By: Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS).- “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski’s handwritten manifesto against industrialism, his typewriters and other items from his Montana cabin will be sold at auction to benefit his victims, authorities said on Thursday. K…
Exhibition Featuring Objects Never Before Seen in Canada to Be Presented in Toronto
TORONTO.- In a media event held today at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), the ROM and the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) have announced that the two institutions will host Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World, a remarkable exhibition highlighting…
Stunning Exhibition Featuring Objects Never Before Seen in Canada to Be Presented in Toronto
TORONTO.- In a media event held today at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), the ROM and the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) have announced that the two institutions will host Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World, a remarkable exhibition highlighting…
Rare and Rarely Exhibited Examples of Ancient Arctic Art at The Menil Collection
HOUSTON, TX.- Powerful forces combine in Upside Down: Arctic Realities, an exhibition and museum-going experience opened at the Menil on April 15. Rare and rarely exhibited examples of ancient Arctic art – many collected by the renowned anthropolo…
Egypt to Form Special Force to Protect Antiquities
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s minister of antiquities says a special police force will be set up to protect archaeological sites and museums around the country, following a wave of vandalism and looting. Zahi Hawass told reporters Tuesday that authorities have …
New York Marks 100th Anniversary of 1911 Capitol Fire with Exhibition and New Film
NEW YORK (AP).- The fire started in the Assembly Library and quickly spread down the hall to the nearby New York State Library, finding plenty of fuel among towering shelves jammed with books and cabinets filled with hundreds of thousands of documents,…
Discovery of Ancient Stone Tools in Texas Suggests Earlier Settlers in North America
WASHINGTON (AP).- The discovery of ancient stone tools at an archaeological dig in Texas could push back the presence of humans in North America, perhaps by as much as 2,500 years. Thousands of artifacts dating to between 13,200 and 15,500 years ago w…
Mesmerizing Flora-Montages from Colombian Artist Mariana Vera at Frederico Sève Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Frederico Sève Gallery presents a series of mesmerizing flora-montages from Colombian artist Mariana Vera in this exciting debut exhibition. Working with the ephemera of the natural world, such as leaves, pines and petals on paper or ca…
Smithsonian Keeps Meteorite that Fell in Virginia
WASHINGTON (AP).- A small meteorite that crashed through the roof of a Virginia medical office last year is becoming part of the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History in Washington. The Smithsonian paid $10,000 for the meteorite to Marc Gallini and…
Appalachian Cultural Museum a Victim of Hard Times
BOONE, NC (AP).- A North Carolina museum devoted to telling the hardscrabble story of Appalachia is the latest victim of budget cuts that have hit almost every state in the nation. The Appalachian Cultural Museum in Boone is closing because of deep b…