NEW YORK (AP).- The general public can start making reservations next month to visit the Sept. 11 memorial after the terror attacks’ 10th anniversary, and victims’ relatives will have special provisions to schedule visits to the monument taking shape i…
Sotheby’s London to Sell Rare Archive Offering a Unique Insight into the Fabrication of the Kiswah
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced the sale of important historical documentation relating to the design and production of the Kiswah. Dar al-Kiswah was the highly prestigious Cairo studio, which produced the Kiswah, the sumptuous cloth, decorated with verse…
Milestone Reached in Dallas: Topping Out Held for Perot Museum of Nature & Science
DALLAS, TX.- Recalling the years when many dismissed the idea of a new science museum in Dallas, longtime board member David Corrigan led a celebratory toast as topping out ceremonies were held for the Perot Museum of Nature & Science. Hundreds cheere…
Topping Out Held for Perot Museum of Nature & Science in Dallas
DALLAS, TX.- Recalling the years when many dismissed the idea of a new science museum in Dallas, longtime board member David Corrigan led a celebratory toast as topping out ceremonies were held for the Perot Museum of Nature & Science. Hundreds cheere…
Oxford University, German National Library and Europeana Sign 1914-18 Archive Alliance
THE HAGUE.- The German National Library, Oxford University and Europeana have signed an agreement to digitise family papers and memorabilia from the First World War to create an online archive about the people involved in the conflict. Oxford Universit…
Oxford University, German National Library and Europeana Sign 1914-18 Archive Alliance
THE HAGUE.- The German National Library, Oxford University and Europeana have signed an agreement to digitise family papers and memorabilia from the First World War to create an online archive about the people involved in the conflict. Oxford Universit…
Gratz Family Portraits Reunited at Philadelphia’s Rosenbach Museum & Library
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia announces the acquisition of two artistically and culturally significant portraits originally belonging to the Gratz Family, a prominent early American Jewish family who lived in Philade…
First Solo Exhibition of Sarah Mei Herman’s Work Opens at Soledad Senlle Gallery
AMSTERDAM.- Soledad Senlle Gallery presents the first solo exhibition of Sarah Mei Herman (Amsterdam, 1980). Thresholds and transitions within and between people form a perpetual theme uniting the photography and video work shown in A Wordless Whisper…
Superb Selection of Drawings by Edgar Degas at the Morgan
NEW YORK, NY.- Edgar Degas (1834–1917), founding member of the Impressionist group who was distinguished by his Realist tendencies, is renowned for his vigorous images of dancers, performers, and theater scenes in paintings, sculptures, and works …
Superb Selection of Drawings and Sketchbooks by Edgar Degas at the Morgan
NEW YORK, NY.- Edgar Degas (1834–1917), founding member of the Impressionist group who was distinguished by his Realist tendencies, is renowned for his vigorous images of dancers, performers, and theater scenes in paintings, sculptures, and works …