PARIS.- With more than 160 exceptional items, most of which have never left their country of origin, this exhibition offers the opportunity to discover the Guatemalan Maya, one of the major civilizations that shaped the history of pre-Columbian America…
Mexican Archaeologists Discover a Second Ballgame Player at Court in Cerro del Teul, Zacatecas
MEXICO CITY.- Researchers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH Mexico) discovered a second sculpture of a ballgame player, which, unlike the one found in late 2010, has its head. The finding took place at Cerro del Teul Archaeo…
Mexican Archaeologists Discover a Second Ballgame Player at Court in Cerro del Teul, Zacatecas
MEXICO CITY.- Researchers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH Mexico) discovered a second sculpture of a ballgame player, which, unlike the one found in late 2010, has its head. The finding took place at Cerro del Teul Archaeo…
Louvre – DNP Museum Lab Presents Sevres Porcelain, an Art of Living in the 18th Century
PARIS.- Feast your eyes on the beauty of 18th-century Sèvres porcelain in the Louvre’s magnificent Napoléon III Apartments. Cuttingedge multimedia resources, designed in the context of the Museum Lab project, will help you discover how these por…
Louvre – DNP Museum Lab Presents Sevres Porcelain, an Art of Living in the 18th Century
PARIS.- Feast your eyes on the beauty of 18th-century Sèvres porcelain in the Louvre’s magnificent Napoléon III Apartments. Cuttingedge multimedia resources, designed in the context of the Museum Lab project, will help you discover how these por…
The 2011 London Antique Map Fair at the Royal Geographical Society Opens
LONDON.- The 2011 London Map Fair, taking place in the historic surroundings of the Royal Geographical Society, is the most established and largest antiquarian map fair in Europe: over forty of the leading national and international specialist map d…
Smithsonian Institution Scientists Discover the Largest Assembly of Whale Sharks Ever Recorded
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are often thought to be solitary behemoths that live and feed in the open ocean. Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution and colleagues, however, have determined that this is not necessarily the case, …
The Museo de Arte de Caguas Presents Two Exhibitions by Ramón Feliciano
Caguas, Puerto Rico.- The Museo de Arte de Caguas is proud to present two exhibitions of works by the artist Ramón Feliciano: “Aggressive Intimacy: Compulsions and Clusters” in the Temporary Exhibition Hall and “Thrusting and Other Strange Happenin…
Artspace.com Closes a $1.2 Million Round of Investment Financing and Launches Today
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Artspace, the premiere online marketplace for contemporary art, announce the closing of a $1.2 million round of financing from professional and super-angel investors. Launching today, Artspace offers collectors and art enthusiasts the …
Archaeologists Discover Saber-Toothed Vegetarian that Lived 260 Million Years Ago
WASHINGTON (AP).- Surprised scientists have discovered the remains of a saber-toothed vegetarian. The leaf-crunching animal — about the size of a large dog — lived 260 million years ago in what is now Brazil, researchers report in Friday’s e…