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Gloucester Road is a must visit for anyone coming to or living in Bristol. Full of quirky shops, cafes, bars, restaurants and pubs, this 1.7 mile stretch of road attracts hundreds of people every day and is home to some of Bristol's best!-->…

As we celebrate the museum's first new presentation of ancient Egyptian art in nearly 30 years, it seems fitting to look back on the long legacy of this historic collection at the Art Institute. By Ashley Arico…

The South Street Seaport Museum announces the release of the next set of collections artifacts for digital visitors to browse, search and enjoy. In March 2021, the museum launched an online collections portal, which today features nearly…

Q I have this vintage plate from the 1940s that I'm trying to find out the value of. It is approximately 117 cm long (46 inches). The bottom edge is marked "Made in USA". It is in fairly good condition with just a little wear along the…

The art of late alumnus Arthur Towata is now on display at the Jacoby Arts Center in Alton after a delay due…

Jim and Janie Rhorer Brandt have a problem.They've nearly run out of walls, shelves, and counters for their…

When the Nazis invaded Greece in 1941, Julius Ringel, a major general in the German army, played an active role in initiating illegal excavations on the island of Crete, where Minoan culture had flourished over 3 000 years earlier.The land…

Two spectacular bronze horned helmets discovered in a bog in the small Danish town of Viksø did not belong to the Vikings, according to a new study. The helmets, which were discovered in 1942, were actually worn by a different civilization…

By Sandee BrawarskyNOTEW YORK - Edmund de Waal believes that objects, like families, are diasporic. They start in one place and end in another, accumulating stories.Edmund de Waal, left, and one of the family's netsukes.Master ceramist who…

One of Michael Keaton's most beloved films (especially for his unforgettable manic performance as the eponymous ghostly antagonist) is beetle juice from 1988. While it certainly doesn't count as one of the actor's Christmas movies (namely…

A SERIES of public art installations celebrating the past, present and future of Inverclyde has been unveiled along Greenock Waterfront. The three rooms, titled Creative Conversations II, were set up along a commonly…

For over 50 years, members of the Boulder Potters' Guild have created various artistic vases and sculptures that add a terrific touch to interiors. Courtney Puig answers questions about her pottery pockets on November 7, 2019, during the…

A replica of a pre-Hispanic sculpture of an indigenous woman will be installed on one of Mexico City's busiest boulevards, permanently replacing an important statue of Christopher Columbus. Mexico City Head of Government Claudia…

TEHRAN - An exhibition presenting some 130 pieces of goldsmith's work made by Iranian-Armenian silversmiths opened in Tehran on Tuesday. Organized by the Traditional Arts Research Group of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research…

The humble craft has unexpectedly become the new lover of social media, especially on the Tik Tok video platform, where the creators present an eye-catching mix of handcrafted aesthetics and pop cultural imagery. Highlighting the…

A replica of a mysterious pre-Hispanic sculpture of an indigenous woman has been chosen to replace a statue of Christopher Columbus on Mexico City's most important boulevard.The statue was discovered in January in the Huasteca area, near…

Like many women of her generation, Judy Chicago had to fight for her rights and for minimal attention to men who were far less talented. And every now and then - starting perhaps with that famous 1970 photograph of her in the corner of a…

Geri Freer, new board member of the Merced County Arts Council, was excited about “From Arts Closet to Yours,” an event at MAC that has been extended until October 3. It features works of art for sale that have been donated by local art…

France is slowly grappling with its colonial past - a time when its global influence spread far and wide for centuries. While some underline its…

Sarah J. Hall, Director, Washington County Museum of Fine ArtsThis month I thought it would be fun to take you behind the scenes of the recently installed exhibition. Bouke de Vries: War & Parts.Bouke de Vries is a Dutch artist,…

ABB21, Unlimited, General Impressions, PR, MC at Art Basel in Basel 2021Nici Jost / Courtesy of Art Basel Art professionals and collectors flock to Basel this week to attend the 2021 edition of Art Basel, which is due to start on September…

An auction featuring 117 pieces of Meissen porcelain fetched more than £ 10million. The auctioned items once belonged to lawyer and industrialist Dr Franz Oppenheimer and his wife Margarethe. The collection then fell into the hands of…

The Monuments Men is the nickname given to members of the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives program of the Allied Forces during World War II.This small body of mostly middle-aged men and a few women was made up of historians, architects,…

If you see a toy figure like this in someone's house on full screen, you have to make a mental note that that person is a really serious toy collector. These figures from XM Studios Singapore are no ordinary toys. They cost at least S $…

In the 2010s, when houses began to serve as the backdrop for social media posts, the branded candle, or proof of it, became ubiquitous. Perhaps it was Le Labo Santal 26 burning serenely next to a neat pile of fashion books. Perhaps it was…

“Understanding the Past: The Transcendent Incarnation of Ancient Mexican Art” is now on display at the Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery at the University of Texas Permian Basin. Owned by Jason Osborne, Ector County ISD's director of…

By John Phifer Marrs $ 49.50 ON AMAZON John Phifer Marrs knows a little about the power of curation—you could even say he wrote the book on it. The new coffee table book from beloved Dallas interior designer, Interiors for collectors,…

The beginning of the television news broadcast on Radio Lesotho is signaled by an unforgettable, rather harsh vibrating noise, as if it were produced by a large bird. It is the lesiba, a musical bow. Lesiba was played by boys and men…

Coyle's Ancient Estates Auctions Tue August 31, 2021 - Tue August 31, 2021 VFW Hall, 123 Holliston St - Medway, MA Coyle's Ancient Estates AuctionsTuesday August 31VFW room123 Holliston…

Yun Seok Cheol Trio performs inside the Exhibition Hall of the National Museum of Korea, which features the exhibition "Icons and…

We can chat whatever we like about politics, sports, or whatever music we choose, but, at the end of the day, we all have to pull ourselves together. Food has been our literal food since time immemorial.Then again, as the…

ANN ARBOR, MI - With the three-day festival wrapped up, photographers at MLive / The Ann Arbor News take a moment to reflect on the Art Fair 2021 cover.The annual art festival once again drew hundreds of vendors and thousands of guests to…

Mount. Newspapers from the Shasta regionOn the surface of Siskiyou Art Museum's new exhibit, "Through Space and Time" is an eclectic presentation of diversity by Antelope Valley artists who have stepped out of a shared studio, but you can…

For so long, fashion has been the primary means of communicating tastes, ”says Austin Moro, product designer and co-founder (with Eliza Dabron) of the fragrance brand. Moro Dabron. “But now that everyone is spending so much more time…

The Israel Museum offers a wide variety of exhibits and events for the whole family throughout the summer and it's back in full swing this year.There is too much going on there to cover it…

The hammer didn't sound loud this time because the auction was online. But if it had fallen, it would have caused a crash: a supposed Mayan ax was selling for five times the value estimated by Sotheby's. The stone with the features of a…

The NFT craze is a huge opportunity for North Texas digital artists, who often have have struggled to sell their work and expose it beyond social media, where it can easily be captured with a screenshot. Essentially art stored on a digital…

D23 has just announced a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Inspiring Walt Disney: French Decorative Arts Animation. What is happening: For the first time ever, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New…

As for the CRTBs (Concerned Retired Top Bureaucrats), who have been moved from the comfort of their homes to enrage over “waste” and “lack of concern for heritage”, I have this to say: do they intend to cling only…

Can you believe it? Our hometown library turns 30 this month! Whether you're here in 1991 or planning to…

Presumably, the first human communication was speech. It required that individuals be near each other. Other mechanisms were needed to permit accurate communications at a distance. As we try to trace the evolution…

The Terracotta Army. Credit: kevinmcgill/ Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0By Johanna Hanink and Felipe Rojas Silva, Professors of Classics and Archeology at Brown UniversityArchaeological finds in China are rarely noticed. Recently,…

SOUTH BEND - Figures are small, rounded human forms, often standing, lying down or seated.Most are over 3000 years old. The carvings provide a glimpse of the Olmecs, a prehistoric civilization that flourished from around 1500 BCE to 400…