Topic: Louvre Museum
Russian icons, with their somber tones and gold-framed visages, perplex many western art viewers. The Louvre Museum is seeking to lift that mystery by throwing its influential spotlight on the icons, and nearly 1,000 years of Russian history and art. In an exhibit unlike any ...
In the heart of the largest concentration of Muslims in the U.S., the Detroit Institute of Arts this weekend is opening a new permanent gallery of Islamic art showcasing exhibits including a rare 15th-century Quran of a Mongol conqueror. "The Arab and Islamic community is significant ...
One day last month while meandering around Evansville, Indiana, I ended up at the Evansville Museum. I hadn't been there in at least 20 years so I thought it might be fun to check things out. What a great idea that turned out to be. When I got back home, I decided to check on the Internet to see ...
Rare paintings are among the world?s most valuable objects. As such, they are often the topic of conversation, and even more often the targets of thieves. For hundreds of years art thieves have held a mystery and fascination. Sure, we know they are criminals... but they steal art! The allure of a criminal with fine taste is perfect fodder ...
