HARARE, ZIMBABWE (AP).- A museum official says a bush fire has destroyed the historic site of the encampment of 19th Century warrior King Lobengula in western Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe’s National Museums and Monuments director Godfrey Mahachi says strong win…
£35,000 Model Steam Engine Labelled “Mechanical Marvel of the Day” in 1898 to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A six inch gauge model steam engine built by Lucas and Davies for a railroad hobbyist called Mr Percy Leigh in the late 19th century, which formed part of the most costly miniature railway system in the world, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bon…
United States Funds Restoration of Global Islamic Sites
NEW YORK, NY.- The good will tour of the Middle East by the imam behind the proposed mosque near ground zero is just part of the U.S. government’s efforts to reach out to the Muslim world. This year, the Obama administration will spend nearly $6 millio…
Sotheby’s London to Hold First-Ever Sale of Chimneypieces
LONDON.- On Tuesday, September 14th, Sotheby’s will hold its first-ever sale dedicated entirely to antique chimneypieces and fire grates. The sale –among the first of its kind at a leading auction house – will bring to the market some 20…
James McNeill Whistler Prints on View at the University of Michigan
ANN ARBOR, MI.- The University of Michigan Museum of Art will present the prints of noted American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) in a comprehensive special exhibition entitled On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whi…
Major Exhibition of James McNeill Whistler Prints on View at the University of Michigan
ANN ARBOR, MI.- The University of Michigan Museum of Art will present the prints of noted American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) in a comprehensive special exhibition entitled On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whi…
Major Exhibition of James McNeill Whistler Prints on View at the University of Michigan Museum of Art
ANN ARBOR, MI.- The University of Michigan Museum of Art will present the prints of noted American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) in a comprehensive special exhibition entitled On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whi…
Auction Offers Pieces of Country for Conservation
ROYALTON (AP).- For $275, you can bid to adopt a purebred ram from Fat Rooster Farm and help its owners for a day during lambing season. For $1,375, you can bid on helping create habitat for the chestnut-sided warbler and spend a day birdwatching with …
Nashville Last Stop for Masterpieces Before Works Return to Paris
NASHVILLE, TN.- The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will open The Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, and the exhibition will remain on view in Nashville through Jan. 23, 2011, when the works in the…
NYC Seeks to Reclaim Notable Central Park Drawings
NEW YORK (AP).- A noted architect’s 19th-century drawings for features in Central Park and other famous public spaces have resurfaced, and officials want them back from a New Jersey real estate broker who says his late father found them in a trash bin …