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Written by Leslie Hindman
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 03:21 |
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PARIS.- The Bugatti Type 22 that had lain submerged
53 metres below the surface of Lake Maggiore for over 70 years had attracted
much pre-sale publicity. A number of telephone bidders sparred against
those in the room. The winning bidder - a European collector representing the
Peter Mullin Collection in California - will show the car in its present
condition in his museum, whereas the underbidder - an American - had intended to
restore the car.
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Read more... Sunken Bugatti Sold
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Written by The Associated Press
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Saturday, 23 January 2010 04:22 |
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NEW YORK,
NY (AP).-A New York City auction
house says a human skull that had been used as a ballot box by Yale's elite
Skull and Bones Society has been withdrawn from sale.Christie'ssaid Friday that the 19th century skull
was being removed from the Jan. 22 sale due to a title claim.
The auction house declined further comment.The skull had been expected to sell for
$10,000 to $20,000. Christie's only identified the seller as a European art
collector.
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Read more... NO Skull and Bones
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Written by Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Writer
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Saturday, 09 January 2010 04:27 |
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WARSAW (AP).- A Swedish citizen suspected of ordering
the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz memorial cased the
site before the theft along with Poles who carried out the crime, a
prosecutor said Wednesday. Krakow prosecutor Artur Wrona said officials have
evidence the Swedish suspect visited the memorial in Poland with two Poles last
spring, probably in March. The Swede told the pair he wanted them to
steal the infamous sign, which means "Work Sets You Free" in German. It is one
of the world's iconic symbols of Nazi Germany's atrocities during World War II
and the Holocaust.
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Read more... Auschwitz Sign Theft
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Written by The Associated Press
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Friday, 08 January 2010 02:22 |
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LINDON, UTAH (AP).- The mystery of a missing 4-ton
sculpture outside a Utah motorcycle shop has been solved. It disappeared over
the weekend and apparently the artwork's sculptor took it back.
The attorney for Springville sculptor Jeffrey Decker says Decker owns
the statue and was legally entitled to remove it.
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Read more... Missing 4-ton Motorcycle Statue
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Written by Brett Zongker, Associated Press Writer
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Thursday, 07 January 2010 02:43 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Recent reports have suggested that the Smithsonian Institutionhas afew problems it needs to fix, but attendance does
not appear to be one of them. A draft report from the museum
network states that its museums recorded more than 30 million visitors over the
last year, the most impressive showing since a decline that occurred
after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Read more... Smithsonian 2009 Attendance Jumps
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Written by Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Writer
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Friday, 01 January 2010 02:28 |
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HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS (AP).- Paul MacLeod is a
perpetually caffeinated Elvis fanatic who's taking care of business 24-7-365 at
the antebellum home he calls "Graceland Too". Pound on the door at any hour —
seriously, it's OK to arrive at 4 in the morning — and the 67-year-old
former auto worker will escort you through his discombobulating,
floor-to-ceiling collection of photos, records, figurines, cardboard cutouts,
candy wrappers, clocks and other random kitsch featuring the King of Rock 'n'
Roll. Graceland Too is in Holly Springs, a northern Mississippi town of 8,000.
It's a convenient stop for fans on an Elvis pilgrimage, sitting about
halfway between Elvis Presley's birthplace in Tupelo, Miss., and the King's
final home and resting place, the unaffiliated Graceland mansion in Memphis,
Tenn.
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Read more... Graceland Too
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Written by Donna Gruber
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Sunday, 20 December 2009 04:58 |
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MUNICH.- The Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen do
not just own vast holdings of framed pictures but also a huge collection of
frames. For this exhibition, however, the selection was not made in the frame
depot but solely in the painting depot at the Alte Pinakothek. It is
only there in the museum’s holdings that the history of collecting frames and
pictures can be traced. Some 4000 frames and pictures were sifted through and
recorded, from which a selection of 92 frames was made. This exhibition focuses
on the art and history of frames from four centuries, encompassing 16th-century
case frames to Classicist and Empire style frames. This presentation covers all
types of frame, from highly elaborate ones to miniature versions. Of
particular note are the Dutch cabinet and Lutma frames, as well as inlaid
examples and trophies from the Rococo period.
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Read more... The Frame Is The Art
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Written by Walter Baldwin
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009 02:43 |
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LONDON (REUTERS).- The head of Egypt's Supreme
Council of Antiquities said he plans to ask the British Museum to hand the
Rosetta Stone over to his country. The ancient stone was the key to deciphering
hieroglyphs on the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs and is one of six ancient
relics that Egypt's chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass said his country wants to
recover from museums around the world. The 3-1/2 foot high Rosetta Stone was
unearthed by Napoleon's army in 1799 and dates back to 196 BC. It became British
property after Napoleon's defeat under the 1801 Treaty of Alexandria.
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Read more... The Rosetta Stone
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Written by Bones of Samson
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Sunday, 13 December 2009 05:28 |
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PORTLAND, PR.- The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex
will make its museum debut at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry along
the banks of the Willamette River. Museum President Nancy Stueber said
the fossilized bones of a 40-foot-long predator dinosaur that weighed 7.5 tons
and lived 66 million years ago will be on display beginning Dec. 17 through the
end of summer 2010. Scientists haven't settled on whether the
animal was male or female, Stueber said.
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Read more... Bones of Samson
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Written by Aerian Rogers
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Wednesday, 02 December 2009 01:32 |
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GATESHEAD, UK - Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
announced a new media partnership with international satellite broadcaster
BSkyB’s arts channel Sky Arts. The joint venture began in October 09,
centers on Baltic’s autumn season and culminates in a documentary Sky Arts at
Baltic to be broadcast in December across the Sky Arts television channels and
website.
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Read more... Baltic Centre + Sky Arts
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Written by Robert Bloch
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Thursday, 26 November 2009 02:24 |
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MIAMI, FL.- Art Miami, the longest running contemporary
art fair in Miami and the anchor art fair for the city of Miami, continues to be
an important venue for high quality modern and contemporary art. In today’s art
market, collectors are concerned about quality; they want the best possible
pieces by well-established artists. One of the highest quality pieces of
art that will be seen Art Miami 2009 will be Torse de Femme, a unique Alberto
Giacometti sculpture at the Edelman Arts booth.
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Read more... Unique Alberto Giacometti Sculpture
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Written by Mary Fitzpatrick
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Monday, 23 November 2009 05:34 |
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BELLEVUE, WA.- This winter, Bellevue Arts Museum
brings to light the work and life of one of the greatest shoe designers of the
20th century: Beth Levine. Featuring ephemera and over 100 pairs of shoes and
boots, Beth Levine: First Lady of Shoes will open its doors February 18, 2010
and run through June 6, 2010. Originally organized by The Dutch Leather
and Shoe Museum, BAM is the only U.S. venue to showcase this fascinating
exhibition.
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Read more... Shoe Designer Beth Levine
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