LONDON (REUTERS).- London’s British Museum won the 100,000 pound ($160,000) Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year Wednesday for its project “A History of the World.” The project was an exploration of world history using the museum’s collection, at the…
Freud Museum Explores European History with References to Its Dark Past
LONDON.- Freud Museum London presents Probeliegen, its first ever collaboration with Germany’s most renowned artist, Marcel Odenbach, from 8 June until 26 June 2011. Marcel Odenbach’s latest exhibition, featuring a selection of studies and a …
Over 300 Photographs by Artist Roni Horn on View at Hamburger Kunsthalle
HAMBURG.- On the occasion of the 5th Triennale of Photographie in Hamburg, the Hamburger Kunsthalle shows the exhibition Roni Horn. Photographic Works. New Yorker Roni Horn (*1955) is one of the world’s most renowned artists. Living alternately in…
London Museum Repatriates Islands’ Human Remains
LONDON (REUTERS).- The remains of 138 indigenous people from the Torres Strait Islands are set to be repatriated after they were removed at the behest of a missionary during the 19th century, London’s Natural History Museum said on Thursday. The museum…
London’s Natural History Museum: Earliest Human Skull-Cups Made in the UK
LONDON.- One of the human skull-cups made by ice age Britons 14,700 years ago unearthed from Gough’s Cave. The process required great skill and knowledge of anatomy. The 3 cups are made out of 14,700-year-old human skulls and were found in Gough’s…
London’s Natural History Museum: Earliest Human Skull-Cups Made in the UK
LONDON.- One of the human skull-cups made by ice age Britons 14,700 years ago unearthed from Gough’s Cave. The process required great skill and knowledge of anatomy. The 3 cups are made out of 14,700-year-old human skulls and were found in Gough’s…
Major Exhibition on British Designer John Pawson at the Design Museum in London
LONDON.- The Design Museum presents a major exhibition on John Pawson. Often labelled a ‘minimalist’, he is known for his rigorous process of design. By reducing and editing he creates architecture and product designs of visual clarity, simpl…
David Bomberg Drawings Acquired by Ben Uri Gallery with Help from the Art Fund
LONDON.- Three captivating drawings by acclaimed British artist David Bomberg are to go on display on Wednesday 8 December at the Ben Uri Gallery, The London Jewish Museum of Art. The three drawings are entitled The Family, Ghetto Theatre; Ghetto Theat…
Jewish Museum in London Shortlisted for Major Award
LONDON.- The redeveloped Jewish Museum has made the shortlist for next week’s BT Visit London Awards in the Best New Tourism Experience category. This nomination acknowledges the significant contribution the new Jewish Museum makes to the cultural…
David Bomberg Drawings Acquired by Ben Uri Gallery with Help from the Art Fund
LONDON.- Three captivating drawings by acclaimed British artist David Bomberg are to go on display on Wednesday 8 December at the Ben Uri Gallery, The London Jewish Museum of Art. The three drawings are entitled The Family, Ghetto Theatre; Ghetto Theat…