PHILADELPHIA (AP).- A spot for a Revolutionary War museum has finally been chosen after 11 years of planning and bureaucratic squabbling — about three years longer than it took the Colonies to win independence. Under an agreement that becomes offi…
Maine Museums and Historical Organizations Rally to Save Important 19th-Century Banners
PORTLAND, ME.- On Thursday, August 26, sixteen Maine museums, historical organizations, and their supporters came together in an unprecedented collaboration to save an important collection of Maine artifacts, seventeen rare, 19th-century hand-painted b…
Native American & Eskimo Works at Auction at Bonhams & Butterfields
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields, world leaders in auctions of Native American art, will present on Monday, September 13, 2010 in San Francisco its “Art and Artifacts of the Americas” auction consisting of American Indian baskets, p…
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…
Newseum in Washington Retells Katrina Story 5 Years Later
WASHINGTON (AP).- Jarring headlines from the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina said it all: “Catastrophic,” ”Hitting Bottom,” ”Help Us, Please.” Five years later, the Newseum on Friday will open a special, one-year exhibit, “Covering Katrina,” that…
Newseum in Washington Retells Katrina Story 5 Years Later
WASHINGTON (AP).- Jarring headlines from the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina said it all: “Catastrophic,” ”Hitting Bottom,” ”Help Us, Please.” Five years later, the Newseum on Friday will open a special, one-year exhibit, “Covering Katrina,” that…
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…
Stolen Greek Statue Confiscated in Canada to Return Home to Egypt
CAIRO (AP).- The Egyptian antiquities department says a stolen Greek-era statue that was confiscated in Canada is on its way home. Thursday’s statement said the marble bust was seized by Canadian customs after it was illegally brought into the country…
Titanic Salvage Company Wins Award from Virginia Court
RICHMOND (AP).- The company with exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is entitled to full compensation for artifacts worth about $110 million that it has recovered in a half-dozen perilous expeditions to the famous shipwreck, a federal judge has rul…
Maine State Museum Hosts Sardine Canning Exhibit
AUGUSTA, ME.- The last three sardine cans packed at America’s last industrial sardine cannery are on display as part of a new exhibit on display at the Maine State Museum in Augusta. The museum’s exhibit, “End of the Line…America’s Last Sardine Cann…