RABAT (REUTERS).- Libyans appear determined to safeguard their rich cultural heritage during the popular unrest against leader Muammar Gaddafi, protecting it from the looting seen in neighboring Egypt’s revolution just weeks ago. Conquered by most of t…
Museo del Prado Presents a Comprehensive Survey of the Work of Jean Siméon Chardin
MADRID.- The Museo del Prado presents the exhibition Chardin, a comprehensive survey of the work of Jean Siméon Chardin (1699-1779). Chardin is one of the leading names in 18th-century French painting but has never been the subject of an exhibition i…
Scientists Now Say Prehistoric Man Enjoyed 3D Cinema Too
VIENNA.- As far back as the Copper Age our
ancestors viewed
“films” in an open air cinema setting – and, moreover, in 3D with
surround
sound. This conclusion arises from the discovery of sites containing
prehistoric
rock engravings, wh…