Edgar Allen Poe Gets 2nd Shot at Funeral Oct 8, 2009
Visitors in Baltimore for the funeral can enjoy a new exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art, which includes chilling illustrations to "The Raven" by Edouard Manet. Baltimore has a decided advantage over the other cities that lay claim to Poe, notes BMA director Doreen Bolger. (CBS News)
Edgar Allan Poe gets funeral Oct 7, 2009
Visitors in Baltimore for the funeral can enjoy a new exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art, "Edgar Allan Poe: A Baltimore Icon," which includes chilling illustrations to "The Raven" by Edouard Manet. Baltimore has a decided advantage over the other cities that lay claim to Poe, notes BMA director Doreen Bolger. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Baltimore Museum of Art to furlough employees, cancels ArtBlast festival May 22, 2009
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Art museums pin hopes on high tech Apr 7, 2009
At The Baltimore Museum of Art, people can stand at a touch-sensitive flat screen for a virtual tour of the apartment and artwork of sisters Claribel and Etta Cone, who assembled a grand collection of pieces from Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh. At the Brooklyn Museum, two laptops with Web cams record videos of people talking about race in relation to the exhibition "The Black List Project" to be broadcast on YouTube. (MSNBC -- News)
Baltimore Museum of Art features circus-themed Picasso work Mar 25, 2009
Issue date: 3/24/09 Section. Media Credit: Photo Courtesy of wikipedia commonsA photo of Picasso, whose creative and colorful pieces can be viewed in the BMA's show, "A Circus Family.". (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
Fine arts are in survival mode as funds dry up Mar 2, 2009
The images of acrobats and clowns, says the director of the Baltimore Museum of Art, are "uplifting and fun" at a time when the economy is in free fall ... Vikan and the Baltimore Museum of Art's Bolger are determined to preserve free admission, which began three years ago with a local government grant that runs out in October. (USA Today -- Life)
