A lucky person with a metal detector uncovered a Roman helmet last year, which is now going up for auction at Christie’s (on Oct. 7). It’s expected to fetch between $315,000 and $470,000. It is one of only three of its caliber and design (with complete face masks) ever discovered in England. It was found…
We mentioned last week that Fisk University in Nashville, in trying to alleviate financial woes, is attempting to use its Stieglitz Collection in revenue-generating ventures. In response, Fisk alumni and students are planning an on-campus vigil this evening to protest any removal of the Collection from university grounds. Meanwhile, the University is protesting a proposal…
We’ve reported in the past here and here (and more recently here) about Brandeis University’s attempts to close the Rose Art Museum and sell its permanent collection to help alleviate the university’s budget problems. Well, another university is in the news for similar actions. Fisk University in Nashville has been trying to sell works from,…
After four years of collaboration and hard work, MEGA (Middle Eastern Geodatabase for Antiquities) will launch next month. It was designed to inventory archaeological sites so conservators and archaeologists can monitor and preserve them more easily. It was developed at the Getty Conservation Institute, with funding aid from the World Monuments Fund and in partnership…
The Guardian reports that Italy’s state government now asserts it is the true owner of Michelangelo’s iconic sculpture rather than the city of Florence. Lawyers hired by the state have said they’ve found archival proof that the work’s ownership passed to the state when it absorbed the Florentine Republic in the nineteenth century. The mayor…
The MAK Center in Los Angeles has released more details about their upcoming Fall architectural tour scheduled for Sunday, 10 October. This year’s tour celebrates the 100th birthday of architectural photographer Julius Shulman. The buildings include Lovell Health House (1929), the Kun House (1936), the Gold House (1945), the Hillside House (1948), the Shulman House…