HOUSTON, TX.- European navigators began traveling to coastal areas of New Guinea in the sixteenth century, but it was not until 1858 that the Dutch Etna Expedition reached Humboldt Bay and Lake Sentani (in the present-day Indonesian province of Papua, …
National Gallery of Australia Opens the First Solomon Islands Art Exhibition in Australia
AUSTRALIA.- The National Gallery of Australia exhibition, Varilaku: Pacific arts from the Solomon Islands opens tomorrow and is on show until 29 May 2011. The first Solomon Islands exhibition in Australia, Varilaku tells a story of both beauty and aggr…
National Gallery of Australia Opens the First Solomon Islands Art Exhibition in Australia
AUSTRALIA.- The National Gallery of Australia exhibition, Varilaku: Pacific arts from the Solomon Islands opens tomorrow and is on show until 29 May 2011. The first Solomon Islands exhibition in Australia, Varilaku tells a story of both beauty and aggr…
Titanic Salvage Company Wins Award from Virginia Court
RICHMOND (AP).- The company with exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is entitled to full compensation for artifacts worth about $110 million that it has recovered in a half-dozen perilous expeditions to the famous shipwreck, a federal judge has rul…
King Tutankhamun’s Chariot Now on View at New York Exhibition
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A royal chariot thought to have been used by Egypt’s boy king, Tutankhamun, who died in around 1324 B.C. was unveiled in New York on Tuesday — the first time it has been seen outside of Egypt. The chariot was one of several found …