British Museum receives donation of Chinese ceramics worth $1.27 billion
The 1,700 pieces of world-renowned Chinese ceramics constitute the largest donation in the British Museum’s nearly 300-year ...
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See What Happened When One Museum Asked Artists to Define ‘Home’
The Smithsonian Design Triennial presents 25 commissions that explore the physical and conceptual ideas of shelter and refuge ...
The British Museum Gets a Giant Gift: $1.27 Billion of Chinese Ceramics
Sir Percival David’s collection, amassed in the early 1900s, includes prized vases and wine cups. “You simply couldn’t build ...
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At 60 years, monument to NASA's Project Mercury still stands, but what of its time capsule?
A 60-year-old tribute to America's first human spaceflight program is standing up to the test of time, but what about the ...
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An American in Paris, Honored Like Nobody Before
By Farah Nayeri Reporting from Paris The Salle des Cariatides gallery at the heart of the Louvre is home to the museum’s finest examples of ... of polished bronze plaques, is by Barbara Chase ...
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The future of ancient human remains
Displays of human remains are extremely controversial within the archaeological community. As archaeology moves into the ...
‘Stolen Fragments’ and ‘Plunder?’: Scholars and Smugglers
Two books explore the scandals and controversies around the acquisition of antiquities by curators and collectors.
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Blue plaque honour to poet and activist unveiled
The plaque, at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, was commissioned by the Nubian Jak Community Trust, an organisation which highlights the contributions of Black and minority ethnic people in the ...
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Reeves Henry Plaque: The first mechanic in Dallas
FORNEY, Texas — The Reeves Henry Plaque Dedication Ceremony will take place on October 19th, 2024 at 210 E. Broad Street in Forney, TX. For more information call The Spellman Museum at 972-552-2400.
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Lost music by Chopin unearthed nearly 200 years after composer’s death
This dated the manuscript to the 1830s, a museum spokeswoman told CNN on Oct. 29.“The penmanship matches other examples of Chopin ... residences bear unmissable plaques. Busts and statues ...
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Lost music by Chopin unearthed nearly 200 years after composer’s death
This dated the manuscript to the 1830s, a museum spokeswoman told CNN on Oct. 29.“The penmanship matches other examples of ...
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Lost Chopin music unearthed nearly 200 years after composer’s death
This dated the manuscript to the 1830s, a museum spokeswoman told CNN Tuesday. “The penmanship matches other examples of Chopin ... residences bear unmissable plaques. Busts and statues ...