LONDON.- On the occasion of the publication of the Annual Review of 2010/11, the British Museum announces future plans alongside a review of international successes in the last year. Review of 2010/11: • The British Museum remained the most popula…
The British Museum Collection Reaches Record Audiences Worldwide
LONDON.- On the occasion of the publication of the Annual Review of 2010/11, the British Museum announces future plans alongside a review of international successes in the last year. Review of 2010/11: • The British Museum remained the most popula…
The British Museum Collection Reaches Record Audiences Worldwide
LONDON.- On the occasion of the publication of the Annual Review of 2010/11, the British Museum announces future plans alongside a review of international successes in the last year. Review of 2010/11: • The British Museum remained the most popula…
The Cultural World Gathers in Qatar to Inaugurate MATHAF: Arab Museum of Modern Art
DOHA, QATAR.- In the presence of His Highness the Emir, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, international dignitaries, leaders of prominent cultural institutions, scholars and more than eighty artists join the inaugural ceremony for Mathaf: Arab Museum …
Qatar Museums Authority Announces Opening of New Arab Museum of Modern Art
DOHA, QATAR.- Conceived as a gathering place where questions are asked, ideas are explored and creativity is fostered, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art will open to the public on December 30, 2010, in Doha, Qatar. Mathaf (pronounced Mat-haff, which me…
Qatar Museums Authority Announces Opening of New Arab Museum of Modern Art
DOHA, QATAR.- Conceived as a gathering place where questions are asked, ideas are explored and creativity is fostered, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art will open to the public on December 30, 2010, in Doha, Qatar. Mathaf (pronounced Mat-haff, which me…
Egypt Culture Chief, Farouk Hosni, Sleepless Over Van Gogh Theft
CAIRO (REUTERS).- Egypt’s culture minister blamed “incompetent” security staff for the theft of a $55 million Van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum and said worries for the safety of the country’s art treasures are depriving him of sleep. “I feel like…
Egypt Culture Chief, Farouk Hosni, Sleepless Over Van Gogh Theft
CAIRO (REUTERS).- Egypt’s culture minister blamed “incompetent” security staff for the theft of a $55 million Van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum and said worries for the safety of the country’s art treasures are depriving him of sleep. “I feel like…
Sotheby’s Announces First Sale Dedicated to Calligraphies
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced today that it will mount a sale “Hurouf: The Art of the Word” to take place in Doha, Qatar, at The Ritz-Carlton Doha hotel, on the 15th December. Ranging from very early Islamic calligraphies through appealin…