Ours is a literate culture rather than a visual one, and “there is a comfort in reading a label,” Gary Vikan, former director of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, told Observer.
French Impressionism . Venice and the Ottoman Empire . Contemporary African Masks . David Driskell and Contemporaries . American Quilting . Paul McCartney Photographs . Didier William and M. Florine ...
Others said the text is small and the lighting is dim, which they cited as other potential obstacles for reading the exhibition labels. The Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art welcomes visitors ...
The museum is also a generous colleague to others: Just check the labels at any major exhibition of contemporary art, and you are likely to find several major works loaned by Glenstone.
This stunning, unique work by Robert Morris depicts Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, as they were hanged in Italy at the end of WWII. It has been in exhibitions at both the Guggenheim ...
Museums have adopted creative engagement strategies when renovation work keeps visitors away. By Annabel Keenan This article is part of the Fine Arts & Exhibits special section on the art world ...