BIARRITZ.- The Cité de lOcéan et du Surf, located in Biarritz, France will open to the public starting on Sunday, June 26, 2011. The museum, a design by Steven Holl Architects in collaboration with Brazilian artist and architect Solange Fabião…
Internationally Renowned Chinese Artist Xu Bing Creates Site-Specific Installation at the British Museum
LONDON.- Internationally renowned Chinese artist Xu Bing is to create a new bespoke art installation specially commissioned for the British Museum. Background Story 7 is part of his ongoing series of museum installations and consists of a dramatic larg…
American Charged with Stealing Stuffed Birds in UK
LONDON (AP).- British police say they have arrested and charged an American man for stealing hundreds of rare bird skins from a British museum outside London. Detectives investigating the theft of nearly 300 brightly colored stuffed birds from the Natu…