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On October 21, 1959, thousands of people lined up to visit the newly built Guggenheim Museum on its debut day. Its insides held untold riches, its outside shaped like a strange, white mass of circles. [Read more →]
Celebrating Rembrandt’s 400th birthday, The Met in New York City has curated a special collection - The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The exhibition will be unveiled on September 18, 2007 and be on display in the museum’s Special Exhibition Galleries through January 6, 2008.
This collection is the finest in Dutch art outside of Europe. It includes 20 works by Rembrandt himself and a total of 228 masterpieces in all.
The artwork, dating between 1600 and 1700, offers landscapes, still lifes, portraits and historical and biblical paintings. Dutch artists such as Frans Hals, Johannes Vermeer, Gerard ter Borch and several other masters are featured in the exhibition.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street in New York. The museum is open 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m, Sunday through Thursday (except Monday, when it’s closed). It is open late on Friday and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Suggested admission prices are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for students and free for children under 12.
To learn more about The Met, please visit MetMuseum.org or call (212) 535-7710.
In 1937, Me and My Girl began its performance run at the Victoria Palace Theater in London. Written by Douglas Furber with music by Noel Gay, the musical comedy began its performance life with little renown. However, after a matinee performance was broadcast live on BBC radio, popularity rose and Me and My Girl became a runaway success. On August 10, 1986, Me and My Girl made its way across the pond to play on Broadway at New York City’s Marquis Theater. It ran for an incredible 1420 performances before its final curtain call on December 31, 1989. A revised script, written by Britain’s Stephen Fry (the voice of Harry Potter audiobooks), updated the story of Bill, a cockney man who learns that he is the lucky 14th heir to the Earl of Hareford, entitling him to a considerable fortune. The catch? He will only receive his inheritance if he can prove to Sir John and the Duchess that he is worthy.