WHAT IS GOOD STAYS - Museum Beelden aan Zee (The Netherlands)

Medals by the Dutch medallist Ruth Brouwer (b. 1930) are exhibited in Museum Beelden aan Zee in Scheveningen until the 12th September 2010. Brouwer studied with Piet Esser at the State Academy of Art in Amsterdam and participated in several FIDEM exhibitions between 1963-1974.

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DRIFTING IDENTITY - POLITICAL AND MONETARY CHANGES AROUND 1800
at Teylers Museum - Haarlem (The Netherlands)
30 March - 20 September 2010

The separation between Patriots and Prince-minded people, the Battle of Leipzig in 1813, Napoleon's escape from Elba, the first trials of the rim-text de naam des heeren zy geloofd and the first portrait of a king on a Dutch coin since the 16th century: those and other major events of the period 1785-1815 resulting in the birth of the Kingdom af the Netherlands are shown on coins and medals in the new exhibition at Teyler's Museum in Haarlem.

Teylers Museum is the oldest museum in The Netherlands. It is open for public since 1784. The Numismatic Cabinet contains an outstanding collection of far over 15.000 coins and medals. The history of the Dutch medal is displayed in a permanent exhibition. Amongst the almost 900 displayed objects are medals bought by Pieter Teyler (1702-1778), founder of the museum. His 1.811 medals form the oldest still existing 18th century private medal collection in The Netherlands.

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NAOKO ITO: WHEN THE FIRST STREAK OF RAIN REACHES
at Medialia... Rack and Hamper Gallery - New York (USA)

The Japanese artist and professor, Naoko Ito is exhibiting from May 8 until May 29, 2010 at Medalia. She reveals a singular approach to the medallic art tradition - a globally diverse tradition of small-scale tactile narratives, most commonly associated with numismatics - through her mastery of urushi and inlay techniques.

For more details download the enclosed PDF or go to www.medialiagallery.com.

NEW VOICES 2010
at Medialia... Rack and Hamper Gallery - New York (USA)

An exhibition with emerging medallic sculptors form the University of Arts in Philadelphia is shown from May 8 until May 29, 2010.

For more details go to www.medialiagallery.com.

SOFIA MEDAL FEST 2010 –
Seven Medallic Sculpture exhibitions presented in seven galleries - Sofia (Bulgaria)

Bogomil Nikolov’s project  SOFIA MEDAL FEST 2010 presents 18 Bulgarian medalists of different generations and the rich variety of opinions, concepts and styles of the Bulgarian medallic sculpture.

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For more information go to www.artmedal.net/events.html

EYECATCHERS
at the Geldmuseum- Utrecht (The Netherlands)

On the 11 December, a brand new exhibition opened at the Geldmuseum in Utrecht. The exhibition entitled, EYECATCHERS, is a selection of 100 numismatic objects ranging from coins, bank notes, saving boxes and of course medals. The curators of this exhibition had the task to select 100 objects from the collection of 400,000 objects. How they did this selection? The objects on display were chosen on the base of their rarity, of their historical importance, of their value, of their craziness or simply because of their special significance for the curators. The objects are displayed in a very modern way, each objects being placed on something resembling a pedestal inside a showcase that feels more like a glass cube. Mirrors have been added in the showcase so that the visitors have the possibility of seeing all the sides of the objects. Enlargements and details from the objects are shown on wall in the room. All of this combined gives an extraordinary and majestic impression. A must see exhibition if you are in the Netherlands.

A catalogue with 50 of the 100 objects on display can be bought from the museum shop

For more information go to www.geldmuseum.nl.

MEDAL SESSIONS '10 – Medallic Sculpture Exhibition – Sofia (Bulgaria)

Medallic Sculpture Studio Sofia continues the international Medal project “Medal Sessions” in 2010. The structure of the project is the same – seven sessions from February to May and from October to December.

Because of the high intensity of the project it can be named “Rapid Reaction
Corps”. The mission of the corps is to support the fire of the creative inspiration and to contribute for increasing of the interest for the medallic art among the “civil population”.

The code names of the seven medal actions in 2010 are: RECESSION, DEPRESSION, AGGRESSION, CONFESSION, IMPRESSION, EXPRESSION, FASHION.

For more information go to www.artmedal.net/bulgaria/index or www.penningpromotie.nl/bogomil.htm or contact Prof. Bogomil Nikolov at the Medallic Sculpture Studio Sofia (e-mail: bogomilnikolov@unitednet.bg

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