The Peabody Essex Museum's Ropes Mansion, decorated for Halloween. Image courtesy of Destination Salem

Salem, Mass. celebrates 40 years of Haunted Happenings

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Scene from a previous Haunted Happenings Grand Parade in Salem, Massachusetts. Image courtesy of Destination Salem

Scene from a previous Haunted Happenings Grand Parade in Salem, Mass. Image courtesy of Destination Salem

SALEM, Mass. — During the month of October 2022, Salem, Massachusetts will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Salem Haunted Happenings, the annual citywide event that attracts Halloween-lovers from around the world. To celebrate this milestone, attractions and businesses around Salem will host anniversary-themed special events in addition to the crowd-favorite festival activities such as the Haunted Happenings Grand Parade, Mayor’s Night Out, the Howl-o-ween Pet Parade, Haunted Happenings Marketplace and hundreds of other events.

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Top dealers from 10 states to set up at The Big Collectibles Show, Oct. 21-22

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Pair of 1936 Landon & Knox political license plate toppers, offered by Lon Ellis, $1,600 for the pair

NORTH CANTON, Ohio – Where can a $5 bill buy collectors an entertaining day of antiques and collectibles shopping, free expert appraisals, and admission to one of America’s most exciting museums? At The Big Collectibles Show taking place October 21 and 22 at the MAPS (Military Air Preservation Society) Air Museum.

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Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, ‘Landscape with Canal and Boats,’ (circa 1655), pen and brown ink with brown wash, 4 1/16 by 8in. The Peck collection, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017.1.67

Rare Rembrandt drawings on display at North Carolina museum

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Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, ‘Landscape with Canal and Boats,’ (circa 1655), pen and brown ink with brown wash, 4 1/16 by 8in. The Peck collection, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017.1.67

Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, ‘Landscape with Canal and Boats,’ (circa 1655), pen and brown ink with brown wash, 4 1/16 by 8in. The Peck collection, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017.1.67

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) – After years of anticipation, a collection of rarely exhibited drawings by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn is now on display at the Ackland Art Museum. The Ackland’s newest exhibit, Drawn to Life: Master Drawings from the Age of Rembrandt in the Peck Collection includes dozens of 17th- and 18th-century drawings by Dutch and Flemish artists, including five sketches by Rembrandt, who died in 1669.

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Vermeer exhibition to unite Milkmaid, Girl with a Pearl Earring

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Left, Johannes Vermeer, ‘The Milkmaid,’ circa 1660; right, Johannes Vermeer, ‘The Girl with a Pearl Earring,’ 1665. Both works will appear in a blockbuster show opening in February 2023 at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam that will feature 27 of the 35 known works by Vermeer. Images courtesy of the Rijksmuseum

Left, Johannes Vermeer, ‘The Milkmaid,’ circa 1660; right, Johannes Vermeer, ‘The Girl with a Pearl Earring,’ 1665. Both works will appear in a blockbuster show opening in February 2023 at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam that will feature 27 of the 35 known works by Vermeer. Images courtesy of the Rijksmuseum

AMSTERDAM (AP) – The Rijksmuseum will unite two iconic paintings from Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer early next year – The Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Milkmaid. In an unprecedented blockbuster exhibit starting in February 2023, the most famous museum in the Netherlands will bring together 27 of the 35 known paintings of the 17th-century artist who had the uncanny genius of letting a soothing inner light exude from his canvas.

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Portrait of Michelle Obama by Sharon Sprung. Image courtesy of the White House Historical Association / White House Collection

Obamas return to White House, official portraits unveiled

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The official White House portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were unveiled on September 7. Barack Obama’s portrait was painted by Robert McCurdy, and Michelle Obama’s portrait was painted by Sharon Sprung. Images courtesy of the White House Historical Association / White House Collection

The official White House portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were unveiled on September 7. Barack Obama’s portrait was painted by Robert McCurdy, and Michelle Obama’s portrait was painted by Sharon Sprung. Images courtesy of the White House Historical Association / White House Collection

WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle returned to the White House on September 7 for the unveiling of official portraits with a modern vibe: him standing expressionless against a white background and her seated on a sofa in the Red Room wearing a formal light blue dress.

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Wisconsin museum exhibition explores Birds in Art

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John Miller, ‘Super Hero (4/12),’ 2022, serigraph on Rives BFK paper

John Miller, ‘Super Hero (4/12),’ 2022, serigraph on Rives BFK paper

WAUSAU, Wisc. – Artwork created by 118 artists from throughout the world will be included in the 47th annual Birds in Art exhibition, on view Saturday, September 10 through Sunday, November 27 at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin.

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Islamic earthenware plate with birds and inscriptions, made in Kashan, Iran, in 1218. Image courtesy of the Walters Art Museum. Photo credit: Susan Tobin

Walters announces new Asian art installation for spring 2023

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Islamic earthenware plate with birds and inscriptions, made in Kashan, Iran, in 1218. Image courtesy of the Walters Art Museum. Photo credit: Susan Tobin

Islamic earthenware plate with birds and inscriptions, made in Kashan, Iran, in 1218. Image courtesy of the Walters Art Museum. Photo credit: Susan Tobin

BALTIMORE — The Walters Art Museum will present a landmark installation of its Asian and Islamic collections that will offer new ways to examine and experience Asian art. As of Spring 2023, for the first time at the Walters, visitors can view approximately 500 artworks from across the Asian continent together in a contiguous space, including art from Islamic cultures spanning West to South Asia. This installation is the culmination of years of work by Walters curators to expand the connectivity of the Asian and Islamic art collections and will feature visitor favorites as well as works which have previously never been on view.

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A scene from the immersive Dali Alive art experience, which will debut in Aurora, Colo., in October. Image credit: Dali Alive © 2022 by the Salvador Dali Museum, Inc. St. Petersburg, FL and Grande Experiences. Worldwide rights ©Salvador Dali, Fundacio Gala-Salvador Dali.

Immersive Salvador Dali art experience planned for Colorado site

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A scene from the immersive Dali Alive art experience, which will debut in Aurora, Colo., in October. Image credit: Dali Alive © 2022 by the Salvador Dali Museum, Inc. St. Petersburg, FL and Grande Experiences. Worldwide rights ©Salvador Dali, Fundacio Gala-Salvador Dali.

A scene from the immersive Dali Alive art experience, which will debut in Aurora, Colo., in October. Image credit: Dali Alive © 2022 by the Salvador Dali Museum, Inc. St. Petersburg, FL and Grande Experiences. Worldwide rights ©Salvador Dali, Fundacio Gala-Salvador Dali.

AURORA, Colo. – Grande Experiences, a company that specializes in multi-sensory art and culture experiences, in cooperation with the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, announces the world premiere of Dali Alive. The new permanent digital art gallery for the show is the Lume Colorado, located at Stanley Marketplace in Aurora. The Dali Alive experience will open to the public on Friday, October 21.

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LA museum to host Aug. 14 Royal Jubilee tea party honoring Queen Elizabeth II

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The Palos Verdes Art Center will host a Royal Jubilee Tea Party in honor of Queen Elizabeth II on August 14, with guest speaker Emily Waterfall, director of the Bonhams jewelry department.

The Palos Verdes Art Center will host a Royal Jubilee Tea Party in honor of Queen Elizabeth II on August 14, with guest speaker Emily Waterfall, director of the Bonhams jewelry department.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. – On Sunday, August 14, from 1 pm to 4 pm Pacific time, the Palos Verdes Art Center will host a Royal Jubilee Tea Party in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. Its headline speaker will be Bonhams Director of Jewelry Emily Waterfall.

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1930 Bugatti Type 46. Image courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum

Mullin Automotive Museum readies Monterey Car Week displays

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1930 Bugatti Type 46. Image courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum

1930 Bugatti Type 46. Image courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum

OXNARD, Calif. – The Mullin Automotive Museum will display six exquisite vehicles at various events during Monterey Car Week on August 17-21. Guests of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion; The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering; and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will have the opportunity to view prized classics such as the 1946 Delage D6-3L racecar and the 1951 Talbot-Lago Type 26-GS.

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