Tag: The Bloch Galleries
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,…
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…
Nelson-Atkins Announces Board of Trustees Changes
Kansas City, MO. June 30, 2017–An expanded roster of leaders has been announced at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. The Board of…
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…
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…