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Gino Francesconi, director and archivist of Carnegie Hall’s Rose Museum, gives viewers a look at the current exhibition – Leonard Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds. The exhibition is part of a special tribute to the late Bernstein – composer, performer, conductor and teacher – on the 90th anniversary of his birth.

In 2007, MoMA mounted a massive forty-year retrospective of Richard Serra’s sculpture – from his earliest creations in rubber and lead to his latest in steel. Once considered a bad boy in the art world, Serra is now one of its favorite sons. Rafael Pi Roman sat down with the world-renowned sculptor talks about his […]

A complete and fully furnished Art Nouveau dining room designed by Lucien Levy-Dhurmer shortly before World War I – The Wisteria Dining Room – has been installed within The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s renovated and expanded New Galleries for 19th- and Early 20th-Century European Paintings and Sculpture, opening to the public on December 4, 2007. […]

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of baseball theme songs, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents a tribute to the sport and the musicians who love it, organized around the lyrics — beginning with a history of the song and its creators. “Take me out with the crowd” focuses on composers who […]

The Sports Museum of America is the first museum to pay tribute to the history and excitement of all sports. It has partnered with more than 50 single sport Halls of Fame, national governing bodies, private collectors and other top athletic organizations to showcase inspiring exhibits, memorabilia, stories and heroes that resonate with fans of […]

In this SundayArts profile, Thirteen/WNET president Neal Shapiro interviews Glenn D. Lowry, director of the Museum of Modern Art. Recently reappointed as director, MoMA’s permanent collection has grown significantly under Lowry through acquisitions of major works by Henri Matisse, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miro, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, Philip Guston, Eva Hesse, Lee Bontecou, […]

In this SundayArts Choice we have two selections from the Rubin Museum of Art. One of the pieces, The Wheel of Life, depicts the cycle of rebirth from Tibetan Buddhist mythology. The painting includes images of gods, demi-gods, demons, humans, animals, and angry spirits in a constant cycle of life struggling to eventually reach enlightenment. […]

In this SundayArts profile, Neal Shapiro interviews Zarin Mehta, the appointed executive director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in 2000 who was instrumental in securing the logistics for the 2008 New York Philharmonic visit to North Korea.

Asteria is a duet comprising Sylva Rhyne, soprano, and Eric Redlinger, tenor and lute. Winner of the 2004 Early Music America Competition for Medieval and Rennaissance Performance, the New York Times has called their music “intimate and deeply communicative… meltingly beautiful.” Asteria is known for its compelling and personal delivery of 15th century vocal and […]

Discover the exquisite beauty of kiku — meticulously cultivated chrysanthemums, a traditional Japanese art never before seen on this scale outside Japan. This is the most elaborate flower show and cultural exhibition ever presented by the Garden in its 116-year history. Learn more about the New York Botanical Garden.

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SundayArts is made possible in part by First Republic Bank and by the Rubin Museum of Art. Funding for SundayArts is also made possible by Rosalind P. Walter, The Paul and Irma Milstein Foundation, The Philip & Janice Levin Foundation, Elise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown, Jody and John Arnhold, and The Lemberg Foundation. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding provided by members of THIRTEEN.

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