Sentences with phrase «national galleries»

Wild horses couldn't drag me into art galleries and I avoid national galleries like the plague.

The Mannix brothers share many things with their father (Fred Charles Mannix) and grandfather (Fred Stephen Mannix), whose empires they inherited: their names, obviously, but also their sharp business acumen, quiet - but - aggressive approaches to philanthropy (Calgary's brand new National Music Centre — which houses Canada's Music Hall of Fame — came to being thanks to more than $ 10 million in donations from the Mannix family business; the company also contributed $ 1 million to the National Gallery of Canada in 2015) and steadfast commitment to privacy.

This makes the work «inherently difficult to collect,» explains Jonathan Shaughnessy, an associate curator of contemporary art at the National Gallery of Canada, «but not impossible.»

That same year, the National Gallery in Washington D.C. exhibited it as an official da Vinci work.

By 2011, Simon and Parish had met with some of the world's leading authorities on the Renaissance masters, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery in London.

Appointed to the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia and the recipient of four honorary degrees, Audain has been a tireless supporter of the arts community, notably serving as Chair of the Vancouver Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Canada.

The Audain family has donated in excess of $ 100 million through the Audain Foundation, including significant contributions to the University of Victoria, Presentation House Gallery's new building fund, Simon Fraser University's School for the Contemporary Arts, various arts - related endeavours at the University of British Columbia, the National Gallery of Canada, the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art, the Emily Carr University of Art + Design's new building fund, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and much more.

He is also past Chairman of the National Gallery of Canada, past Chairman of Maritime Tel & Tel and past director of the World Wildlife Fund.

Board member of the National Theatre, senior adviser to Chatham House, vice-chair of Business for New Europe and a member of the International Chamber of Commerce UK Governing Body, the Development Committee of the National Gallery, the International Advisory Board of Uria Menendez and the Advisory Board of the Centre for European Reform.

There could be no starker» or more revealing» contrast than the exhibitions at London's major museums this winter: «Pop Life: Art in a Material World» at Tate Britain and «The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture 1600 - 1700» at the National Gallery....

It is not known for whom the statue, an underappreciated masterwork in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. was created.

John Buckeridge on the perspective of a wise old man Titled The Ambassadors, the large oil on oak in London's national gallery features two wealthy, educated...

In Raphael's painting The Alba Madonna (in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.), Mary sits with the child Jesus on her lap.

That is why the exhibit of his work now on display at The National Gallery in Washington, D.C., is such a stunning event.

The hotel is in the heart of historical St James's, close to London landmarks Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery and Green Park.

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The hotel is located in the heart of historical St James's, close to London landmarks Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery and Green Park.

They are poor people, and to them the Belize Zoo is many things, including one of their country's foremost cultural and entertainment attractions — Belize's Disneyland, Dodger Stadium and National Gallery.

Ithaca, N.Y., dad Bruce Stoff emailed me that «a little break goes a long way on vacation,» — at least it did when he took his daughter to the Smithsonian for an hour while his wife «relaxed amid the Renoirs» at the National Gallery.

Previously, Maloney said, women breastfeeding babies had been escorted out of the Capitol, national parks and the National Gallery of Art.

Just about any created work would do, provided that it was made with enough logic or style to open the eyes — this time, I started with some late»50s Westerns and The Terminator on cable (home sick on a Friday night), then hit the National Gallery and the Hirshhorn, and finally went through out a couple of big books of propaganda and music posters.

- There is also a portrait «believed to be by 18th century French master Jean - Baptiste Greuze», whose work is displayed in the National Gallery.

Museums around the world are wrestling with the implications of a decision, by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, to indefinitely postpone a Chuck Close exhibition because of allegations of sexual harassment involving potential portrait models that have engulfed the prominent artist in controversy.

«Cultural venues like the National Gallery play a huge part in the UK economy attracting visitors from all over the world.

A masterpiece was vandalised at the National Gallery after the union representing the building's security guards had told management they didn't have enough staff.

On the side of the National Gallery, somebody has scribbled a declaration in large letters: «Maria, I love you».

I remember when I volunteered my dad to chaperone our seventh - grade field trip to the National Gallery of Art.

«As far as flashbulbs are concerned, we came to the same conclusion as the National Gallery, which recently studied the effect on paintings,» says Howell (This Week, 25 March).

Now she works as a conservation scientist at the National Gallery in London.

The National Gallery London is home to about 2300 paintings and the science department where Marika Spring works.

Scientists from UCLA and the National Gallery of Art have used a combination of three advanced imaging techniques to produce a highly detailed analysis of a second century Egyptian painting.

The work was led by Ioanna Kakoulli, professor of materials science and engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, and John Delaney, a senior imaging scientist at the National Gallery.

His findings appear in the latest National Gallery Technical Bulletin.

But David Saunders, a conservation scientist at the National Gallery in London, says they are worrying about nothing.

An international partnership of the Northwestern University / Art Institute of Chicago Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts (NU - ACCESS), the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, has used multiple modes of light to uncover details hidden beneath the visible surface of Pablo Picasso's painting «La Miséreuse accroupie» (The Crouching Woman), a major work from the artist's Blue Period.

The imaging techniques developed by Northwestern and the National Gallery have allowed Kenneth Brummel, the AGO's assistant curator of modern art, to better understand Picasso's style, influences and process.

Outside the National Gallery of Art, one man took photos and shouted «Science is cool!

The firm's projects include the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery in London, the Conseil Général complex in Toulouse, and the Mielparque Nikko Kirifuri hotel and spa near Nikko, Japan.

Ottoman Hands can also be found in trend - led fashion stores like Topshop; online at ASOS.com and Very Exclusive, to esteemed cultural establishments like The British Museum, The National Gallery and The V&A Museum.

As always, the trip felt too short, but we still managed to pack in a lot of sightseeing: the National Building Museum, the National Museum of Natural History, the National Gallery of Art, shopping in Georgetown, a Nationals baseball game, the Supreme Court, the National Zoo, Embassy Row (our hotel was in the thick of it), and the Library of Congress.

This time, I'm lucky enough to have my friend Mark and Hasmik help me shoot at the National Gallery of Art.

Landmarks Gibb's Hill Lighthouse Somerset Bridge Unfinished Church Dockyard National Museum of Bermuda Bermuda National Gallery Bermuda Anglican Cathedral Spittal Pond Nature Reserve Railway Trail Bermuda Botanical Gardens Crystal and Fantasy Caves Portuguese Rock

Running around Washington in 35 degrees heat, a meeting at the National Gallery of Art, and slumping on the sofa stuffing my face with takeaway pizza.

The National Gallery of Art is such a beautiful place.

While I didn't make it inside the National Gallery of Art on this occasion, I enjoyed just watching the other museum goers.

The movement of fabric and the play of light on material inspired my look to tour the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square between fashion week events.

The fun side of going to the National Gallery is simply that everyone gets to be a critic here; whether you love art, or hate it, you can bond over it!

With the Tate Modern, The British History Museum and The National Gallery all on London's doorstep you're sure to have a successful date!

The National Portrait Gallery — St.Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE The crowning glory of Trafalgar Square, London's National Gallery is an intimate space which houses a collection of wonderful portraits.

If however, you're in the mood for a daytime date, suggest a walk around the National Gallery and if the weather is good take a seat outside and watch the world go by together in Trafalgar Square.