BRISTOL.- In one of the most innovative and ambitious museum developments of the last decade, M Shed, Bristol’s new city history museum, opened to the public on Friday 17 June 2011. The museum is housed the landmark 1950s transit sheds at Prince…
Bristol’s New £27 Million City History Museum “M Shed” Opened to the Public this Weekend
BRISTOL.- In one of the most innovative and ambitious museum developments of the last decade, M Shed, Bristol’s new city history museum, opened to the public on Friday 17 June 2011. The museum is housed the landmark 1950s transit sheds at Prince…
Plymouth State University Acquires Celebrated Poet Robert Frost’s Letters to Pal
CONCORD, N.H. (AP).- Writing from England as World War I got under way, Robert Frost was more worried about his personal finances than the threat of war. “This row was exciting at first. But it has lost some of its interest for us,” the poet wrote to h…
Plymouth State University Acquires Celebrated Poet Robert Frost’s Letters to Pal
CONCORD, N.H. (AP).- Writing from England as World War I got under way, Robert Frost was more worried about his personal finances than the threat of war. “This row was exciting at first. But it has lost some of its interest for us,” the poet wrote to h…
Sotheby’s Auction The Great Britain Philatelic Collections of Lady Mairi Bury Brings £3 Million
LONDON.- Sotheby’s three-day auction of The Great Britain Philatelic Collections of Lady Mairi Bury concluded today, bringing the exceptionally strong total of £3,045,924, significantly exceeding pre-sale expectations of £2.6million. The auction esta…
Sotheby’s to Sell The Great Britain Philatelic Collections of the Late Lady Mairi Bury, FRPSL
LONDON.- A private passion for stamps has long been the preserve of many an individual since the introduction of the first Penny Black in 1840. One of the most extraordinary figures to emerge in this field in the twentieth century was Lady Mairi Bury. …
Sotheby’s to Sell The Great Britain Philatelic Collections of the Late Lady Mairi Bury, FRPSL
LONDON.- A private passion for stamps has long been the preserve of many an individual since the introduction of the first Penny Black in 1840. One of the most extraordinary figures to emerge in this field in the twentieth century was Lady Mairi Bury. …
Exhibition at Pablo Picasso Graphics Museum Covers Almost 70 Years of Artistic Creation
MUNSTER.- On its 10th anniversary the Pablo Picasso Graphics Museum, Münster, is focusing on the theme of the studio picture in the works of Picasso. “I don’t say everything, but I paint everything,” the artist is purported to have said once. The stud…
Exhibition at Pablo Picasso Graphics Museum Covers a Almost 70 Years of Artistic Creation
MUNSTER.- On its 10th anniversary the Pablo Picasso Graphics Museum, Münster, is focusing on the theme of the studio picture in the works of Picasso. “I don’t say everything, but I paint everything,” the artist is purported to have said once. The stud…
Museum of Modern Art Celebrates Pioneering Filmmaker Ida Lupino
NEW YORK, NY.- Ida Lupino: Mother Directs, a comprehensive selection of films by actress and filmmaker Ida Lupino (American, b. Great Britain, 1918–1995) runs August 26 through September 20, 2010, at The Museum of Modern Art, presenting select fil…