Art Experts Find Possible New da Vinci Painting Oct 14, 2009
Last year, Silverman bumped into Nicholas Turner, a former curator of drawings at the J. Paul Getty Museum and the British Museum. Turner said it was a da Vinci and other leading art experts have backed it up as well. (Fox News)
Finger points to discovery of da Vinci portrait Oct 14, 2009
Mr Silverman believed that there was more to the portrait and began to look into the matter following a discussion last year with Dr Nicholas Turner, formerly Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum. The artwork is due to go on display in an exhibition in Sweden next year. (BBC News -- Europe)
Iranians demand loan of treasure Oct 13, 2009
Iran has said it will cease cultural co-operation with the British Museum if a treasure is not loaned to the nation ... The British Museum said its trustees "reaffirmed their intention to lend the Cylinder to Iran" ... Speaking to the Guardian newspaper recently, the British Museum's head of press Hannah Boulton said: "When lending any material you have to check that it is an appropriate moment. "We hope to be able to honour that commitment, we can't say when that will be. (BBC News -- Africa)
* France agrees to return Egyptian relics Oct 11, 2009
The bust is in Berlins Egyptian Museum; the Rosetta Stone is in the British Museum in London. This story has been viewed 269 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Egypt takes it back Oct 11, 2009
The Rosetta Stone, famous for helping the understanding of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics by showing the same information in three different scripts, has been on display at the British Museum since soon after its 1799 discovery. Cairo wants that back and is also seeking the return from Berlin of the 34-centuries-old bust of Queen Nefertiti that was discovered on the banks of the Nile. (iAfrica.com)
Egypt severs ties with Louvre over artifacts Oct 8, 2009
The bust is in Berlin's Egyptian Museum; the Rosetta Stone is in the British Museum in London. He has also asked for the return of the bust of Achhaf, the builder of the Chephren Pyramid from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and a statue of the Hemiunu, the nephew of Pharaoh Khufu from Germany's Roemer-Pelizaeu museum. (Florida Today)
Way2GoGuides Offer Audio Travel Gui... Oct 6, 2009
Way2GoGuides Offer Audio Travel Guides to London. Way2GoGuides Offer Audio Travel Guides to London. (Suite101.com)
Art or Porn? Museum Pulls Brooke Shields ImageTate Museum temporarily removes Image of 10-year-old Brooke Shields. Oct 2, 2009
Nude Image of Brooke Shields Removed From British Museum - ABC News ... Nude Image of Brooke Shields Removed From British Museum. (ABC News)
Photo of nude Brooke Shields at 10 creates stir Oct 2, 2009
British museum temporarily closes exhibition after visit from police. Peter Kramer / AP fileAn exhibit entitled "Spiritual America," by artist Richard Prince, features a photo of actress Brooke Shields as a 10-year-old. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Anglo-Saxon Gold Found in Field Oct 1, 2009
Its final destination is unknown, but local museums in the north east are expected to be its final resting place and the British Museum has promised it will not be taken out of the country. Who Were the Anglo Saxons. (Suite101.com)
High offers free preview of da Vinci Oct 1, 2009
Also included are works from world-renowned collections, including those of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Vatican Museums, the Mus;e du Louvre, the British Museum, and the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence. We know budgets are tight these days, but this is such a significant exhibition, said Philip Verre, the High s chief operating officer, in a statement. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
* Huge hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure uncovered in UK Sep 26, 2009
The gold alone in the collection weighs 5kg and suggests that early medieval England was a far wealthier place than previously believed, said Leslie Webster, the former curator of Anglo-Saxon archeology at the British Museum. She said the crosses and other religious artifacts mixed in with the military items might shed new light on the relationship between Christianity and warfare among the Anglo-Saxons X in particular a large cross she said may have been carried into battle. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Experts awed by Anglo-Saxon treasure found by man with metal detector Sep 26, 2009
From the Birmingham museum, the Staffordshire treasure, much of it still encrusted with dirt, will go to the British Museum in London, where the artifacts will undergo months, possibly years, of study by archaeologists and historians ... The crown's practice -- established in part by the many shipwrecks recovered off Britain's shores -- is that the value of the items, likely to be set in a bidding war among British museums, will be divided between Herbert as the finder and the farmer who owns... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Treasure trove found Sep 26, 2009
Said Leslie Webster, the former keeper of the Department of Prehistory and Europe at the British Museum, "This is going to alter our perceptions of Anglo-Saxon England." ... The most important objects will go on exhibit from Friday until October 13, after which they will go to the British Museum in London for valuation. (CNN -- World)
John Philip Kemble by Sir Thomas La... Sep 26, 2009
The Art Fund recently helped the British Museum to acquire (1932), by Mexican artist Diego Rivera. John Philip Kemble as Cato will be on view at the NPG in an exhibition dedicated to Lawrence due to open on 21st October 2010. (Suite101.com)
Athens on a budget Sep 25, 2009
Sculptures were removed out of greed or for protection, depending on whom you believe and are now in the British Museum. Thanassis Stavrakis / APMany tavernas, like this in Athens' Gazi district, run good scooter-delivery services, while wine from the barrel can be bought at corner shops. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found Sep 25, 2009
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, set in 1957, is loosely based on real-life skulls that, according to ancient legend, have mystical powers when united. Unearth this and six other archaeological mysteries.Most of the objects are ornaments for weapons and other military artifacts, some inlaid with precious stones."I think wealth of this kind must have belonged to a king but we cannot say that for absolute certain," Bland said.Leslie Webster, the former curator of Anglo-Saxon... (MSNBC -- Environment)
Treasure trove brings tears to an expert's eye Sep 25, 2009
Leslie Webster, a former keeper of the department of prehistory at the British Museum, who led the team of experts and has spent months poring over metalwork, described the hoard as ''absolutely the equivalent of finding a new Lindisfarne Gospels or Book of Kells ... The most important pieces will be on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and will then go to the British Museum for valuation, which will involve another marathon collaboration between experts. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Golden glory Sep 25, 2009
Much of the treasure will be on display at Birmingham Museum Art gallery before it is moved to the British Museum in London. (Above: a fragment of gold plate. (BBC News -- UK)
Huge Anglo-Saxon gold hoard found Sep 24, 2009
A spokeswoman for the British Museum said the find, which is due to be classed as treasure, was the equivalent of finding a "new Book of Kells" ... Leslie Webster, British Museum ... Leslie Webster, former keeper at the British Museum's Department of Prehistory and Europe, said: "This is going to alter our perceptions of Anglo-Saxon England as radically, if not more so, as the Sutton Hoo discoveries. "(It is) absolutely the equivalent of finding a new Lindisfarne Gospels or Book of Kells. (BBC News -- UK)
Distinguished alum visits Sep 24, 2009
He said Moser's work is displayed at The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., The British Museum, Cambridge, Princeton and Harvard universities, as well as other national and international exhibits. Cox said Moser has received many awards including 2001 Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the University of Louisville and the National Book Award for Illustration and Design in 1983. (The University Echo, TN)
Exhibit showcases paintings of ancient Rome Sep 23, 2009
The works are on loan from some of the world's major museums and galleries, including the Louvre, the British Museum and the Vatican museums, as well as archaeological sites such as Pompeii near Naples. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Athens no longer cheap, but bargains exist Sep 22, 2009
Sculptures were removed out of greed or for protection, depending on whom you believe and are now in the British Museum. In June, Athens opened an enormous new museum to display and protect some 4,000 statues and ancient artwork from the Acropolis and to press Greece's standing demand for the return of the Parthenon sculptures from London. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Behind scenes at Aztec exhibition Sep 22, 2009
Moctezuma Aztec ruler is the latest major exhibition being held at the British Museum. It explores Aztec (Mexica) civilisation through the divine, military and political role of the last elected ruler, Moctezuma II (reigned AD 1502-1520). (BBC News -- Americas)
Isle of mystery Sep 19, 2009
" The heiau has upright structures along the crest of the island, perhaps oriented to astronomical phenomena, the scientists said. Kikiloi said there are similar upright structures on Hawaii's mountain peaks. Stone images have been collected from the island, most of which are in the Bishop Museum and some in the British Museum, he said. After living 18 days on a remote island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Kekuewa Kikiloi is reveling in the "incredible" experience and still nursing sore... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Macedonia guerrillas win seats Sep 19, 2009
Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Nicholas Wood, Skopje. (Yahoo News -- Macedonia)
Viking silver Sep 17, 2009
A conservator at the British Museum cleans a coin with a porcupine quill ... After a "quick turn-round" in the conservation department of the British Museum (BM) the hoard - or some of it; only some 100 of 617 coins have yet been cleaned - is ready to go on show at the Yorkshire Museum ... The treasure has been bought jointly by the York Museums Trust and the British Museum. (BBC News -- UK)
Local briefs Sep 17, 2009
Evans, a sophomore English language and social science major, will spend the semester traveling all over London and throughout parts of the United Kingdom seeing sights from the British Museum to Stonehenge. Students also have the opportunity to travel across Europe. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Rwandans to see genocide on big screen Sep 14, 2009
Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Making of Shooting Dogs triggered panic and flashbacks. (Yahoo News -- Rwanda)
Ancient Artifacts in European Museu... Sep 12, 2009
To see the famous Elgin Marbles that once adorned the Parthenon complex on the Acropolis in Athens, the visitor must go the British Museum in London ... As one guide in the British Museum put it, we paid for it ... Yet the British Museum will have none of it and continues to resist returning the artifacts. (Suite101.com)
Private Jessica says President is misusing her 'heroism' Sep 10, 2009
Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Private Jessica says President is misusing her 'heroism. (Yahoo News -- Jessica Lynch)
West Learns Abroad in London Sep 10, 2009
"Easily, around 800 pictures were taken in the two weeks I was there. " West said her favorite part of the trip was visiting the British Museum. "It was cool to see all the British history," said West. (Gobulldogs.com)
Mitsubishi Corporation Announces Sponsorship of Dogu Exhibition at the British Museum Sep 10, 2009
Tokyo, Sept 10, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is proud to announce its sponsorship of the exhibition The Power of Dogu: Ceramic figures from ancient Japan at the world renowned British Museum ... As part of this global commitment, Mitsubishi Corporation announced a 10 year partnership with the British Museum in 2008 to sponsor the permanent galleries dedicated to Japanese culture in the Museum. (JCN Network, Japan)
Tiny village hits El Gordo lottery jackpot Sep 9, 2009
Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Friday 22 December 2006 16. (Yahoo News -- Gambling & Lottery)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Sep 6, 2009
A new exhibition at the British Museum is to depict the contentious last Aztec ruler Moctezuma II in a new light that will cast doubt on claims he was a turncoat who handed over his empire without a fight. A surprising new musical craze is taking the nation's dance floors by storm - the sound of silence. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Evangelist gay sex allegation causes Republican headache Sep 5, 2009
Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Top evangelist resigns over gay sex claims. (Yahoo News -- Church-State Issues)
Hillary sets a marker Sep 5, 2009
Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Thursday 26 February 2004 02. (Yahoo News -- Hillary Rodham Clinton)
Moths Cloaked In Color: Reexamining Parallel Evolution In Diurnal Neotropical Moths Sep 4, 2009
The Dioptinae were first recognized as a distinct insect group in 1862 by Francis Walker of the British Museum of Natural History. At the same time, they were pivotal to the writings of Henry Walter Bates after he returned from a decade of exploration and collecting in the Amazon. (Science Daily)
'Guardian, friend and protector' Sep 2, 2009
Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Guardian, friend and protector. (Yahoo News -- Princess Diana)
Terracotta army's new UK formation Sep 2, 2009
The British Museum exhibition has been two years in the planning ... Now a little bit of China's vast army of 2,000-year-old terracotta warriors - built to protect the First Emperor Qin Shihuangdi in the afterlife - has come to the British Museum in London. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
Tickets on sale for terra cotta warriors exhibit Sep 1, 2009
The traveling exhibit, which was also previously at the British Museum, is said to be the largest collection of the life-size figures to ever leave China. The warriors were first discovered in the 1970s in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, who is considered the first emperor of a unified China and whose rule began in 221 B.C. Nearly 1,000 figures have been excavated, but experts believe that the tomb may contain as many as 7,000 of the statues. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Posters by classic Mexican artists to be exhibited in British Museum Aug 29, 2009
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Print posters by the most famous Mexican artists of the early twentieth century, including Diego Rivera, will be shown in one of the world's most famous museums, the British Museum, an art foundation announced here Friday. The Aldama Foundation, a charitable foundation set up by two philanthropists, facilitated the provision of 16 posters, produced between 1936 and 1953 and costing 25,000 pounds (40,750 U.S. dollars), for the British Museum's exhibition, the art... (Xinhuanet, China)
* UK buys stunning Viking hoard of coins and jewelry Aug 29, 2009
A gilt silver vessel from the Vale of York hoard is pictured in this photo released in a press conference at the British Museum in London on Thursday ... Words such as astonishing and stunning were used over and again at an event to mark the news at the British Museum in London on Thursday ... The Vale of York hoard, as it is now known, will be jointly owned by the York Museums Trust and the British Museum in London, which described the find as being of global importance. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
England visitor numbers 'rising' Aug 28, 2009
The British Museum was the most popular free destination ... TOP FREE ATTRACTIONS British Museum Tate Modern National Gallery Natural History Museum Science Museum Sheffield Winter Garden Victoria and Albert Museum Grand Pier, Weston-super-mare National Portrait Gallery Tate Britain Source: Visit England. (BBC News -- UK)
Chora Council of the Metabolic Studio Announces the Winner of the Chora Prize Aug 28, 2009
Artist Felicity Powell will receive $50,000 to acknowledge her fully realized project of merit and originality, an exhibition entitled Medals of Dishonour, currently at the British Museum in London through September 27, 2009 ... Medals of Dishonour reframes medals in the permanent collection of the British Museum through presenting newly commissioned medals commemorating moments of particular cultural dishonor by thirteen internationally recognized contemporary artists ... The exhibition has... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
2 amateurs dig up $1.75m Viking treasure Aug 28, 2009
LONDON - Two amateur archeological diggers in northern England have together pocketed about $878,000 for finding the most important Viking treasure of its kind in 150 years, soon to go on display at the British Museum ... Highlights of the treasure will be shown at the two institutions that now own it: the Yorkshire Museum in York and the British Museum. (Boston Globe)
The greatest UK treasure find in 150 years is to go on display Aug 28, 2009
The biggest find of Viking treasures for 150 years is to go on display in York, then at the British Museum in London. The items, including jewellery, coins and everyday household objects, were discovered in the Vale of York two years ago. (BBC News -- Science)
Aboriginal busts auction sparks outcry Aug 21, 2009
Others sets of these busts by Benjamin Law are held at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia, South Australian Museum (on loan to Art Gallery of South Australia), Australian Museum (on loan to Art Gallery of New South Wales), Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, British Museum and Muse de lHomme, while individual busts are held in numerous other institutions, a Sotheby's statement said. 2009 Brought to you by. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
When Did Humans Return After Last Ice Age? Aug 13, 2009
Dr Roger Jacobi, of the British Museum and the Natural History Museum, who led the research, said: 'This is the biggest advance which we have made in understanding the story of the Palaeolithic use of this remarkable cave, and it is one which has implications for our understanding of many other British archaeological sites. . (Science Daily)
Christopher Hitchens and James Cuno debate the Parthenon sculptures Aug 11, 2009
At times Cuno seemed to be speaking as if he he was a spokesperson for the British Museum. In my view Hitchens was the more convincing speaker especially with his case for the reunification of the sculptures. (Harper's Magazine)
New Acropolis Museum looks forward, honors past Aug 10, 2009
With its survey (on a lower floor) of archaic sculptures excavated on the Acropolis, and its dramatic mirroring of the Parthenon, the New Acropolis Museum makes a standing argument for repatriation of the so-called Elgin Marbles, the largest and finest remnants of Parthenon sculpture, prize treasures of the British Museum since the early 19th century. Thomas Bruce, the seventh Earl of Elgin, served as British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, which by then had ruled Athens for more than three... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Ancient ruins proving historic succession uncovered in Lebanon Aug 7, 2009
BEIRUT, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A British Museum delegation have excavated a large number of valuable ruins in an archaeological site in Sidon, south Lebanon, which date back to the Canaanite period of Sidon, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, local Daily Star reported on its website Thursday ... The British Museum delegation has been excavating the site for 11 years. (Xinhuanet, China)
Writer explores Dickens broken marriage Jul 23, 2009
For Arnold, the fascination only grew greater when she found out that Dickens' wife, on her deathbed, asked her daughter to give the love letters from her husband to the British Museum so "that the world may know he loved me once.". Arnold, who had previously written short stories, said she is not a biographer, so she explored Dickens' wife through fiction, writing "Girl in a Blue Dress: A novel inspired by the life and marriage of Charles Dickens.". (MSNBC -- News)
Aboriginal artefacts may be released Jul 23, 2009
THE British Museum has agreed to reopen discussions about the possible return of a pair of Aboriginal bark paintings - insured for more than $1 million and the subject of a long and acrimonious legal battle ... Graham Atkinson, the chairman of the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation, said after the ensuing court case the works were returned to the British Museum and its sister institution in Kew Gardens ... Yesterday Mr Atkinson said a meeting with British Museum officials in London to... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Vinland Map of America no forgery, expert says Jul 18, 2009
It was bought from a Swiss dealer by an American after the British Museum turned it down in 1957. It was subsequently bought for Yale University by a wealthy Yale alumnus, Paul Mellon, and published with fanfare in 1965. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Ancient fortress city unearthed in Egypt Jul 15, 2009
"The new fieldwork at the site by Egypt's Supreme Council for Antiquities is most valuable at this time, particularly in that it is rescuing one of the sites of the Delta endangered by development and environmental factors, " Jeffrey Spencer, deputy keeper at the British Museum's department of ancient Egypt and Sudan, told Discovery News. The author of several books on ancient Egypt, Spencer has been directing a British Museum research project at the site, which focuses on a reinterpretation of... (MSNBC -- Environment)
A decade of Islamic art Jul 12, 2009
Mightier Than the Sword: Arabic Calligraphy (2004, with the British Museum) ... Likewise, we have brought in material from the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and others. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
* World News Quick Take Jul 11, 2009
UNESCO quoted a 2005 British Museum report as saying that the US action was tantamount to establishing a military camp around the Great Pyramid in Egypt or around Stonehenge in Britain. The archeological city was plundered during the war in 2003. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Is the Best of African Art Inaccessible to Africans? Jul 10, 2009
A major exhibition on Ife art, Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria, opened on June 16, 2009 at the Fundaci;n Marcelino Botin, Santander, Spain and will move from there to the Museum for Africa Art, New York, United States and later to the British Museum, London, United Kingdom ... The objects in the exhibition have been loaned by the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) which is working in collaboration with the Fundaci;n Marcelino Botin, the Museum for... (allAfrica.com)
US criticised over Babylon damage Jul 10, 2009
Archaeologist John Curtis, of the British Museum - who has visited Babylon, said. "There has indeed been a considerable amount of damage.". (BBC News -- Africa)
US blamed for role in damaging Babylon Jul 10, 2009
British Museum archeologist John Curtis, who inspected the site after it was returned to Iraqi control, said it was too soon to assess the cost of restoring and fully protecting it. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Imperialism loses its marbles Jul 9, 2009
Nevertheless, the British Museum would be making a gesture of respect to Greece, the wellspring of Western culture, if it returned the statuary that came from the Acropolis in Athens and is now known as the Elgin marbles ... The British Museum s claim that it bought the pirated marbles fair and square from Lord Elgin in 1816 is, at the least, rooted in a parochial notion of legality. (Boston Globe)
Bright 'Internet Future' for Museums Could be Impeded by Lack of Progress Over Parthenon Marbles Jul 9, 2009
LONDON, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The prospect of a technologically-driven future for museums, outlined this week by British Museum director Neil MacGregor and Tate director Nicholas Serota, could be impaired unless the issue of the Parthenon Marbles is satisfactorily resolved, says the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles ( and twitter BCRPM) ... "The Parthenon Marbles issue is very much today's question and will continue to be so until the British Museum agrees to... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Ask the Bird Folks: Cape fossil is a great lark Jul 5, 2009
To the British Museum, of course ... Bowing to local pressure the folks at the British Museum have agreed to allow one day for public viewing of this ancient wonder. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Arts: Milestones for the Acropolis Jul 2, 2009
AS GREECE S first Socialist culture minister in 1981, the late Melina Mercouri, a flamboyant actress best known for playing a golden-hearted prostitute in a film called Never on Sunday , decided to make her mark in politics by campaigning for the return of the Elgin marbles from the British Museum (BM) (see ). Mercouri s pleas to officials in London were ignored, but she scored two successes. (The Economist)
