WASHINGTON, DC.- Things are not always what they seem when it comes to fish—something scientists at the Smithsonian Institution and the Ocean Science Foundation are finding out. Using modern genetic analysis, combined with traditional examination …
British Sculpture Survey at the Royal Academy in London Sharply Divides Critics
LONDON (REUTERS).- By replacing a traditional survey of 20th century British sculpture with a “provocative set of juxtapositions,” London’s Royal Academy has made both friends and enemies among the critics. Some welcomed what the gallery called a “fres…
British Sculpture Survey at the Royal Academy in London Sharply Divides Critics
LONDON (REUTERS).- By replacing a traditional survey of 20th century British sculpture with a “provocative set of juxtapositions,” London’s Royal Academy has made both friends and enemies among the critics. Some welcomed what the gallery called a “fres…
Egyptian Government Officially Asks Berlin to Return 3,300-Year-Old Bust of Queen Nefertiti
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s top archaeologist has formally requested the return of the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti that has been in a Berlin museum for decades, the latest move in his eight-year-old campaign to bring home ancient artifacts spirited…
The Finnish Capital Celebrates the Darkest Days of the Year with the Season of Light City Festival
FINLAND.- The Season of Light city festival turned the Helsinki city center into an inspiring journey of light from New Year’s eve through January 9, 2011. A series of installations transformed familiar city neighborhoods with the help of light ar…
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Florida Receives Major Donation of Photographs
ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- Familiar and Fantastic: Photographs from the Dandrew-Drapkin Donation (February 19-June 12, 2011) celebrates a turning point in the Museum’s history and its photography collection. Drawn from major gifts received over the last…
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Receives Major Donation of Photographs
ST. PETERSBURG, PA.- Familiar and Fantastic: Photographs from the Dandrew-Drapkin Donation (February 19-June 12, 2011) celebrates a turning point in the Museum’s history and its photography collection. Drawn from major gifts received over the last…
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg Receives Major Donation of Photographs
ST. PETERSBURG, PA.- Familiar and Fantastic: Photographs from the Dandrew-Drapkin Donation (February 19-June 12, 2011) celebrates a turning point in the Museum’s history and its photography collection. Drawn from major gifts received over the last…
Glasgow Museum’s Scotland Street School Museum Exhibits Toy Stories
GLASGOW.- An exhibition of some of the best loved toys in Britain over the past 100 years is open at Scotland Street School museum. Toy Stories relives many of the crazes and must-have toys and games over the 20th century and features everything from p…
New Orleans Museum of Art Celebrates First Century with Exhibition from Its Collection
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- When the New Orleans Museum of Art opened its doors 100 years ago thanks to a $150,000 donation offered by a local businessman to build a “temple of art for rich and poor alike,” it owned only 11 pictures and a small collection of oth…