NEW YORK, NY (AP).- It will take a good eye to spot them, but dozens of tiny, very modern works of art have been installed near the 15th-century unicorn tapestries and other medieval masterpieces at a New York City museum. The Metropolitan Museum of A…
New Sensor Network by IBM Protecting Art at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- It will take a good eye to spot them, but dozens of tiny, very modern works of art have been installed near the 15th-century unicorn tapestries and other medieval masterpieces at a New York City museum. The Metropolitan Museum of A…
Paul Ruddock Elected a Trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
NEW YORK, NY.- Paul Ruddock has been elected to the Board of Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was announced by James R. Houghton, the Museum’s Chairman. The election took place at the January 11 meeting of the Board of Trustees. “The Metr…
Bruce Munro’s Water-Towers at Salisbury Cathedral
KILMINGTON.- The installation of Bruce Munro’s Water-Towers has begun, and work is in progress on his second contemporary artwork at Salisbury Cathedral, situated along two entire sides of the ancient cloister. 16,000 water bottles (large 2 Lt siz…
Hebrew Manuscripts on View during High Holy Days at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- Two important medieval Hebrew manuscripts—a Mishneh Torah made between 1300 and 1400 in Germany and an illuminated leaf from a prayer book made in Austria around 1360—are on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Clo…
Winner of Historic Houses Restoration Award 2010 Announced
LONDON.- The Historic Houses Association (HHA) and Sotheby’s announced that the winning entry of their Restoration Award for 2010 – an award now in its third year – is Wilton House near Salisbury in Wiltshire. Wilton’s winning project is its …
Tours of the Romantic Abbey Ruins Launched this Summer at the Palace of Holyroodhouse
EDINBURGH.- The abbey was founded in 1128 by King David I of Scotland for the Augustinian Canons. According to medieval legend, a vision of a stag with a cross glowing between its antlers came to David while hunting in the area. Interpreting this as …