LONDON (REUTERS).- It’s seven in the morning and we kneel in black mud on the freezing banks of London’s River Thames in the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral, where a church has dominated the ancient city since the 7th century. As the tide ebbs exposing …
Paul Gauguin’s "Nature Morte a ‘L’Esperance," Fails to Sell at Christie’s Auction in London
LONDON (REUTERS).- A painting by Paul Gauguin, billed as the top lot at Christie’s auction of modern and impressionist works in London, failed to find a buyer on Wednesday. The tribute to the artist’s friend Vincent Van Gogh, in the form of a still lif…
UK’s Ancient Secrets may Be Buried with Old Bones
By: Stefano Ambrogi
LONDON (REUTERS).- Top British archaeologists are urging the government to rethink a law requiring human remains be reburied, warning it risks undermining years of research into the island’s ancient peoples and study of their DNA. T…
Egyptian Archaeologist Zahi Hawass Says Mummies are Safe After Riots Outside Museum
LONDON (REUTERS).- None of the mummies in Cairo’s main archaeological museum were damaged during a break-in last week but 70 other exhibits will need restoration, top Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass said on Sunday. Media reports during Egypt’s polit…
With Financial Crisis a Distant Memory and as Art Market Booms, Some See the Risk of Bust
LONDON (REUTERS).- At the top end of the art market, the financial crisis seems a distant memory — surging prices saw Christie’s and Sotheby’s post impressive 2010 results that were back to, or above pre-crisis levels. Yet while the market leaders are…
With Financial Crisis a Distant Memory and as Art Market Booms, Some See the Risk of Bust
LONDON (REUTERS).- At the top end of the art market, the financial crisis seems a distant memory — surging prices saw Christie’s and Sotheby’s post impressive 2010 results that were back to, or above pre-crisis levels. Yet while the market leaders are…
International Museums on High Alert for Looted Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Due to Crisis
LONDON (REUTERS).- International museums are on high alert for looted Egyptian artifacts and some archaeologists have even offered to fly to the country to help safeguard its ancient treasures, museums said Wednesday. Egypt has been rocked by an unprec…
International Museums on High Alert for Looted Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Due to Crisis
LONDON (REUTERS).- International museums are on high alert for looted Egyptian artifacts and some archaeologists have even offered to fly to the country to help safeguard its ancient treasures, museums said Wednesday. Egypt has been rocked by an unprec…
Google Offers Virtual Tours of 17 of the Top Museums Using Street View Technology
LONDON (REUTERS).- Google aims to bring the world’s great art galleries into the home with a new website that offers virtual tours using Street View technology, the ability to build private collections and ultra-high resolution images. While most big g…
Victoria & Albert Museum in London Says It has Unearthed "Only" Film of Ballets Russes
LONDON (REUTERS).- A dance enthusiast has discovered what London’s Victoria & Albert Museum said on Monday was the only known film footage of a Diaghilev Ballets Russes dance performance. The silent, black and white film is just over a minute long with…