LONDON (AP).- He had a reputation as a literary recluse, but a trove of previously unseen letters written by J.D. Salinger to a British friend reveals a sociable man who took bus trips to Niagara Falls, ate fast-food hamburgers, enjoyed watching tenni…
Trove of Previously Unseen Letters Written by J.D. Salinger Reveal His Human Side
LONDON (AP).- He had a reputation as a literary recluse, but a trove of previously unseen letters written by J.D. Salinger to a British friend reveals a sociable man who took bus trips to Niagara Falls, ate fast-food hamburgers, enjoyed watching tenni…
Temporary Closure of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, to Reopen with New Wing
OTTAWA.- The Canada Aviation and Space Museum is temporarily closed to the general public from January 4 to February 4, 2011. During this period the Museum will accommodate and welcome guided groups, special requests, school programs and facility renta…
Valencia Celebrates the 600th Anniversary of Knight Joanot Martorell with Exhibition
VALENCIA.- The Joanot Martorell year, commemorating the 600 anniversary of the birth of the author and Valencian knight -ends with an outstanding show that evokes the atmosphere of chivalry in which he lived and which inspired his masterpiece and one o…
Picasso Show at Kunsthaus Zürich has Already Received 100,000 Visitors Since Opening in October
ZURICH.- The homage to Picasso’s first museum show at the Kunsthaus Zürich in 1932 is a hit with the public, receiving over 100,000 visitors since it opened on 15 October. Organized by Tobia Bezzola and on show in Zurich until 30 January 2011, th…
Picasso Show at Kunsthaus Zürich has Already Received 100,000 Visitors Since Opening in October
ZURICH.- The homage to Picasso’s first museum show at the Kunsthaus Zürich in 1932 is a hit with the public, receiving over 100,000 visitors since it opened on 15 October. Organized by Tobia Bezzola and on show in Zurich until 30 January 2011, th…
Nottingham Contemporary’s First Year a Complete Success with Record Visitor Figures
NOTTINGHAM.- Nottingham Contemporary will celebrate its first anniversary on Sunday 14 November 2010. Nottingham Contemporary is widely regarded as one of the most exciting galleries in the country, in or out of London – with a large local audience an…
150 Years Ago, Lincoln’s Election Set March to War
By: Brett Zongker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP).- With the wounds of a hard-fought political campaign still raw, the country was sharply divided by the time the election was finished. It was 150 years ago Saturday: President Abraham Lincoln was el…
On the Anniversary of the Birth of Pablo Picasso, Museo Picasso Málaga Presents New Acquisitions
MALAGA.- MPM’s permanent collection provides visitors with an overview of eight decades of Pablo Picasso’s work, conveying the painstaking creative capacity of an artist who is essential to understanding Western art history, and thereby embod…
Sotheby’s to Sell Paintings Depicting Tipu Sultan’s Victory Over the British at the Battle of Pollilur in 1780
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that on the 230th anniversary of the renowned Battle of Pollilur in India, which took place on 10th September 1780, Sotheby’s London, in its biannual Arts of the Islamic World Sale on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, will o…