FRANKFURT.- The holdings of the Städel Museum comprise masterpieces of European art from the late Middle Ages to the present. The temporary closure of its galleries in the course of the redevelopment measures carried out in the old building as part of…
Iwo Jima Mementos, a Faded Photograph and Child’s Drawing, Bring Closure to Japanese Family
TOKYO (AP).- For decades, the faded photograph of a baby Japanese girl and a child’s colorful drawing hung on a wall in the home of Franklin Hobbs III in America. As a 21-year-old U.S. soldier fighting on Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest battles of World…
Iwo Jima Mementos Bring Closure to Japanese Family
TOKYO (AP).- For decades, the faded photograph of a baby Japanese girl and a child’s colorful drawing hung on a wall in the home of Franklin Hobbs III in America. As a 21-year-old U.S. soldier fighting on Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest battles of World…
Vatican Apostolic Library Reopens to Scholars After Three-Year and $11.5 Million Restoration
VATICAN CITY (AP).- The Vatican’s Apostolic Library is reopening to scholars following a three-year, euro9-million ($11.5- million) renovation to install climate-controlled rooms for its precious manuscripts and state-of-the-art security measures to pr…
Vatican Apostolic Library Reopens to Scholars After Three-Year and $11.5 Million Restoration
VATICAN CITY (AP).- The Vatican’s Apostolic Library is reopening to scholars following a three-year, euro9-million ($11.5- million) renovation to install climate-controlled rooms for its precious manuscripts and state-of-the-art security measures to pr…
Vatican Apostolic Library Reopens After Three-Year Restoration
VATICAN CITY (AP).- The Vatican’s Apostolic Library is reopening to scholars following a three-year, euro9-million ($11.5- million) renovation to install climate-controlled rooms for its precious manuscripts and state-of-the-art security measures to pr…
Mead Art Museum at Amherst College Reopens with Fresh Look
AMHERST, MA.- On Saturday, July 3, the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College unveiled the first in a series of new displays that promise to refresh every gallery in the museum before the start of the 2010-11 academic year. A computer-animated tour of eac…
Caravaggio Back on Display at National Gallery of Ireland
DUBLIN.- The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio (1571-1610) has returned to public view in the Beit Wing of the National Gallery of Ireland. The painting, which is placed on indefinite loan to the National Gallery from the Jesuit Community of Dublin, was o…
Caravaggio Show Goes Nonstop at Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome
ROME (AP).- Art lovers have been lining up under the stars and the sun as an exhibit of Caravaggio masterpieces goes nonstop for its last days in Rome. After days of seeing the public wait in blocks-long lines in sweltering heat to admire works by the…
Caravaggio Show Goes Nonstop at Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome
ROME (AP).- Art lovers have been lining up under the stars and the sun as an exhibit of Caravaggio masterpieces goes nonstop for its last days in Rome. After days of seeing the public wait in blocks-long lines in sweltering heat to admire works by the…