PHNOM PENH (AP).- The United States returned seven sculptures from the great Angkorian era on Thursday that had been smuggled out of Cambodia. Cambodian Buddhist monks blessed the artifacts during a handover ceremony at the port of Sihanoukville, said …
Artist Nasser Azam Relaunches Historic Art Foundry
LONDON.- The Zahra Modern Art Foundries, a major new UK art foundry, has been launched under the ownership of the artist Nasser Azam. Based in a purpose-built facility in Braintree , Essex , and benefiting from highly skilled local craftsmen, the Zahra…
The Smithsonian and Synchrotron Soleil Join to Analyze Antiquities, Cultural Heritage Materials
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian Institution and Synchrotron Soleil of France announced a new partnership between the organizations to use the power of the third-generation synchrotron to study and preserve priceless collections at the Smithsonian. Thi…