Fact One Van Gogh once said ‘A picture without a frame is like a soul without a body’. Image credit: https://www.biography.com/ Image credit: https://pixabay.com/ Fact Two Frames are NOT copy written. There is no law to stop anyone from [...]
Why Are Picture Frames So Important? Most people whether they have artwork at home on their wall or are visiting a gallery or museum never actually realise how important the frame is to the artwork it is housing and how it adds to their enjoyment of the piece [...]
History of The National Art Museum of China The National Art Museum of China is the largest art museum in China and is funded by the Ministry of Culture. In 1958 the building started to take shape and was formally opened to the public in 1963. The building [...]
Picture Frames As Art Themselves Picture frames house many beautiful pieces of art and images, but did you know that they can also be a work of art in their own right. Some of the best galleries in the world have dedicated special exhibitions focussing solely on the [...]
Couso Freedom Art Gallery This is a fairly new gallery, which opened in 2010, but although new this has become a point of reference in the field of arts in Marbella. The gallery is owned by Ms. Libertad Couso who has had a career in the arts of [...]
History Of The Museum The Metropolitan Museum Of Art also known as The Met is based in New York City and is the largest art museum in the United States Of America. The Museum first opened its doors to the public on the 20th February 1872. It had [...]
The Pretoria Art Museum The Pretoria Art Museum is located in Arcadia Park, Pretoria in South Africa and occupies an entire city block. The collection of art began in the 1930's but it was in 1932 it grew in size when Lady Michaelis gave a large number of [...]
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai The Jehangir Art Gallery was founded by Cowasji Jehangir and built in 1952. The gallery is located in Kala Ghoda and sits behind the Prince of Wales Museum in South Mumbai near the Gateway of India. The Jehangir Art Gallery has 4 main exhibition [...]
Picture frames may not be the most glamorous subject to write about, and we're fairly sure they won't be on your top ten things to discuss at family gatherings (unless we're there with you, of course), but the history and origin of picture frames is actually an interesting one. As [...]
It probably goes without saying to most people that gold is one of the most valuable of all metals. It retains this high value due to its natural beauty, but also because it is one of the most malleable metals, meaning it can be moulded into the most intricate of [...]
