LONDON (AP).- Chinese premier Wen Jiabao, reportedly a big Shakespeare fan, made a pilgrimage to the Bard’s birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon on Sunday. Wen is in Britain as part of a three-day visit intended to reinforce economic links between the two…
New Works by Grayson Perry to Go on Show in Manchester
LONDON.- Two major new works by Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry are to go on show in Manchester in the New Year. They have just been bought for Manchester Art Gallery’s permanent collection. The Art Fund gave £24,025 to help the Gallery…
Magnificent and Rare Collection of Mezzotints Acquired by the Art Fund for the British Museum
LONDON.- The Art Fund has helped the British Museum acquire a magnificent and rare collection of prints dating from the 1680s to the 19th century that give valuable insight into scarcely recorded aspects of British life. Comprising 7,250 prints that ch…
Magnificent and Rare Collection of Mezzotints Acquired by the Art Fund for the British Museum
LONDON.- The Art Fund has helped the British Museum acquire a magnificent and rare collection of prints dating from the 1680s to the 19th century that give valuable insight into scarcely recorded aspects of British life. Comprising 7,250 prints that ch…
British Culture Minister Barrs Export of Murillo Painting
LONDON.- The Culture Minister has placed a temporary export bar on a painting by the Spanish artist Murillo. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the painting of The Virgin and Child in the United Kingdom. The Minister’s ruling fo…