By Ritsuko Ando NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Brooklyn Museum, which recently announced its prized collection of stone sculptures from ancient Egypt was cluttered with fakes, is planning an exhibit with these pieces to raise awareness of forgeries in the world's art collections. "We really have to face the fact that mistakes are made in museums just as they are made anywhere else," Edna Russmann, curator of the museum's Egyptian, classical, and ancient Middle Eastern art, said this week. "Museums are in the habit of hiding...
Sculptors Carve Out Curiosity At Northpark Mall
MSNBC
MSNBC
RIDGELAND, Miss. — WAPT.com Larry Hudson dipped his spade again into a murky and rusty cup of water as he then edged out another wall on what was to become a corner of a giant sandcastle. It’s something he’s done...
Firms vie to build Egypt's $550 mln pharaonic museum
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
CAIRO (Reuters) – Forty companies are vying to build the final phase of Egypt's new $550 million museum which will showcase the largest collection of pharaonic treasures in the world, the project's...
Egypt unveils discovery of 4,300-year-old tombs
PhysOrg
PhysOrg
The false door of the unearthed tomb of Shendwas, father of Khonsu who both served as heads of the royal scribes during the Old Kingdom, is decorated with a painting depicting the owner sitting at a sacrifice table, in...
Mario Testino: Saatchi Gallery, Jean-Leon Gerome: The Getty, Norman Rockwell: American Art Museum
Huffington Post
Huffington Post
WHO: Mario Testino WHAT: 'Kate Who?' WHERE: Phillips de Pury & Company Howick Place London SW1P 1BB WHEN: Exhibition Opens 21 July 2010 WHY: Kate Who?, an exhibition of iconic works by Mario Testino at Phillips de Pury &...
Peace beckons again but…
Khaleej Times
Khaleej Times
Every now and then, the Middle East sees a burst of intense activity with US diplomats, Arab leaders and Palestinians and Israelis holding endless meetings and posing for cameras, generating euphoria and hope across the...
Dinosaurs in ancient folklore
The Examiner
The Examiner
Illustrated book about the Ica stones jetalone@flickr / CC BY 2.0...
Michele Hewitson Interview: Greer Twiss
NZ Herald
NZ Herald
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Milwaukee museum hosts mummies exhibit
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Yahoo Daily News
MILWAUKEE – The largest traveling exhibition of mummies ever assembled is coming to Milwaukee later this year. "Mummies of...
Cultural outings in Baltimore City
The Examiner
The Examiner
Jazz Concerts in the Sculpture Garden at the BMA. www.artbma.org If you like this ... Last minute August camp ideas Free enrichment opportunities at your local library View all »...

