LIVERPOOL.- Liverpool’s National Conservation Centre will close to visitors as a result of government cuts. The city centre venue will close at 5pm on Friday 17 December. National Museums Liverpool, which is funded by central government, received …
Campbell Archibald Mellon Works Star in Bonhams Auction with Three of the Top Five Lots
LONDON.- Bonhams East Anglian View auction at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk took place yesterday (2.12.10) and fetched an impressive total of £367,000. Three of the top five lots of the day were paintings by Campbell Archibald Mellon (1878-1955), all fea…
Make It a Merry Christmas for the Bowes Museum by Taking Part in the Big Give
DURHAM.- The Bowes Museum is taking part in a national fundraising campaign to boost online donations during the festive period. The Barnard Castle treasure house has signed up to be part of The Big Give as a way of raising the extra funds necessary to…
Art Historian Michael Peppiatt Writes About Giacometti’s Studio in New Book
NEW YORK, NY.- Eykyn Maclean announced the publication of art historian Michael Peppiatt’s ‘In Giacometti’s Studio’. The book coincides with their inaugural exhibition “Inside Giacometti’s Studio – An Intimate Portrai…
Art Historian Michael Peppiatt Writes About Giacometti’s Studio in New Book
NEW YORK, NY.- Eykyn Maclean announced the publication of art historian Michael Peppiatt’s ‘In Giacometti’s Studio’. The book coincides with their inaugural exhibition “Inside Giacometti’s Studio – An Intimate Portrai…
My Father’s House: The Architecture of Cultural Heritage at the Brunei Gallery
LONDON.- Featuring work by five emerging Middle Eastern artists and three UK photographers – including Winner of the World Press Photo of the Year 2007 Tim Hetherington – the exhibition uses large-scale photography, audio-visual media and fi…
Large Solo Exhibition Dedicated to the Work of Yves Netzhammer at Kunstmuseum Bern
BERN.- After having participated in numerous exhibitions in Switzerland and abroad, Yves Netzhammer is now being presented by the Kunstmuseum Bern in a large solo exhibition dedicated to the unique work of this Swiss media and installation artist. Two …
Records Tumble for Some of the Most Seminal Works in English Literature at Sotheby’s Today
LONDON.- Records for some of the most seminal works in English literature tumbled today at Sotheby’s in London . In the first of a series of sales from “The Library of an English Bibliophile” – one of the finest collections of first edit…
Kathleen Guzman Appointed Managing Director of Recently Opened Heritage Auctions New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Heritage Auctions has announced that Kathleen Guzman has been appointed as Managing Director of the company’s recently opened Manhattan office, located at 445 Park Avenue (at 57th Street), where she will oversee day-to-day operations. “K…
Kathleen Guzman Appointed Managing Director of Recently Opened Heritage Auctions New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Heritage Auctions has announced that Kathleen Guzman has been appointed as Managing Director of the company’s recently opened Manhattan office, located at 445 Park Avenue (at 57th Street), where she will oversee day-to-day operations. “K…