DALLAS, TX.- In 1952 Henri Matisse was asked to create a stained-glass window for the mausoleum of art collector Albert Lasker, and he took on the project with enthusiasm. His full-scale maquette was made with shapes cut out of painted paper and arrang…
AudioCompass and imagineear Create the First Ever Audio Visual Guide to the Taj Mahal
LONDON.- AudioCompass, a division of Ras Maestros Technology of Mumbai, and imagineear of London have worked together to deliver the first ever audio visual guide to one of the wonders of the world: the Taj Mahal, on the mediaPacker™ platform. For…
Mammoth Sculpture of the Ancient Philosopher Confucius Shows Up on China’s Tiananmen Square
BEIJING (AP).- There’s a new face keeping Chairman Mao company on Tiananmen Square. A mammoth sculpture of the ancient philosopher Confucius was unveiled this week off one side of the vast plaza. It’s a jarring juxtaposition for a square the ruling Co…
Mammoth Sculpture of the Ancient Philosopher Confucius Shows Up on China’s Tiananmen Square
BEIJING (AP).- There’s a new face keeping Chairman Mao company on Tiananmen Square. A mammoth sculpture of the ancient philosopher Confucius was unveiled this week off one side of the vast plaza. It’s a jarring juxtaposition for a square the ruling Co…
Biblical Archaeology Society Announces the Publication of "In Search of Herod’s Tomb"
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Biblical Archaeology Society announces the publication of “In Search of Herod’s Tomb” by Ehud Netzer in the January/February 2011 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR). The first-century Jewish historian Joseph…
Biblical Archaeology Society Announces the Publication of "In Search of Herod’s Tomb"
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Biblical Archaeology Society announces the publication of “In Search of Herod’s Tomb” by Ehud Netzer in the January/February 2011 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR). The first-century Jewish historian Joseph…
Entombed for Over 2000 Years, Warriors of China’s First Emperor, Arrive in Sydney
SYDNEY.- The First Emperor: China’s entombed warriors brings to Sydney one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of our time. Australia was the first country outside China to see these figures in the exhibition Qin Shihuang: Terracotta warrio…