Chris Crenshaw. |
|
|
Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 11:56 AM
This
spring, the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) in partnership with the Portfolio
Center, presents an exhibition honoring history and design through the medium
of the chair.
Stories in Form: Chair
Design by the Portfolio Centerruns February 5 through June 3, 2012.
 The works featured in Stories in Formare created as part of
the Portfolio Center’s nationally acclaimed course “Modernism: History,
Criticism and Theory,” which explores design history as a catalyst for new
design ideas. While learning about Modernism, the history of design and the
development of critical thinking skills, students in the course create chairs
by means of a design process that combines inspiration from a historical period
with personal experience. |
|
|
Christina Homer: Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012 6:25 PM
Yes, today is Friday the 13th. But it’s the first of a whopping three this year, so face your fears, brush away those superstitions, grab your rabbit’s foot and get out there and have fun, because there’s plenty to do in ATL this weekend (particularly if you’re artsy)!
 Baby it’s cold outside. But luckily, it’s warm inside, and you can still get a taste of winter (literally & figuratively) at Atlanta Contemporary Art Center’s Winter Exhibitions Opening Night. Ringing in its two winter exhibitions, |
|
|
Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 1:56 PM
World
AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1 each year around the world. It has
become one of the most recognized international health days and is a
key opportunity to raise awareness, to commemorate those who have passed
on, and to celebrate victories such as increased access to treatment
and prevention services.
This
year the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) will commemorate World AIDS
Day by staying open for 24 hours (from 12:00am to 11:59pm on December
1).
During that time period, visitors to the museum will have the opportunity to take in two AIDS-related exhibitions, |
|
|
Posted on Friday, October 21, 2011 4:08 PM
Giorgio Armani presentsAcqua,
an exploration of the theme of water in photographs, at the annual Paris
Photo photography fair Giorgio Armani will partner withParis Photo,
the important international photographic showcase, which celebrates its
15 anniversary from November 10-13 and is now located for
the first time in the central nave of the Grand Palais. As official partner of this major event, Giorgio
Armani is providing support for the first show that will bring together
work from three of the world’s finest museums at the heart of the fair. |
|
|
Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2011 5:21 PM
Iconic Rio Tinto
Center Inspired
by Utah
Landscape Set in the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains  The Natural
History Museum of Utah, located at the University of Utah,
will reopen to the public on November 18, 2011 in a stunning
new building situated in the foothills of the Rocky
Mountains, overlooking Salt Lake City and inspired by the
diverse landscape of Utah. The $103 million Rio Tinto
Center, funded by a public and private partnership, is deeply
rooted in place and infused with multiple features that
embrace both traditional and new media techniques – a new Museum that sets a new standard
for a Natural History Museum of the 21st Century. |
|
