Tag: The Bloch Galleries
UI-produced ‘Mural’ Documentary Wins Emmy
Documentary explores remarkable journey taken by Pollock’s influential painting BY: CHRIS PETERS | 2017.09.11 | 03:56 PM Jackson Pollock’s Mural: The Story of a Modern…
The Gates of Paradise Now Open at Nelson-Atkins
Monsignor Timothy Verdon of Florence, Italy, to Bless Doors in October Kansas City, MO Sept. 7, 2017 – Following a dramatic, successful installation in Bloch…
Henry W. Bloch Thanks Kansas City for 95 Happy Years
BY HENRY W. BLOCH GUEST COMMENTARY Special to The Star SEPTEMBER 04, 2017 8:30 PM Earlier this summer, I had the good fortune to celebrate…
Destination Focus: KC is Fun and Hip and Ready to Host Your Business Events
Missouri Meetings & Events Article by Bill Clevlen August 23, 2017 In recent years, Kansas City has evolved into one of the hottest tourist spots…
Julián Zugazagoitia: ‘Museums should generate interest and open a door that leads to further learning’
Since 2010, when Zugazagoitia joined the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, visitor numbers have soared. Now, having received a gift that has almost doubled the size…
Bloch Building Anniversary Celebrated with Quixotic Performance
Sonic Sound Sculpture, Light Installation Mark Iconic Building’s First Decade Kansas City, MO. Aug. 18, 2017–A free, one-of-a-kind outdoor event featuring Quixotic, an innovative…
Sculptures Imported by J.C. Nichols Get First Scrubbing in Nearly 20 Years
BY LILY OPPENHEIMER loppenheimer@kcstar.com The Kansas City Star JULY 21, 2017 12:17 PM The huntress at 68th Terrace and Ward Parkway is short one arm…
Florence’s Famous Gates of Paradise Find New Home in Kansas City
Visitors to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will be greeted by a copy of Ghiberti’s baptistery doors by VICTORIA STAPLEY-BROWN | 19 July 2017 The…
You Can Soon See Massive ‘Gates of Paradise’ Casts at Nelson-Atkins
BY DAVID FRESE July 13, 2017 dfrese@kcstar.com A pair of massive bronze doors are being installed this week at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s Bloch…
Nelson-Atkins Museum Can Move Forward with Expansion Plans, KC Council Committee Votes
JULY 12, 2017 2:48 PM BY DIANE STAFFORD stafford@kcstar.com A Kansas City Council committee on Wednesday approved a zoning change that permits the Nelson-Atkins Museum…
Museum Mourns Loss of James B. Nutter
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art joins the community in mourning the loss of James B. Nutter, a businessman and philanthropist who supported countless efforts and…
Pollock/Motherwell Exhibition Opens at Nelson-Atkins
Art Daily July 8, 2017 KANSAS CITY, MO.- Two famed American artists are featured in the focus exhibition Pollock and Motherwell: Legends of Abstract Expressionism,…
Tag: The Bloch Galleries
New European Art Galleries Come with a “Love Story”
Nelson-Atkins Museum’s New European Art Galleries Come with a “Love Story” The space is named after Henry and Marion Bloch, who donated a collection of…
Jewish Philanthropist Establishes Kansas City As Cultural Mecca
By Menachem Wecker Forward March 14, 2017 When he would go to New York on art-buying excursions with his late wife, Marion, Henry Bloch would…
How Kansas City Got its Magnificent Museum
Apollo Magazine Louise Nicholson 7 April 2017 Dazzling museum collections are found in some unlikely cities across the U.S. How did they get there? Here’s…
How to Light Your Art Collection Like a Pro
Illuminating tips from the best in the business artnet News, April 28, 2017 The joy of adding a new piece of artwork to your abode…