Museums

MUSEUMS (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

16 May 2008

BROOKGREEN GARDENS, U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island, is a National Historic Landmark with a collection of outdoor sculptures by American artists, and an accredited zoo. Two sculpture exhibitions titled "Good Things Come in Small Packages: Metallic and Relief Sculpture" and "The Bronze Zoo: Anna Hyatt Huntington and Exotic Animals," are on display in the Rainey Sculpture ...

Historical marker tells of Rock Hill's roots (The Rock Hill Herald)

16 May 2008

A South Carolina historical marker in honor of former S.C. Gov Wade Hampton and one of Rock Hill's founders, Alexander Templeton Black, was dedicated Thursday in the Hampton Street parking lot between Main and Black streets in downtown Rock Hill. The plaque was dedicated by the city and Culture & Heritage Museums.

Sheikha Mayassa wows Paris with Museum of Islamic Arts (The Peninsula)

16 May 2008

Paris • Under the patronage of H E Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Chairperson of Board of Trustees of the Qatar Museums Authority, and in the presence of Vice-Chairman Sheikh Hassan bin Mohammed Al Thani, the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Museum of Islamic Art Abdulla Al Najjar briefed the French media and cultural influencers about the Museum of Islamic Arts’ future plans.