DUBLIN.- An exhibition of some 40 of the finest and most celebrated masterpieces by the Dutch 17th-century artist Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667) was formally opened in the National Gallery of Ireland yesterday by Mary Hanafin, T.D., Minister for Tourism, Cu…
Oval Office Makeover to Debut in President Obama’s Iraq Speech
WASHINGTON (AP).- When President Barack Obama addresses the nation on Iraq Tuesday night, his Oval Office setting will be sporting a new look — and one that pays homage to Martin Luther King Jr. and four previous presidents. While the president an…
Bacardi Celebrates Ties to Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
BERLIN.- Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, today celebrates the opening of a joint event with Neue Nationalgalerie der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin (New National Gallery in Berlin) in honor of famed German-Americ…
Bacardi Celebrates Ties to Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
BERLIN.- Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, today celebrates the opening of a joint event with Neue Nationalgalerie der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin (New National Gallery in Berlin) in honor of famed German-Americ…
Bacardi Celebrates Ties to Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
BERLIN.- Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, today celebrates the opening of a joint event with Neue Nationalgalerie der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin (New National Gallery in Berlin) in honor of famed German-Americ…
Kunsthaus Zürich to Show "Karl Moser: Art and Architecture"
ZURICH.- From 17 December 2010 to 27 February 2011 the Kunsthaus Zürich will present drawings, sketches, models and furniture by Karl Moser (1860-1936), its renowned architect. Revered in Switzerland as a ‘father of modernism’, Moser made ar…
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…
Frieze Art Fair Announces Frieze Music 2010
LONDON.- Frieze Art Fair announced that Frieze Music 2010 will present two specially curated nights of very different sounds, one of disco and a second of exquisite song from a singular voice. Friday, 15 October will see Hercules and Love Affair (plus…
$30 Million Bugatti Car on Display at Mullin Automotive Museum
OXNARD, CA (AP).- Must see! Used car, light blue, one of a kind. Expect sticker shock! A 1936 Bugatti that recently sold for more than $30 million went on display Tuesday at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard. The museum says the 1936 Bugatti Type …
$30 Million Bugatti Car on Display a tMullin Automotive Museum
OXNARD, CA (AP).- Must see! Used car, light blue, one of a kind. Expect sticker shock! A 1936 Bugatti that recently sold for more than $30 million went on display Tuesday at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard. The museum says the 1936 Bugatti Type …