Museum News

April 2008
The Mint Museum

Works of art are not the only items that need restorative work – sometimes websites need a facelift, too! The Mint Museum launched its newly redesigned website at www.mintmuseum.org in early April.

February 16 through August 17, 2008
Mint Museum of Art

From 1880 to the outbreak of World War I, American brilliant-cut glass was a popular luxury product among the country’s elite. Characterized by its elaborate, deeply cut and highly polished patterns that often covered the object’s entire surface, brilliant-cut glass was ordered by American presidents and prominent industry leaders alike. More than 100 superb examples of these objects are on view in the new exhibition <em>The Brilliant Period of American Cut Glass</em> at the Mint Museum of Art from February 16 to August 17, 2008.

February 2 through July 6, 2008
Mint Museum of Art

Artist Jiha Moon's expressive and seductive paintings examine the symbiotic relationships of opposites and explore the connections and conflicts between Asian and American cultures. Moon's compositions expose cultural hybridity through an eclectic repository of symbols drawn from her native Korea and Western pop culture, garnering her critical acclaim and broad popular appeal. The exhibition VantagePoint VII – Jiha Moon: Turbulent Utopia marks Moon's first solo museum exhibition and will be on display at the Mint Museum of Art beginning February 2, 2008 through July 6, 2008.

January 26 through April 20, 2008
Mint Museum of Art

The cross-cultural connections between Asia and the West are vividly displayed in the extraordinary exhibition, Made in China: Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur, which chronicles the history of Chinese export porcelain from 1550 to 1850. The exhibition will be on view from January 26 to April 20, 2008 at the Mint Museum of Art.

December 15, 2007 through May 25, 2008
Mint Museum of Craft + Design

On December 15, 2007, internationally known studio glass artist Daniel Clayman will debut an entirely new body of work in White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman at the Mint Museum of Craft + Design. The exhibition will feature seven original glass works made exclusively for this presentation.