Get Out: Museum Exhibitions to See This Summer
One way to beat the heat this summer in the South is by taking in an exhibit at one of the various museums across the region. MutualArt.com has provided a list of top museum exhibitions to see this summer. How did th
ese particular ones make it on a list? According to MutualArt.com CEO and Founder Moti Shniberg, “These are all world-class exhibitions in quality museums, and most of them are on only over this summer – so we are encouraging museum-goers to make sure they include them in their vacation itineraries.”
- Making It New: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy at the Dallas Museum of Art, showing through September 14.
- The Baroque World of Ferdinand Botero at the New Orleans Museum of Art, June 28 - September 21.
- Psychedelia: Rock ‘n’ Roll Posters, 1965 – 1970 at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, showing through August 24.
- Josh Simpson: A Visionary Journey in Glass, 1972-2007 at the Mobile Museum of Art,July 4 - September 21.
- Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami, Fla., showing through September 7
- Voom Portraits: Robert Wilson at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami, showing through August 3.
- In the Hands of African American Collectors: The Personal Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Fla., showing through July 20.
- Passing Time: The Art of William Christenberry at the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Ga., showing through September 28.
- Julie Mehretu: City Sitings at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, N.C., August 17 - November 30.
- El Greco to Velázquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in Durham, N.C., August 21 - November 9.
- TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art at the Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro, N.C., June 21 - September 28.
Photo credits: Works from the Baroque World of Ferdinand Botero, courtesy of New Orleans Museum of Art and MutualArt.com
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