LIVERPOOL.- An exciting new exhibition looks at a dazzling array of women’s accessories that helped add a sparkle to fashion from when Queen Victoria was a girl up to the outbreak of the Second World War. The Finishing Touch: Women’s Accessor…
Bonhams to Sell Contents of the St Lucia Home of Lord Glenconner
LONDON.- Bonhams announces the sale of the contents of the late Lord Glenconner’s property, `Beau House’, St Lucia, on behalf of the Glenconner Trustees and Estate on Wednesday 28 September 2011 at 2pm in New Bond Street, London. The 3rd Lord…
Photos from the Beatles Last Group Publicity Shoot Now Available for Public Purchase
LONDON.- For almost 30 years, renowned photographer Tom Murray’s images from the Beatles last group publicity shoot were stored in the back of a drawer. And now for the first time ever, these rarely seen images will be available for public purchas…
Gallery and Historic Houses Unite to Celebrate Great Portraits from Victorian and Edwardian Britain
LONDON.- From Beatrix Potter and Charles Dickens to Ellen Terry and King Edward VII, some of the most famous names of the Victorian and Edwardian age are the focus of an exciting new collaboration between the National Portrait Gallery and the National …
King Tut Exhibit Open at Science Museum of Minnesota
ST. PAUL (AP)- Visitors to the Science Museum of Minnesota are getting a glimpse into the life of Egyptian royalty at the King Tut exhibit that is now open. The Science Museum says more than 100 artifacts are on display, including King Tut’s sandals …
Bernadottes on Show at Nationalmuseum
STOCKHOLM.- To mark the bicentennial of Karl XIV Johan’s selection as heir to the Swedish throne, Nationalmuseum presents an exhibition of black-and-white portraits of the House of Bernadotte. No other Swedes have been so prolifically portrayed as…