Press Archive 2006

2006 Press Releases

October 11, 2006
The Johnson Museum Presents A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism, and More from the Brandt Collection
Over 150 works by Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Salvador Dalí, and many others
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August 17, 2006
The Johnson Museum Presents Dangerous Waters: Three Solo Shows
Pirates and the high seas by Don Doe, Dylan Graham, and Sally Smart
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August 8, 2006
American Art from the Great Gatsby Era at the Johnson Museum
A special exhibition held in conjunction with Cornell's New Student Reading Project
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August 8, 2006
This Fall at the Johnson Museum
Contemporary art with visiting artists’ talks, plus Polaroid photography, Dadaism, and more.
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May 8, 2006
This Summer at the Johnson Museum
New exhibitions, workshops for children and adults, plus two Films on the Façade.
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REVISED May 1, 2006
The Johnson Museum Celebrates Rembrandt's 400th Birthday
Sunday, May 7 event will feature birthday cake and "Rembrandt Ripple," plus more Dutch treats in conjunction with the exhibition Rembrandt at 400, now on view through June 25.
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March 31, 2006
The Johnson Museum Presents Afterburn—Willie Cole: Selected Works 1997–2004 Discarded domestic objects are transformed into sculptures that refer to African art and mythology.
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March 24, 2006
The Johnson Museum Presents The Novel Picture: Interactions Between Text and Image
Annual exhibition curated by Cornell's History of Art Majors' Society looks at works of art inspiredby literature.
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March 14, 2006
The Johnson Museum Presents The Architect's Brother
Photographs by Shana and Robert ParkeHarrison that create scenes of restoration amid scarred landscapes.
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February 13, 2006
The Johnson Museum Presents Buddhist Art in Asia
A handheld computer tour of the Asian collection explores twelve works through text and sound.
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January 5, 2006
The Johnson Museum Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant
The $500,000 challenge grant is in support of a new study center, a planned underground extension of the Museum’s I. M. Pei–designed building, which was part of the original design.
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January 4, 2006
The Johnson Museum Presents Japanese Poetry Prints
First exhibition outside of Japan of 19th-century limited edition woodblock prints from the collection of Cornell alumna, on view from January 14 to March 19.
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