BEIJING (AP).- China’s Foreign Ministry removed all references to a detained artist from its official transcript of a news conference given by its spokesman, in an apparent sign it wants to stifle discussion of the case. Ten of the 18 questions asked a…
Portuguese Architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is This Year’s Winner of the Pritzker Prize
CHICAGO, IL (REUTERS).- Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is the winner of this year’s $100,000 Pritzker Prize for his designs that convey both “power and modesty, bravado and subtlety,” the foundation that awards the prize said on Monday. Th…
Portuguese Architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is This Year’s Winnner of the Pritzker Prize
CHICAGO, IL (REUTERS).- Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is the winner of this year’s $100,000 Pritzker Prize for his designs that convey both “power and modesty, bravado and subtlety,” the foundation that awards the prize said on Monday. Th…
Concerns Over Indian Remains Stall LA Museum Grant
By: Jacob Adelman, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP).- More than $104,000 in federal grant money could be withheld from a Los Angeles County-supported museum if officials fail to resolve American Indian tribes’ concerns over remains found during the fa…
Smithsonian Keeps Meteorite that Fell in Virginia
WASHINGTON (AP).- A small meteorite that crashed through the roof of a Virginia medical office last year is becoming part of the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History in Washington. The Smithsonian paid $10,000 for the meteorite to Marc Gallini and…
Irish Government to Present 400 Irish Arts Events in US
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- The Irish government has announced it will present 400 Irish arts events all across the United States this year. Actor and Irish cultural ambassador Gabriel Byrne will formally announce details and dates of the project at New York’s…
Hitler Exhibit in Berlin’s German Historical Museum Extended Due to Popularity
BERLIN (REUTERS).- Germany’s first postwar exhibition devoted to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler has been extended by three weeks due to popular demand, the German Historical Museum (DHM) said on Thursday. Over the past three months, more than 170,000 visit…
Hitler Exhibit in Berlin’s German Historical Museum Extended Due to Popularity
BERLIN (REUTERS).- Germany’s first postwar exhibition devoted to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler has been extended by three weeks due to popular demand, the German Historical Museum (DHM) said on Thursday. Over the past three months, more than 170,000 visit…
That’s Kate Middleton? Critics Slam Commemorative Wedding Coin Issued by the Royal Mint
LONDON (AP).- Britain’s Royal Mint has released a commemorative coin featuring supposedly lifelike portraits of Prince William and his bride-to-be — but critics say Kate Middleton has a right to be horrified. Images of the couple on the memento be…
That’s Kate Middleton? Critics Slam Commemorative Wedding Coin Issued by the Royal Mint
LONDON (AP).- Britain’s Royal Mint has released a commemorative coin featuring supposedly lifelike portraits of Prince William and his bride-to-be — but critics say Kate Middleton has a right to be horrified. Images of the couple on the memento be…