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page 6 • friday, october 28, 2011
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Art museum hosts Rembrandt collection Raleigh museum to house renowned paintings for a short time. Story By John Wall | photos By Tim O’brien
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pening to the public Oct. 30, the North Carolina Museum of Art is preparing to host a special exhibit of works by artist Rembrandt. The collection, borrowed from private owners and museums
from across the nation, will make its first stop in Raleigh. It will leave town Jan. 22, 2012 and head to Cleveland, Ohio before making its final stop in Minneapolis, Minn. in June. The exhibition has been in the works for more than
five years, according to a press release. A total of 30 paintings will be on display in the East Building’s special exhibition gallery. The exhibit costs $18 for adults and tickets have been on sale since Sept. 15.
Touring the works he helped curate for the Rembrandt in America exhibit at the N.C. Museum of Art, Dennis Weller, curator of northern European art, explains to patrons the details of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn’s life Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. The Exhibit open Sunday in the East building on the museum and features 30 autographed Rembrandt paintings from across America.
The exhibition hall in the East building of the N.C. Museum of Art opens to the Rembrandt in America exhibit. The exhibit open Sunday and features 30 autographed Rembrandt paintings from across America.
“Portrait of a Girl Wearing a Gold-Trimmed Cloak,” a painting by the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn’s on display for the Rembrandt in America exhibit at the N.C. Museum of Art. The exhibit opens Sunday in the East building on the museum and features 30 autographed Rembrandt paintings from across America.
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