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Studio Ghibli arrives at Kobe, Kansai
chottomatte.net blog | 18 hours ago by Jane Janes
A great news for all Studio Ghibli fens leaving in Kobe and Kansai region – Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art will host the “Kazuo Oga Exihibition”. Kazuo Oga is the art director of many Studio Ghibli movies as My Neighbor Totoro, K read more
Ancient Egypt News for Wednesday 23-12-09
Talking Pyramids | December 22nd 2009 by Vincent Brown
Nefertiti, the Lady of Controversy, by Frizzetta Zahi Hawass has stated that documents that were presented to him by the Berlin Museum head confirm that the bust of Nefertiti was taken out of Egypt unethically. Berlin maintains that no official read more
Could a loan be the solution to the return of the Rosetta Stone?
Elginism | December 22nd 2009
The British Museum act prevents the institution from de-accessioning artefacts from its collection – but a suggested loan of the Rosetta Stone (which it is also suggested does not even need to be long term) could lead to a possible solution to read more
Ancient Egypt News for Tuesday 22-12-09
Talking Pyramids | December 21st 2009 by Vincent Brown
Zahi Hawass is in the news again today with the return of the five paintings from the tomb of Tetiky and he’s well chuffed about it. He now wants to return them to the tomb from where they were stolen. Here is an excerpt from his post on his w read more
The Death of Socrates by Jacques Louis David
Hella Heaven | December 21st 2009
Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)This video is at the Smarthistory which is a great site with amazing resources for art appreciation and education.This video is about many aspects of the painting and also t read more
Uno spettacolare video dell°Universo conosciuto, °The Known Uni…
News Spazio | December 21st 2009 by Sergio
NEWS SPAZIO :- Correte a vedere questo merviglioso video pubblicato dall'American Museum of Natural History e basato su precisi dati scientifici.Partendo dal Monte Everest si viene trascinati nello spazio fino a raggiungere le oscurità del cosmo pas read more
Daily Buzz: Painter Carmen Herrera's Sweet Story of Late-Life Suc…
Fit Flicks | December 21st 2009 by WDEDIT
For today and in honor of the coming holidays, my news blog will be dedicated to good news. And I can't resist sharing this piece of sweetness that caught my eye in The New York Times this morning. At age 94, abstract painter Carmen Herrera, wh read more
Polish police find stolen Auschwitz gate sign
Lancaster UAF | December 21st 2009 by Ketlan
The Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign - damaged but back where it belongsPolice said today that they have found the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign that was stolen on Friday from the gate of the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz.Police spokeswom read more
All The News That’s Fit To Tweet for 2009-12-20
Charlotte New Homes Blog | December 20th 2009 by Standard Pacific Homes- Charlotte
High-tech job openings in N.C. surge 24% in November (via LocalTechWire): http://bit.ly/6TTD3x # Check out the Charlotte Observer’s tips for readying your dining room decor for the holidays: http://bit.ly/5Wcv8t # Biomedical research frim expe read more
All The News That’s Fit To Tweet for 2009-12-20
Charlotte New Homes Blog | December 20th 2009 by Standard Pacific Homes- Charlotte
High-tech job openings in N.C. surge 24% in November (via LocalTechWire): http://bit.ly/6TTD3x # Check out the Charlotte Observer’s tips for readying your dining room decor for the holidays: http://bit.ly/5Wcv8t # Biomedical research frim expe read more
Recycle Metal Art Showcased In Ohio Expo
Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green | December 20th 2009 by Max Lee
Several artists in several different states, have chosen to make awesome sculpture art all from recycle metal. And it looks great! These recycled sculptures are to be found at the “Something From Nothing: Contemporary Recycled Sculpture From A read more
Ancient Egypt News for Monday 21-12-09
Talking Pyramids | December 20th 2009 by Vincent Brown
Nefertiti, by freakyman Zahi meets with Berlin Museum director Dr. Friederike Seyfried to discuss the legality of the removal of the Nefertiti’s bust from Egypt. Hawass was presented with all of the key documents and is now even more convin read more
Egypt antiquities chief to demand Nefertiti bust n (AP)
Birds Eye View Newsstand | December 20th 2009 by Robin Casey
Yahoo! News: World News >> World NewsAP - Egypt's antiquities chief said Sunday he will formally demand the return of the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti from a Berlin museum after confirming it was sneaked out of Cairo through fraudulent do read more
DJ Widenski World Tour 2010 - Press release
Megamind - Nordic Clubbing and DJ Culture in Sweden, Norway,… | December 20th 2009 by Matt Prampolini
Tallinn-born but Internationally known DJ Widenski alias Andrius Videnski is touring all over Asia, Australia and Europe between January and March 2010. The tour will be called as "DJ WIDENSKI world tour 2010" and starts in NYE from Club read more
Art news round-up
Agora Art | December 20th 2009 by Karin
Thank you to everyone who replied about last week’s selection – and I’m glad I wasn’t the only one charmed by the idea of ‘complaint choirs’! Any comments on the news from this week are, of course, very welcome here. News stories from the read more
KNN Media Center by DRDS
HipBip - Art and Design | December 19th 2009 by Zedy Ng
This design is the winner of the Invited National pre-qualified competition to design a broadcast headquarters and cultural media facility, KNN Media Centre in Busan, South Korea. Designed by DRDS , in collaboration with Ilshin Architecture and Engi read more
A guide and a walk
BrontëBlog | December 19th 2009
Keighley News reports the release of a new tourist guide produced by Pennine Yorkshire. It can be downloaded from their website:The life and times of the Brontës has inspired a new guide which takes fans on a tour of the region that influenced their read more
Journey Into the Fantastic World of Jim Henson
Top ART News | December 18th 2009 by JST
Jim Henson among his famous cast of puppets from The Muppet Show JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI — "Prepare to be delighted, impressed and amazed," said Betsy Bradley, Director of the Mississippi Museum of Art at a news-conference on Friday. After read more
amazing octopus
Meta Opinions | December 18th 2009 by denz stop
Recent study have surprised scientists, when an octopus and its coconut-carrying antics scoop up halved coconut shells before scampering away with them so they can later use them as shelters. The team says it is the first example of tool use in octop read more
Ancient Egypt News for Saturday 19-12-09
Talking Pyramids | December 18th 2009 by Vincent Brown
A few stories today on the return of artefacts to Egypt, with a piece by Zahi Hawass who says it is time for the antiquities to return home, and the Berlin Museum refuses the return of the Nefertiti bust to Cairo. More on Cleopatra’s artifacts read more
Costumes Worn By Australian Band 'The Presets' In The 80s....NSI…
Pictures of The Day | December 18th 2009
Costumes worn by Australian band 'The Presets', whose music is influenced by the sounds of the 80s, is displayed as part of 'The 80s are back' exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. read more
Travel Around the Internet
Official Kango Blog | December 18th 2009 by Elliott Ng
Hello, and welcome to the Internet. Now go out there and see the world: The best Christmas lights in NYC? The Disney Blog gives us 20,000 reasons to visit the Disney Museum. The best beaches for sea glass – not to be confused with litter. (UpTa read more
Oscar winning actress Jennifer Jones dies at 90
Pakistan News | December 18th 2009 by Asif Khalil
Oscar winning actress Jennifer Jones dies at 90 Breaking news :- Jennifer Jones, the American leading lady who won an Oscar for playing Saint Bernadette in the 1943 movie “The Song of Bernadette”, died at her home in Malibu on Thursday at read more
AUSCHWITZ DEATH CAMP SIGN STOLEN
NIGERIA GENERAL DISCUSSION BLOG SITE | December 18th 2009 by Prince
Auschwitz death camp sign stolen Hundreds of thousands of people passed under the sign to their deaths The infamous Arbeit Macht Frei sign at the entrance to the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in Poland has been stolen. The wrought iron sign, whose read more
Mid-December archaeology linkdump
The Southeast Asian Archaeology newsblog (SEAArch) | December 18th 2009 by Noel
It’s mid-December already, and I haven’t posted any news so far on account of being in Hanoi for the first couple of weeks, and then falling majorly sick after returning. So rather than trying to catch up with three week’s worth of read more
Granite pylon lifted out of the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria
Egypt Then and Now | December 18th 2009 by Baankhamen
Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday lifted an ancient granite temple pylon out of the waters of the Mediterranean, where it had lain for centuries as part of the palace complex of Cleopatra, now lay strewn on the seabed in the harbor of Alexandria, t read more
Lennon Museum May Close
Fanshake | December 18th 2009 by Xavier
Inside John Lennon Museum The world’s only museum dedicated to John Lennon and approved by his widow, Yoko Ono, may close next October. Sources in the prefectural government of Tokyo suburb Saitama told Kyodo News the number of people visiting the read more
This Week's Top New York History News
New York History | December 18th 2009 by Adirondack Almanack - New York History Blog
Crown Point Bridge Design Recomended East India Company Slave Site Uncovered Jewish History Scholar Yerushalmi Dies NJ Woman Finds Nazi Photo Trove Dickens Toothpick Fetches $9,000 Farmer Hopes For Agricultural Museum Funding Leaves Military Museum L read more
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS … JENNIFER JONES PASSES
Movie Reviews Books Food Restaurants Travel - Down Under Sty… | December 18th 2009 by Graham
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS … JENNIFER JONES PASSESA publicist says Jennifer Jones, who was nominated for Academy Awards five times and won for her portrayal of a saintly nun in "The Song of Bernadette," has died at age 90. Leslie Denk, spokeswoman for the read more
Jennifer Jones Simon gave new life to husband's museum - Los Ange…
Fashion And Technology | December 18th 2009
CBC.caJennifer Jones Simon gave new life to husband's museumLos Angeles TimesDespite her lack of formal art training, the onetime movie star paved the way for a new wave of appreciation for the Pasadena museum, and for what Norton Simon had accom read more
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