LONDON.- A stunning diamond Fabergé bracelet is one of the highlights of the Russian Sale, taking place at Bonhams on 8th June at New Bond Street. The bracelet is estimated to sell for £70,000 – 100,000. Created by senior Fabergé workmaster Aug…
New Exhibits at Chicago’s Hull House Museum
CHICAGO (AP).- At the turn of the 20th century, thousands of immigrants sought out Jane Addams’ Hull House in Chicago. There they received medical treatment at settlement house clinics, learned job skills through training classes and found community at…
China Stops Prominent Artist, Ai Weiwei, from Leaving the Country on a Flight to South Korea
BEIJING (REUTERS).- Chinese police have prevented artist Ai Weiwei from traveling to South Korea, he said on Friday, linking it to a crackdown on dissidents ahead of the formal awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a prominent rights activist. Ai had be…
China Stops Prominent Artist, Ai Weiwei, from Leaving the Country on a Flight to South Korea
BEIJING (REUTERS).- Chinese police have prevented artist Ai Weiwei from traveling to South Korea, he said on Friday, linking it to a crackdown on dissidents ahead of the formal awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a prominent rights activist. Ai had be…
Russian Curators Convicted Today of Inciting Religious Hatred, but Not Imprisoned
MOSCOW (AP).- Two Russian curators who angered the Russian Orthodox Church with an exhibition that included images of Jesus Christ portrayed as Mickey Mouse and Vladimir Lenin were convicted Monday of inciting religious hatred and fined, but escaped pr…