Germany: The Ozeaneum (pictured above), in Stralsund, beat 41 rivals to win the 2010 European Museum of the Year Award. The institution, which opened in July 2008, is part of the German Oceanographic Museum complex. The Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels, Dublin’s Science Gallery and the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam received special commendations.
Lebanon: The militant group Hezbollah has inaugurated a museum that focuses on the military tactics used by rebels against Israeli soldiers during the 22-year occupation of Lebanese territories until May 2000. Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said: “We launched the jihadist tourist site, which we hope will be a correct step for preserving the history of our resistance.”
Poland: Historians and politicians have criticised an exhibition about homoeroticism in art at the National Museum in Warsaw. Ars Homo Erotica is a survey of homoerotic imagery over the centuries. An “Open Letter in Defence of the Good Name of the National Museum in Warsaw”, signed by high-profile figures, was published in right-wing publications.
Russia: Art collector Aslan Chekhoev has opened St Petersburg’s first private art museum. The new institution, which is devoted to Soviet underground and Russian contemporary art, houses works from Chekhoev’s 300-strong collection of paintings and photographs.
Switzerland: The Tree Museum opened last month on the shores of Lake Zurich, in Rapperswil-Jona. The 2.5-acre site features 22 species of tree, each of which is framed by a 16-foot sandstone wall. The museum is the brainchild of Swiss landscape architect Enzo Enea.
US: An exhibition of works by film star Dennis Hopper, who died of prostate cancer in May, opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) in Los Angeles on 11 July. Curated by artist Julian Schnabel, it will feature works from the past six decades. New MoCA director Jeffrey Deitch said that Hopper had participated in the selection of the works.
US: Seattle Art Museum will close its three main buildings, including the Seattle Asian Art Museum at Volunteer Park, for two weeks early next year in an attempt to balance its budget. Fifteen staff positions have been axed to cut costs, while museum director Derrick Cartwright plans to take a 15 per cent pay cut.
Compiled by Gareth Harris. Seen in the Seattle Times, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Art Newspaper and haaretz.com
Lebanon: The militant group Hezbollah has inaugurated a museum that focuses on the military tactics used by rebels against Israeli soldiers during the 22-year occupation of Lebanese territories until May 2000. Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said: “We launched the jihadist tourist site, which we hope will be a correct step for preserving the history of our resistance.”
Poland: Historians and politicians have criticised an exhibition about homoeroticism in art at the National Museum in Warsaw. Ars Homo Erotica is a survey of homoerotic imagery over the centuries. An “Open Letter in Defence of the Good Name of the National Museum in Warsaw”, signed by high-profile figures, was published in right-wing publications.
Russia: Art collector Aslan Chekhoev has opened St Petersburg’s first private art museum. The new institution, which is devoted to Soviet underground and Russian contemporary art, houses works from Chekhoev’s 300-strong collection of paintings and photographs.
Switzerland: The Tree Museum opened last month on the shores of Lake Zurich, in Rapperswil-Jona. The 2.5-acre site features 22 species of tree, each of which is framed by a 16-foot sandstone wall. The museum is the brainchild of Swiss landscape architect Enzo Enea.
US: An exhibition of works by film star Dennis Hopper, who died of prostate cancer in May, opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) in Los Angeles on 11 July. Curated by artist Julian Schnabel, it will feature works from the past six decades. New MoCA director Jeffrey Deitch said that Hopper had participated in the selection of the works.
US: Seattle Art Museum will close its three main buildings, including the Seattle Asian Art Museum at Volunteer Park, for two weeks early next year in an attempt to balance its budget. Fifteen staff positions have been axed to cut costs, while museum director Derrick Cartwright plans to take a 15 per cent pay cut.
Compiled by Gareth Harris. Seen in the Seattle Times, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Art Newspaper and haaretz.com
