Thomas Moran (England, Bolton-le-Moors, 1837 - 1926). Hot Springs of the Yellowstone, 1872. Painting, Oil on canvas, 16 3/16 x 30 1/16 in...

Albert Coles & Company (New York, 1835–1877), Pitcher, 1869. GMOA’s next family day will be Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to noon...

Tomorrow, March 29, at 5:30 p.m. sculptor Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir will give a lecture on her work. Her installation “Horizons” is curren...

Stephen Colbert of "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central has been playing around with the art world lately, and in this video, he...

If you missed David Driskell's lecture here recently, you're in luck, due to the diligence of Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of E...

Following up on this last blog post that mentioned some of our press releases receiving coverage in the media, have you checked out our new...

Reprise of a photograph from an old post on this blog ... GMOA deputy director Annelies Mondi, Takaezu, and director Bill Eiland outside Tak...

We just learned, a bit late, of the death of Toshiko Takaezu, an important ceramicist represented in our collection who passed away March 9....

Just recently back from New York City where I spent Wednesday visiting galleries, including Michael Rosenfeld Gallery (where I saw the abst...

Apparently Steinnun Thorarinsdottir's work has been chosen for an installation in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, beginning March 24 a...

We're a bit late on Timothy Aubry's article "How to Behave in an Art Museum," which appeared online in Paper Monument , b...

Anthony Goicolea | Poolpushers© 2001 | 70 x 50 Color Photograph [Ed. 1-6] | 71x 100 Color Photograph [Ed. 1-3] This image is protected by Fe...

Not our museum, unfortunately. The merry pranksters of Improv Everywhere showed up at the Metropolitan Museum of Art recently with one membe...

If you haven't noticed our press releases flying thick and furious, here are some recent ones that have come out. First, we have a panel...

Wow! Athens Talks did a great little piece on Modern Skirts' appearance as part of our opening ceremonies. Watch and see if you recogni...

Our Black History Month events were a big hit, with a wonderful array of guests turning up to honor Michael Thurmond at Traditions, the clos...

Join us at GMOA this evening from 5:30 to 8 p.m. to see Frank Cantor’s film “Horizons: The Art of Steinunn Þórarinsdóttir” and an excerpt fr...

Today (Feb. 28) and tomorrow (Mar. 1) constitute Museums Advocacy Day 2011 , when those who believe in the power and necessity of museums co...

The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting article on the increasing trend of participatory art. Participatory art, which the Monito...

This Thursday, Feb. 24, Duke University historian Peter H. Wood will present a lecture at GMOA in the M. Smith Griffith Auditorium. His lect...