Nero’s Theater Uncovered in Rome

Nero’s Theater Uncovered in Rome

Nero’s theater has been discovered in Rome, during excavations for a new hotel near the Vatican. A new Four Seasons hotel is being erected on religious land in Rome, and during excavations under what will be its gardens, an ancient theater was discovered. The...
Maine trails will be getting a little artistic touch

Maine trails will be getting a little artistic touch

Maine trails will be getting a little artistic touch soon, with the return of Portland Museum of Art’s “Art Outside.” The program was a success last summer. L.L.Bean, the Maine Department of Agriculture, the Conservation and Forestry Bureau of Parks and Land,...
Pergamon Museum Alive

Pergamon Museum Alive

The Pergamon Museum in Berlin is coming to life with a light and sound installation by Liam Gillick. Liam Gillick is a British artist working out of New York City, whose multimedia installations center around examining social systems and the modes of production....
Hebrew Bible Up For Auction

Hebrew Bible Up For Auction

A Hebrew Bible over a millennia old is going up for auction, and Sotheby’s hopes it will sell for at least $30 million. The Codex Sassoon is 1,100 years old. It’s handwritten on parchment and leather-bound, and a nearly-complete copy of the Hebrew Bible....
Ontario Police Crack Forgery Ring

Ontario Police Crack Forgery Ring

Ontario police have arrested eight people in connection with the forgery of thousands of artworks by a popular indigenous artist. Norval Morrisseau was a painter from the Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation in Ontario, Canada. Known as the “Picasso of the...
Ai Weiwei Opens in London

Ai Weiwei Opens in London

Ai Weiwei is featured in one of the largest exhibitions in the UK in nearly a decade, with his large scale works on display in the Design Museum in London later this year. Ai Weiwei grew up with his father in political exile, and has always been openly critical of the...
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