ANTWERP (AP).- One of the world’s great port cities has long been known for its heady mix of grit, refinement and bravado. On Friday, it had a museum to match. Built on the docks of a once-derelict neighborhood, the MAS Museum hosts homegrown tr…
MAS Museum Tells the Story of the History of Exchanges Between Antwerp and the World
ANTWERP (AP).- One of the world’s great port cities has long been known for its heady mix of grit, refinement and bravado. On Friday, it will have a museum to match. Built on the docks of a once-derelict neighborhood, the MAS museum hosts homegrown tre…
Thorburn Partridges Soar to £192,000 at Bonhams 19th Century Paintings Sale
LONDON.- An Archibald Thorburn painting of The Covey at Daybreak – Partridges made £192,000 (27.1.11) at Bonhams auction of 19th Century Paintings – the third highest price ever paid for a Thorburn at auction. The painting was an exceptionally s…
Merseyside Maritime Museum’s Sailortown Project: Casting Light on Vanished World
LIVERPOOL.- People have been recalling their memories of Liverpool’s once-vibrant seafaring district in a study linked to Merseyside Maritime Museum displays. Historians, museum curators and film-makers are collaborating on the Mapping Memory of t…