ANNUAL JAPANESE WOODCUT SHOW CONTINUES THROUGH MAY

Newly acquired prints have been added!

100 Views of Edo #6 Serving Spiced Rice Wine

Join us for First Saturday, May 5th from 5 - 9 pm to view the latest additions to our annual show of Japanese woodcuts (ukiyo-e), mostly from the Edo Period (1600-1868).


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Special Guests Saturday, May 5th from 6 - 9 PM
The Japanese Tomodachi Friendship Circle


The Japanese Tomodachi Friendship Circle was founded in July 2010 to provide area residents with a variety of cultural and traditional Japanese events throughout the year.


Your name written in Japanese on a rice paper bookmark!

Color a traditional Japanese kite.

Learn to fold Origami!

During April's First Saturday, we welcomed a karate demonstration by Robbie Snyder and Shelley Aloi to the gallery as part of our Japanese Art show opening. Robbie (a 6th degree black belt) and Shelley are both accomplished martial artists. During the evening, they demonstrated many techniques, and gave lessons to children. Robbie will be opening his own school in Frederick soon. If you are interested in learning karate, contact him at 301-514-5484.

In honor of our 50th anniversary, we will be providing a monthly Flashback to 1962. Hope you enjoy!

4th Grammy Awards May 29, 1962
(honoring acts from 1961)
 Record of the Year Henry Mancini (Moon River)
 Album of the Year (non-classical) Judy Garland (Judy at Carnegie)
 Song of the Year Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer (Moon River, performed by Henry Mancini)
 Best New Artist Peter Nero
 Best Recording for Children Leonard Bernstein (conductor) (Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra)

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Don't miss Johnny Cash at Carnegie Hall this month. Folk, western and bluegrass music by America’s foremost singing storyteller. Tickets are selling for $2.75, $3.75, & $4.75.

Meanwhile, the West Side Story soundtrack album has gone to #1 -- and will stay at #1 for 54 weeks!

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The USS Arizona Memorial, commemorating the 1100 crewmen killed in the Pearl Harbor attack, as well as the other personnel lost in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War, was dedicated on May 30, 1962.

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Sneakers are changing! White sneakers are moving aside with more varieties moving in. B.F. Goodrich now offers pairs made to match a dress in color, pattern and fabric -- in denim or ticking. Each pair comes in six shades or stripes and sells for around $4.

RESTORATION

Oil paintings should be examined every 10-15 years for possible cleaning and resealing, which is quite affordable. Our conservator, Richard Kornemann, will do the examination, by appointment, at no charge. If your paintings are neglected, more extensive restoration may be needed.

Restoration

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1962 - 2012
our 50th anniversary celebration continues!

Come in each First Saturday in 2012 and enter our monthly drawing for a $50 Museum Shop, Ltd. gift certificate!


TIP OF THE MONTH

All art should be kept in climate-controlled rooms. High humidity causes art on paper to ripple as the paper absorbs moisture, and it also promotes the growth of mold. We are usually able to flatten the paper again, but if you put it back where it hung before, it will ripple again. On hot days, resist the temptation to open the windows; turn on the air conditioning instead.


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Our Services

  • 50 Years of Custom Framing Experience
  • Fire/Disaster Restoration Services
  • Oil Painting Cleaning & Repairs
  • Historic Documents Deacidification & Preservation
  • Photo Restoration & Copying
  • Repair & Gold Leafing For Antique Frames
  • Acid-Free Storage Boxes

Museum Shop to the Rescue!

We provide Disaster Restoration services, whether it's fire, flood, or a leaky roof!
We are being kept busy caring for the fine art collection of a prominent doctor in the Washington, DC area. A bad furnace fire covered everything in his home with soot and odor. Museum Shop, Ltd is cleaning all the art and restoring the oil paintings.

Reusable Bags

Free Reusable Shopping Bag with purchase of $20.00 or more.


MUSEUMS

The The National Geographic Museum has an exhibit of samurai warriors and their swords, armor, and more in an examination of the samurai as cultural ambassadors. The show is open now through September 3.


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The National Gallery of Art will begin a show on May 6th featuring the work of Joan Miro, continuing until August 12th. The Museum Shop, Ltd. has free copies of the National Gallery's May/June newsletter with exhibition schedules.


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The National Portrait Gallery is exhibiting photos of Union generals taken by Matthew Brady. This exhibition, marking the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, ends on May 31, 2015. Brady is best known for documenting the Civil War, but he also kept several studios where he did a brisk business photographing Union generals.

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NEXT MONTH:

June will showcase works by local artists featuring "Frederick in Bloom".

The show opens First Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 from 5 - 9 pm.