LIVERPOOL.- Immigration documents relating to Albert Einstein’s dramatic escape from Nazi Germany have been discovered and will go on show for the very first time at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Einstein, one of the most prominent figures of the la…
50 Years Later, Students Retrace 1961 Freedom Ride
RICHMOND, VA (AP).- Charles Reed Jr. is skipping his college graduation ceremony to do something much more significant to him: retracing the original 1961 Freedom Ride and paying tribute to those who helped win the civil rights that his generation enjo…
Exhibition Featuring Objects Never Before Seen in Canada to Be Presented in Toronto
TORONTO.- In a media event held today at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), the ROM and the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) have announced that the two institutions will host Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World, a remarkable exhibition highlighting…
Stunning Exhibition Featuring Objects Never Before Seen in Canada to Be Presented in Toronto
TORONTO.- In a media event held today at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), the ROM and the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) have announced that the two institutions will host Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World, a remarkable exhibition highlighting…
IAP Fine Arts Exhibits "Chris Gollon ~ Love"
London.- Taking Tamsin Pickeral’s recent book, “Chris Gollon: Humanity in Art”, as a starting point, Gollon’s latest work reflects on his 20-year journey as an artist. Pickeral’s illuminating appraisal inspired the artist to pull everything together…
A Journey Through Renaissance Italy at the Denver Art Museum
DENVER. CO.- Cities of Splendor: A Journey Through Renaissance Italy invites visitors to explore more than 50 paintings, textiles and decorative arts that defined the style that became known as the Italian Renaissance. The artworks and sumptuously d…
Sotheby’s Sale of Important Watches this May Presents Five Centuries of Watch History
GENEVA.- Sotheby’s spring sale of Important Watches, to be staged at the Hôtel Beau-Rivage in Geneva on Sunday 15 May 2011, will embark world collectors on a journey through five centuries of watch history, from 1580 to the present day. The sale …
Dutch Collectors’s 30,000 Toy Soldiers to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A vast collection of 30,000 toy soldiers accumulated by Dutch collector, Gijs Scholtens, is to be sold at Bonhams, Knowle, as part of its auction of Toys, Dolls and Soldiers on 5 April 2011. Echoing the historic journey of Stadtholder William …
Alan Cristea Gallery Presents German Artist Christiane Baumgartner: Reel Time
LONDON.- German artist Christiane Baumgartner combines the centuries-old technique of woodcut with the contemporary technology of video to reflect on subjects we often take for granted. She asks us to take a moment to stop and pause in a world of ever-…
Alan Cristea Gallery Presents German Artist Christiane Baumgartner: Reel Time
LONDON.- German artist Christiane Baumgartner combines the centuries-old technique of woodcut with the contemporary technology of video to reflect on subjects we often take for granted. She asks us to take a moment to stop and pause in a world of ever-…