LONDON.- Historic cabinets from the Natural History Museum and, until very recently, home to some of the world’s greatest butterfly collections, are to be sold at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale in London on 19 January 2011. For 80 years the…
Martin Scorsese Foundation Helps Restore Federico Fellini’s "La Dolce Vita"
ROME (AP).- Martin Scorsese hailed “La Dolce Vita” as changing world cinema forever as he presented the restored version Saturday of Federico Fellini’s back-and-white classic. Scorsese, who was 18 when “La Dolce Vita” first came out in 1960, spoke of …
Maine Museums and Historical Organizations Rally to Save Important 19th-Century Banners
PORTLAND, ME.- On Thursday, August 26, sixteen Maine museums, historical organizations, and their supporters came together in an unprecedented collaboration to save an important collection of Maine artifacts, seventeen rare, 19th-century hand-painted b…
National Gallery of Australia Announces $7 Million Philanthropic Gift from Pauline Gandel and John Gandel AO
CANBERRA.- The National Gallery of Australia today announced a landmark gift of $7million from well known Melbourne based philanthropists Pauline Gandel and John Gandel AO. “The National Gallery of Australia has an essential role in developing the na…
INAH Adds Up to Commemorations by Improving Museums
MEXICO CITY.- Improving emblematic museums dedicated to the Independence and Revolution, to be enjoyed by present and future generations, as well as launching national and foreign exhibitions, is how the National Institute of Anthropology and History (…
Remains of Mexican Independence Heroes Underwent Restoration
MEXICO CITY.- Osseous remains of 14 Insurgent heroes that rest in the Independence Column in Mexico City underwent, for the first time in history, a meticulous process of restoration and preservation conducted by specialists from the National Institute…
Gallery Launches Appeal to Secure First British Portrait of a Black African Muslim
LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery today launches, with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Art Fund, an appeal to acquire for the nation the earliest known British oil painting of a freed slave, and the first portrait that honou…
Haughton Announces Dealers and Plans for the 22nd Annual International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show
NEW YORK, NY.- Haughton International Fairs have announced a superb roster of 62 world-class exhibitors — with an unprecedented dealer return rate– for the 2010 edition at the Park Avenue Armory. The prestigious “International Show” &#…
Climate Change Focus of New Exhibition at the Field Museum
CHICAGO, IL.- In the comprehensive exhibition Climate Change, The Field Museum adresses one of the most urgent scientific and social issues of the 21st Century: global climate change. The exhibition explains the science behind this issue and explores t…