Ponder the sights and sounds of nature—bugs, insects, flowers, water, and trees—in the exhibition Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art. Join a gallery conversation, discover how a Japanese screen is made, and create your own Rinpa-inspired artwork. Materials are provided. Teen Programs (Ages 11–18)Saturday, October 20, 2:00–5:00 p.m.Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center…
Category: Arts and Culture
MET Museum American Wing Ready to Open
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s American Wing reopens January 16 after a major four year renovation that included an overhaul of the way it displays its vast collection of home-grown masterpieces. The third, and final, phase of a $100 million overhaul of the American Wing completed 26 galleries and created a chronological installation of the…
Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Target sponsors a great family art program at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum – Target Design Kids. Yesterday, families were invited to work together to remake a SecondCycle* Chair 69 designed by Artek, using fingerpaint, fabric, ribbons and stickers. Working with Artek designer Simone Vingerhoets-Ziesmann, my family created a keepsake that continues the conversation about (collaborative) design…