DETROIT (AP).- The Detroit Historical Museum is showing off three new exhibits. The exhibits that just opened at the museum in Detroit’s Midtown area include “Fabulous 5: Detroit’s Award Winners,” the latest installment of “New to the Collection” and …
‘t Welvaren van Siparipabo’: Rijksmuseum Acquires Surinamese "Occasional Glass"
AMSTERDAM.- The Rijksmuseum has acquired an extremely rare 18th-century glass engraved with a scene depicting the Surinamese sugar plantation Siparipabo and the text ‘t welvaren van Siparipabo’ [‘The Prosperity of Siparipabo’]. The…
Taipei International Flora Exposition Features High Tech Interactive Displays
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (AP).- Paper-thin speakers blare pop music. Three-D films appear on elongated screens with no need for special viewing glasses. Viewers’ pulses turn cocoons into butterflies in an interactive display. Welcome to the Pavilion of Dreams, a…
Hartshorne Fine Glass Collection for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- As the only international auction house to have dedicated glass and paperweight sales, Bonhams announce the auction of The Albert Hartshorne Collection of Glass as part of its Fine British & European Glass & Paperweights auction on Wednesday 1…
International Design Museum Munich Presents Black N Dark: Photographs by Hubertus Hamm
MUNICH.- A provocative approach in the field of product photography: Hubertus Hamm’s photographic work, the contents of which only become apparent to the viewer at a second glance. They can be irritating, giving the viewer few clues as to what obj…
International Design Museum Munich Presents Black N Dark: Photographs by Hubertus Hamm
MUNICH.- A provocative approach in the field of product photography: Hubertus Hamm’s photographic work, the contents of which only become apparent to the viewer at a second glance. They can be irritating, giving the viewer few clues as to what obj…