NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents After the Gold Rush: Contemporary Photographs from the Collection from March 22, 2011, through January 2, 2012, in the Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography. Drawn entirely from th…
After the Gold Rush at Metropolitan Museum Features Contemporary Photographs from the Collection
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents After the Gold Rush: Contemporary Photographs from the Collection from March 22, 2011, through January 2, 2012, in the Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography. Drawn entirely from th…
A Very Rare Rhinoceros Horn Cup From China, Sold at Hotel des Ventes in Geneva for a Record Price
GENEVA.- The Hôtel des Ventes auction house has sold a Chinese libation cup made from a rhinoceros horn carved in high relief with 5 chilongs and dating from the Qing period between the 17th and 18th centuries, as part of their extensive spring sale w…
A Very Rare Rhinoceros Horn Cup From China, Sold at Hotel des Ventes in Geneva for a Record Price
GENEVA.- The Hôtel des Ventes auction house has sold a Chinese libation cup made from a rhinoceros horn carved in high relief with 5 chilongs and dating from the Qing period between the 17th and 18th centuries, as part of their extensive spring sale w…
United States Government Returns Stolen Trove of Historic Archive Documents to Russia
MOSCOW (AP).- A trove of historic archive documents dating back to Catherine the Great that were stolen after the Soviet breakup were returned to Russia by the U.S. on Friday. The 21 documents include decrees issued by historical figures such as Czar …
Exhibition at Fundació Suñol of 27 Works, Dating from 1924-1998, Reflect the Visions of 18 Artists
BARCELONA.- The Fundació Suñol has put together an exhibition of 27 pieces from the Josep Suñol Collection to help expand visitors’ knowledge of 20th-century art. It comprises work by 18 artists who played a key role in the field of visual arts…
Hidden Artifacts Featured in Recent Television Series Come Out of the Vaults and onto Display
TORONTO.- For a limited time, visitors to the Royal Ontario Museum have access to an array of exceptional artifacts rarely seen in public. From Saturday, February 5 to Sunday, February 27, 2011, objects representing a wide spectrum of the ROM’s co…
Malmo Konsthall Presents Exhibition Presents Photographs by Ake Hedstrom
MALMO.- In the exhibition Connection Malmö Konsthall Åke Hedström (b. 1932) presents a selection of photographs dating from the mid-1970s up to 2010. On view until April 3 2011, Hedström’s great interest in art and fascination with the archite…
Malmo Konsthall Presents Exhibition Presents Photographs by Ake Hedstrom
MALMO.- In the exhibition Connection Malmö Konsthall Åke Hedström (b. 1932) presents a selection of photographs dating from the mid-1970s up to 2010. On view until April 3 2011, Hedström’s great interest in art and fascination with the archite…
Pyramid that Contains Maya Tomb at Palenque Archaeological Zone Restored
MEXICO CITY.- The pyramidal building known as Temple 20 at Palenque Archaeological Zone, in Chiapas, where the existence of a funerary chamber that contains the remains of a high rank character has been confirmed, is being reinforced and restored by sp…