NEW YORK, NY.- The complex and rich history of courtly fashion of the late Middle Ages as seen in the manuscripts and early printed books of the period is the subject of a fascinating new exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum entitled Illuminating …
Exhibition of Illuminated Manuscripts Explores the Evolution of High Fashion During the Late Middle Ages
NEW YORK, NY.- The complex and rich history of courtly fashion of the late Middle Ages as seen in the manuscripts and early printed books of the period is the subject of a fascinating new exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum entitled Illuminating …
Marta Minujin Builds a Spiraling Tower Made from Thousands of Books in Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES (REUTERS).- A spiraling tower made from thousands of books in dozens of languages is the latest landmark to dot the skyline of Buenos Aires, named the World Book Capital this year. Called the Tower of Babel, the 82-foot (25-meter) high ins…
Many Scientists Believe Hunters May Have Delivered Fatal Blow to Mammoths
CHERSKY, RUSSIA (AP).- During the last Ice Age, shaggy mammoths, woolly rhinos and bison lumbered across northern Siberia. Then, about 10,000 years ago — in the span of a geological heartbeat, or a few hundred years — the last of them disapp…
Picasso to Julie Mehretu: Modern Drawings from the British Museum Collection
LONDON.- This survey of modern drawings from the British Museum’s extensive collection explores the significant interchange of ideas between artists mainly working in Europe and America during the past hundred years. It showcases some of the great…
Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archeological Plunder and Obsession
NEW YORK, NY.- Beyond what most people think about archaeology–with its cleanly numbered dates, and discoveries–lies a vibrant and controversial realm of scientists, thieves, and contested land claims. Now, in Finders Keepers, Childs explores the fie…
Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archeological Plunder and Obsession
NEW YORK, NY.- Beyond what most people think about archaeology–with its cleanly numbered dates, and discoveries–lies a vibrant and controversial realm of scientists, thieves, and contested land claims. Now, in Finders Keepers, Childs explores the fie…
"Zapata in Morelos" Exhibition Inaugurated at National Museum of History
MEXICO CITY.- A hundred historical objects related to the revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata; 30 large format photographs that capture the Morelos state landscape, as well as contemporary artwork related to him integrate the exhibition that opened on…
Joan of Arc Commemorative Alms Dish Dated 1429 to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A brass alms dish decorated with the arms of the French national heroine and Catholic saint, Joan of Arc (1412-1431), is to be sold at Bonhams at its monthly Period Design sale on 6 July 2010. Believed to date from the early 15th century and i…