MADRID.- The Minister of Culture, Ángeles González Sinde, yesterday presided over the signing of the agreements between the Museo del Prado, the State Hermitage Museum and the State Society for Cultural Action. These agreements pave the way for an un…
Fashion Museums from NYC to LA, Paris and More
NEW YORK (AP).- Boohoo, so you didn’t get a front-row seat for New York Fashion Week! Fortunately, for fashionistas who love couture but can’t afford to buy it, there are many museums in the U.S. and abroad where you can get your fashion fix without p…
University of Pennsylvania Museum Removes Mummies After China Objects
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- A museum just days away from opening a long-awaited exhibit including two mummies and other historical artifacts from China is gutting the display of all objects at the request of Chinese officials, the museum announced Wednesday. …
Bonhams Launch Modern and Contemporary Israeli Art Sale in London in May
LONDON.- Bonhams will hold their inaugural sale of modern and contemporary Israeli Art and Judaica in their New Bond Street saleroom on May 24, the only auction of its kind in the UK. Giles Peppiatt, Head of Israeli Art at Bonhams, comments: “The …
Bonhams Launch Modern and Contemporary Israeli Art Sale in London in May
LONDON.- Bonhams will hold their inaugural sale of modern and contemporary Israeli Art and Judaica in their New Bond Street saleroom on May 24, the only auction of its kind in the UK. Giles Peppiatt, Head of Israeli Art at Bonhams, comments: “The …
Rosenbach Museum & Library to Deaccession Paintings by Walter Greaves
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- At its quarterly meeting on October 26, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia voted unanimously to deaccession thirteen paintings by the British artist Walter Greaves (1846-1930). Deaccessioni…
Rosenbach Museum & Library to Deaccession Paintings by Walter Greaves
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- At its quarterly meeting on October 26, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia voted unanimously to deaccession thirteen paintings by the British artist Walter Greaves (1846-1930). Deaccessioni…
Mexico’s Government Negotiates the Temporary Return of Moctezuma’s Headdress
MEXICO CITY.- Negotiations conducted for 3 years by the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) and the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) before the Austrian Government, are about to reach a historical agreement that would bring M…
Woman Recreates da Vinci’s ‘Last Supper’ with Lint
ROSCOMMON, MICH (AP).- A northern Michigan woman has put her own spin on Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” by making a replica out of laundry lint. Laura Bell of Roscommon collected lint from her dryer and fashioned it into a 14-foot-long, 4-foot …
The Comité des Sages Calls for a "New Renaissance" by Bringing Europe’s Cultural Heritage Online
AMASTERDAM.- The report of the Comité des Sages (high-level reflection group) on Digitisation of Europe’s cultural heritage was delivered to Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda, and Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner…