Rome to display ancient Greek silverware

2010-03-19T09:30:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Ancient Greek artifacts go on display in Rome after being returned by the Met</div><div><p>A collection of ancient Greek silverware dating to the third century B.C. is going on display in Rome after being returned by the Metropolitan Museum in New York, officials said Friday.</p><p>The 16 pieces of silverware with gold detail were returned...

UK artist calls for postage stamps of Iraq war dead

2010-03-18T07:15:15Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British artist Steve McQueen, a Turner Prize winner and acclaimed filmmaker, has called for portraits of soldiers killed in the Iraq conflict to be turned into postage stamps.</p><p>Presenting his installation made as offic...

TV Trump Apprentice

2010-03-17T14:33:40Z

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2009 file photo, Donald Trump attends the screening of "The September Issue " at The Museum of Modern Art, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)

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Smithsonian Human Evolution

2010-03-17T14:03:50Z

A wall comparing skulls of early humans is seen inside the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Smithsonian opens $21M human evolution hall

2010-03-17T06:45:17Z

<div id="subtitle">Smithsonian's Natural History museum opens $21 million permanent exhibit on human evolution</div><div><p>The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is opening a new permanent exhibit exploring human evolution over 6 million years.</p><p>The nearly $21 milli...

Puck in gold-medal game heads to Hall of Fame

2010-03-16T15:15:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Sidney Crosby's gold-medal puck going to Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto after a Swiss detour</div><div><p>The gold-medal puck is going to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, after a brief detour to Switzerland

Irate Brazil artist adds randy bulls to CowParade art exhibit

2010-03-16T10:18:14Z

<div><p>A Brazilian artist launched a subversive protest against the popular "CowParade" travelling art exhibit, which he deemed an affront to his country's homegrown art scene.</p><p>The popular CowParade urban art display brings dozens of brightly-coloured life-sized resin cows to cities around the world, installing them in public spaces.</p><p>The exhibit is now on display in Sao Paulo, with individually dec...

NYC art exhibit includes nude pair standing still

2010-03-16T06:15:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Nude performance art causes some discomfort at NYC retrospective of performance artist's work</div><div><p>Laurence Lallier slipped carefully between two naked women facing each other in a narrow doorway at the Museum of Modern Art.</p><p>"I didn't want to step on their feet," said Lallier, a student from ...

The Fascinating Dublin City is Inviting You With Marvelous Attractions

2010-03-16T00:53:47Z

Dublin is one of the most charming and fascinating cities which is officially known as the 'Baile Atha Cliath' or 'Ath Cliath' in Irish.It is the capital of Ireland, situated near the banks of east coast of Ireland and along the River Liffey.It is voted as the most popular holiday destinations of Rembrandt's "The storm on the Sea of Galilee," which remains on display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. The painting was o...

Sargent, Velazquez reunited at the Prado

2010-03-15T10:17:42Z

<div><p>In a first, the Prado is to display John Singer Sargent?s "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit" from Tuesday beside the painting which inspired it -- Diego Velazquez's "Las Meninas".</p><p>Singer's painting, one of the top draws at Boston's Museum of Fine ...

Varna, Bulgaria: The Sea Capital

2010-03-14T10:09:48Z

Varna is the sea capital of Bulgaria. It is also referred as the summer capital of the country. Varna is the major tourist destination of Bulgaria along with being the Bulgarian?s naval headquarters. It is one of the busiest yet most beautiful ports of the country enriched with a number of archaeological marvels. The port of Varna was discovered by the Greeks way back in 570 BC. The city is surrounded wi...

Rare Tibetan Buddhist shrine goes on display in Washington

2010-03-12T09:16:53Z

<div><p>A complete Tibetan Buddhist shrine room, including a silver Buddha, gem-encrusted adornments and silk scroll paintings, goes on display for the first time in Washington on Saturday.</p><p>The shrine room has been set up in a religiously accurate manner with ritual implements, including some blessed by the Dalai Lama, and a shrine loaned by a private co...

NETHERLANDS NEW VAN GOGH

2010-03-11T08:32:26Z

This image released by Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, March 11, 2010, shows a painting entitled "The Bedroom", by Vincent van Gogh. One of van Gogh's most famous paintings, "The Bedroom," has been taken away for restoration, but art lovers don't ha...

Masterworks from Ohio museum summer in New York City

2010-03-11T07:46:14Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - One museum's renovations are another's exhibition. Thus, 20 masterworks from Oberlin College's Allen Memorial Art Museum in Ohio will summer at Smithsonian Institution, a silk shawl belonging to Harriet Tubman that was a gift from Queen Victoria, c. 1897 is seen at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture. (AP Photo/Michael R Barnes, Smithsonian Instituti...

Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items

2010-03-10T13:30:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman collection for national black history museum</div><div><p>Tourists and history buffs will be able to see some rare, personal belongings of abolitionist Harriet Tubman when a museum of African-American history opens on the Na...

Milwaukee museum to show Raphael painting

2010-03-10T11:45:43Z

<div id="subtitle">Rarely seen Italian Renaissance painting will be on view at Milwaukee Art Museum</div><div><p>Rarely lent from the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy, Raphael Sanzio's painting "The Woman with the Veil" is making its last ...

DC Holocaust museum passes 30 million visitors

2010-03-10T11:01:07Z

<div id="subtitle">DC Holocaust museum, open since 1993, now says it has had 30 million visitors</div><div><p>The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says 30 million visitors have now come through its doors.</p><p>The museum said Wednesday that the milestone was passed this week. The museum has been open since April 1993. A museum spokesman says 1....

Finding Best Accommodation in the Beautiful City of Bozeman

2010-03-10T12:13:58Z

Bozeman is one of the fastest growing towns of Gallatin County, Montana State of United States.This beautiful city is situated amidst the Rocky Mountains offering an extraordinary lifestyle in the scenic Southwest Montana.This is known for its standard and thrilling do...

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