DALLAS, TX.- Two superbly documented fragments of the original Star Spangled Banner, which inspired America’s national anthem in 1814 as it flew in defiance of the British over Ft. McHenry in Baltimore, MD, and were later in the collection of a Philade…
Original Star Spangled Banner Fragments Up for Bid, First Time in Modern Auction History
DALLAS, TX.- Two superbly documented fragments of the original Star Spangled Banner, which inspired America’s national anthem in 1814 as it flew in defiance of the British over Ft. McHenry in Baltimore, MD, and were later in the collection of a Philade…
China and U. of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology Resolve Dispute Over Exhibit
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- A Philadelphia museum said Friday that its exhibit on the Silk Road, including a pair of ancient mummies, will go on after it resolved a dispute with the Chinese government that led to a pared-down event with fake mummies and life-…
Chinese: Pennsylvania Museum Never OK’d for Mummies Exhibit
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- A diplomatic official says two mummies and other ancient artifacts from China were never approved for display at the Philadelphia museum now embroiled in a dispute over the items. A Chinese embassy spokesman in Washington says the…
Illustrator and Writer Maurice Sendak’s Mural Painted in 1961 has New Home in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA (AP).- Long before award-winning illustrator and writer Maurice Sendak’s world of wild things charmed millions of young readers and changed the notion of what children’s literature could look like, some of his now-classic characters fr…
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. …
Gratz Family Portraits Reunited at Philadelphia’s Rosenbach Museum & Library
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia announces the acquisition of two artistically and culturally significant portraits originally belonging to the Gratz Family, a prominent early American Jewish family who lived in Philade…