NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A new exhibit at El Museo del Barrio turns an historic lens on New York’s north-south relations, highlighting its long and deep roots with the Spanish-speaking world. “Nueva York: 1613-1945,” which opens on September 17 and runs un…
"Nueva York" Turns Lens South to New York Hispanic Roots
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A new exhibit at El Museo del Barrio turns an historic lens on New York’s north-south relations, highlighting its long and deep roots with the Spanish-speaking world. “Nueva York: 1613-1945,” which opens on September 17 and runs un…
Cyrus the Great Artifact to Be Displayed in Iran’s National Museum
TEHRAN (AP).- A Babylonian artifact sometimes described as the world’s first human rights charter is to go on display in Iran after the government threatened to cut ties with the British Museum if it did not loan the object. The Cyrus Cylinder is a six…
Cyrus the Great Artifact to Be Displayed in Iran’s National Museum
TEHRAN (AP).- A Babylonian artifact sometimes described as the world’s first human rights charter is to go on display in Iran after the government threatened to cut ties with the British Museum if it did not loan the object. The Cyrus Cylinder is a six…
LeWitt House in Praiano
By Martin Friedman Although Sol LeWitt never learned to speak Italian because of poor hearing, he could read it and write it. According to his widow, Carol, he studied the conjugation of verbs intensely to avoid using an improper fo…