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Why You Can't Always Trust Art Dealers
8/22/2010
Art buyers have long been wary of the prices dealers charge in a notoriously opaque market. Sellers of art also are increasingly becoming suspicious.
Art sellers have filed a flurry of lawsuits over the past… Read More
Century-Old Scotch Pulled from Antarctic Ice at the Canterbury Museum
8/15/2010
WELLINGTON (AP).- A crate of Scotch whisky that was trapped in Antarctic ice for a century was finally opened Friday — but the heritage dram won’t be tasted by whisky lovers because it’s being… Read More
Extremely Rare 2,200-Year Old Gold Coin Uncovered by Excavations at Tell Kedesh
8/13/2010
JERUSALEM.- The coin, which apparently served ritual purposes, depicts a queen — apparently Arsinoë II — wife of her brother Ptolemy II
An extremely rare 2200-year old gold coin was uncovered recently in… Read More
New York City on Track for Record Number of Tourists in 2010
8/13/2010
NEW YORK (AP).- Tourists are flowing into New York City at a rate that puts the city on track to host a record number of visitors in 2010, officials said Wednesday.
City… Read More
“Get art out of the basement”…
8/12/2010
NEW YORK. Philanthropist and art collector Eli Broad lectured the assembled professionals at the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums (AAM) about their responsibilities to their visitors and colleagues, and… Read More