LONDON.- AB InBev brand Beck’s has launched Beck’s Fusion, the new, limited edition product in the Beck’s range. Set to be the taste of the summer, Beck’s Fusion is Beck’s with a hint of orange zest flavour and to celebrate the…
First Annual Jerusalem Season of Culture to Launch Summer 2011
JERUSALEM.- This summer, Jerusalem will be home to one of the most ambitious cultural projects in the history of the Israeli arts scene. Unveiled in Jerusalem by Artistic Director Itay Mautner, the Jerusalem Season of Culture (JSOC) will produce an ann…
Inaugural Wine Auction Realizes $1.65+ Million at Heritage Auctions
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- An Imperial of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982 brought $28,680 as the top lot of Heritage Auctions’ $1.65+ million Inaugural Signature® Wine Auction, April 1, held at the company’s Beverly Hills location, 9478, West Olympic Boul…
Titanic Plans Rediscovered After 99 Years, to Be Displayed for the First Time in a Century
BELFAST.- A detailed plan of the RMS Titanic is to go on display for the first time in almost a century. The plan is that used during the British Board of Trade enquiry into the tragic sinking of the White Star liner on 15 April 1912. It will go on di…
Titanic Plans Rediscovered After 99 Years, to Be Displayed for the First Time in a Century
BELFAST.- A detailed plan of the RMS Titanic is to go on display for the first time in almost a century. The plan is that used during the British Board of Trade enquiry into the tragic sinking of the White Star liner on 15 April 1912. It will go on di…
Turner Contemporary Designed by David Chipperfield Aims to Transform Town of Margate
MARGATE, ENGLAND (AP).- In a town that has seen better days, this is a red-letter day. For years in the English seaside town of Margate, things have shut down — shops, hotels, the Dreamland amusement park that used to draw crowds of visitors to t…
Boston Science Museum Buys Fleet of 30 Segways and Offers One-Hour Tours
BOSTON (AP).- Boston’s Museum of Science has exhibits on natural history, dinosaurs, space travel and electricity, all enclosed within four walls. Paul Fontaine, vice president of education, has for years wanted to expand beyond the bricks and mortar….
The World Marks 50th Anniversary of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s Flight into Space
STAR CITY, RUSSIA (AP).- It was the Soviet Union’s own giant leap for mankind, one that would spur a humiliated America to race for the moon. It happened 50 years ago this Tuesday, when an air force pilot named Yuri Gagarin became the first human in s…
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Launches Newly Redesigned Website
BOSTON, MA.- The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum announced the launch of a newly designed exploratory website. In addition to structural and navigational improvements, the museum’s new site aims to engage online visitors with meaningful exploratio…
artMRKT Hamptons to Debut July 14-17, 2011
NEW YORK, N.Y.- artMRKT, a newly formed Brooklyn-based organizer of art fairs, has announced the debut of artMRKT Hamptons, a new fair to be held Thursday, July 14 through Sunday, July 17, 2011, on the grounds of the Bridgehampton Historical Society in…