Category: Press Releases
Rare Bosch Painting, Just One of Five in U.S., Finally on Display at the Nelson
BY DAVID FRESE The Kansas City Star dfrese@kcstar.com JUNE 28, 2017 1:25 PM When you’re about to display a rare 500-year-old painting recently confirmed as…
Gates of Paradise to be Installed at Nelson-Atkins
Bronze Doors are Promised Gift of Trustee Paul DeBruce and Linda Woodsmall-DeBruce Kansas City, MO June 28, 2017–A massive pair of monumental bronze doors considered…
Pollock/Motherwell Exhibition Opens at Nelson-Atkins July 8
Artists, Paintings Legendary Kansas City, MO. June 22, 2017–Two famed American artists are featured in the focus exhibition Pollock and Motherwell: Legends of Abstract Expressionism,…
Jackson Pollock’s ‘Mural’ Returns to U.S. After Years Abroad
Painting won’t return to Iowa City until at least 2019 Iowa City Press Citizen Jeff Charis-Carlson , jcharisc@press-citizen.com Published 11:40 a.m. CT June 14, 2017…
‘Eugene Richards: The Run-On of Time’ Review: Keeping His Eyes Wide Open
On display at the George Eastman Museum, Eugene Richards’s raw and wrenching images are not for the faint of heart. The Wall Street Journal June…
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CompanyBy Andrew Webster June 15, 2017 Fine Art Connoisseur Hieronymus Bosch, “The Temptation of St. Anthony,” circa 1500-1510, oil on panel, 15 3/16 x 9…
Guest Commentary: A Decade of the Bloch Building, a Kansas City Arts Milestone
JUNE 15, 2017 8:30 PM BY STEVE MCDOWELL Special to The Star This year marks 10 years since a unique moment of international attention was…
Newly Attributed Bosch Painting Goes On View At Nelson-Atkins
Antiques and the Arts Weekly JUNE 13, 2017 KANSAS CITY, MO. — For the first time since its reattribution, Hieronymus Bosch’s “The Temptation of St…
Newly Attributed Bosch Painting Goes on View at Nelson-Atkins June 30
Joined by Flemish Painting Newly Attributed to Albrecht Bouts Kansas City, MO. June 13, 2017–For the first time since its reattribution, Hieronymus Bosch’s The Temptation…
“Dignity vs. Despair” Opens at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Fine Books & Collections JUNE 8, 2017 9:29 AM Kansas City, MO. June 7, 2017- A new exhibition featuring works by some of the most…
Nelson-Atkins’ Bloch Building Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The Jewish Chronicle Written by Barbara Bayer, Editor June 8, 2017 The magical Bloch Building, an award-winning architectural marvel designed by Steven Holl as an…
10 Years After Opening, New Challenge for Bloch Building
VISUAL ARTS Kansas City Star JUNE 07, 2017 5:15 PM BY DAVID FRESE dfrese@kcstar.com At a town hall meeting before the Bloch Building opened 10…
Category: Press Releases
Nelson-Atkins to Unveil Bloch Galleries of European Art
Galleries to feature Marion and Henry Bloch Collection, with Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art on view for first time in a decade…
Richard Learoyd Photography Exhibition Opens
Luminous, Seductive Images Captivate Viewers; Learoyd in Conversation in Atkins Auditorium Kansas City, MO. Jan 26, 2017–Contemporary English photographer Richard Learoyd, using…
Exhibition Explores Tastemakers of Imperial China
Visitors Offered Rare Opportunity; Luxurious Objects Seldom on View Kansas City, MO. Dec. 8, 2016–A new exhibition offers visitors a rare chance to view fragile…
Nelson-Atkins Acquires Armenian Masterwork
Elevates Museum’s Holdings in Medieval Manuscripts, Art Kansas City, MO. Nov.15, 2016–A manuscript internationally recognized as one of the greatest Armenian illuminated…
Janet Cardiff: Forty-Part Motet Opens at Nelson-Atkins
“Transformative, Moving” Sound Sculpture First of its Kind in Kansas City Kansas City, Mo., Nov.1, 2016–The pure, ethereal sound of a choir singing a 16th-century…
Nelson-Atkins Celebrates Generosity of Henry Bloch with New Acquisition
Mondrian Painting to be Integrated into New Bloch Galleries Kansas City, MO. Oct 17, 2016–There is perhaps no more fitting tribute to a longtime museum…
Drone Photographer Tomas van Houtryve to Give Photography Society Talk at Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 3, 2016– Photographer Tomas van Houtryve will speak at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art on October 6th at 6 pm.…
Are You Being Watched? Chances Are, Yes
Nelson-Atkins Surveillance Exhibition Explores Sneaky Side of Photography Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 23, 2016–Surveillance cameras in the 21st century are practically everywhere–on street corners,…
Cuban Photographer Jesse A. Fernández Celebrated in Three KC Locations
Nelson-Atkins, KC Public Library, American Jazz Museum Exhibits Offer Career Highlights Kansas City, Mo.…
Groundbreaking Dave Heath Exhibition to Open at Nelson-Atkins
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