LONDON.- Donations to the appeal by the Art Fund and the National Trust to save an iconic Old Master painting for the nation are approaching £1.4 million. The appeal still has some way to go, however, to reach its £2.7 million target by Christmas and…
A 2,000-Year-Old House in the Ancient Roman City of Pompeii Collapses Officials Said
ROME (AP).- A 2,000-year-old house in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which was once used by gladiators to train before combat, collapsed Saturday, officials said. The site was closed at the time and nobody was injured, but the collapse underscored …
Audit Shows Records at National Archives in Washington at Risk of being Lost for Good
WASHINGTON (AP).- An audit prompted in part by the loss of the Wright Brothers’ original patent and maps for atomic bomb missions in Japan finds some of the nation’s prized historical documents are in danger of being lost for good. Nearly 80 percent of…
Audit Shows Records at National Archives in Washington at Risk of being Lost for Good
WASHINGTON (AP).- An audit prompted in part by the loss of the Wright Brothers’ original patent and maps for atomic bomb missions in Japan finds some of the nation’s prized historical documents are in danger of being lost for good. Nearly 80 percent of…
Audit Shows Records at National Archives at Risk
WASHINGTON (AP).- An audit prompted in part by the loss of the Wright Brothers’ original patent and maps for atomic bomb missions in Japan finds some of the nation’s prized historical documents are in danger of being lost for good. Nearly 80 percent of…
Study: Audio Recordings of US History Fading Fast
WASHINGTON (AP).- New digital recordings of events in U.S. history and early radio shows are at risk of being lost much faster than older ones on tape and many are already gone, according to a study on sound released Wednesday. Even recent history …
National Trust and Art Fund Launch Appeal to Save Brueghel Painting for the Nation
LONDON.- Today, the National Trust and the Art Fund are launching a £2.7 million fundraising campaign to save an iconic Old Master painting for the nation. ‘The Procession to Calvary’ by Pieter Brueghel the Younger is the star attraction at …
National Trust and Art Fund Launch Appeal to Save Brueghel Painting for the Nation
LONDON.- Today, the National Trust and the Art Fund are launching a £2.7 million fundraising campaign to save an iconic Old Master painting for the nation. ‘The Procession to Calvary’ by Pieter Brueghel the Younger is the star attraction at …
Dan Colen’s First Major Solo Exhibition in New York at Gagosian
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian presents Dan Colen’s first major solo exhibition in New York. This follows his two-part exhibition “I Live There”/“An Allegory of Faith” at Gagosian Gallery Davies Street in 2009 and the surreptitious ex…
Cultural Leaders in the North East Add Voice to National Debate on Funding Cuts
GATESHEAD.- Today, leaders of some of the North East’s principal, building based, arts organisations and prominent artists from the region voiced their concerns about the impact of deep or hasty cuts to the arts budget, warning that a hard won sen…