NEW YORK, NY.- This fall, Sotheby’s will present Divine Comedy, an exhibition that will spotlight humor in the visual arts through the lens of Dante’s epic poem. Drawing on Sotheby’s expertise across many different collecting categories …
Christie’s to Offer the Magnificent Art Collection of Computing Pioneer Max Palevsky
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the sale of the Collection of Max Palevsky, a superb group of over 250 works ranging from Antiquities to those by the most significant artists from the Impressionist and Modern and Post-War and Contemporary per…
Hundreds of Looted Artifacts from Museums Returned to Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP).-Hundreds of Iraqi artifacts looted from museums and archaeological sites across the country — including a 4,400-year-old statue of an ancient king stolen during the U.S.-led invasion — have been returned to Iraq and were display…
Hundreds of Looted Artifacts from Museums Returned to Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP).-Hundreds of Iraqi artifacts looted from museums and archaeological sites across the country — including a 4,400-year-old statue of an ancient king stolen during the U.S.-led invasion — have been returned to Iraq and were display…
Hundreds of Looted Artifacts Returned to Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP).-Hundreds of Iraqi artifacts looted from museums and archaeological sites across the country — including a 4,400-year-old statue of an ancient king stolen during the U.S.-led invasion — have been returned to Iraq and were display…
Tut-Tut: Security Problems Seen in Most of Egypt’s Museums
CAIRO (AP).- The Egyptian Museum houses some of the world’s prized antiquities, including the gold mask of King Tut that draws millions of tourists a year. But it also has an outdated video surveillance system that doesn’t work around the clock and gua…
Tut-Tut: Security Problems Seen in Most of Egypt’s Museums
CAIRO (AP).- The Egyptian Museum houses some of the world’s prized antiquities, including the gold mask of King Tut that draws millions of tourists a year. But it also has an outdated video surveillance system that doesn’t work around the clock and gua…
World Famous Terracotta Army Arrives in Stockholm for Exhibition at Ostasiatiska Museum
STOCKHOLM.- Part of the Chinese terracotta army and the most recent archaeological findings will be exhibited in Stockholm during the fall of 2010. The exhibition will be unique since it will be displayed in a spectacular environment and feature severa…
King Tutankhamun’s Chariot Headed to Discovery Exhibition
CAIRO (AP).- King Tutankhamun’s chariot is set to fly to New York this week to finally join the Discovery Times Square Exposition exhibit of the famed boy ruler, Egypt’s antiquities chief said Monday. Zahi Hawass said the chariot will leave Egypt on We…
Egyptian Archaeologists Unveil Discovery of 4,300-Year-Old Tombs with Vivid Wall Paintings
SAQQARA (AP).- Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday unveiled a newly-unearthed double tomb with vivid wall paintings in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo, saying it could be the start for uncovering a vast cemetery in the area. The tomb inclu…