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What? You Have Nothing to Do? Explore Some Museums Collections Online
Editor's Note: We've been going to Museums for all of our lives ... from the East Coast to the West Coast. Some museums are very open to the public (you don't have to be a member) to explore their collections and exhibits. Let us know if you'd like to recommend some museums and galleries whose websites you've visited by sending an email to: tammgray@gmail.com; we can add them to our list. more »
Ragna Brasse: A Selection of Her Architectural, Oriental and Cosmic Dream Visions
Braase was an artist’s artist, known and respected among her peers, but like so many other women artists of her time she never achieved wider recognition. In recent years, however, her works have resurfaced and taken on renewed topicality at several artist- curated exhibitions. Still, she remains a relatively unknown figure. Now, SMK (The National Gallery of Denmark) seeks to remedy that situation. The museum is presenting an extensive solo exhibition of Ragna Braase’s works, comprising painting, graphic arts and textiles. more »
Off the Wall: American Art to Wear at the Philadelphia Museum; Body-related Forms to Express a Personal Vision
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is presenting a major exhibition that highlights a distinctive American art movement that emerged in the late 1960s and flourished during the following decades. Focusing on iconic works made during the three decades between 1967 and 1997, the exhibition features 115 works by 62 artists. It examines a generation of pioneering artists who used body-related forms to express a personal vision and frames their work in relation to the cultural, historical and social concerns of their time. more »
US National Institutes of Health: Understanding Allergic Reactions to Skin Care Products
Many allergic reactions start when immune system cells known as T cells detect a foreign substance, called an antigen, and attempt to neutralize it. A common mechanism for allergic reactions involves T cells recognizing parts of proteins, or peptides. However, personal care products contain other types of compounds that were believed to go undetected by T cells. Researchers set out to uncover how such chemical compounds in personal care products could trigger a T cell reaction. The research team was led by Drs. Annemieke de Jong of Columbia University, D. Branch Moody of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and Jamie Rossjohn of Monash University and Cardiff University School of Medicine. more »