DALLAS, TX.- Dr. P. Gregory Warden, University Distinguished Professor of Art History and associate dean for academic affairs at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, received the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity and the title of Cavaliere (kni…
Palestinian Makes Artistic Mark on Passports
By: Jihan Abdalla
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (REUTERS).- It is like no other passport control on earth. No stern official sitting behind a glass wall, no scanning of travel documents, no terse questions about where you are going. Instead, a lone artist greet…
Spies, Traitors and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America at the Constitution Center
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- It was one of the worst acts of terrorism in U.S. history, a deadly deed that filled the New York City sky with smoke and debris, thrust the nation into war, prompted restrictive new laws and intensified hostility toward foreigners….
Spies, Traitors and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America at the Constitution Center
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- It was one of the worst acts of terrorism in U.S. history, a deadly deed that filled the New York City sky with smoke and debris, thrust the nation into war, prompted restrictive new laws and intensified hostility toward foreigners….
Hundreds of Egyptian College Students Rally at Iconic Pyramids for Return of Tourists
CAIRO (AP).- As hundreds of Egyptian college students rallied at the iconic pyramids of Giza Friday to promote tourism, camel guide Salah Shabani stood to the side and looked on with sadness. It’s been two weeks since a popular uprising forced Preside…
With Soldiers Patrolling, Egypt’s Museums and Monuments are Deserted
CAIRO (AP).- One of the world’s great museums resembled a military camp on Thursday, with soldiers patrolling behind its wrought iron gates and armored vehicles parked nearby. Inside, workers with white coats and latex gloves delicately handled artifac…
With Soldiers Patrolling, Egypt’s Museums and Monuments are Deserted
CAIRO (AP).- One of the world’s great museums resembled a military camp on Thursday, with soldiers patrolling behind its wrought iron gates and armored vehicles parked nearby. Inside, workers with white coats and latex gloves delicately handled artifac…
Egypt’s Museums and Ancient Monuments Declared Safe by Authorities
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s museums and ancient monuments, including the Pyramids of Giza, are secure despite upheaval in the streets, and officials recovered nearly 300 archaeological items that were plundered by armed Bedouins in the Sinai Peninsula, the g…
The Romanovs, Tsars and Art Collectors at the Pinacotheque de Paris
PARIS.- For the opening of its new rooms, the Pinacothèque de Paris has organised an exceptional exhibition around a major theme: the birth of a Museum. Through May 29 2011, the Pinacothèque de Paris displays the treasures of the Romanovs, a unique e…
Study Reveals that Elite of Yaxchilan Produced Exclusive Handcrafts
MEXICO CITY.- Analyses conducted to objects made out of mollusk shells found at the Little Acropolis of Yaxchilan, in Chiapas, reveal the possibility of specialized handcraft workshops at the interior of Maya palaces. Apparently, members of the elite c…