Contemporary Art Museums

Tuesday, May 18th is International Museum Day.

Posted by on May 18, 2010 at 9:35 am

Celebrate by going to an art museum near you. Locally (in LA) the Hammer is providing free admission today and the Getty (always free) is providing a 20% discount on items purchased at the museum store.  Check out your local institution to see if they are participating.

Doug Aiken Rethinks Hirshorn Museum Bookstore.

Posted by on April 21, 2010 at 8:12 am

LA artist Doug Aiken has been commissioned to rethink and redesign the bookstore at Washington D.C.’s Hirshorn Museum. The bookstore, which has been the first thing visitors see upon entering the museum, will be moved to the basement and  become an “enlightened” experience on many levels. The Washington Post’s Blake Gopnik reports today that: Aitken’s [...]