Tag: Sri Lanka Sunday Times
Nelson-Atkins and Linda Hall Library Awarded Climate Planning Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ongoing Initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities Kansas City, MO. July 9, 2024–The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded…
Nelson-Atkins Monet Painting Sold at Auction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Acquisition Endowment Created with Proceeds Kansas City, MO. May 21, 2024– The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City announced that the…
New Hires at the Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Two Important Curatorial Hires Announced at Nelson-Atkins Museum Museum Also Announces Appointment of New Chief Marketing Officer Kansas City, MO. April 9,…
Monet Painting to be Sold at Auction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jointly Owned Monet Painting to be Sold at Auction, Proceeds Will Be Used to Support Future Nelson-Atkins Acquisitions Kansas City, MO. April…
Final Known Work of Maria Cosway Given to Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Painting is Second Major European Gift from James and Virginia Moffett Collection Kansas City, MO. March 12, 2024–A major painting by an…
Retrospective of Niki de Saint Phalle to Open at Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Artist’s Exuberant Works Delight While Tackling Social Issues Kansas City, MO. March 6, 2024–The first full-career U.S. retrospective of French American avant-garde…
Melissa Shook Photography Exhibition to Open at Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Self-Portrait Series Illuminates Artist’s Search for Self Kansas City, MO. February 28, 2024–A unique and compelling body of work by photographer Melissa…
Soaring Sculpture Melding Art, Science Celebrates Nelson-Atkins Anniversary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Venezuelan Artist Elias Crespin to Oversee Installation Kansas City, MO. Feb. 7, 2024– A dramatic, ever-shifting, hanging sculpture will be installed in…
Nelson-Atkins Receives Generous Grant from Hall Family Foundation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE $4.5 Million Earmarked for Photography Department Over Three-Year Period Kansas City, MO. Feb. 1, 2024–The Hall Family Foundation, in its continuing support…
Dia de los Muertos at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Visiting Artist Creates Fantastical Creatures for Dia de los Muertos at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City, MO. Oct. 20, 2023–Mexican…
Artist Installing Powerful Sculpture at Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE My Father’s Death Evokes Memory, Loss Kansas City, MO. Oct.4, 2023–An intimate exhibition that showcases a recent contemporary art acquisition rooted in…
Enduring Legacy of Monet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Enduring Legacy of Claude Monet Celebrated in Featured Exhibition at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Arts Kansas City, MO. Oct. 3, 2023– In…
Tag: Sri Lanka Sunday Times
The Changing Face of Buddhist Art
July 9, 2017 Sri Lanka Sunday Times Chandani Kirinde stands in awe of a chance discovery of a collection of Buddha statues dating from the…