LONDON.- Sotheby’s sale of the Arts of the Islamic World to take place in London on the 6th April will offer an array of beautiful and rare objects, paintings and manuscripts which highlight the achievements of artists and craftsmen from across th…
British Museum Announces Acquisition and Display of Ancient Iraqi Ivories
LONDON (AP).- And then there were some — lots, in fact. The British Museum announced Monday it has acquired 6,000 ancient carved ivories that were excavated in Iraq with the help of mystery maven Agatha Christie. The pieces were found at the site…
Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World at the British Museum Highlights Discoveries
LONDON.- Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World highlights some of the most important archaeological discoveries from ancient Afghanistan and displays precious and unique pieces on loan from the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul currently …
Getty Villa Announces Exhibition that Presents Early Photographs of the Holy Land
LAS ANGELES, CA.- In Search of Biblical Lands: From Jerusalem to Jordan in 19th-Century Photography on view at the Getty Villa from March 2 through September 12, 2011, features some of the first photographic images of the eastern margins of the Mediter…
Scientists Say Gulf Diversity Threatened Even Before Oil Spill
WASHINGTON (AP).- The oceans around Australia boast the greatest diversity of sea life on the planet, but the now oil-threatened Gulf of Mexico also ranks in the top five regions for variety of species. And even before the spill, the Gulf was already l…